Yousefi earned his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Southern California. Yousefi previously worked as an Assistant Professor at the Worchester Polytechnic Institute. His research focuses on developing methodological solutions to problems concerning neuroscience data analysis.

Nordin has undergraduate and graduate degrees in physics and kinesiology from Lakehead University and a doctoral degree concentrating in biomechanics from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Nordin’s research focuses on understanding human neuromotor control of dynamic whole-body movements, such as walking, running, jumping, and landing.

Tipirneni-Sajja is a biomedical engineer with expertise in developing accurate quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (NMR) methods for identifying biomarkers and enabling early diagnosis and treatment monitoring of various diseases.

Titus earned his doctorate in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2016. For the past seven years, he has served as postdoctoral researcher at Southern Methodist University.

Dooling will join the Cullen College on Jan. 1, 2025, as an Assistant Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. Dooling earned his doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. His research aims to elucidate mechanisms for phagocytosis of cohesive solid tumor cells by macrophages with the goal of improving the efficacy of macrophage-based cancer immunotherapy.

Gorugantu will join the Cullen College on Jan 1, 2025, as an Assistant Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. Gorugantu earned her doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Ghent University, Belgium, in 2020. Gorugantu’s research expertise lies in chemical kinetics, reaction engineering and advanced characterization techniques.

Elzatahry brings over 25 years of academic and research expertise in nanocomposites and nanomaterials synthesis, specializing in mesoporous materials, 2D materials, and deep polymer materials processing with significant applications in renewable energy, catalysis, and biomedical fields. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry from Al-Azhar University in 2007, followed by postdoctoral appointments at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Beck will join the Cullen College on January 1, 2025, as an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Beck earned her doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.

Salloum has over 35 years of experience in industry and academia, directing large-scale, complex research and development projects as well as field experiments and is currently responsible for leading research that spans various engineering and science disciplines. He is currently serving as the Director of Research for BTI at UH. He holds a Bachelors and Master of Science degrees and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.

Gonzalez joins the Construction Management department as a lecturer. He is a construction manager at PLW Waterworks. Gonzalez is involved in the college’s Construction Management Industry Advisory Board.

Velez is a seasoned Engineering Management Professional and is joining the Cullen College as a Lecturer in Construction Management. He brings extensive expertise in EPC project management within the oil and gas sector, with a proven track record of leading successful cross-functional teams. Ismael earned a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management in 2021 and a Master of Engineering Management in 2023, both from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering.

Zhao earned his doctorate in materials science from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2020. For the past year, he has been a Research Assistant Professor at UH.

Ershad will join the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department on January 1, 2025, as an Assistant Professor. He earned his doctorate in biomedical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. His research projects specialize in the development of wearable/implantable bioelectronics for physiological sensing and treatment, focusing on cardiac/neural health, tissue engineering, and machine learning.

Viswanath brings over 11 years of experience as a lecturer to our faculty. Viswanath comes to UH from the University of Newcastle in Australia, where she served as a Lecturer. She has secured research grants from both academic and industry sources, supervised PhD students, and published widely in international journals and conferences.

Bopardikar earned his doctorate in imaging science from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2000. He has over a decade of experience working industry in the areas of multimedia analysis, biomedical signal analysis, and computational bioinformatics. He has also earned 6 U.S. patents.

Lakraychi accepted the position of Research Assistant Professor with the Engineering Technology Department. Previously he served as the Postdoctoral Scientist at UH.

Lin comes to UH from Cleveland State University as an Assistant Professor. Lin earned his doctorate from Delft University of Technology, with research interests in machine learning, control theory, and industrial cybersecurity.

Mohammadi is an experienced researcher in chemical and bioresource engineering with over 15 years of professional experience. Mohammadi has held leadership roles in process design, operations, data acquisition, and analysis, and is highly skilled in converting lignocellulosic biomass into various fuels through biochemical and thermochemical routes.

Jones earned her doctorate from the University of Tennessee in retail, hospitality, and tourism management with an emphasis on retail and consumer sciences and certifications in women, gender, and sexuality and qualitative research. She has taught various undergraduate courses in retail and fashion merchandising. Her research agenda surrounds the social psychology of dress and seeking to understand the barriers of appearance for marginalized consumers.

Tan comes to UH from Texas Tech University and joins the Industrial Engineering Department as an Associate Professor. Tan received his doctorate from North Carolina State University in Industrial & Systems Engineering. His research interests are micro- and nanofabrication for tissue engineering, Biomedical design and instrumentation, and Biomimetic polymer structures. Tan recently was awarded an NSF CAREER Award for his project titled, “Capillary-Incorporated Bioprinting of Biomimetic Soft Tissue Constructs”.

Govindu earned a doctorate in Industrial Engineering in 2013 from Mississippi State University. Before joining the Industrial Engineering Department at UH, Govindu a data analyst at NRG Energy. Govindu’s research interests focus on using machine learning applications in health sciences and utilizing AI for project planning and design.

Banerjee comes to UH from the University of Florida serving as a Research Assistant Scientist. Her main area of focus revolves around leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques across diverse applications.

Rahman comes to UH from Rice University as an Assistant Research Professor. He earned his doctorate in Fiber Science from Cornell University. Rahman’s academic interests lie in interdisciplinary materials science research, using an engineering and biology perspective to design and fabricate ‘Nature-inspired-Structures’.

Luan comes to UH from Washington State University. Her expertise lies in biomaterials and nanomaterials for bio-sensing and bio-imaging, next-generation molecular diagnostics, point-of-care and wearable sensors.

Huang joined the Cullen College on January 1, 2024, as an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Huang’s research focuses on investigations of the turbulent processes that drive the atmospheric surface layer and the development of novel and high-resolution sensing techniques.

Zelisko joins the Division of Undergraduate Programs and Student Success at the Cullen College as an Instructional Assistant Professor. Previously he worked as an Assistant Professor at Saint Thomas University. Zelisko earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston in 2016.