Faculty Experts

Biomedical Engineering

Ashutosh Agarwal

Assoc. Professor

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(305) 243-8925
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Fotios M Andreopoulos

Assoc. Professor

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(305) 284-2069
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Jorge E Bohorquez

Professor of Professional Practice

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(305) 284-1639
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Gianluca D'Ippolito, Ph.D.

Lecturer

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(305) 284-2445
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Edward A Dauer

Professor of Clinical

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(305) 284-2445
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Courtney M Dumont

Asst. Professor

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(305) 243-6142
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Courtney Dumont received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer in 2014 under the mentorship of Deanna Thompson while studying the effects of endothelial hemodynamics on neural stem cell fate, and her BS at Rensselaer in 2009. Dr. Dumont performed her postdoctoral research under the mentorship of Lonnie Shea at the Univeristy of...
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Andrew R Dykstra

Asst. Professor

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(305) 284-8237
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C.-Y. Charles Huang

Assoc. Professor

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(305) 284-1320
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Alicia Renee Jackson

Associate Professor

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(305) 284-2135
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Transport and Electromechanical Properties, Nutritional Supply to Cells and Tissues, Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Soft Tissues, Finite Element, Analysis, Orthopaedic Tissues: Intervertebral Disc, Meniscus, etc.
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Julian Lippmann

Lecturer

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(305) 284-3351
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Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Esber Andiroglu

Assoc. Professor Prof Practice

e.andiroglu@miami.edu

(305) 284-3391
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Dr. Andiroglu is an Associate Professor of Practice in Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering with a secondary appointment at School of Architecture. In addition, he is the Director of MS in Construction Management Program offered by College of Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer and a LEED AP accredited...
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Diana M Arboleda

Senior Lecturer

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(305) 284-6652
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Diana Arboleda is a senior lecturer in the University of Miami College of Engineering's Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. She is a Principal Software Engineer at Motorola for 2 decades, now a Structural Engineer teaching at the University of Miami with an interest in Maker Spaces and Robotics. Dr....
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Jean Pierre Bardet

Vice Provost for Strategic Projects

bardet@miami.edu

(305) 284-8625
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Jean-Pierre Bardet joined the Office of the Provost in June 2019. As the Vice Provost for Strategic Projects he leads key industry collaborations with the University of Miami; these partnerships encourage the advancing of innovation and interdisciplinary projects across departments. He previously served as dean of the College of Engineering at...
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David A. Chin

Professor

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(305) 284-3508
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Water-quality control in natural systems, terrestrial fate and transport of bacteria, environmental fluid mechanics, stochastic hydrology, design of stormwater control measures, design of hydraulic structures, agrohydrology, geohydrology, and TMDLs.
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James Douglas Englehardt

Professor

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(305) 284-5557
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Dr. James Englehardt, P.E., is Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Miami, appointed 1992.  Before receiving his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, Dr. Englehardt led filtration research projects for Johns Manville Corporation (1983-1987), and supervised water treatment laboratory development and...
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Ali Ghahremaninezhad

Associate Professor

a.ghahremani@miami.edu

(305) 284-3465
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Advanced Materials Research Lab
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James W Giancaspro

Assoc. Professor

jwgiancaspro@miami.edu

(305) 284-1006
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James Giancaspro is an Associate Professor and the Graduate Program Director in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering (CAE) at the University of Miami’s College of Engineering.  His expertise is in the areas of civil engineering materials and mechanics, while his research aims to improve STEM...
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Antonio Nanni

Professor
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

nanni@miami.edu

(305) 284-3461
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Nanni’s research interests cover construction materials and their structural performance and field application, including monitoring and renewal, with a focus on the sustainability of buildings and civil infrastructure. He is the co-director of the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center...
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Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos

Asst. Professor

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(305) 284-3489
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Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Miami’s College of Engineering. He is an expert in structural morphology, which investigates the relationship between structures, as well as their form, function, material and forces. He...
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Luis Ruiz Pestana

Asst. Professor

luisruizpestana@miami.edu

(305) 284-3490
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Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering  Research Expertise Dr. Ruiz Pestana is an expert in molecular modeling and simulation and his research is focused on understanding the amazing properties of nanostructured materials. Teaching and Mentoring Dr. Ruiz Pestana teaches courses in...
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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb

Professor and Chair
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

mottaleb@miami.edu

(305) 284-3291
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Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb received his PhD in computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1993. He joined the University of Miami in 2001. Currently, he chairs the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he is also a professor. His research focuses on 3-D face and ear recognition, dental biometrics,...
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Hammam Alsafrjalani

Asst. Professor Prof. Practice

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Research interests include heterogeneous-and-configurable systems, cybersecurity through configurable-systems, embedded systems, runtime optimization, and consumer electronics designs
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Daniel Berg

Interim Dean, College of Engineering
Research Professor

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(305) 284-4215
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Management of Technology
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Xiaodong Cai

Professor

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(305) 284-5329
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Develop machine learning algorithms and computer programs to analyze (big) data in cancer genomics, particularly those related to DNA sequences, gene expression, alternative splicing, and DNA methylation; Design and analyze mathematical models for gene regulatory networks for identifying cancer driver; Develop computational method for chemical...
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Nigel M John

Lecturer

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(305) 284-5564
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Computer/Network Security, Cloud Systems, Medical Informatics, Medical Imaging and Image Processing
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Mansur R. Kabuka, Ph.D.

