Tagliatela College of Engineering Faculty
Kagya Amoako, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Coordinator
Echlin Hall 212C
(203) 479-4877
KAmoako@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Abe Ardeshir, Ph.D
Practitioner in Residence
Maxcy Hall 318
(203) 507-0868
AArdeshir@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Ganesh Balasubramanian, Ph.D.
Lambrakis Endowed Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Chair, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Echlin Hall 105
BGanesh@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Vahid Behzadan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Maxcy Hall 120A
(203) 479-4723
VBehzadan@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Moin Bhuiyan, Ph.D., P.Eng(ON, Canada)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Maxcy Hall 120D
(203) 479-4718
MBhuiyan@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Cassandra Champagne, M.S.E.
Lecturer
Maxcy Hall, 112B
(203) 479-4249
CChampagne@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Barun Chandra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Graduate Coordinator, Computer Science
Maxcy Hall 119
(203) 932-7089
BChandra@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Byungik Chang, Ph.D., P.E., MBA
Professor
Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Maxcy Hall 118 B-4
(203) 479-4234
BChang@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Pier Cirillo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Chemistry Undergraduate Program Director
1124 Campbell Ave., 204
(203) 479-4887
PCirillo@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Adwoa (Addy) D. Donyina, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Echlin Hall 115A
(203) 479-4720
ADonyina@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Saida Elmi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Maxcy Hall 201
(203) 479-4870
SElmi@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Nadiye O. Erdil, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Undergraduate Coordinator, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Graduate Coordinator, Industrial Engineering
Echlin Hall 104
(203) 932-7251
NErdil@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Amir Esmailpour, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science
Maxcy Hall 308
(203) 479-4258
AEsmailpour@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Thomas Filburn, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Echlin Hall 107
(203) 932-7405
TFilburn@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Alice Fischer, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science
Echlin Hall 115B
(203) 932-7069
AFischer@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Tirthankar Ghosh, Ph.D.
Professor
Elder Family Chair, Director of Connecticut Institute of Technology
Maxcy Hall 216
(203) 479-4785
TGhosh@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Stephanie M. Gillespie, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Echlin Hall 102
(203) 479-4721
SGillespie@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Ali Golbazi, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair, Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate Coordinator, Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 120E
(203) 932-7162
AGolbazi@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Huan Gu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, M.S. Chemical Engineering
Echlin Hall 119D
(203) 479-4869
HGu@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Ronald S. Harichandran, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Dean / Vice Provost for Research
Echlin Hall 101
(203) 932-7167
RHarichandran@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Robert Harvey, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
Echlin Hall 113
(203) 479-4178
RHarvey@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Tiffany Hesser, Ed.D.
Vice Provost for Advising, Retention & Academic Support
Maxcy Hall 205C
(203) 931-2982
THesser@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Omar Hijab, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Maxcy Hall 327
(203) 479-4757
OHijab@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Kristine Horvat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Program Director
1124 Campbell Ave., 203
(203) 479-4515
KHorvat@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Sayed Hussein, D.Sc.
Senior Lecturer
Maxcy Hall 120D
(203) 479-4871
SHussein@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Muhammad Aminul Islam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Maxcy Hall 120A
(203) 479-4876
MIslam@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Shivanjali Khare, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
SARI: Security and ARtificial Intelligence Lab
Maxcy Hall 120B
(203) 479-4872
SKhare@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Joseph A. Levert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Echlin Hall 107
(203) 932-1015
JLevert@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Cheryl Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate (MSME) Program Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. Program Coordinator, TCoE China Program Coordinator
Echlin Hall 109
(203) 932-7145
CLi@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Eddie Luzik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Maxcy Hall 323
(203) 932-7006
ELuzik@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Elmahedi Mahalal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Echlin Hall 116
(203) 479-4755
EMahalal@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Christopher Martinez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Engineering
Maxcy Hall 310
(203) 931-2924
CMartinez@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Mehdi Mekni, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science and Cybersecurity
Undergraduate Coordinator, Computer Science
Echlin Hall 212A
(203) 479-4874
MMekni@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Dikran Meliksetian, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
Maxcy Hall 120D
(203) 479-4945
DMeliksetian@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Fazel Mohammadi, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 308
