Mar 18, 2024  
Rensselaer Catalog 2009-2010 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2009-2010 [Archived Catalog]

The Faculty


Faculty Roster
An asterisk (*) indicates recipients of the William H.Wiley Distinguished Faculty Award; a dagger † indicates recipients of the David M. Darrin Counseling Award; a double dagger †† indicates recipients of the Early Career Award.

††Abdoun, Tarek Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Abetti, Pier A. Clinical Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Illinois Institute of Technology).

Aboul-Seoud, Mohamed Clinical Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Ph.D. (University of Louisville).

Abouzeid, Alhussein Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Washington, Seattle).

Abrajano, Teofilo A. Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (Washington University, St. Louis).

Adali, Sibel Associate Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of Maryland).

Adams, Gary S. Professor of Physics; Ph.D. (Indiana University).

Adams, James Professor of Economics; Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

Akera, Atsushi Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

Alben, Richard Clinical Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Harvard University).

Amitay, Michael Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Technion, Israel Institute of Technology).

Anderson, Kurt Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Anderson-Gold, Sharon Department Head and Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Ph.D. (New School for Social Research).

Anshelevich, Elliot Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Antal, Steven P. Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Arcoudas, Konstantine Research Assisant Professor of Cognitive Science: Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).


Bahn, Curtis Associate Professor, Department of the Arts; Ph.D. (Princeton University).

Bailey, Ronald A. Associate Head and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (McGill University).

Ban, Xuegang (Jeff) Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison).

Barquera, Blanca Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Institute de Fisiologre, Mexico).

Bedard, Donna Research Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

* Belfort, Georges Russell Sage Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Professor of Chemical Engineering; Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine).

Bell, David H. Associate Professor of Architecture; M.Arch. (University of Virginia).

Bennett, Audrey Associate Professor of Language, Literature, and Communication; M.F.A. (Yale University).

††Bennett, Kristin P. Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin).

Benzing, Matthew Librarian (Information Systems); M.S.I.S. (University of Tennessee).

Bequette, B. Wayne Professor of Chemical Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin).

Berman, Francine Vice President for Research; Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (University of Washington).

Bhat, Ishwara B. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Bhiwapurkar, Pravin Clinical Assistant Professor of Architecture; Ph.D. (Illinois Institute of Technology).

Bjornsson, Christopher S. Research Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Manitoba).

††Blanchet, Thierry A. Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Dartmouth College).

Bopp, Richard F. Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (Columbia University).

Borca-Tasciuc, Diane Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles).

Borca-Tasciuc, Theodorian Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles).

Boyer, Kim Department Head and Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Purdue University).

Boylen, Charles W. Associate Director, Darrin Freshwater Institute; Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin).

Braasch, Jonas Assistant Professor of Architecture; Ph.D. (Unveristy of Bodsam, Germany).

Breneman, Curtis M. Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Barbara).

Breyman, Steven J. Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Barbara).

† Bringsjord, Selmer Department Head and Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Brown University).

Brunski, John B. Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

Bustamante, Nao Associate Professor of Arts; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; M.F.A., (San Francisco Art Institute).

Bystroff, Christopher Associate Professor of Biology; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of California, San Diego).


Campbell, Nancy Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Cruz).

Canier, Caren Professor of Art; M.F.A. (Boston University).

Caporael, Linnda R. Professor of Psychology; Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Barbara).

Caracappa, Peter Clinical Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Carothers, Christopher D. Associate Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology).

Carver, Erik Clinical Assistant Professor of Architecture; M.Arch. (Princeton University).

Cassimatis, Nicholas Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Castillo, Luciano Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (State University of New York at Buffalo).

Century, Michael L. Professor of Music; Ph.D. (University of Sussex, U.K).

Chambers, Matthew Clinical Assistant Professor of Military Science; B.A. (St. Bonaventure University).

Chan, Wei Kin (Victor) Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Changizi, Mark Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science; Ph.D. (University of Marlyand).

Cheney, Margaret Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (Indiana University).

Cherniak, Daniele J. Research Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (University at Albany).

Chi, Lei Assistant Professor of the Lally School of Management and Technology, Ph.D.(University of Kentucky).

Choo, Adrian Assistant Professor of Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota).

