Faculty and Staff

College of Engineering and Sciences

Vanessa Quinn

Vanessa S. Quinn, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Sciences


Hammond Campus, GYTE 298

Westville Campus, TECH 296

Our Faculty

Biological Sciences

J. Curtis Creighton, Ph.D.

J. Curtis Creighton, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Biological Sciences


creighto@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2617

Hammond Campus, NILS 340B

Mitchell S. Alix, Ph.D.

Mitchell S. Alix, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology


malix@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5295

Westville Campus, TECH 280

Scott T. Bates, Ph.D.

Scott T. Bates, Ph.D.

Nils K. Nelson Associate Professor of Biological Sciences


bates43@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5577

Westville Campus, TECH 290

Young D. Choi, Ph.D.

Young D. Choi, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology


ydchoi@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2325

Hammond Campus, NILS 340F

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Edward Draper

Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology


emdraper@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2404

Hammond Campus, NILS 340J

John J. Durocher, Ph.D., ACSM-EP, CSCS

Nils K. Nelson Endowed Professor of Integrative Human Health


jjduroch@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2625

Hammond Campus, NILS 340D
Westville Campus, DSAC 1093

Lindsay Gielda

Lindsay M. Gielda, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences


lgielda@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5318

Westville Campus, TECH 285

Dr. Kenneth C. Holford

Kenneth (Chris) Holford, Ph.D.

Chancellor


cholford@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2203

Hammond Campus, LAWS 330
Westville Campus, SWRZ 150

Barbara Mania-Farnell, Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Sciences


bmania@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2014

Hammond Campus, NILS 340N

Matthew A. Ladwig, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrative Human Health


mladwig@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2738

Hammond Campus, NILS 340B

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Hassan Naji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice


hnaji@pnw.edu

219-989-3177

Hammond Campus, NILS 340M

Michelle Spaulding, Ph.D.

Michelle Spaulding, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences


mspauldi@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5614

Westville Campus, TECH 131A

Radmila Sarac Stanic

Radmila Sarac Stanic, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Graduate Program Coordinator


saracr@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2492

Hammond Campus, NILS 340K

 

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Ernest Talarico

Assistant Professor of Practice in Anatomy & Physiology


etalaric@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2404

Hammond Campus, NILS 340J

Feng-Song Wang, Ph.D.

Feng-Song Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences


wang73@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2152

Hammond Campus, NILS 340H

Michael Zimmer

Michael I. Zimmer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences


mzimmer@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2491

Hammond, NILS 340L

Chemistry and Physics

adam rengstorf

Adam W. Rengstorf, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Chemistry and Physics


adamwr@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2327

Hammond Campus, GYTE 252

Reynaldo Barreto

Reynaldo (Rey) D. Barreto, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry


rbarreto@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5475

Westville Campus, SWRZ 311B

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Khagendra Bhandari

Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics


kpbhanda@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2618

Hammond Campus, GYTE 262

Glynn E. Bricker, Ph.D.

Glynn E. Bricker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics


gbricker@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5452

Westville Campus, SWRZ 310

James Dolen

James W. Dolen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics


jdolen@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2260

Hammond Campus, GYTE 259

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Nicholas E. Ernst, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry


neernst@pnw.edu

(219)-989-2282

Hammond Campus, GYTE 268

Dawit Gizachew

Dawit Gizachew, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry


dgizache@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2667

Hammond Campus, GYTE 274

Farai Gombedza

Farai C. Gombedza, M.S., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry


fgombedz@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2914

Hammond Campus, GYTE 270

Meden F. Isaac-Lam, Ph.D.

Meden F. Isaac-Lam, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry


isaaclam@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5776

Westville Campus, SWRZ 311C

Robert Kramer

Robert A. Kramer, Ph.D., CEM, CDSM, CEA

Professor of Physics


kramerro@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2147

Hammond Campus, SAB 069 & GYTE 271

Neeti Parashar, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics; Director, Center for High Energy Physics


parashar@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2722

Hammond Campus, POTT 126

Libbie S. W. Pelter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry


pelterl@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2780

Hammond Campus, Gyte 265

Michael Pelter

Michael W. Pelter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry


mwpelter@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2449

Hammond Campus, Gyte 277

Kathryn Rowberg

Kathryn L. Rowberg, J.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry


rowberkl@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2620

Hammond Campus, GYTE 267

Charles Steele

Charles A. Steele, M.S.

