College of Engineering - Faculty Listing

Aerospace Engineering Faculty

John F. Conly, Professor

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (1962), Columbia University

Areas of Specialization:

Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Aerospace Structures

Sangiah M. Dharmarajan, Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (1960), University of Illinois

Areas of Specialization:

Composite Struct., Fracture Mechanics, Structure Dynamics

Gustaaf (Guus) Jacobs, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (2003), University of Illinois at Chicago

Areas of Specialization:

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Joseph Katz, Professor and Chairman

Terminal Degree:

DSc (1976), Technion University, Israel

Areas of Specialization:

Fluid Mechanics, Experimental Aerodynamics

Balbir S. Narang, Professor

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (1967), University of Illinois

Areas of Specialization:

Engineering Mech., Fluid Mechanics, High Speed Aerodynamics

Nagy Nosseir, Professor

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (1979), University of Southern California

Areas of Specialization:

Fluid Mechanics

Mauro Pierucci, Professor

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (1968), Polytechnic Institute of New York

Areas of Specialization:

Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Fluid-Structure Interactions

Allen Plotkin, Professor

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (1968), Stanford University

Areas of Specialization:

Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics

Satchi Venkataraman, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (1999), Univeristy of Florida

Areas of Specialization:

Structural Mechanics, Design Optimization, Composite Materials and Biomechanics.

Kuo Chang Wang, Professor

Terminal Degree:

Ph.D (1961), Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute

Areas of Specialization:

Fluid Mechanics

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty

Badri N. Badriyha, Ph.D, P.E., Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree
Ph.D (1998), University of Southern California
Areas of Specialization:
Environmental Engineering, Water & Wastewater Engineering, Biological Systems, Air Pollution

James H. Banks, Ph.D, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1976), University of California, Berkeley
Areas of Specialization:
Public Transportation, Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning

M. Ziad Bayasi, Ph.D, P.E., Associate Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1989), Michigan State University
Areas of Specialization:
Concrete Materials and Structures, Repair and Rehabilitation of Pavement and Structures

Vera D. Berger, Ph.D, P.E., Part-time Faculty

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D-equivalent (1967), Institute for Hydraulic Structures, St. Petersburg, Russia
Areas of Specialization:
Geotechnical engineering

Fatih Büyüksönmez, Ph.D, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D. (1998), University of Idaho
Areas of Specialization:
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Management, Solid Waste and Landfills, Environmental Biotechnology, Water and Wastewater Engineering

Howard H. Chang, Ph.D, P.E., Professor

Terminal Degree:
DSc (1967), Colorado State University
Areas of Specialization:
Hydraulics, Hydrology, Sedimentation

Fang H. Chou, Ph.D, P.E., Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1969), Northwestern University
Areas of Specialization:
Structural Engineering

Robert George, Part-time Faculty

Terminal Degree:
MS, MBA
Areas of Specialization:
Construction Methods and Construction Engineering

Mirat D. Gurol, Ph.D, Blasker Professor of Environmental Engineering

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1980), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Areas of Specialization:
Environmental Engineering, Water, Wastewater, Hazardous Waste Treatment, Air Pollution Control

Govindarajalu Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1965), Illinois Institute of Technology
Areas of Specialization:
Computer-Aided Engineering and Design, Structural Engineering

Gregory Loraine, P.E., Ph.D, Director of Environmental Engineering Laboratories

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1996), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Areas of Specialization:
Environmental engineering

V. Miguel Ponce, Ph.D, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1976), Colorado State University
Areas of Specialization:
Engineering Hydrology, Surface-Water Hydrology, Environmental Hydrology, Sedimentation Engineering, Watershed management

Sheila Sarkar, Ph.D, Director of the California Institute of Transportation Safety

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1994) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Areas of Specialization:
Traffic Safety, Transportation Safety

M. Nazmi Sharabi, Ph.D, Associate Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1975), University of Texas, Austin
Areas of Specialization:
Computational Mech., Numerical Modeling in Structural Mech., Structures.

Janusz Supernak, Ph.D, Professor, Department Chair, Advisor for the ASCE Student Chapter

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1977), Technical University of Warsaw
Areas of Specialization:
Transportation Engr. and Planning, Travel Demand Analysis, Traffic Engineering, Engineering Economy

Julio R. Valdes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (2002), Georgia Institute of Technology
Areas of Specialization:
Geotechnical Engineering, Particulate media behavior, wave-based experimental Geomechanics

Kenneth Walsh, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (2002), Arizona State University
Areas of Specialization:
Construction Engineering and Management

Bruce D. Westermo, Ph.D, Professor, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Graduate Advisor, Advisor for the SDSU Tau Beta Pi Chapter

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1978), California Institute of Technology
Areas of Specialization:
Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Health Monitoring, Damage Assessment

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty

Huseyin Abut, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1972), North Carolina State University
Areas of Specialization:
Speech and Image Data Compression, Digital Signal Processing, Information and Communication Theory, Infrastructure Engineering.

Greg W. Bailey, Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:
Ed.D (1975), Arizona State University
Areas of Specialization:
Electronic Fabrication, Instrumentation.

Ramon Betancourt, Associate Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1984), University of Wisconsin, Madison
Areas of Specialization:
Energy and Power Systems, Super-computer Applications.