Chow, Joe H. Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs; Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; P.E., Ph.D. (University of Illinois).

Chow, T. Paul Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Chrisey, Douglas B. Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Virginia).

Collins, Cynthia Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering: Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology).

††Colón, Wilfredo Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University).

Connor, Kenneth A. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Polytechnic Institute of New York).

Cooper, James Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (Drexel University).

Coppens, Marc-Olivier Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Ghent).

Corbett, Andrew C. Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Colorado, Boulder).

Corr, David Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison).

† Cramer, Steven M. William Weightman Walker Professor of Polymer Engineering; Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (Yale University).

Crivello, James V. Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame).

Crone, Donna Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Duke University).

Cui, Anna Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Michigan State University).

Cusatis, Gianluca Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (Politecnico di Milano University).

Cutler, Alan R. Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (Brandeis University).

Cutler, Barbara M. Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

 

Dai, Guohao Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (Harvard University).

Dai, Jianming Research Assistant Professor of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Tianjin University).

Danon, Yaron Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Das, Sanmay Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Techology).

De, Suvranu Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Deery, June E. Associate Professor of Literature; D.Phil. (Oxford University).

Demers, Diane, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Demertzoglou, Pindaro Clinical Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (State University of New York at Albany).

Derby, Stephen J. Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Desrochers, Alan A. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Purdue University).

DeStefano, Marc C. Clinical Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science; M.S. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Detchprohm, Theeradetch Research Associate Professor of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Nagoya University).

Dinolfo, Peter Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (Northwestern University).

Diwan, Joyce J. Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Illinois).

*Dobry, Ricardo Institute Professor of Engineering and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Dojka, John F. Institute Archivist and Head, Collection Development; M.L.S. (Wayne State University).

Dordick, Jonathan S. Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Douglis, Evan Dean, School of Architecture, Professor of Architecture; M.Arch. (Harvard Graduate School of Design).

Drew, Donald A. Eliza Ricketts Foundation Professor of Mathematics; Department Head and Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Drineas, Petros Associate Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Yale University).

Duchin, Faye Professor of Economics; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Dunn, Kathryn Technology and Metadata Librarian; M.L.S. (Indiana University).

Dunn, Stanley Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education; Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Maryland).

Duquette, David J. John Tod Horton ‘52 Professor of Materials Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Durgee, Jeffrey F. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh).

Dutta, Partha Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Science).

Dyson, Anna Associate Professor of Architecture; M.Arch. (Yale University).


Eah, Sang-Kee
Assistant Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Seoul National University).

Ecker, Joseph G. Edward P. Hamilton Distinguished Professor; Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Eglash, Ronald Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Cruz).

Ellinger, Jefferson Assistant Professor of Architecture; M.Arch. (Columbia University).

Embrechts, Mark J. Associate Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems and Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; P.E., Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute).

Esrock, Ellen J. Associate Professor of Literature; Ph.D. (New York University).

Estrella, Arturo Department Head and Professor of Economics; Ph.D. (Harvard University).


Fahey, James
Clinical Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science; Ph.D. (University at Albany.)

Fajen, Brett R. Associate Professor of Cognitive Science; Ph.D. (University of Connecticut).

Ferland, Russell Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Rochester).

Fernheimer, Janice Assistant Professor of Language, Literature, and Communication; Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin).

Figuero, Mariana Assistant Professor of Architecture; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Finger, Fern Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Yale University).

Fish, Jacob Rosalind and John J. Redfern Jr. ’33 Professor of Engineering; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Northwestern University).

Foley, William J. Clinical Associate Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; P.E., Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Fortun, Kim Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Rice University).

Fortun, Michael Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (Harvard University).

Fox, Peter Constellation Professor, Tetherless World; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (Monash University).

Francis, Bill B. Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Toronto).

† Franklin, W. Randolph Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Associate Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Harvard University).

Freedman, Daniel Associate Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Harvard University).

Freier, Nathan Assistant Professor of Language, Literature, and Communication; Ph.D. (University of Washington).

Freyssinier-Nova, J.P. Research Assistant Professor of Architecture; M.S. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Fritz, Connie Biological Sciences/Cognitive Science Librarian, M.L.S. (University at Albany).


††Gall, Daniel
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).

