Graduate Department Contacts

Biomedical Engineering

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Biomedical Engineering
322 Bonner Hall
Prospective/Current Student Email: be-grad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-8500
Fax: (716) 645-2207
 Chair Yun Wu ywu32@buffalo.edu
 215D Bonner Hall (716) 645-8498
  Director of Administration Cheryl Michalowski cherylmi@buffalo.edu 332C Bonner Hall (716) 645-8503
  Director of Graduate Studies Jun Xia
 junxia@buffalo.edu 
 215C Bonner Hall (716) 645-8628
  Academic Coordinator Joelle Donius joellede@buffalo.edu 332B Bonner Hall (716) 645-8869

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Chemical and Biological Engineering
303 Furnas Hall
Prospective/Current Student Email: cegrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-2909
Fax: (716) 645-3822
 Chair Mark Swihart swihart@buffalo.edu 306 Furnas Hall (716) 645-1181
  Director of Administration Joan Wilson jmwilson@buffalo.edu 305 Furnas Hall (716) 645-1174
  Academic Coordinator Ema Scollo emscollo@buffalo.edu 305 Furnas Hall (716) 645-9326
  Director of Graduate Studies Haiqing Lin
 haiqingl@buffalo.edu 311 Furnas Hall (716) 645-1856

Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
212 Ketter Hall
Prospective/Current Student Email: cseegrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-2114
Fax: (716) 645-3733
 Chair Alan Rabideau
 rabideau@buffalo.edu
 212F Ketter Hall
 (716) 645-4003
  Director of Administration Jackie Baum
 jbaum3@buffalo.edu
 226 Ketter Hall (716) 645-5152
  Director of Graduate Studies, Civil Engineering
 Teng Wu tengwu@buffalo.edu 135 Ketter Hall (716) 645-5150
  Director of Graduate Studies, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
 John Atkinson atkjdw@buffalo.edu 233 Jarvis Hall (716) 645-4001
  Graduate Coordinator Rosemary Lombardo
 rfl@buffalo.edu
 212C Ketter Hall (716) 645-2334

Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering

Departmet Title Name Email Office Phone 
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering
126 Bell Hall
Prospective/Current Student Email: cdsedept@buffalo.edu		 Director of Graduate Studies Sarah Muldoon
 smuldoon@buffalo.edu
 208 Math Building (716) 645-8774
  Graduate Academic Coordinator
 Kaileigh Kosicki cdsedept@buffalo.edu 415 Bonner Hall
 (716) 645-2087

Computer Science and Engineering

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Computer Science and Engineering
338 Davis Hall
Prospective Student Email:
cse-gradinfo@buffalo.edu
Current Student Email: csegradcoord@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-3180
Graduate Admissions Phone: (716) 645-9181
 Chair David Doermann
 doermann@buffalo.edu
 338P Davis Hall
 (716) 645-4730
  Director of Administration Tooba Khilji tskhiliji@buffalo.edu
 338N Davis Hall (716) 645-2425
  Co-Director of Graduate Studies - Student Services Matthew Knepley
 knepley@buffalo.edu 211A Capen Hall
 (716) 645-0747
  Co-Director of Graduate Studies - Student Services
 Oliver Kennedy okennedy@buffalo.edu 211 Capen Hall (716) 645-1597
  Director of Graduate Studies - Admissions Junsong Yuan jsyuan@buffalo.edu 338H Davis Hall (716) 645-0562
  Graduate Coordinator - Student Services Ann Mangan
 annmanga@buffalo.edu 338Q Davis Hall
 (716) 645-0945
  Graduate Coordinator - Student Services Erin Huff erinwerb@buffalo.edu 338Q Davis Hall (716) 645-4745

Data Sciences and Applications

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Data Sciences and Applications
Prospective/Current Student Email: cdsedept@buffalo.edu
 Director of Graduate Studies Rachael Hageman Blair
 hageman@buffalo.edu
 709 Kimball Tower
 (716) 829-2814
  Graduate Coordinator Kaileigh Kosicki cdsedept@buffalo.edu 415 Bonner Hall  (716) 645-2087