Ching-Ten Chang, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1975), University of Washington, Seattle
Areas of Specialization:
Laser Diodes, Optical Fiber Communication, High Speed Optoelectronics, Electronics.

Premanand Chandramani, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (),
Areas of Specialization:

Madhu S. Gupta, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1972), University of Michigan
Areas of Specialization:
RF Electronics, RF and Microwave Systems, Noise and Communication Systems.

frederick j. harris, P.E., Professor

Terminal Degree:
MS (1964), San Diego State University
Areas of Specialization:
Digital Signal Processing, Communications Systems Coding, Fast Algorithms.

Jay H. Harris, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1965), University of California, Los Angeles
Areas of Specialization:
VLSI and Digital Systems, Design, Integrated Optics.

Alexander Iosupovici, Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1970), Syracuse University
Areas of Specialization:
Computer Design and Architecture, Design Automation of Digital Systems.

Paul T. Kolen, Associate Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1982), Utah State University
Areas of Specialization:
Instrumentation Design and Sensor Technology.

Gordon Lee, Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1978), University of Connecticut
Areas of Specialization:
Controls Systems, Robotics.

Long C. Lee, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1971), University of Southern California
Areas of Specialization:
Laser Applications, Molecular Spectroscopy of Elec. Discharge, Photoabsorption of Molecules, Chem. Kinetics.

Mao-Shiu Lin, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1964), University of Michigan
Areas of Specialization:
Material Science, Microwave Engr., Power Electronics, Optoelectronics.

Leonard R. Marino, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1969), Case Western Reserve University
Areas of Specialization:
Computer Engr., Digital System Design, CAD Systems, Software Engr.

Gail A. Massey, Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1970), Stanford University
Areas of Specialization:
Electro-Optical Instr., Electron Beams, Lasers, Optical Devices and Systems.

Yusuf Ozturk, Associate Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1990), Ege University Turkey and San Diego State University
Areas of Specialization:
Digital image processing, neural networks, multi-media and distance learning, computer networks.

Nicholas Panos, P.E., Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:
MS (1966), San Diego State University
Areas of Specialization:
Design of Microprocessor-based Systems, Microcontrollers, Logic Design, Digital System Design.

Angela Rasmussen, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (2002), George Washington University
Areas of Specialization:
Microelectronics and VLSI Systems, Fluid Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering) and Communications.

Rahul Singh, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1996), UCSD
Areas of Specialization:
Research areas: Communications, Multi-User CDMA Interference Rejection, Signal Detection, Estimation, Adaptive Filtering, Kalman Filtering.

Donald L. Skaar, P.E., Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:
M.S. (1966), Oregon State University
Areas of Specialization:
Networks and Electronics, Power Conversion.

Andrew Y.J. Szeto, P.E., Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1977), University of California, Los Angeles
Areas of Specialization:
Biomedical Engineering, Microelectronics, Rehabilitation Electronics.

Lal R. Tummala, Professor and Chair of Department

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D
Areas of Specialization:

Kadayam S. Thyagarajan, Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1977), Concordia University, Montreal
Areas of Specialization:
Communication Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing.

Donald G. Wilson, P.E., Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D. (1948), Harvard University
Areas of Specialization:
Electric Circuits, Machinery, Computer Logic.

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Faculty

Greg W. Bailey, Professor Emeritus

Terminal Degree:
Ed.D. (1975), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Areas of Specialization:
Electrical Controls

Subrata Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1988), Washington State University, Pullman
Areas of Specialization:
Thermal Science, Combustion

James S. Burns, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1995), University of Delaware
Areas of Specialization:
Composite Atomistic Design and Affordable Composite Manufacturing

George T. Craig , Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1968), Louisiana State University
Areas of Specialization:
Heat Transfer,Thermodynamics

Wayne N. P. Hung, Lecturer

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D, University of California, Berkeley
Areas of Specialization:
Micro Fabrication, MEMS

Nihad Hussain, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1969), University of Notre Dame
Areas of Specialization:
Heat Transfer

Jack W. Hoyt, Emeritus Professor

Tom Impelluso, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1990), University of California, San Diego
Areas of Specialization:
Applied Mechanics, Virtual Reality.

Tom Johnston, Lecturer

Terminal Degree:
M.S. (1996), San Diego State University
Areas of Specialization:
CAD/CAM Software, Pro/ENGINEER, Solidworks

Ronald Kline, Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D,
Areas of Specialization:
Acoustics, Materials

Michael Lambert, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D,
Areas of Specialization:
Electronic packaging, Energy systems

K.B. Morsi, Associate Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D, (1996), University of Oxford
Areas of Specialization:
Materials Science, Powder Metallurgy, Processing-Microstructure-Property Relations

Robert J. Murphy, P.E., Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1967), Carnegie Mellon University
Areas of Specialization:
Engr. System Design, Finite Elements, Stress Analysis, Vehicle Design

Karen D. May-Newman, Assistant Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1993), University of California, San Diego
Areas of Specialization:
Bioengineering, Mechanics, and Materials Science

Eugene A. Olevsky, Associate Professor

Terminal Degree:
Ph.D (1990), Ukraine National Academy of Sciences
Areas of Specialization:
Theory of sintering, Mechanics and Materials Science