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                                                               Florida Polytechnic University is a member of the Florida State University System (SUS). 
The Faculty and Staff Directory is available here: https://floridapoly.edu/directory/index.php 
Board of Governors
Brian Lamb, Chair 
Board of Trustees
https://floridapoly.edu/board-of-trustees/ 
Clifford K. Otto, Chairman 
Beth Kigel, Vice-Chair 
R. Mark Bostick, Trustee 
Dr. Ajeet Kaushik, Trustee, Faculty Assembly Chair 
Dr. Narenda Kini, Trustee 
Dr. Laine Powell, Trustee 
Melia Rodriguez, SGA President & Trustee 
Lyn Stanfield, Trustee 
Dr. David Williams, Trustee 
Florida Polytechnic University President’s Cabinet
Randy K. Avent, Ph.D., President 
Terry Parker, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs 
Allen Bottorff, Ph.D., Vice President of Administration and Finance/CFO 
David Fugett, Vice President and General Counsel 
Kathleen Bowman, Vice President of Advancement and CEO of the Florida Polytechnic University Foundation 
Academic Affairs Administration
Terry Parker, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs 
Kathryn Miller, Ed.D., J.D., Vice Provost of Student Affairs 
Tom Dvorske, Ph.D., Vice Provost of Academic Affairs 
Andrew Konapelsky, M.P.A., University Registrar 
Faculty
Department of Computer Science
Chair: Shahram Taj, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 
Assistant Chair: Doga Demirel, Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Integrated Computing 
Bradford A. Towle Jr., Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Computer Science & Engineering 
Muhammad Rizwan Abid, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Computer Science 
Karim Elish, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Computer Science 
Abdelwahab Hamam, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Electrical & Computer Engineering 
Luis Jaimes, Ph.D., University of South Florida, Electrical Engineering 
Bayazait Karaman, Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Information & Computer Science 
Christian Navarro, M.S., Florida Institute of Technology, Information Technology 
Oguzhan Topsokal, Ph.D., University of Florida, Computer Science 
Feng-Jen Yang, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Computer Science 
Ujan Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.., Auburn University, Computer Science 
Paniz Abedin, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Computer Science 
Parisa Darbari Kozekanan, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Computer Science 
Xianping Wang, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, Computer Science 
Mazin Al Hamando, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Design Data Management 
Igor Mirsalikhov, MS, Florida Polytechnic University, Computer Science 
Ayesha Dina, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Computer Science 
Denis Ulybyshev, Ph.D., Purdue University, Computer Science 
Sarker Monojit Asish, Ph.D., University of Louisiana, Computer Science 
Department of Data Science & Business Analytics
Chair: Shahram Taj, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 
Assistant Chair: Reinaldo Sanchez-Arias, Ph.D., The University of Texas at El Paso, Computational Science 
James Dewey, Ph.D., University of Florida, Economics 
Susan LeFrancois, Ph.D., University of Florida, Pharmacology/Physiology 
Artem Malinin, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, Finance 
Douglas Turner, Ph.D., University of Florida, Economics 
Bijun Wang, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, Engineering Management 
Parisa Hajibabaee, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Lowell, Computer Science 
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Chair: Mary B. Vollaro, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Materials Science & Engineering 
Muhammad Rashid, Ph.D., University of Birmingham, UK, Electrical Engineering 
Balasubramaniyan Chandrasekaran, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Electrical Engineering 
Md Selim Habib, Ph.D., Technical University of Denmark, Photonics Engineering 
Mohammad Reza Khalghani, West Virginia University, Electrical-Power 
Rawa Adla, Ph.D., University of Detroit Mercy, Electrical & Computer Engineering 
Ashiq Sakib, Ph.D., North Dakota State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering 
Onur Toker, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Electrical Engineering 
Muhammad Sana Ullah, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Electrical & Computer Engineering 
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Mary B. Vollaro, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Materials Science & Engineering 
Matt Bohm, Ph.D., Missouri S&T, Mechanical Engineering 
Gerardo Carbajal, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering 
Younggil Park, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Mechanical Engineering 
Edwar Romero-Ramirez, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University, Mechanical Engineering 
Sanna Siddiqui, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Mechanical Engineering 
Seyed Soltani, Ph.D., Wichita State University, Mechanical Engineering 
Daren Watson, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Mechanical Engineering 
Elisabeth Kames, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering 
Christopher Kelley, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Mechanical Engineering 
Musa Norouzian, Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Mechanical Engineering 
Navindra Wijeyeratne, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Mechanical Engineering 
Alexander Murphy, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering 
Department of Environmental Engineering
Chair: Mary B. Vollaro, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Materials Science & Engineering 
Malak, Anshassi, Ph.D., University of Florida, Environmental Engineering Sciences 
Derek Henderson, Ph.D., University of Virginia, Civil Engineering 
Ajeet Kaushik, Ph.D., Jamia Milia Islamia and National Physical Laboratory, Chemistry 
Xiaofan Xu, Ph.D., University of South Florida, Environmental Engineering 
Tracy Olin, Ph.D., University of Akron, Chemistry 
Venkata Sista, MS, Andhra University, Chemistry 
Jun Kim, Ph.D., Rice University, Environmental Science & Engineering 
Yudi Wu, Ph.D., Florida A&M University, Civil Engineering 
Department of Engineering Physics
Chair: Ian Bentley, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Nuclear Physics 
Sesha Srinivasan, Ph.D., Banaras Hindu University, Solid State and Condensed Matter Physics 
Emadelden Fouad, Ph.D., Cairo University, Theoretical Physics 
Evan Adamek, Ph.D., Indiana University, Nuclear Physics 
Nathan Dawson, Ph.D., Washington State University, Physics 
Omair Zubairi, Ph.D., San Diego State University, Computational Science 
Department of Applied Mathematics
Chair: Mike Brilleslyper, Ph.D., University of Arizona, Mathematics 
Ala’ Jamil Alnaser, Ph.D., Kansas State University, Mathematics 
Aaron Bardall, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Applied Mathematics 
Jared Bunn, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, Mathematics 
Manoj Lamichhane, Ph.D. The University of Toledo, Mathematics 
Jaeyoun Oh, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, Computational Science with an emphasis in Mathematics 
Adam Rumpf, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Applied Mathematics 
Justin Hoffmeier, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Mathematics 
Ranses Alfonso Rodriguez, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Mathematics 
Somak Das, Ph.D., Auburn University, Applied Mathematics 
Nathan Gray, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Mathematics 
Bernadette Mullins, Ph.D., University of Iowa, Mathematics 
Joshua Drouin, Ph.D., Kansas State University, Mathematics 
Austin Anderson., Ph.D., Florida State University, Pure Mathematics 
Alexander Joyce, Ph.D., Clemson University, Mathematical Sciences 
Department of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Chair: Tom Dvorske, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, English 
Wylie Lenz, Ph.D., University of Florida, English 
Elizabeth Kelly, Ph.D., University of Miami, English 
Jennifer Lee, M.S., University of Central Florida, Interdisciplinary Studies 
Patrick Luck, Ph.D., John Hopkins University, History 
Sarah Pearsall, MFA, Florida International University, Creative Writing 
Kathleen Hardesty, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Technical Communication and Rhetoric 
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