College of Engineering Committees 2026-2027

1. Undergraduate Programs (one faculty member from each department)

• CHEV– Dr. Chongwei Xiao
• CEAE – Dr. Osama Al-Hamdan
• EECS – Dr. Lifford McLauchlan
• MTEN – Dr. Jaime Cantu
• MEIE – Dr. Sangsoo Lee
• Associate Dean Afzel Noore (ex officio)

2. Graduate Affairs Committee (graduate coordinator of each graduate program)

• CHEN – Dr. Patrick Mills (CHNG)
• CEAE – Dr. Jong-Won Choi (CE)
• EECS – Dr. Maleq Khan (CS), Dr. Nuri Yilmazer (EE) - Chair 
• EVEN – Dr. Jennifer Ren (MS), Dr. Tushar Sinha (PhD)
• MTEN – Dr. Md. Monirul Islam
• MEIE – Dr. Hua Li (IE) and Dr. Selahattin Ozcelik (ME)
• Associate Dean Dr. Mahesh Hosur (ex officio)

3. Research Council (one tenured and one tenure-track faculty from each department)

• CHEV – Dr. Tushar Sinha, Dr. Tonoy Das
• CEAE – Dr. Amir Hessami, Dr. Fouzieh Rouzmehr
• EECS – Dr. Hani Girgis, Dr. Tarek Mahmud
• EVEN – Dr. Tushar Sinha
• MTEN – Dr. Delia Valles-Rosales and Dr. Francisco Aguirre
• MEIE – Dr. Hua Li and Dr. Shah Alam
• Associate Dean Dr. Mahesh Hosur (Chair)

4. Resources Management (one faculty member from each department)

• CHNG – Dr. Matthew Alexander
• CEAE – Mr. James Glusing    
• EECS – Dr. David Hicks
• EVEN – Dr. David Ramirez
• MTEN – Dr. Jaime Cantu
• MEIE – Mr. Grady Isensee
• Associate Dean Graduate Affairs and Research, Dr. Mahesh Hosur (ex officio)
• Associate Dean Undergraduate Affairs, Dr. Afzel Noore (ex officio)

5. Promotion and Tenure (one tenured faculty member from each department. Environmental, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering representative must be full professors)

• CHEV – Dr. M. R. Riazi (P)
• CEAE – Dr. Francisco Aguiniga (P)
• EECS – Dr. Mais Nijim (P)
• MTEN – None
• MEIE – Dr. Hua Li (P)

6. College Council (Voting members of the College Council shall consist of the deans, department chairs, and one member of the Faculty (elected by the Faculty for a two-year term). Other non-voting members (which may include key staff members) are added at the discretion of the Dean.  The Dean chairs the Council.)

• Dean, Dr. Heidi Taboada
• Associate Dean, Graduate Affairs and Research - Dr. Mahesh Hosur
• Associate Dean, Undergraduate Affairs– Dr. Afzel Noore
• CHEV - Dr. David Ramirez, Chair
• CEAE – Dr. Breanna Bailey, Chair
• EECS – Dr. Dunren Che, Chair
• MTEN – Dr. Delia Valles-Rosales, Chair
• MEIE – Dr. Mahesh Hosur, Interim Chair
• IAEH – Mr. James Glusing, Director
• JESSC – Mr. Austin McCoy, Director
• Events, Engagements and Operations Coordinator - Ms. Laura F. Salinas
• HPCC - Dr. Francisco O. Aguirre Ortega
• Faculty Representative – VACANT