Garba, Fareh Assistant Professor of Architecture; M.Arch. (University of Pennsylvania).

Garcia, Angel Constellation Professor, Biocomputation and Bioinformatics; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

††Garde, Shekhar Elaine S. and Jack S. Parker Chair in Engineering; Department Head and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Delaware).

Gautschi, David Dean and Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Gerhardt, Lester A. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (State University of New York, Buffalo).

Gibson, David Clinical Associate Professor of Arts; M.M., (Yale School of Music).

Giedt, Joel Assistant Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkley).

Gilbert, Susan Department Head and Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Dartmouth College).

Gobert, Tamberly Automation Archivist, M.S. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Godoy, Carlos Assistant Professor of Language, Literature, and Communication; Ph.D. (University of Southern California).

Goebel, Johannes Director, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center; Professor of Music; M.A. (Staaliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater).

Goldberg, Mark K. Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Science, Novosibirsk, USSR).

Golden, Timothy D. Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Connecticut).

Goldenberg, David H. Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Florida).

Gordon, Tamar Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociolinguistics; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Gowdy, John M. Virginia and Lloyd W. Rittenhouse ’35 Teaching Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences; Professor of Economics; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (West Virginia University).

Grabowski, Martha R. Research Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Gray, Wayne D. Acting Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Ph.D. (University of California at Berkeley).

† Grice, Roger Clinical Associate Professor of Technical Communication; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Gupta, Aparna Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Stanford University).


Ha, Chang
Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Columbia School of Business).

Hahn, Tomie Associate Professor of Music and Culture; Ph.D. (Wesleyan University).

Hajela, Prabhat Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education; Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Haley, Thomas Clinical Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Han, Pengyu Assitant Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

† Hanna, Michael H. Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education; Director Advising and Learning Assistance Center; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of Illinois).

Hardwick, Martin Acting Department Head and Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Bristol University, U.K.).

Hasan, Iftekhar Cary L. Wellington Professor of Management of Technology; Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Houston).

Haskins, Ekaterina Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Communication; Ph.D. (University of Iowa).

Heim, John Clinical Professor of Economics; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University at Albany).

Hella, Mona Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Ohio State University).

Hendler, James A. Constellation Professor, Tetherless World; Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Brown University).

Herron, Isom Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University).

† Hess, David Professor of Anthropology in Science and Technology Studies; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

High, Kathy Associate Professor of Arts; M.A.H. (State University of New York, Buffalo, Center for Media Study).

Hirsa, Amir Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Holguin-Veras, Jose Acting Department Head and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; P.E., Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin).

Holmes, Colette Management Librarian; M.L.S. (University at Albany).

Holmes, Mark H. Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles).

Hsu, Cheng Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Ohio State University).

Huang, Dongling Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Texas, Dallas).

Huang, Liping Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D (University of Illinois, Urbana).

Huang, Zhaoran Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology).

Hubbell, Christopher Clinical Associate Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Ph.D. (University at Albany).

Hugles, Gregory N. Clinical Professor of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Princeton University).

Hull, Robert Henry Burlage Chaired Professor in Engineering, Department Head and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (Oxford University).

Hults, Patricia Librarian; Manager of Technical Services; M.L.S. (University at Albany).


Intes, Xavier Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, France).

Isaacson, David Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (New York University).

 

Jackson, Shirley Ann President;  Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Professor of Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Jansen, Kenneth Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology, Associate Director of the Scientific Computation Research Center; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Jensen, Michael K. Professor of Mechanical Engineering; P.E., Ph.D. (Iowa State University).

Ji, Qiang Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Washington).

Ji, Wei Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Jiao, Yawen Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Boston College).

Jones, Robert W. Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Julius, Anak Agung Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Universiteit Twente, Enschrede).


Kagan, Larry
Professor of Art; M.A. (University at Albany).

Kalsher, Michael J. Associate Professor of Psychology; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University).

††Kalyanaraman, Shivkumar Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Ohio State University).

Kaminski, Deborah A. Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Kanai, Junichi Clinical Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

††Kane, Ravi S. P. K. Lashmet Career Development Professor, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Kapila, Ashwani Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Kar, Koushik Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Maryland).

Kar, Swastik Research Asistant Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Science).

Karande, Pankaj Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Barbara).

