Faculty Mentors

Get to Know Your Faculty Mentor

By majoring in an engineering or engineering technology major, you are assigned a professional (primary) academic advisor and a faculty mentor.

Civil / Environmental Engineering

Name

Position

Mahyar Amirgholy Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
mamirgho@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5090
M 162C
Last Names B, Y
Parth Bhavsar Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
pbhavsar@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5095
G 235
Last Names D, K
Hosain Haddad Kolour Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering
hhaddadk@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7294
G 214
Last Names A, W
Adam Kaplan Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
akaplan8@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5084
L 157
Last Names S,V
Jayhyun Kwon Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
jkwon9@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5080
L 112
Last Names O, R
Metin Oguzmert Professor of Civil Engineering

Professor of Civil Engineering
moguzmer@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5083
M 162A
Last Names F-G
Reza Sedaghat Shirazinejad Lecturer of Civil Engineering

Lecturer of Civil Engineering
rshirazi@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7801
L 152A
Last Names H, N
Youngguk Seo Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
yseo2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5496
L 111
Last Names I-J, P
Sabina Shahnaz Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering
sshahnaz@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5497
G 234
Last Names M, X, Z
Tien Yee Professor of Civil Engineering

Professor of Civil Engineering
tyee@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5091
M 162B
Last Names L, T, U

Computer/Electrical Engineering

Name

Position

Craig Chin Assistant Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology

Assistant Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology
cchin2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7272
Q 344
Last Names Aa-Ar
Sandip Das Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
sdas2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5140
Q 345
Last Names As-Be
Sumit Chakravarty Assistant Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Assistant Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
schakra2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5141
Q 346
Last Names Bf-Br
Hai Ho Associate Professor of Computer Engineering

Associate Professor of Computer Engineering
hho3@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7308
Q 227
Last Names Bs-Ch
Benjamin Klein Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering

Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering
bklein8@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7439
Q 256
Last Names Ci-Cz
Lance Crimm Professor of Electrical Engineering

Professor of Electrical Engineering
lcrimm@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7249
Q 249
Last Names Da-Di
Brent Jenkins Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
bjenki42@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7433
Q 337A
Last Names Dj-E
Billy Kihei Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
bkihei@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6657
Q 252
Last Names F-Gi
Bill Diong Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
bdiong@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5574
Q 333
Last Names Gm-Gz
Sheila Hill Senior Lecturer of Electrical Engineering

Senior Lecturer of Electrical Engineering
sdoneho1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2408
Q 337C
Last Names Ha-Ho
Hoseon Lee Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
hlee69@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5133
Q 343
Last Names Hu-J
Yousef Mahmoud Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
ymahmoud@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7381
Q 342
Last Names K-La
Paul Lee Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
slee274@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7573
Q 349
Last Names Lb-Lz
Charles Duvall Senior Lecturer of Electrical Engineering

Senior Lecturer of Electrical Engineering
cduvall4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6806
Q 337E
Last Names Ma-Mc
Cyril Okhio Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
cokhio@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5063
G 219
Last Names Md-Mz
Scott Tippens Professor of Computer Engineering

Professor of Computer Engineering
stippen1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7278
Q 251
Last Names N-O
Coskun Tekes Associate Professor of Computer Engineering

Associate Professor of Computer Engineering
ctekes@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7432
Q 250
Last Names Pa-Ph
Jian Zhang Assistant Professor of Information Technology

Assistant Professor of Information Technology
jzhang51@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7431
R2 221
Last Names Pi-Ri
Yan Fang Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
yfang9@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7460
Q 142
Last Names Sb-Sn
Jeffrey Yiin Clinical Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Clinical Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
jyiin@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7246
G 221
Last Names So-Th
Caroline Cranfill Part-Time Instructor of Electrical Engineering

Part-Time Instructor of Electrical Engineering
rcranfil@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7246
Q 253
Last Names Ti-V
Walter Thain Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
wthain@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7436
Q 347
Last Names W-Z

Construction Engineering

Name

Position

Adam Kaplan Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
akaplan8@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5084
L 157
Last Names A-Z

Electrical Engineering Technology

Name

Position

Scott Larisch Part-Time Instructor of Electrical Engineering Technology

Part-Time Instructor of Electrical Engineering Technology
slarisc1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7274
Q 236
Last Names A-B
Austin Asgill Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology

Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology
aasgill@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5131
Q 231
Last Names C-F
Sylvia Bhattacharya Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology
sbhatta6@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7311
Q 226
Last Names G-L
Daren Wilcox Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology
dwilcox6@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7269
Q 233
Last Names R-Z

