Dec 03, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty, Staff, and Administration


Florida Polytechnic University is a member of the Florida State University System (SUS).

The Faculty and Staff Directory is available here: https://floridapoly.edu/faculty-staff-directory/ 

 

Board of Governors

Ned C. Lautenbach, Chair

 

Board of Trustees

Frank T. Martin, Chairman

Don Wilson, Esq, Vice Chairman

R. Mark Bostick, Trustee

Rear Admiral Philip Dur (Ret.), Trustee

Jim Dewey, Ph.D., Trustee

Richard Hallion, Ph.D., Trustee

Henry McCance, Trustee

Cliff Otto, Trustee

Bob Stork, Trustee

Gary C. Wendt, Trustee

Jacob Livingston, Trustee

Louis S. Saco, M.D, Trustee

 

Florida Polytechnic University President’s Cabinet

Randy K. Avent, Ph.D., President

Terry Parker, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Provost

Mark Mroczkowski, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Regina Deiulio, Vice President and General Counsel

Kevin Aspegren, Vice President of Advancement

 

Faculty

Computer Engineering

David Foster, Ph.D., Oakland University, Systems Engineering

Sherif Said Rashad, Ph.D., University of Louisville, Computer Science & Engineering

Muhammad Sana Ullah, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Balasubramaniyan Chandrasekaran, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Electrical Engineering

 

Electrical Engineering    

Ryan Integlia, Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jorge Vargas, Ph.D., Florida International University, Electrical Engineering

Harish Chintakunta, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Electrical Engineering

Suleiman Alsweiss, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Electrical Engineering

Arman Sargolzaei, Ph.D., Florida International University, Electrical Engineering - Control Systems

Muhammad Rashid, Ph.D., University of Birmingham, UK, Electrical Engineering

James Michael Cathcart, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology  Physics

                               

Mechanical Engineering

Huseyin Ucar, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, Materials Science & Engineering

Christopher Coughlin, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, Polymer Science

Richard Matyi, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Materials Science & Engineering

Christina Drake, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Materials Science & Engineering

Mary Vollaro, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Materials Science

Seyed Soltani, Ph.D., Wichita State University, Mechanical Engineering

Matt Bohm, Ph.D., Missouri S&T, Mechanical Engineering

Melissa Morris, Ph.D., Florida International University, Mechanical Engineering

Hessam Mirgolbabaei, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Mechanical Engineering

Timothy Shedd, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

                               

Data Analytics

Jennifer Staab, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Computer Science (specialty in Bioinformatics)

Susan LeFrancois, Ph.D., University of Florida, Pharmacology/Physiology

Robert Steele, Ph.D., Flinders University, Computer Science

                               

Science and Technology Management

Shoaib Shaikh, Ph.D., Florida institute of Technology, Operations Research

Shahram Taj, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

James Mennie, M.B.A., Long Island University, Business Administration

                               

Computer Science          

Wei Ding, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Computer Science (Minor in Economics)

Feng-Jen Yang, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Computer Science

Youssif Al-Nashif, Ph.D., The University of Arizona, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Mohammad Samarah, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology, Computer Science

Dean Bushey, Ph.D., Clemson University, Computer Science

Rahul Razdan, Ph.D., Harvard University, Computer Science

Mustafa Ilhan Akbas, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Computer Engineering

Muhammad Rizwan Abid, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Computer Science

Kanwalinderjit Kaur Gagneja, Ph.D., North Dakota State University, Computer Science

Karim Elish, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Computer Science

Houssain Kettani, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Luis Jaimes, Ph.D., University of South Florida, Electrical Engineering

Bradford A. Towle Jr., Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Computer Science & Engineering

Abdelwahab Hamam, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Electrical & Computer Engineering

 

Arts and Sciences                 

Melba Horton, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University, Biology

Robert Green, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Chemistry

Jaspreet Dhau, Ph.D., Panjab University, Chemistry (Materials)

James Dewey, Ph.D., University of Florida, Economics

Wylie Lenz, Ph.D., University of Florida, English

Heather Freeman, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, English

Amanda Bruce, Ph.D., Stony Brook University, History

Patrick Luck, Ph.D., John Hopkins University, History

Warner Howell, M.S., Keller University, Human Resources Management

Jared Bunn, Ph.D., The University of Tenneessee, Mathematics

MunJu Kim, Ph.D., Brown University, Engineering

Athanasios Gentimis, Ph.D., University of Florida, Algebraic Topology

Ala’ Jamil Alnaser, Ph.D., Kansas State University, Mathematics

Nicoleta Sorloaica-Hickman, Ph.D., Clemson University, Physics

Sesha Srinivasan, Ph.D., Banaras Hindu University, Solid State and Condensed Matter Physics

Victoria Astley, Ph.D., Rice University, Applied Physics

Abigail Bowers, Ph.D., Clemson University, Mathematical Sciences

Emadelden Saleeb, Ph.D., Cairo University, Theoretical Physics

Robert Austin, Ph.D., Purdue University, Physics

Dean Burbank, M.S., University of Alabama in Birmingham, Applied Mathematics

Dennis Norton, Ph.D., University of Arizona, Applied Mathematics & Hydrogeology

Udita Katugampola, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Mathematics

Vicki Lowe, M.S., University of Alabama, Art

Nann Tucker, M.A., University of South Florida, English

 

Academic Affairs Administration

Terry Parker, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Provost

Scott Rhodes, Vice Provost Enrollment and Student Development

Kathryn Miller, Ph.D., J.D., Vice Provost Academic Support Services

Tom Dvorske, Ph.D., Vice Provost Assessment and Instruction

Dahl Grayckowski, University Registrar