Katz, Miriam Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (Rutgers University).

Keblinski, Pawel Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University).

Keefe, Jeanne Visual Resources Librarian; M.L.S. (State University of New York, Buffalo).

Kempf, James Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology).

Kiehl, Margaret (Maya) Clinical Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Kilduff, James Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; P.E., Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Kim, Jong Kyu Research Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Pohang University).

Kinchy, Abby Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison).

Kolb, John Chief Information Officer; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; P.E., M.Eng. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

††Koratkar, Nikhil Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Maryland, College Park).

Korenowski, Gerald M. Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Koretz, Jane F. Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

Korniss, Gyorgy Associate Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute).

Kovacic, Gregor Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology).

Kramer, Peter R. Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (Princeton University).

Kreiger, Tanis Serials/Acquisitions Librarian; M.L.S. (University at Albany).

Kremer, Steven R. Captain and Clinical Professor of Naval Science.

Krishnamoorthy, Mukkai S. Associate Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology).

Kreuger, Ted Associate Dean of Architecture; Associate Professor of Architecture; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; M. Arch. (Columbia University).

Kumar, Shyam Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana).

Kuruzovich, Jason Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Maryland).


Lakshmi, K.V. Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Instittute of Technology).

Lawson, Shawn A. Assistant Professor of Arts; M.F.A.(School of the Art Institute of Chicago).

Layne, Linda Alma and H. Erwin Hale ’30 Teaching Professorship of Humanities and Social Sciences; Professor of Anthropology in Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (Princeton University).

LeCoz, Yannick L. Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Ledet, Eric Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Leslie, Russell P. Professor of Architecture, Associate Director, Lighting Research Center; M.Arch. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Lewis, Barbara  Clinical Associate Professor of Language, Literature, and Communication; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Lewis, Daniel Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (Lehigh University).

Lewis, Kim Assistant Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor).

Li, Fengyan Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (Brown University).

Lian, Jie Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Ligon, Lee Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Virginia).

Lim, Chjan C. Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (Brown University).

Lin, Shawn-Yu Constellation Professor, Future Chips; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Princeton University).

Linhardt, Robert J. Ann and John H. Broadbent, Jr. ’59 Senior Constellation Professor, Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (John Hopkins University).

Lister, Bradford C. Associate Department Head of Biology; Clinical Professor of Biology; Director, Center for Innovation in Undergraduate Education; Ph.D. (Princeton University).

Liu, Li Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Lu, James Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Technical University of Munich).

††Lu, Toh-Ming Ray Palmer Baker Distinguished Professor; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin).

Lvov, Yuri Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (University of Arizona).

Lynch, Michael Clinical Assistant Professor of Language, Literature, and Communication; Ph.D. (University of Connecticut).

Lyon, Joseph Assistant Professor of Naval Science.


Magdon-Ismail, Malik
Associate Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology).

Makhatadze, George I. Constellation Professor, Biocomputation and Bioinformatics; Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Pushchino and Moscow Physico-Technical Institute).

Malaviya, Bimal K. Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Harvard University).

Malmborg, Charles J. Department Head and Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology).

Maniatty, Antoinette M. Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Markov, Ivan Associate Professor of Architecture; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Markovitch, Dmitri Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (New York University).

Martin, Lealon Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles).

Mascarenhas, Michael Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (Michigan State University).

Mayo, Robert R. Acting Director of Rensselaer Research Libraries; M.L.S. (State University of New York-Geneseo).

McCaffrey, Robert Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Cruz).

McCallum, Scott Research Associate Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Virginia).

McDermott, Christopher Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill).

McDonald, John F. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Yale University).

McGown, Linda William Weightman Walker Professor of Chemistry; Department Head and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (University of Washington).

McGuinness, Deborah L. Constellation Professor, Tetherless World; Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D. (Rutgers University).

† McLaughlin, Harry W. Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (University of Maryland).

McLaughlin, Joyce R. Ford Foundation Professor of Mathematics; Director, Center for Inverse Problems; Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (University of California, Riverside).

Messac, Achille Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Messler,  Robert W. Jr. Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Milanova, Ana Associate Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Rutgers University).

Millard, Don Clinical Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Miller, Branda Professor of Arts; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; M.F.A. (New York University Graduate Film and Television Program).

