Faculty
Richard Chung, Ph.D.
Professor of Materials Engineering
(408) 924-3927
[email protected]
Office: ENGR 385E
Research interests: Material synthesis and processing, Polymers, Mechanics of biological
materials, Semiconductor physics and devices, Failure analysis, Membrane technology,
Smart materials, Nanotechnology and nanocomposites.
Katy Kao, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Engineering
(408) 924-3827
[email protected]
Office: ENGR 385I
Research interests: Genomics, Systems biology and Biotechnology; Fungal biofilms
Claire Komives, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Engineering
(408) 924-4003
[email protected]
Office: ENGR 385
Research interests: Process development and quantitative analysis of a low cost therapy
for snakebite.
Gautam Kumar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
(408) 924-3894
[email protected]
Office: E385B
Lab website: sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/gautamkumar
Research interests: Process Modeling, Control, Computational Neuroscience, Brain-Machine
Interfaces.
Christopher Lew, Ph.DAssistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
(408) 924-3189
[email protected] Office: ENGR 385J
Research interests: Nanoporous materials, Nucleation and crystallization, Catalysis, Adsorption, Environmental remediation
Melanie McNeil, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Engineering
(408) 924-4000
[email protected]
Office: ENGR 385
Research interests: Enzyme kinetics. Membrane separation processes. Energy/water/food
nexus. Thin film applications for drug delivery and photovoltaics.
Dahyun Oh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Materials Engineering
(408) 924-3197
[email protected]
Office: ENGR 385D
Research interests: Aqueous lithium ion batteries; Porous structure development; In
situ gas evolution analysis; Biomaterials driven inorganic synthesis
Anand Ramasubramanian, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Professor of Chemical Engineering
(408) 924-3922
[email protected]
Office: ENGR 385H
Research interests: Vascular mechanobiology; High-throughput assay development
Liat Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
(408) 924-4051
[email protected]
Office: ENGR 385G
Research interests: Microscale Transport Phenomena; Microfluidic based artificial
placenta for preterm babies, Droplet Actuation on Digital Microfluidics Devices; Microfluidic
based biosensorsfluid
Lecturer Faculty
Lee Aarons, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Shashi Agarwal, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Vasuda Bhatia, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Daniel Chafey
[email protected]
Smita Duorah, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Craig England, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Yen Fu, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Emi Ishida, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Pavan Kambam
[email protected]
Brooke Lustig, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Micheal Oye, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Tony Pan, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Yazdan Pedram Razi
[email protected]
Yanika Schneider, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Brenda Serrano
[email protected]
Xhavin Sinha
[email protected]
David Wagner, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Faculty Emeriti
Emily Allen, Ph.D.
Retired Professor of Materials Engineering,
Current Dean of Cal State LA Engineering
K.S. Sree Harsha, Ph.D. (Deceased)
Emeritus Professor of Materials Engineering
Stacy Gleixner, Ph.D.
Retired Professor of Materials Engineering
Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering
Robert Johnk, Ph.D. (Deceased)
Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering
Ralph Parkman, Ph.D. (Deceased)
Emeritus Professor of Materials Engineering
Patrick Pizzo, Ph.D. (Deceased)
Emeritus Professor of Materials Engineering
Robert Romig, Ph.D. (Deceased)
Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering
Greg Young, Ph.D.
Retired Professor of Chemical Engineering