Environmental Engineering

Name

Position

Amy Gruss Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
agruss@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7262
L 158
Last Names A-G
Roneisha Worthy Assistant Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Assistant Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
rworthy@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5089
L 159
Last Names Q-Z

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Name

Position

Luisa Valentina Nino de Valladares Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
lvallad1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7242
M 115
Last Names A-E
Amin Esmaeili Associate Professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering

Associate Professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering
aesmaei3@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2315
M 119
Last Names F-K
Awatef Ergai Associate Professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering

Associate Professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering
aergai@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2199
M 116
Last Names L-P
Lei Li Associate Dean of Student Success in the College of Computing and Software Engineering and Professor of Information Technology

Associate Dean of Student Success in the College of Computing and Software Engineering and Professor of Information Technology
lli13@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3915
J 393B
Last Names Q-Z

Industrial Engineering Technology

Name

Position

Lois Jordan Lecturer of Industrial Engineering

Lecturer of Industrial Engineering
ljorda61@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7523
M 122
Last Names A-L
Ruba Alamad Lecturer of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Lecturer of Industrial and Systems Engineering
ralamad@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2265
M 124
Last Names G-M
Robert Keyser Assistant Chair of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Assistant Chair of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
rkeyser@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7339
M 113A
Last Names N-Z

Mechanical Engineering

Name

Position

Philippe Sucosky Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
psucosky@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3158
Q 103
Last Names A
Ali Khazaei Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
akhazaei@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5154
Q 148
Last Names Ba-Bo
Mir Atiqullah Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
matiqull@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2750
Q 131
Last Names Bp-Ce
Marwan Al-haik Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
malhaik@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7162
Q 129
Last Name Cf-Ce
Richard Ruhala Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
rruhala@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2748
Q 131
Last Name D
Dal Hyung Kim Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
dkim97@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5263
G 217
Last Name E-Fh
Valmiki Sooklal Assistant Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
vsooklal@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3864
Q 127
Last Name Fi-Gd
Simin Nasseri Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
snasser1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7420
Q 150
Last Names Ge-Gz
Jungkyu Park Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
jpark186@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6809
G 218
Last Names H
Santana Roberts Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering
srobe157@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3712
Q 102
Last Names I-Kh
Mehdi Sarmast Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering
msarmast@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3699
Q 144
Last Names Ki-Ln
Mahesh Gupta Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
mgupta4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4467
Q 224
Last Names Mb-Mn
Sathish Kumar Gurupatham Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
sgurupat@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3074
G 215
Last Names Mo-N
Cameron Coates Assistant Dean of Operations and Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Assistant Dean of Operations and Professor of Aerospace Engineering
ccoates4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7482
Q 333A
Last Names O-Pa
Muhammad Salman Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
msalman1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2438
G 222
Last Names Pb-Q
David Veazie Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
dveazie@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2749
Q 130
Last Names R
Laura Ruhala Assistant Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
lruhala@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7315
Q 319
Last Names Sa-Sh
Ayse Tekes Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
atekes@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7518
G 236
Last Names Su-T
Bo Li Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
bli10@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2751
G 220
Last Names U-Wg
Ashish Aphale Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
aaphale@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7835
Q 103
Last Names Wh-Z

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Name

Position

Aaron Adams Assistant Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Assistant Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
aadam224@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5147
Q 234
Last Names A-C
Timothy Adams Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology
tadams71@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4985
Q 151
Last Names D-G
Richard Kennedy Director of the 3D Print Center and Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Director of the 3D Print Center and Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology
ckenned1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5019
Q 237
Last Names H-Mb
Michael Braswell Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology
mbrasw18@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7274
Q 236
Last Names Mc-R
Javad Khazaii Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
jkhazaii@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4794
Q 316B
Last Names S-Z

Mechatronics Engineering

Name

Position

Aaron Adams Assistant Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Assistant Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
aadam224@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5147
Q 234
Last Names A-C
Timothy Adams Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology
tadams71@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4985
Q 151
Last Names D-G
Richard Kennedy Director of the 3D Print Center and Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Director of the 3D Print Center and Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology
ckenned1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5019
Q 237
Last Names H-Mb
Michael Braswell Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Technology
mbrasw18@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7274
Q 236
Last Names Mc-R
Javad Khazaii Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
jkhazaii@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4794
Q 316B
Last Names S-Z

Supply Chain Logistics and Manufacturing Operations

Name

Position

Greg Wiles Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
gwiles1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7314
M 121
Last Names A-Z