Mistur, Mark S. Associate Professor of Architecture; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; M.S. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Mitchell, John E. Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Miyamoto, Paul Clinical Assistant Professor of Language, Literature, and Communication; M.F.A. (Otis Art Institute).

Montoya, Lupita Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Moore, James A. Acting Director, New York Center for Polymer Synthesis; Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn).

Morgan, Joel E. Research Assistant Professor, Biology; Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology).

 

Nagy, George Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; P.E., Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Nambisan, Satish Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Syracuse University).

Napolitano, James Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Narendran, Nadarajah Associate Professor in Architecture; Ph.D. (University of Rhode Island).

Nayak, Saroj K. Associate Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi).

††Newberg, Heidi Jo Associate Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkley).

Newberg, Lee Research Associate Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Ngai, Ted Clinical Assistant Professor of Architecture; M.Arch. (Harvard University).

Nierzwicki-Bauer, Sandra A. Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Professor of Biology; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of New Hampshire).

Nieusma, Dean Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Noble, Ralph G. Associate Professor of Cognitive Science; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Nyman, Marianne Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (Purdue University).


O’Brien, Jonathan Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Purdue University).

O’Connor, Gina Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (New York University).

O’Hara, Christopher E. Chair and Clinical Professor of Air and Space Studies.

O’Rourke, Michael J. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; P.E., Ph.D. (Northwestern University).

Oatman, Michael Associate Professor of Architecture; M.F.A. (State University of New York, Albany).

Oberai, Assad Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Odell, C. Lee Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Curriculum Initiatives; Professor of Rhetoric and Composition; Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Oehlschlaeger, Matthew Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Oliveros, P. Distinguished Research Professor of Music; Honorary Doctor of Music (University of Maryland, Baltimore County).

Ostrogorsky, Aleksandar G. Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Sc.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Ozisik, Rahmi Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Akron).


Page-McCaw, Andrea
Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Palazzo, Robert E. Provost; Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Wayne State University).

Paluh, Janet Research Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Park, Jong Chool Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon University).

Parsa, Leila Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University).

Paulson, Albert S. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Professor in the Technologies of Management; Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute).

Pearlman, William A. Research Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Stanford University).

Peles, Yoav Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology).

† Persans, Peter D. Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

Peters, Lois S. Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (New York University).

Picu, Catalin Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Dartmouth College).

Piper, Bruce R. Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of Utah).

Platt, Mark Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (University of Virginia).

Plawsky, Joel L. Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Sc.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Plopper, George E, Jr. Associate Professor of Biology; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (Harvard University).

Podowski, Michael Z. Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Warsaw Technical University).

Puka, William J. Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Ph.D. (Harvard University).


Radke, Richard
Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Princeton University).

Ramanath, Ganapathiraman Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana).

Ravichandran, T. Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University).

* Rea, Mark S. Director, Lighting Research Center and Professor of Architecture; Professor of Psychology; Ph.D. (Ohio State University).

Reid, Larry D. Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Ph.D. (University of Utah).

Restivo, Sal Professor of Sociology in Science and Technology Studies, Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Michigan State University).

Riebe, David Clinical Associate Professor of Architecture; M.S. (Columbia University).

††Roberge, Wayne G. Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Harvard University).

Roecker, Steven W. Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

† Rolnick, Neil B. Professor of Music, Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Rosowsky, David Dean, School of Engineering; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University).

Roy, Harry Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University).

Roysam, Badri Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (Washington University).

Roytburd, Victor Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Rubenfeld, Lester A. Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (New York University).

Ruiz, Kathleen H. Associate Professor of Arts; M.A. (New York University).

Rupert, Amy P. Assistant Institute Archivist; M.L.S. (University at Albany).

Rusak, Zvi Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; D.Sc. (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology).

Rutledge, Eric Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Albany Medical College).

Ryan, Jennifer Associate Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Ph.D. (Northwestern University).

Ryu, Chang Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota).


Salon, Sheppard J. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; P.E., Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh).

Sanderson, Arthur C . Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon University).

Sanderson, Susan Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh).

Sasanakul, Inthuoron Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (Utah State University).

Saulnier, Gary J. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Saunders, Andrew A. Assistant Professor of Architecture; M.A. (Harvard Graduate School of Design).

