Department of Engineering in the College of Engineering

Faculty in the Department of Engineering
Adjunct faculty and instructors in the Department of Engineering
Staff in the Department of Engineering
Advisors for the College

Department of Engineering

David Bridges, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Department Chair

Office: RFEB 222E
Phone: (361) 825-2181
Email: david.bridges@tamucc.edu

Director of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Program

Ruby Mehrubeoglu, Ph.D.

Professor and Program Coordinator

Office: RFEB 222D
Phone: (361) 825-3378
Email: ruby.mehrubeoglu@tamucc.edu

Hyperspectral imaging and image analysis of a variety of materials, material characterization through spectral signatures and spatial distributions, and thermal imaging and visible-range digital image classification

Diana Avila

Senior Administrative Assistant

Office: RFEB 222
Phone: (361) 825-5849
Email: diana.avila@tamucc.edu

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Faculty in the Department of Engineering

Jose Baca, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: RFEB 222B
Phone: (361) 825-2144
Email: jose.baca@tamucc.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/bacajose/

Stewart Behie, Ph.D.

Visiting Professor of Industrial Engineering

Office: RFEB 215
Phone: (361) 825-2382
Email: stewart.behie@tamucc.edu

Lea-Der Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research

Office: CI 371
Phone: (361) 825-3046
Email: ld.chen@tamucc.edu

Combustion and Gasification of Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Fuel Characterization; Fuel Cells; Immersive Evaluation of Vehicles; Solar Thermal Power; Wind Turbine

Mahdiar Hariri, Ph.D.

Professional Assistant Professor

Office: RFEB 207C
Phone: (361) 825-3652
Email: mahdiar.hariri@tamucc.edu

Hongwei Hsiao, Ph.D.

Professor and Rogelio Roger Benavides Memorial Chair

Office: RFEB 319D
Phone: (361) 825-3233
Email: hongwei.hsiao@tamucc.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/hongweihsiao/home

Safety Evaluation and Research (SEAR) and Smart Technology Advancement Research (STAR): human-technology interface, human factors and industrial safety, emergency readiness research, multi-system integration evaluation (protective gear, robotics, exoskeletons, biometrics, and information processing), personal protective equipment (PPE) 3-dimensional dynamic fitting and performance assessment, and big data and artificial intelligence in protective gear sizing and design for diverse workforce.

Iltai (Isaac) Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 318
Phone: (361) 825-2734
Email: ikim@tamucc.edu
Website: https://www.tamucc.edu/science/research/nse/professor.php

Nano/bio chemical sensing, micro/nanoscale fluidics and heat transport, and energy conversion based on nano-biophotonics

Rajeev Kumar, Ph.D.

Professional Associate Professor

Office: RFEB 210
Phone: (361) 825-2559
Email: rajeev.kumar@tamucc.edu

Zhaorui Li, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: RFEB 316R
Phone: (361) 825-4170
Email: zhaorui.li@tamucc.edu

Ning Luo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Email: ning.luo@tamucc.edu
Website: https://www.professor-ning-luo.com/

Aref Mazloum, Ph.D.

Professional Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Office: RFEB 216
Phone: (361) 825-2593
Email: aref.mazloum@tamucc.edu

Thang Tien Nguyen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office: RFEB 319B
Phone: (361) 825-5532
Email: thang.nguyen@tamucc.edu

Jangwoon Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: RFEB 314D
Phone: (361) 825-2874
Email: jangwoon.park@tamucc.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/tamuccjangwoon

Human factors/ergonomics; Biomechanics; Engineering anthropometry; Digital human modeling and simulation; Usability testing; Kansei Engineering

Pablo Rangel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office: RFEB 308
Phone: (361) 825-3712
Email: pablo.rangel@tamucc.edu

Jian Sheng, Ph.D.

Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 313
Phone: (361) 825-3731
Email: jian.sheng@tamucc.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/laebi/home

Petru Aurelian Simionescu, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor

Office: RFEB 207B
Phone: (361) 825-5899
Email: pa.simionescu@tamucc.edu
Website: https://faculty.tamucc.edu/psimionescu/

Nancy Soliman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Office: RFEB 312
Phone: (361) 825-3236
Email: nancy.soliman@tamucc.edu

Dugan Um, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: RFEB 222C
Phone: (361) 825-3381
Email: dugan.um@tamucc.edu
Website: https://faculty.tamucc.edu/duganum

Albert Yun, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Office: RFEB 312
Phone: (361) 825-3294
Email: lingxiang.yun@tamucc.edu
Website: https://www.lingxiang-albert-yun.com

Hua Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Office: RFEB 319C
Phone: (361) 825-2467
Email: hua.zhang@tamucc.edu
Website: https://wesa.tamucc.edu

Hydrology, water resources management, geospatial analysis, infrastructure resilience, environmental systems analysis

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Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Engineering

Ronald Carlson

Adjunct Professor

Office: RFEB 219
Phone: (361) 825-3272
Email: ronald.carlson@tamucc.edu

Cosmina Nicula

Adjunct Professor

Office: RFEB 222A
Phone: (361) 825-3569
Email: cosmina.nicula@tamucc.edu

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Staff in the Department of Engineering

Jack Esparza

Laboratory Coordinator II

Office: RFEB 114A
Phone: (361) 825-3897
Email: jack.esparza@tamucc.edu

John Gonzalez

Laboratory Coordinator II

Office: RFEB 222A
Phone: (361) 825-2667
Email: juan.gonzalez3@tamucc.edu

Kristin Huerta

Administrative Associate

Office: RFEB 222
Phone: (361) 825-3220
Email: kristin.delarosa@tamucc.edu

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Department of Engineering Directory