College of Engineering and Technology Faculty

Harry J. Ploehn, Professor and Dean
(BS, Rice University; MA, PhD, Princeton University)
Leslie R. Pagliari, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
(BS, MS, East Carolina University; PhD, Walden University)
Tarek M. Abdel-Salam, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Director for the Center for Sustainability
(BS, MS, Cairo University; PhD, Old Dominion University)

Department of Computer Science

Venkat N. Gudivada, Professor and Chair
(BS, Nehru Technological University; MS, Texas Tech; PhD, University of Louisiana)
Karl R. Abrahamson, Associate Professor
(BS, PhD, University of Washington)
Junhua Ding, Associate Professor
(MS, PhD, Florida International University)
Qin Ding, Associate Professor
(BS, MS, Nanjing University; PhD, North Dakota State University)
K. Gopalakrishnan, Associate Professor
(BE, University of Madras; MTech, Indian Statistical Institute; PhD, University of Nebraska)
Mark A. Hills, Assistant Professor
(BS, Western Illinois University; PhD, University of Illinois)
Robert D. Hoggard, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University)
Kamran Sartipi, Assistant Professor
(BSc, M.Sc. University of Tehran, Iran; M. Math, PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada)
Ronnie W. Smith, Associate Professor
(BS, Vanderbilt University; MS, PhD, Duke University)
Mohammad H. Tabrizi, Professor and Graduate Director
(BSc, University of Manchester; MS, PhD, University of Sheffield)
Sergiy Vilkomir, Associate Professor
(College of Gifted Students Moscow State University; MS, Kharkov State University; PhD, Kharkov Polytechnic University)

Department of Construction Management

Syed M. Ahmed, Professor and Chair
(BSCE, University of Engineering and Technology; MSCE, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Amin Akhnoukh,
(BS, Cairo University; MS, Kansas State University; PhD, University of Nebraska)
David L. Batie, Associate Professor
(BS, MA, University of Nebraska; PhD, Texas A&M University)
Donna A. Hollar, Assistant Professor
(BS, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; MSCE, University of Washington; PhD, NC State University)
Susan Sayger, Teaching Instructor
(BS, San Diego State University; MS, Texas A&M University)
Daniel A. Thomas, Teaching Instructor
(BS, Southern Illinois University; MS, East Carolina University)
George C. Wang, Associate Professor
(BE, ME, Tongji University; PhD, University of Wollongong)
Bryan E. Wheeler, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University)
Chao (Luna) Xiao
(BS, MS, Tongji University; PhD, Texas A&M)

Department of Engineering

O. Hayden Griffin, Jr., Professor and Chair
(BS, MS, Texas Tech University; PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Tarek M. Abdel-Salam, Professor
(BS, MS, Cairo University; PhD, Old Dominion University)
Arun Aneja, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, Indian Institute of Technology; MS, PhD, North Carolina State University; MBA, Duke University)
Michael Borer, Teaching Instructor
(BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MBA, Elon College)
Ricky Castles, Assistant Professor
(BS,MS, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Jeunghwan Choi, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, Hanyang University; PhD, University of Minnesota)
Karen De Urquidi, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, University of Michigan)
Eugene Dixon, Professor
(BS, Auburn University; MBA, Nova Southeastern University; PhD, University of Alabama in Huntsville)
Kurabachew Duba, Assistant Professor
(BS, Bahir Dar University; MTech, Indian Institue of Tech-Roorkee; PhD, University of Trento)
James Randall Etheridge, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, PhD, North Carolina State University)
Faete Filho, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul; PhD, University of Tennessee)
Jeffry Foeller, Teaching Instructor
(BS, North Carolina State University; MS, University of Missouri, Columbia)
Stephanie George, Assistant Professor
(BS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Jay Golden, Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research, Economic Development, and Engagement
(BA, Arizona State University/University of Phoenix; MPhil, University of Cambridge & Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PhD, University of Cambridge)
William Howard, Associate Professor
(BS, MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; PhD, Marquette University)
Colleen Janeiro, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, University of Massachusetts; MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Byungjoon Kim, Associate Professor
(BS, Hanyang University; MS, PhD, University of Nebraska)
Sunghan Kim, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, PhD, Portland State University)
Loren Limberis, Associate Professor
(BS, PhD, University of Utah)
Barbara Muller-Borer, Professor
(BS, Tufts University; MS, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Harry Ploehn, Professor and Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology
(BS, Rice University; MA, PhD, Princeton University)
Brent Reed, Teaching Instructor
(BEE, University of Dayton; MSEE, Drexel University)
John C. Reis, Professor
(BS, Oregon State University; MS, PhD, Stanford University)
Teresa Ryan, Assistant Professor
(BS, Georgia Institute of Technology; MS, PhD, The Catholic University of America)
Brian Sylcott, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University)
Chris Venters, Assistant Professor
(BS, NC State University; MS, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Raymond L. Smith, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, PhD, NC State University)
Jianchu Yao, Professor
(BS, ME, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology; PhD, Kansas State University)
Zhen Zhu, Assistant Professor
(BS, Xi’an Jiaotong University; MS, PhD, Ohio University)

