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.
We welcome 28 new faculty members this year, who are renowned for their research and educational expertise.
Biomedical Engineering
Ramkumar Annamalai, Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Maura Leahy Sepesy, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Kaihang Shi, Assistant Professor
Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Ziqi Song, Associate Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Sai Roshan Ayyalasomayajula, Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Zongchen Chen, Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Kelin Luo, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Computer Science and Engineering
Shamsad Parvin, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Electrical Engineering
Bibhudatta Sahoo, Professor
Electrical Engineering
Ian Sellers, Professor
Electrical Engineering
Rui Zhang, Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Rachel Bonnette, Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Courtney Faber, Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Nicole Lowman, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Engineering Education
Monica Miles, Assistant Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Xiaoyu Chen, Assistant Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Prashant Sankaran, Assistant Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Jing Yang, Assistant Professor
Materials Design and Innovation
Eloise Bihar, Visiting Assistant Professor
Materials Design and Innovation
Wei Chen, Associate Professor
Materials Design and Innovation
Eric Osei-Agyemang, Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ketki Lichade, Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Reza Rashidi, Associate Professor of Practice
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Chen Zeng, Assistant Professor of Teaching
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Jianzhen (Jason) Liu, Assistant Professor of Teaching
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Vochita Mihai, Professor of Teaching
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Jeffrey Salzmann, Research Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Junghun Cho, Assistant Professor
Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Austin Angulo, Assistant Professor
Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Kamran Nemati, Professor of Practice
Computer Science and Engineering
Tom Hayes, Associate Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Andrew Hirsch, Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Kaiyi Ji, Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Haonan Lu, Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Eric Mikida, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Computer Science and Engineering
Chen Wang, Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Yaxiong Xie, Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering
Seyyedali Hosseinalipour, Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Eunsil Lee, Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Doga Yucalan, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Gohar Azeem, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Sabrina Casucci, Assistant Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Robert Dell, Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Abbas Keramati, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Diana Ramirez-Rios, Assistant Professor
Materials Design and Innovation
Scott Broderick, Associate Professor
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Leonid Khinkis, Associate Professor of Teaching
Computer Science and Engineering
Paul Dickson, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Computer Science and Engineering
Ifeoma Nwogu, Associate Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Nazmus Sakib, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Computer Science and Engineering
Alina Vereshchaka, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Computer Science and Engineering
Jinjun Xiong, Empire Innovation Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Zhuoyue Zhao, Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Jill Martiniuk, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sangwoo Shin, Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Ashlee Ford Versypt, Associate Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Viviana Monje-Galvan, Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Miao Yu, Empire Innovation Professor
Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Yinyin Ye, Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Nasrin Akhter, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Computer Science and Engineering
Hongxin Hu, Associate Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Siwei Lyu, Empire Innovation Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Xianghang (Scott) Mi, Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Nalini Ratha, Empire Innovation Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Ziming Zhao, Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering
Jian-Ping Zheng, Empire Innovation Professor
Engineering Education
Alice Nightingale, Assistant Professor of Teaching
Engineering Education
Matilde Sanchez-Pena, Assistant Professor
Engineering Education
Corey Schimpf, Assistant Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Cecilia Martinez Leon, Associate Professor of Teaching
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jiaoyan Li, Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jun Liu, Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ryan St. Pierre, Assistant Professor