New Faculty

The College of Engineering is recognized as a leader in confronting 21st-century challenges such as cybersecurity issues, global warming, and pandemics like COVID-19—helping to distinguish UMass Dartmouth as a top-tier national research university. Our faculty’s commitment to providing groundbreaking research has resulted in the college’s growth, with the recent hiring of 16 new faculty members. 

Amir Akhavan Masoumi

Assistant Teaching Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 324D

508-910-6895

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Banafsheh Seyedaghazadeh, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Science & Engineering 116C

508-999-8567

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Caiwei Shen, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Textiles 211

508-999-8449

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Gokhan Kul, PhD he/him

Assistant Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 307B

508-910-6484

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Hangjian Ling, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Violette Research 214

508-999-8540

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Hamed Samandari, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Science & Engineering 116D

508-910-6553

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Jonathan Mellor

Assistant Teaching Professor

Civil & Environmental Engineering
Violette Research 108B

508-999-8464

jmellor@umassd.edu

Jiawei Yuan

Associate Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 308A

508-999-8299

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Kihan Park, PhD he/his/him

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Textiles 213

508-999-8549

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Laura Hanzly, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor

Bioengineering
Textiles 228

508-999-8219

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Ryan Beemer, PhD

Assistant Professor

Civil & Environmental Engineering
Violette Research 220A

508-999-8416

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Renuka Rajapakse

Assistant Teaching Professor

Physics
Science & Engineering 203E

508-999-8360

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Ruolin Zhou, PhD

Assistant Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Science & Engineering 209A

508-910-6922

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Yuchou Chang, PhD

Assistant Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 317B

508-999-8475

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Yi Liu, PhD

Associate Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 302E

508-910-6692

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