Department of Technology Systems

Tijjani Mohammed, Associate Professor and Chair
(BS, Central Missouri State University; MS, Indiana State University; PhD, Texas A&M University)
Scott Abney
(BA, Eastern Kentucky University; MS, PhD, Purdue University)
Ranjeet Agarwala, Assistant Professor
(BS, Bangalore University; MS, Texas A&M; PhD, NC State University)
Mark G. Angolia, Assistant Professor
(BS, ME, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; PhD, Indiana State University)
Steven Baker, Teaching Instructor
(BA, MS, East Carolina University)
David L. Batts, Associate Professor
(BS, MS, EdD, East Carolina University)
Michael Behm, Professor
(BS, Millersville University; MS, Temple University; PhD, Oregon State University)
Robert A. Chin, Professor
(BA, University of Northern Colorado; MAE, Ball State University; PhD, University of Maryland)
Te-Shun Chou, Associate Professor
(BS, Feng Chia University; MS, PhD, Florida International University)
Charles E. Coddington, Professor
(BS, California University of Pennsylvania; MED, Pennsylvania State University; PhD, University of Maryland)
Kanchan K. Das, Associate Professor
(BA, MS, Indian Institutes of Technology; PhD, University of Windsor)
Melinda T. Doty, Teaching Instructor
(BA, MS, East Carolina University)
Carolyn K. Dunn, Assistant Professor
(BA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania; MA, PhD, East Carolina University)
Hamid Fonooni, Associate Professor
(BS, Indiana State University; MS, PhD, University of Cincinnati)
Amy R. Frank, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, Eastern Illinois University)
Sandra L. Friend, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, Murray State University)
Clyde Hicks, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University)
Andrew E. Jackson, Professor
(BA, University of Louisville; MA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; PhD University of Central Florida)
Murray Korn, Teaching Instructor
(BS, Duke University; MS, George Washington University)
Jeanne M. Lawrence, Teaching Instructor
(BS, University of Florida; MBA, Hofstra University)
Charles J. Lesko, Associate Professor
(BA, United States Naval Academy; MS, Boston University; PhD, Walden University)
Peng Li, Associate Professor
(MS, PhD, University of Connecticut)
Jimmy B. Linn, Teaching Instructor
(BS, Rose Institute of Technology; MS, Purdue University)
Philip J. Lunsford, Associate Professor
(BS, MS, Georgia Institute of Technology; PhD, North Carolina State University)
Merwan Mehta, Professor
(BE, University of Bombay; MS, PhD, University of Missouri, Rolla)
Tamer Omar, Assistant Professor
(BS, Ain Shams University; MS, Arab Academy for Science & Technology; PhD, Iowa State University)
Gonzague Erol Ozan, Associate Professor
(BS, Middle East Technical University; MS, Istanbul University; PhD, Old Dominion University)
Leslie R. Pagliari, Professor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University; PhD, Walden University)
John L. Pickard, Assistant Professor
(BS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; MBA, Wayland Baptist University)
Travis Powell, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University)
Sharon Rouse, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University; PhD, Indiana State University)
Janet H. Sanders, Associate Professor
(MS, Clemson University; PhD, North Carolina A&T State University)
Lee W. Toderick, Teaching Instructor
(BS, East Carolina University; MS, Boston University)