(203) 479-4758
FMohammadi@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
M. Ali Montazer, Ph.D.
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Echlin Hall 109
(203) 932-7050
AMontazer@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Maxcy Hall 116C
(203) 479-4784
SMukhopadhyay@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Goli Nossoni, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Maxcy Hall, 118B-8
(203) 479-4173
GNossoni@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Ismail Orabi, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Echlin Hall 110
(203) 932-7144
IOrabi@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Liberty Page, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
Echlin Hall 115B
(203) 932-1037
LPage@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Chong Qiu
Jacob F. Buckman Associate Professor, Chemistry
1124 Campbell Ave., 102
(203) 479-4888
CQiu@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Hania Rida, Ph.D.
Practitioner in Residence
Echlin Hall 113
(203) 479-4889
HRida@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Luis Rivera, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
Maxcy Hall 120C
(203) 479-4756
LRivera@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Thomas Rossi, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
Maxcy Hall 120B
(203) 479-4728
TRossi@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Adrian Rusu, Ph.D.
Professor
Alice E. and Michael J. Fischer Teaching Chair
Graduate Coordinator, Cybersecurity
Maxcy Hall 120G
(203) 932-7165
ARusu@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Narjes Sadeghiamirshahidi, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Coordinator, M.S. Engineering and Operations Management
Echlin Hall 106
(203) 479-4196
NSadeghi@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Reihaneh Samsami, Ph.D., P.E., CAPM
Tagliatela Family Assistant Professor
Program Coordinator, Construction Engineering and Management
Echlin Hall 103
(203) 479-4177
RSamsami@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Mohsen Sarraf, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Visiting Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 119
(203) 932-1261
MSarraf@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Nancy Ortins Savage, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Maxcy Hall 207
(203) 932-7154
NSavage@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Khaled Sayed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Maxcy Hall 201
(203) 479-4783
KSayed@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Nathan Seifert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Echlin Hall 119B
(203) 479-4886
NSeifert@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Saion Sinha, Ph.D.
Professor, Physics, Biomedical and Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 327
(203) 932-7152
SSinha@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Marzieh Soltanolkottabi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Echlin Hall 106
(203) 479-4738
MSoltan@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Suparshya Sukhavasi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Maxcy Hall Office 120C
SSukhavasi@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Ardiana Sula, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Program Coordinator, Data Science
Maxcy Hall 120A
(203) 932-7164
ASula@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Hao Sun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chemistry Graduate Program Coordinator
Echlin Hall 119C
(203) 479-4868
HaSun@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Alan G. Sutherland, Ph.D.
Practitioner in Residence, Chemistry
(203) 479-4176
ASutherland@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Shue Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Interim Program Coordinator, Biomedical Engineering
1124 Campbell, 202
(203) 932-7179
SWang@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Dequan Xiao, Ph.D.
Professor
The Jacob F. Buckman Endowed Chair
1124 Campbell Ave., 201
(203) 479-4189
DXiao@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Sumith Yesudasan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate BSME Program Coordinator
Echlin Hall 119A
(203) 479-4797
Sumith@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Emily Yoon
Director of Academic Operations
Practitioner in Residence, Chemical Engineering
1124 Campbell, 101
EYoon@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Administrative Staff
Leah Austin
Coordinator, Women in Engineering
Echlin Hall 100A
(203) 479-4735
LAustin@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Gail Berardesca, B.A.
Administrative Assistant, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Maxcy 120-3
(203) 932-7165
GBerardesca@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Michele Berman
Laboratory Manager, Chemistry
Buckman Hall 303
(203) 479-4849
MBerman@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Hyesun Cheong
Administrative Secretary
1124 Campbell Avenue
(203) 932-7404
HCheong@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Dino Dimas
Lab Technician, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Buckman Hall 303
(203) 479-4809
DDimas@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Christine Ferrucci
Administrative Secretary I, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Maxcy 218
(203) 932-7437
CFerrucci@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Monique Golden, Ph.D.
Project and Laboratory Manager
Maxcy Hall 216
MGolden@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
John Kelley
Associate Lab Supervisor, Mechanical & Civil Engineering
Buckman 127
(203) 932-7141
JKelley@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Mark Morton, M.S.
Lab Supervisor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Buckman Hall 241
(203) 932-7166
MMorton@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Emeritus Faculty