Lecturer of Physical Science


steele49@pnw.edu

(219) 989-3185

Hammond Campus, GYTE 272

Daniel Suson

Daniel Suson, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics


daniel.suson@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2375

Hammond Campus, GYTE 269

Aaron Warren

Aaron R. Warren, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physics


arwarren@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5659

Westville Campus, SWRZ 309

Computer Science

Shuhui yang

Shuhui Grace Yang, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Computer Science


shuhuiyang@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2697

Hammond Campus, CLO 181

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Shukri Abotteen

Lecturer of Computer Science


sabottee@pnw.edu

(219) 989-5487

Hammond Campus, CLO 385

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Muhammed Tawfiq Chowdhury

Visiting Lecturer of Computer Science


mtawfiqc12@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2644

Hammond Campus, CLO 330

Wei David Dai, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Director of Advanced Intelligence Software Lab


weidai@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2642

Hammond Campus, CLO 384

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Victor Guo

Lecturer of Computer Science


Hammond Campus, CLO 332

Roger Kraft

Roger Kraft, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science


rlkraft@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2696

Hammond Campus, CLO 368

Sayanti Roy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science


Hammond Campus, CLO 386

Ruijian Zhang

Ruijian Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science


zhangrj@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2706

Hammond Campus, CLO 372

Hairong Zhao

Hairong Zhao, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Science; Graduate Advisor


hairong@pnw.edu

(219) 989-3181

Hammond Campus, CLO 366

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lizhe Tan

Lizhe Tan, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering


lizhetan@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2486

Hammond Campus, POTT 323

Rehan Ahmad

Visiting Assistant Professor


ahmad108@pnw.edu

(219) 989-4190

Hammond Campus, POTT 325

Khair Al Shamaileh

Khair Al Shamaileh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering


kalshama@pnw.edu

(219) 989-8374

Hammond Campus, POTT 331

Arash Asrari

Arash Asrari, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering


aasrari@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2763

Hammond Campus, POTT 231

Nasser Houshangi

Nasser Houshangi, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering


nhousha@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2461

Hammond Campus, POTT 329

Arkan Kadum

Lecturer


akadum@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2681

Hammond Campus, POTT 302

David Kozel

David Kozel, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering


dkozel@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2680

Hammond Campus, POTT 333

Quamar Niyaz

Quamar Niyaz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering


qniyaz@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2685

Hammond Campus, POTT 327

Mohsen Saffari

Mohsen Saffari, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering


msaffari@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2255

Hammond Campus, POTT 225

Mathematics and Statistics

TarfuleaNicoleta

Nicoleta E. Tarfulea, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Mathematics and Statistics


netarful@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2707

Hammond Campus, CLO 378

Gokarna Aryal

Gokarna Aryal, Ph.D.

Professor of Statistics


aryalg@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2701

Hammond Campus, CLO 380

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Alisa Clauson

Limited Term Lecturer, Mathematics and Statistics


aclauson@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2699

Hammond Campus, CLO 333

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Norma Elias, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Mathematics


elias@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2269

Hammond Campus, CLO 348

Anthony Elmendorf, Ph.D.

Anthony D. Elmendorf, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics


adelmend@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2704

Hammond Campus, CLO 374

David Feikes

David Feikes, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics


feikesd@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5489

Westville Campus, TECH 285

Harshini Fernando

Harshini Fernando, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics


hfernando@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5471

Westville Campus, TECH 283

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Jeff Gregg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics Education


gregg@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2705

Hammond Campus, CLO 356

Grethe Hystad, Ph.D.

Grethe Hystad, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Statistics


ghystad@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2598

Hammond Campus, CLO 364

Bir Kafle, Ph.D.

Bir B. Kafle, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics


bkafle@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5774.

Hammond Campus, CLO 350

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Benjamin Kelly

Limited Term Lecturer, Mathematics and Statistics


benji111@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2870

Hammond Campus, CLO 333

Jonathan Kuhn

Jonathan Kuhn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Statistics


jkuhn@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5563

Hammond Campus, CLO 383

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Tareg Mansour

Limited Term Lecturer, Mathematics and Statistics


tman@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2870

Hammond Campus, CLO 333

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Weihua Ruan, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics


wruan@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2271

Hammond Campus, CLO 362

Nicolae Tarfulea Headshot

Nicolae Tarfulea, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics


Tarfulea@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2698

Hammond Campus, CLO 376

Alain Togbe, Ph.D.

Alain Togbe, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics


atogbe@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5458

Hammond Campus, CLO 352

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Svetla Tzvetkov

Visiting Instructor of Mathematics


Hammond Campus, CLO 333

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Diana Underwood Gregg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Math Education


diana@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2274

Hammond Campus, CLO 354

Mechanical and Civil Engineering

Chandra Chandramouli

Chandramouli Viswanathan Chandramouli, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Mechanical and Civil Engineering


cviswana@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2332

Hammond, Anderson 212A

Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.ASCE, F.EWRI

NiSource-Meyer Charitable Foundation Professor of Energy and the Environment | Director, PNW Water Institute


vgude@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2636

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211E

Victor Gomez

Victor Gomez

Visiting Instructor


vromerog@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2577

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211B

Hansung Kim

Hansung Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering


kim886@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2684

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211C

Yun (Tom) Liu

Yun (Tom) Liu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering


liu739@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5381

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211G

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Subbarao Venkata Majety, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice and Director of the Design Studio