Electrical Engineering

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Electrical Engineering
230 Davis Hall
Prospective/Current Student Email: eegrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-3115
Fax: (716) 645-3656
 Chair Jonathan Bird jbird@buffalo.edu 230I Davis Hall (716) 645-1015
  Executive Officer Kim Kriz kkriz@buffalo.edu 230R Davis Hall (716) 645-1044
  Director of Graduate Studies - Admissions Weifeng Su weifeng@buffalo.edu 227 Davis Hall (716) 645-1028
  Director of Graduate Studies - Student Services Kwang Oh
 kwangoh@buffalo.edu
 113C Davis Hall (716) 645-1025
  Graduate Coordinator Kathie Bartelo kbartelo@buffalo.edu 230X Davis Hall (716) 645-2404

Engineering Education

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Education
140 Capen Hall
Email: dee-chair@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-3900
Fax: (716) 645-5545
 Chair Jim Jensen jjensen@buffalo.edu 140C Capen Hall (716) 645-4007
  Director of Administration Jennifer Giegel jlgiegel@buffalo.edu 140G Capen Hall (716) 645-3394
  Director of Graduate Studies Adrienne Decker
 adrienne@buffalo.edu
 140P Capen Hall (716) 645-8963
  Academic Coordinator Éva McGovern meva@buffalo.edu 140T Capen Hall (716) 645-4441

Engineering Science (Artificial Intelligence)

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Science
(Artificial Intelligence)
Prospective/Current Student Email: engsci@buffalo.edu		 Director of Graduate Studies Mingchen Gao mgao8@buffalo.eduu 317 Davis Hall (716) 645-2834
  Graduate Academic Coordinator Kaylee Waldby eas-grad@buffalo.edu 415 Bonner Hall (716) 645-8430

Engineering Science (Clean Energy)

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Science
(Clean Energy)
Prospective/Current Students
Email: eegrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-3115
Fax: (716) 645-3656
 Director of Graduate Studies - Admissions Weifeng Su weifeng@buffalo.edu 227 Davis Hall (716) 645-1028
  Director of Graduate Studies - Student Services Kwang Oh
 kwangoh@buffalo.edu
 113C Davis Hall (716) 645-1025
  Graduate Coordinator Kathie Bartelo kbartelo@buffalo.edu 230X Davis Hall (716) 645-2404

Engineering Science (Cybersecurity)

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Science (Cybersecurity)
Prospective/Current Student Email: engsci@buffalo.edu
 Co-Director of Graduate Studies Shambhu Upadhyaya shambhu@buffalo.edu 329 Davis Hall (716) 645-3464
  Co-Director of Graduate Studies
 Kevin Cleary kpcleary@buffalo.edu 239 Jacobs Hall (716) 645-5251
  Graduate Academic Coordinator Kaileigh Kosicki kh66@buffalo.edu 415 Bonner Hall (716) 645-2087

Engineering Science (Data Science)

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Science
(Data Science)
Prospective/Current Student Email: engsci@buffalo.edu		 Director of Graduate Studies Johannes Hachmann hachmann@buffalo.edu 612 Furnas Hall (716) 645-1524
  Graduate Academic Coordinator Megan Stewart engsci@buffalo.edu
 415 Bonner Hall  

Engineering Science (Engineering Sustainability)

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Science
(Engineering Sustainability)
Prospective/Current Student Email: gradeng@buffalo.edu		 Director of Graduate Studies John Atkinson  atkjdw@buffalo.edu 233 Jarvis Hall (716) 645-4001
  Graduate Academic Coordinator Kaylee Waldby eas-grad@buffalo.edu
 415 Bonner Hall (716) 645-8430

Engineering Science (Internet of Things)