Sawyer, Shayla Assistant Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Scarton, Henry A. Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon University).

Schadler, Linda Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

Schmidt, David A. Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Schoch, Paul M. Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Schoelles, Michael Research Assistant Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Ph.D. (George Mason University).

Schroeder, John Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Catholic University of America).

Schubert, E. Fred Wellfleet Senior Constellation Professor, Future Chips; Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Stuttgart, Germany).

Schwendeman, Donald W. Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology).

Scott, Frances Y. Library Manager, Architecture, Experimental Media and the Arts; M.L.S. (Rutgers University).

Search, Patricia Professor of Graphics; M.A. (Goddard College).

Sharkey, Thomas Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Ph.D. (University of Florida).

Shawhan, Daniel Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Shen, Tong  Clinical Assistant Professor of Chinese; M.A. (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences); M.S. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst).

Shephard, Mark S. Director, Scientific Computation Research Center; Samuel A. Johnson ’37 and Elizabeth C. Johnson Professor in Engineering; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Professor of Computer Science; P.E., Ph.D. (Cornell University).

Shi, Yungfeng Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Shur, Michael Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts ’48 Chaired Professor in Solid State Electronics; Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (A.F. Ioffe Institute of Physics and Technology, Soviet Union).

Siegel, Richard W . Director, Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center; Robert W. Hunt Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of Illinois).

Siegmann, William L. Associate Dean of Science for Graduate Education and Research, Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Sikdar, Biplab Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Simons, Kenneth Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon University).

Smith, Richard N. Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs; Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Spear, Frank S. Edward P. Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Science Education; Department Head and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles).

Spilker, Robert L. Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Sc.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Spooner, David L. Acting Dean of Science; Professor of Computer Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University).

Sreepada, Sastry Clinical Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospece and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D (Columbia University).

Staniszewski, Mary Anne Acting Department Head and Associate Professor of Arts; Ph.D. (City University of New York).

Steinbruchel, Christoph Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota).

Steiner, Mark Director, Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory; Director, Core Engineering; Clinical Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Clinical Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Stephens, Irving E. Librarian; Manager, Public Services; M.L.S. (University at Albany).

Stewart, Charles Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin).

Stoler, Paul Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Rutgers University).

Story, Jonathan Ruth and Augustine Marusi ‘36 Professorshhip in Global Business Management; Clinical Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University).

Sun, Jian Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Paderborn).

Sun, Ron Professor of Cognitive Science; Ph.D. (Brandeis University).

Swank, Douglas M. Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

Swersey, Burt L. Senior Lecturer in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; B.S. (Cornell University).

Symans, Michael Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (State University of New York, Buffalo).

* Szymanski, Boleslaw K. Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor; Director, Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking; Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland).


Teall, John Clinical Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (New York University).

Tessier, Peter Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D (University of Delaware).

Thompson, Deanna Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (Rutgers University).

* Tichy, John A. Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Tomozawa, Minoru Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).

Tracy, William Assistant Professor, Lally School of Mnagement and Technology; Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles).

Traver, Holly A. Clinical Assistant Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Ph.D. (University at Albany).

Trinkle, Jeffrey C. Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania).


Ukkusuri, Satish Howard N. Blitman ’50 P.E. Career Development Professor in Engineering; Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin).

Underhill, Patrick Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).


Vamos, Igor
Associate Professor of Arts; M.F.A. (University of California, San Diego).

van Heuveln, Bram Clinical Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science; Ph.D. (State University of New York, Binghamton).

Varela, Carlos A. Associate Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

Vashishth, Deepak Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (University of London).

Vastola, Kenneth S. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (University of Illinois).

Veryzer, Robert Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Florida).

Vitaliano, Donald F. Professor of Economics; Ph.D. (City University of New York).

Vollen, Jason Assistant Professor of Architecture; M.Arch. (Cranbrook Academy of Art).

von Maltzahn, Wolf Associate Vice President for Research; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Hannover, Germany).


Wait, Samuel C., Jr.
Associate Dean, School of Science; Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Walczyk, Daniel Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; P.E., Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Wallace, William A. Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Wang, Chunyu Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Cornell University).

††Wang, Gwo-Ching Travelstead Institute Chair; Department Head and Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin).

Warden, Joseph T . Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota).