majety@pnw.edu

(219) 989-3232

University Services Building, 31

Masoud Mojtahed

Masoud Mojtahed, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering


mojtahed@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2480

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211F

Kimia Mortezaei

Kimia Mortezaei, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice


kmorteza@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2123

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211K

Xiuling Wang

Xiuling Wang, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering


wangx@pnw.edu

(219) 989-8065

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211I

Wubeshet Woldemariam

Wubeshet Woldemariam, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering


wwoldema@pnw.edu

(219) 989-3147

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211H

Aref Yadollahi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering


arefy@pnw.edu

(219) 989-3147

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211L

Nuri Zeytinoglu

Nuri Zeytinoglu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering


nz@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5391

Hammond Campus, Gyte 171

Shengyong Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering


syzhang@pnw.edu

(219) 785-5521

Hammond Campus, PWRS 211B

Chenn Zhou

Chenn Zhou, Ph.D.

NIPSCO Distinguished Professor of Engineering Simulation | Director, the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS)


czhou@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2665

Hammond Campus, PWRS 121

Staff

Rose Benoit

Rose Benoit

Administrative Assistant, Mathematics and Statistics


benoitr@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2273

Hammond, CLO 343

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Jessica Butler

Laboratory Technician, Biological Sciences


Hammond Campus, NILS 337B

Dora Calderon

Dora Calderon

Administrative Assistant, School of Engineering


calder47@pnw.edu

(219) 989-3218

Hammond Campus, POTT 121

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Amanda Deaner

Lab Operations Coordinator, Biological Sciences


Westville Campus, SWRZ

Susan Delatorre

Susan Delatorre

Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean, College of Engineering and Sciences


delatorr@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2468

Hammond, Potter 121

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Jody Howton

Part Time Laboratory Technician, Chemistry and Physics


jhowton@pnw.edu

(219) 989-5218

Westville Campus, SWRZ 317

John Hruska

Lab Coordinator, Mechanical and Civil Engineering


jnhruska@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2668

Hammond, Anderson Building 142B

Izabella Jannotta

Izabela Jannotta, M.S.

Chemistry Lab Coordinator


jannotta@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2321

Hammond, Gyte 222B

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Jake Manzo

Student Service, Mechanical Engineering Lab


Hammond, PWRS 221

Jennifer Marynowski

Jennifer Marynowski

Administrative Assistant, Computer Science


jmarynow@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2024

Hammond Campus, GYTE 181

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Zachary Mullaney, M.S.

Laboratory Operations Coordinator


zspivak@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2306

Hammond Campus, NILS 337B

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Karen Norman

Administrative Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering


krnorman@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2255

Hammond, Potter 321

Matthew Norton, M.S.

Matthew Norton, M.S.

Physics Lab Coordinator


nortonms@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2373

Hammond, Gyte 122

LatonyaOvie

LaTonya Ovie

Administrative Assistant, Biological Sciences


lovie@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2404

Hammond Campus, NILS 340J

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Atanu Pathak

Post Doctorate Research Associate, Chemistry and Physics


Hammond Campus, GYTE

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Lidia Serrato

Administrative Assistant, Chemistry Physics


lalcanta@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2284

GYTE 251

Advisors

Kristyn Akert

Academic and Student Success Advisor


kjakert@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2277

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Hammond, GYTE 171

Bill Baginski

Academic and Student Success Advisor


baginski@pnw.edu

(219) 989-4122

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Hammond, GYTE 171C

Michelle Bush

Michelle Bush

Lead Academic and Student Success Advisor


morrisml@pnw.edu

(219) 989-4116

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Hammond, GYTE 171 | Westville, TECH 157B

Specialists

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Leslie Dorworth Thompson, M.S.

Aquatic Ecology Specialist


dorworth@pnw.edu

(219) 989-2726

Hammond Campus, GYTE 279

Emeriti Faculty

Harvey Abramowitz, Eng.Sc.D

Harvey Abramowitz, Eng.Sc.D

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering


Hammond Campus, POTT 225

Constantin Apostoaia

Constantin Apostoaia, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering


Hammond Campus, POTT 300

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Barrie Burridge

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering


Purna C. Das

Purna Das, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Physics


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Gayla Domke, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emerita of Mathematics


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Howard Gerber, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering


Kaliappan Gopalan

Kaliappan Gopalan, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering


Donald Gray, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering


Richard Hengst

Richard Hengst, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Biology


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Toma Hentea

Professor Emeritus of Electrical & Computer Engineering


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Robert Merkovsky, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics


Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics


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Robert Peloquin, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences


Edward Pierson, Sc.D.

Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering


Keith Schwingendorf

Keith Schwingendorf, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics


W.T. Evert Ting, Ph.D.

W.T. Evert Ting, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences


Peter Turbek, Ph.D.

Peter Turbek, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics


Laura Unger

Laura Unger, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Chemistry