Professor

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(305) 284-2212
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Dr. Mansur R. Kabuka is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Miami. He received the PhD degree in computer engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, in 1983. He also is the founder and president of INFOTECH Soft, Inc.
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Sakhrat Khizroev

Professor

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(305) 284-4789
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The goal of the Khizroev Laboratory is to invent technologies which are at least ten years ahead of their time. To achieve this goal, we leverage the team’s unique expertise and decades of research experience in the field of nanomagnetic and spintronic devices to create game-changing technologies in a broad range of...
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Sung Jin Kim

Associate Professor

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(305) 284-1941
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Dr. Sung Jin Kim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and jointly appointed in the Department of Pathology. He is also an affiliated member of Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute of University of Miami (BioNIUM). He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New...
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Miroslav Kubat

Assoc. Professor

mkubat@miami.edu

(305) 284-3264
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Machine learning, neural networks and pattern recognition
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Stephen J. Murrell

Lecturer

s.murrell@miami.edu

(305) 284-3422
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Industrial Engineering

Khaled Yahia Zakaria Abdel Rahman

Lecturer

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(305) 284-8184
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Daniel Berg

Interim Dean, College of Engineering
Research Professor

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(305) 284-4215
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Management of Technology
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Jaime H Buitrago

Capstone Lecturer

jbuitrago@miami.edu

(305) 284-2831
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Dr. Jamie Buitrago is a lecturer in the Department of Industrial Engineering. He is an experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Control Systems Design, IT Strategy, Management, and Business Intelligence. Strong business development professional...
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Nurcin Celik

Assoc. Professor

celik@miami.edu

(305) 284-2391
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Smart energy systems for smart cities, Dynamic-data-driven application systems (DDDAS) simulations, Distributed and hybrid modeling paradigms, Computationally feasible analysis of massive datasets, Bayesian estimation and particle filtering methodologies, Epigenetic modeling for pathway...
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Murat Erkoc

Assoc. Professor

merkoc@miami.edu

(305) 284-4477
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Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Production Systems, Logistics, Simulation
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Mohamed W Fahmy

Lecturer

mfahmy@miami.edu

(305) 284-2393
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Finite Element Modeling, Biomechanics
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Seokgi Lee

Asst. Professor

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(305) 284-2370
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Methodologies: feedback control theory, distributed system control, stochastic process, machine learning, simulation-based optimization. Applications: energy-aware manufacturing supply chain systems, predictive analytics on prevention services, sharing economy in material-handling and transportation systems, healthcare delivery and operations...
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Nina DeCario Miville

Assoc. Professor of Professional Practice

ndecario1@miami.edu

(305) 284-6225
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Work Design, Financial Management, Productivity Management, Management Decision Making
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Ramin Moghaddass

Asst. Professor

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(617) 459-8288
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Ramin Moghaddass is an assistant professor in the College of Eningeering's Department of Industrial Engineering. Dr. Moghaddass studies complex, sensor-driven engineered systems. He develops a new generation of flexible and large-scale models for real-time system health monitoring inspired by dynamic...
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Vincent K Omachonu

Professor & Chair
Department of Industrial Engineering

vomachonu@miami.edu

(305) 284-2372
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Vincent Omachonu, an award-winning expert and author in the field of healthcare quality management, serves as chair of the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial Engineering. Omachonu received the IBM Faculty Award. He also is a master black belt in Lean Six Sigma Quality Methodology. He earned his...
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Ines Basalo

Asst. Professor Prof. Practice

i.basalo@miami.edu

(305) 284-3332
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Dr. Ines Basalo is an assistant professor in practice in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Basalo received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University on 2006. Following a brief career on Wall Street, she returned to Columbia in 2008 as an adjunct professor in Mechanical Engineering, a...
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Emrah Celik

Asst. Professor

e.celik@miami.edu

(305) 284-9364
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Thermoelectricity, Additive Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Microfluidics, Solid Mechanics and Numerical Simulation.
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James Coakley

Asst. Professor

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(305) 733-2202
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James Coakley is an assistant professor in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. A leader in aerospace alloys, he has particular expertise in relating the microstructure evolution that occurs both during alloy processing and during the lifetime of the component to...
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Victoria L Coverstone

Professor and Chair
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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(305) 284-3316
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Dr. Victoria Coverstone, prior to joining the College of Engineering, was associate dean for undergraduate studies and a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering comes at the Whitacre College of Engineering at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas. She also led Whitacre’s Engineering Opportunities Center, which...
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Victor Graham

Assoc. Professor Prof Practice

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(305) 284-2571
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Electric propulsion, Spacecraft thermal control, Renewable energy, Intelligent virtual assistants in engineering education, and Machine Learning systems.
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Weiyong Gu

Professor

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(305) 284-8553
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Dr. Weiyong Gu is a professor of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Previously, he served for 13 years as a professor in the University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. Gu is an internationally recognized researcher in biomedical engineering, in particular in the field of soft tissue biomechanics and...
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Ryan Lee Karkkainen

Asst. Professor

r.karkkainen@miami.edu

(305) 284-4097
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Multi-scale modeling for material design, Dynamic finite element based micromechanics, Advanced textile composite materials, Nanoparticulate reinforced polymers, Metamaterials, Impact energy absorbing materials development, Structural batteries
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Hongtan Liu

Professor

hliu@miami.edu

(305) 284-2019
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PEM Fuel Cells, Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Solar Energy, Hydrogen Energy, Storage Energy, Clean Energy
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Ram Narasimhan, Ph.D.

Asst. Professor Prof. Practice

ram@miami.edu

(305) 284-3100
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Dr. Ram Narasimhan is Assistant Dean for Engineering Advising and Undergraduate Studies in the College of Engineering. He also holds the position of Assistant Professor in Professional Practice in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Narasimhan received his Bachelors degree from the University of Madras, in India, and his...
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Giacomo Po

Asst. Professor

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Giacomo Po joined the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as an assistant professor. A leader in computational mechanics of materials, he developed novel tools to predict the microstructural evolution of high-temperature and high-strength materials such as refractory metals...
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