Warriner, Kenneth L. Jr. Associate Professor of Architecture; B.Arch. (University of Florida).

Washington, Morris A. Director, Center for Integrated Electronics; Clinical Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (New York University).

††Watson, E. Bruce Institute Professor of Science; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Wei, Timothy Department Head and Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Wen, John Ting-Yung Director, Center for Automation Technologies and Systems; Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Wentland, Mark P. Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ph.D. (Rice University).

Wetzel, Christian M. Wellfleet Career Development Constellation Professor, Future Chips; Associate Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (University of Munich, Germany).

Whitburn, Merrill D. Louis Ellsworth Laflin Professor of English; Professor of Communication and Rhetoric; Ph.D. (University of Iowa).

Whittet, Douglas C.B. Director, New York Center for Astrobiology;Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (St. Andrews University, Scotland).

Wilke, Ingrid Associate Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology).

Willemain, Thomas R. Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Winner, Langdon Thomas Phelan Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences; Professor of Political Science, Science and Technology Studies; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Woodhouse, Edward J. Professor of Political Science, Science and Technology Studies; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; Ph.D. (Yale University).

Woods, John W. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Wozny, Michael J. Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (University of Arizona).

†Wright, Frank Director of Undergraduate Programs; Clinical Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; M.S. (Naval Post Graduate School).

Wright, Roger N. Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; P.E., Sc.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).


Xiang, Ning
Associate Professor of Architecture; Ph.D. (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany).

Xu, George Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University).


Yamaguchi, Masashi Assistant Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Ph.D. (Hokkaido University).

Yang, Yingrui Associate Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Ph.D. (New York University).

Ye, Pengfei Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Milwakee).

Yayla-Küllü, Müge Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill).

Yazici, Birsen Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Purdue University).

Yener, Bulent Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (Columbia University).


Zaki, Mohammed
Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D. (University of Rochester).

Zappen, James P. Acting Department Head, Language, Literature, and Communication; Professor of Communication and Rhetoric; Ph.D. (University of Missouri).

Zeghal, Mourad Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ph.D. (Princeton University).

Zenzen, Michael J., Jr. Professor of Cognitive Sciences; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Zhang, Fuming Research Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Leeds).

Zhang, Lucy Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (Northwestern University).

Zhang, Shengbai Gail and Jeffrey L. Kodosky ‘70 Constellation Chair in Physics, Information Technology, and Entrepreneurship; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Zhang, Tong Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (University of Minnesota).

*††Zhang, Xi-Cheng J. Erik Johnsson’22 Distinguished Professor; Director, Center for Terahertz Research; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering; Ph.D. (Brown University).

Zhao, Hao Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Illinois).

Zhou, Wei Clinical Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley).

Zimmie, Thomas F. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; P.E., Ph.D. (University of Connecticut).

Zuker, Michael Professor of Mathematical Sciences; Professor of Biology; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Faculty Roster (Rensselaer at Hartford)

Albright, Robert R., II Clinical Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh).

Arnheiter, Edward D. Clinical Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts).

Brown, Roger H. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering and Science; Member, Faculty of Information Technology; M.S.E.E. (University of Illinois).

Eberbach, Eugene Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Science; Ph.D. (Warsaw University of Technology).

Gingerella, Louis W. Jr. Clinical Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; MBA (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Gutierrez-Miravete, Ernesto Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Science; Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Hoole, Ratnajeevan Clinical Professor, Department of Engineering and Science; Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon University).

Kelly, Leonard J. Clinical Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Connecticut).

Maleyeff, John Clinical Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts).

Mesiya, M. Farooque Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Science; Ph.D. (Queens University, Canada).

Peteros, Randall G. Clinical Assistant Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; J.D. (Western New England College School of Law).

Peters, Lael Clinical Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Rainey, David L. Clinical Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Stodder, James P. Clinical Associate Professor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Yale University).

Triscari, Thomas Clinical Associate Profesor, Lally School of Management and Technology; Ph.D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute).

Venkateswaran, Venkat Clinical Professor, Department of Engineering and Science; Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University).

Younessi, Houman Assistant Dean for Academic Programs; Clinical Professor, Department of Engineering and Science; Ph.D., (Swinburne University of Technology).