Faculty and Staff

Faculty

bhanja

Sanjukta Bhanja, PhD
Interim Dean, Professor

Office: ENB 376 | Lab: ENB 349A | 813-974-4755 | Email 

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (2002)

Dr. Bhanja's research is in nano-computing using Beyond-CMOS Emerging Technologies: modeling, fabrication, characterization and design automation harnessing unique properties of the nano-devices. Her recent work focuses on nano-magnetic logic, spin-couple computing, organic spintronics, straintronics, resistive logic/memory in creating unique computing paradigm. The target application domains are futuristic programmable magnetic grids for Computer Vision applications, data-centric embedded/ secured computing, Graphical Probabilistic Models for Stochastic High Performance Computing and next generation memories.

Alexandro Castellano

Alexandro Castellanos, PhD
Professor of Instruction

Office: ENB 379D | 813-974-1025 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (2006)

Dr. Castellanos's research interests lie in the area of cyber physical systems, embedded systems, Internet of things (IoT) and control theory for industrial applications in the areas of Mechatronics and Industrial Automation.

Chang

Morris Chang, PhD
Professor

Office: ENB 255 | 813-974-4894 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

 | 

chen

Kwang-Cheng Chen, PhD
Professor, Fellow - IEEE

Office: ENB 245 | 813-974-1023 | Email 

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

 | 

larry dunleavy

Larry Dunleavy, PhD
Professor

Office: ENB 364 | 813-974-2574 | Email 

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

 

Lingling Fan

Lingling Fan, PhD, PE
Professor

Office: ENB 372 | 813-974-2031 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

Christos Ferekides

Christos Ferekides, PhD
Department Chair, Professor

Office: ENB 379B | 813-974-4818 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

Nasir Ghani

Nasir Ghani, PhD
Professor, Dir. MS Cybersecurity, Academic Research Dir. Cyber Florida

Office: ENB 374 | 813-974-4772 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

 | 

Drew Hoff

Drew Hoff, PhD
Professor, Graduate Program Dir.

Office: ENB 248 | LAB: ENB 111 | 813-974-4958 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

Penn State ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (1988)

Dr. Hoff's research interests include: Afterglow chemical processing of materials for electronics, sensor, and MEMS applications; Oxide formation on Si & SiC, Diamond processing, Surface Conditioning, Noncontact Corona Kelvin Metrology of electronic materials; Dielectrics, SiC, Corona Ion-Assisted delivery of drugs and DNA to Skin and Tissue, Noncontact voltage and corona characterization of cells and tissue, Contamination monitoring and control in IC Manufacturing, Microsystem and MEMS fabrication, Integrated Circuit manufacturing and in-line testing, and Workforce development and training for technology professionals.

Chung Seop Jeong

Chung Seop Jeong, PhD
Associate Professor of Instruction

Office: ENB 253 | 813-974-6415 | Email 

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

Lu

Zhuo Lu, PhD
Associate Professor

Office: ENB 347 | 813-974-8259 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

Zhixion Miao

Zhixin Miao, PhD, PE
Professor

Office: ENB 370 | 813-974-4237 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

Wilfrido A. Moreno

Wilfrido A. Moreno, PhD
Professor

Office: ENB 254 | 813-974-4775 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (1993)

Dr. Moreno's research interests are: Energy, Power Electronics and Controls Option Supervisor- Primary areas of interest include System integration for industrial applications in the areas of Industrial Controls & Instrumentation, Robotics, Digital Signal Processing, Reconfigurable Architectures, Analog-Digital Mixed Signal Design & Synthesis, Communications and Biomedical Engineering. Other areas of current interest are the use of Lasers in developing new methods and techniques for electronic circuitry interconnects and test validation of VLSI fault tolerant designs, Laser Restructuring for quick prototyping of electronic circuits; laser machining and Multimedia & Instructional Technologies Solutions for Engineering Education including Distance Learning.

Gokhan Mumcu

Gokhan Mumcu, PhD
Professor

Office: ENB 362 | 813-974-8178 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

  | 

The Ohio State ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp, (2008) 

Dr. Mumcu's research is focused on electromagnetic theory, computational electromagnetics, THz imaging systems, metamaterials and their applications to small directive radiators and printed miniature antennas.

Dr. NAeini

Mia Naeini, PhD
Associate Professor

Office: ENB 244A | 813-974-1597 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

parthasatathy

Ashwin B. Parthasarathy, PhD
Associate Professor

Office: ENB 257 | 813-974-7407 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

 | 

Stephen E. Saddow

Stephen E. Saddow, PhD
Professor

Office: ENB 243 | 813-974-4773 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

 | 

Ravi Sankar

Ravi Sankar, PhD, PE
Professor

Office: ENB 373 | 813-974-4769 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp


Rudy Schlaf

Rudy Schlaf, PhD
Professor

Office: IDRB 202F | 813-974-8463 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany (1995)

Dr. Schlaf's main research interests currently span the following areas: Spray based deposition of macro-molecular thin films and interfaces, photoemission spectroscopy on organic semiconductor/bio-materials interfaces, work function measurements, directed assembly of macromolecular materials, biosensors, thin film photovoltaics, and electronic structure and growth phenomena of atomic layer deposition thin films.

Arash Takshi

Arash Takshi, PhD
Professor

Office: ENC 2502 | Phone: 813-974-1121 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

|

Sylvia Thomas

Sylvia Thomas, PhD
Professor,
VP for Research & Innovation, President & CEO USF Research Foundation, Inc.

Office: ENB 368 | 813-974-4011 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

Howard ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp (1999)

Dr. Thomas' research and teaching endeavors are in the areas of Advanced Materials for applications in alternative energy sources, sustainable environments, and bio-applications for nano-electro mechanical system (NEMS) devices – nanowires and nanoparticles. Her research explores the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth nucleation, film characterization, and device fabrication of III-V and II-IV materials, such as AlN and SiC. Her research is interdisciplinary in nature and fosters collaborations with Chemical and Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Public Health, Medicine, and the Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Research Center (NNRC).

Ismail Uysal

Ismail Uysal, PhD
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Dir.

Office: ENB 366 | 813-974-8823 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

vakalis

Stavros Vakalis, PhD
Assistant Professor

Office: ENB 361 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp


wang

Jing Wang, PhD
Professor

Office: ENB 378 | 813-974-6011 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp of Michigan (2006)

Dr. Wang's research interests include nano/microfabrication, nanomaterials, RF MEMS devices, on-chip power generation, microfluidics, MEMS transducers, RF integrated circuit, wide bandgap materials, polymer nanocomposite and responsive polymers.

yilmaz

Yasin Yilmaz, PhD
Associate Professor

Office: ENB 251 | 813-974-4788 | Email

ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp

 |  | 

Emeritus Faculty Courtesy Faculty Adjunct Faculty*
  • Kenneth Buckle
  • Richard Gitlin 
    Distinguised ÅÝܽÊÓƵapp Professor, Emeritus
    Member, National Academy of Engineering (NAE) 
    Fellow: NAI, AAAS, IEEE, and Bell Labs
  • Arthur David Snider
  • Thomas Wade
  • Lee Stefanakos
  • Yoganand (Yoga) Balaguranathan
  • Prasanta Kumar Biswas
  • Anna Pyayt
  • Ghulam Rasool
  • Ehsan Sheybani
  • Pei-yuan Wu
  • Kaiqi Xiong
  • Michael Celestin
  • James Culver
  • Timothy Fawcett
  • Jorge Galvis
  • Joel Howell

*May not be scheduled to teach every semester