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Science
(Internet of Things)
Prospective/Current Students
Email: eegrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-3115
Fax: (716) 645-3656
 Director of Graduate Studies - Admissions Weifeng Su weifeng@buffalo.edu 227 Davis Hall (716) 645-1028
  Director of Graduate Studies - Student Services Kwang Oh
 kwangoh@buffalo.edu
 113C Davis Hall (716) 645-1025
  Graduate Coordinator Kathie Bartelo kbartelo@buffalo.edu 230X Davis Hall (716) 645-2404

Engineering Science (Quantum Science and Nanotechnology)

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Science
(Quantum Science and Nanotechnology)
Prospective/Current Students
Email: eegrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-3115
Fax: (716) 645-3656
 Director of Graduate Studies - Admissions Weifeng Su weifeng@buffalo.edu 227 Davis Hall (716) 645-1028
  Director of Graduate Studies - Student Services Kwang Oh
 kwangoh@buffalo.edu
 113C Davis Hall (716) 645-1025
  Graduate Coordinator Kathie Bartelo kbartelo@buffalo.edu 230X Davis Hall (716) 645-2404

Engineering Science (Robotics)

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Engineering Science
(Robotics)
Prospective/Current Student Email: engsci@buffalo.edu 
 Co-Director of Graduate Studies Karthik Dantu kdantu@buffalo.edu Davis Hall (716) 645-3810
  Co-Director of Graduate Studies Souma Chowdhury

soumacho@buffalo.edu

 246 Bell Hall (716) 645-3059
  Graduate Academic Coordinator Kaylee Waldby eas-grad@buffalo.edu 415 Bonner Hall (716) 645-8430

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Industrial and Systems Engineering
342 Bell Hall
Office Phone: (716) 645-2357
 Chair Robert Dell
 rfdell@buffalo.edu
 415 Bell Hall (716) 645-4339
 
Director of Administration		 Kathrine Ohms
 kvloera@buffalo.edu 301 Bell Hall (716) 645-0958
  Director of Graduate Studies Chi Zhou
 chizhou@buffalo.edu
 401 Bell Hall (716) 645-4706
  Graduate Coordinator Geraldine (Deanie) Hedrick
 hedrick@buffalo.edu
 307 Bell Hall (716) 645-4721
  Engineering Management Program Coordinator Venus Russin russin@buffalo.edu 342 Bell Hall (716) 645-3302

Materials Design and Innovation

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Materials Design and Innovation
120 Bonner Hall
Prospective/Current Student Email: mdigrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-1880
 Chair Krishna Rajan krajan3@buffalo.edu 120 Bonner Hall (716) 645-1380
  Director of Administration Laurie Barszcz laurieba@buffalo.edu 120 Bonner Hall (716) 645-9640
  Graduate Admissions Jung-Hun Seo junghuns@buffalo.edu 135 Bell Hall
 (716) 645-1881

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
240 Bell Hall
Prospective/Current Student Email: maegrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-2593
Fax: (716) 645-2883
 Chair Francine Battaglia fbattagl@buffalo.edu 208 Bell Hall (716) 645-1470
  Director of Administration David Love djlove@buffalo.edu 209 Bell Hall (716) 645-1795
  Director of Graduate Studies Ehsan Tarkesh Esfahani ehsansf@buffalo.edu 245 Bell Hall (716) 645-2517
  Graduate Coordinator Philomena Marinaccio psmarina@buffalo.edu 209 Bell Hall

Stephen Still Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics

Department Title Name Email Office Phone 
Stephen Still Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics
233 Ketter Hall
Prospective/Current Student Email: istlgrad@buffalo.edu
Office Phone: (716) 645-1566		 Director (Interim) Andrew Whittaker awhittak@buffalo.edu 230 Ketter Hall (716) 645-4364
  Co-Director of Graduate Studies Jee Eun (Jamie) Kang jeeeunka@buffalo.edu 409 Bell Hall (716) 645-2427
  Co-Director of Graduate Studies Mingcheng (Mike) Wei mcwei@buffalo.edu 326 Jacobs Management Center (716) 645-5299
  Graduate Academic Coordinator Kaylee Waldby istlgrad@buffalo.edu 415 Bonner Hall (716) 645-8430