Meet Our New Faculty

Chosen for their outstanding research achievements to date and for what they will contribute to engineering, to UB and to their professions, our new faculty members will lead us in new directions and push us to ever greater achievements. We are delighted to welcome them to UB.

28 new faculty hired in 2023

We welcome 28 new faculty members this year, who are renowned for their research and educational expertise.

Biomedical Engineering
 

Ramkumar Annamalai.

Ramkumar Annamalai, Assistant Professor

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Maura Leahy Sepesy.

Maura Leahy Sepesy, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Kaihang Shi.

Kaihang Shi, Assistant Professor

Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Ziqi Song.

Ziqi Song, Associate Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Sai Roshan Ayyalasomayajula.

Sai Roshan Ayyalasomayajula, Assistant Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Zongchen Chen.

Zongchen Chen, Assistant Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Kelin Luo.

Kelin Luo, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Computer Science and Engineering

Shamsad Parvin.

Shamsad Parvin, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Electrical Engineering

Bibhudatta Sahoo.

Bibhudatta Sahoo, Professor

Electrical Engineering

Ian Sellers.

Ian Sellers, Professor

Electrical Engineering

Rui Zhang.

Rui Zhang, Assistant Professor

Engineering Education

Rachel Bonnette.

Rachel Bonnette, Assistant Professor

Engineering Education

Courtney Faber.

Courtney Faber, Assistant Professor

Engineering Education

Nicole Lowman.

Nicole Lowman, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Engineering Education

Monica Miles.

Monica Miles, Assistant Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Xiaoyu Chen.

Xiaoyu Chen, Assistant Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Prashant Sankaran.

Prashant Sankaran, Assistant Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Jing Yang.

Jing Yang, Assistant Professor

Materials Design and Innovation

Eloise Bihar.

Eloise Bihar, Visiting Assistant Professor

Materials Design and Innovation

Wei Chen.

Wei Chen, Associate Professor

Materials Design and Innovation

Eric Osei-Agyemang.

Eric Osei-Agyemang, Assistant Professor

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Ketki Lichade.

Ketki Lichade, Assistant Professor

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Reza Rashidi.

Reza Rashidi, Associate Professor of Practice

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Chen Zeng.

Chen Zeng, Assistant Professor of Teaching

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Jianzhen Jason Liu.

Jianzhen (Jason) Liu, Assistant Professor of Teaching

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Vochita Mihai.

Vochita Mihai, Professor of Teaching

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Jeffrey Salzmann.

Jeffrey Salzmann, Assistant Professor of Research

20 new faculty hired in 2022

Biomedical Engineering
 

Junghun Cho.

Junghun Cho, Assistant Professor

Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering 

Austin Angulo.

Austin Angulo, Assistant Professor

Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Kamran Nemati.

Kamran Nemati, Professor of Practice

Computer Science and Engineering
 

Tom Hayes.

Tom Hayes, Associate Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Andrew Hirsch.

Andrew Hirsch, Assistant Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Kaiyi Ji.

Kaiyi Ji, Assistant Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Haonan Lu.

Haonan Lu, Assistant Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Eric Mikida.

Eric Mikida, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Computer Science and Engineering

Chen Wang.

Chen Wang, Assistant Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Yaxiong Xie.

Yaxiong Xie, Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering

Seyyedali Hosseinalipour.

Seyyedali Hosseinalipour, Assistant Professor

Engineering Education

Eunsil Lee.

Eunsil Lee, Assistant Professor

Engineering Education 

Doga Yucalan.

Doga Yucalan, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Gohar Azeem.

Gohar Azeem, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Dr. Casucci.

Sabrina Casucci, Assistant Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Robert Dell.

Robert Dell, Professor
 

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Abbas Keramati.

Abbas Keramati, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Diana Ramirez-Rios.

Diana Ramirez-Rios, Assistant Professor

Materials Design and Innovation
 

Scott Broderick.

Scott Broderick, Associate Professor

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Leonid Khinkis.

Leonid Khinkis, Associate Professor of Teaching

8 new faculty hired in 2021

Computer Science and Engineering
 

Paul Dickson.

Paul Dickson, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Computer Science and Engineering
 

Ifeoma Nwogu.

Ifeoma Nwogu, Associate Professor

Computer Science and Engineering
 

Nazmus Sakib.

Nazmus Sakib, Assistant Professor of Teaching
 

Computer Science and Engineering
 

Alina Vereshchaka.

Alina Vereshchaka, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Computer Science and Engineering
 

Jinjun Xiong.

Jinjun Xiong, Empire Innovation Professor

Computer Science and Engineering
 

Zhuoyue Zhao.

Zhuoyue Zhao, Assistant Professor

Engineering Education
 

Jill Martiniuk.

Jill Martiniuk, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Sangwoo Shin.

Sangwoo Shin, Assistant Professor

18 new faculty hired in 2020

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Ashlee Ford Versypt.

Ashlee Ford Versypt, Associate Professor

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Viviana Monje-Galvan.

Viviana Monje-Galvan, Assistant Professor

Chemical and Biological Engineering  

Miao Yu.

Miao Yu, Empire Innovation Professor

Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Yinyin Ye.

Yinyin Ye, Assistant Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Nasrin Akhter.

Nasrin Akhter, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Computer Science and Engineering  

Hongxin Hu.

Hongxin Hu, Associate Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Siwei Lyu.

Siwei Lyu, Empire Innovation Professor

Computer Science and Engineering  

Xianghang (Scott) Mi.

Xianghang (Scott) Mi, Assistant Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Nalini Ratha.

Nalini Ratha, Empire Innovation Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

Ziming Zhao.

Ziming Zhao, Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering  

Jim Zheng.

Jian-Ping Zheng, Empire Innovation Professor

Engineering Education  

Alice Nightingale.

Alice Nightingale, Assistant Professor of Teaching

Engineering Education
 

Matilde Sanchez-Pena.

Matilde Sanchez-Pena, Assistant Professor

Engineering Education
 

Corey Schimpf.

Corey Schimpf, Assistant Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Cecilia Martinez Leon.

Cecilia Martinez Leon, Associate Professor of Teaching

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Jiaoyan Li.

Jiaoyan Li, Assistant Professor

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Jun Liu.

Jun Liu, Assistant Professor

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Ryan St. Pierre.

Ryan St. Pierre, Assistant Professor