Our people at Engineering

You will receive mentorship and support from more than 100 nationally and internationally recognized UIdaho College of Engineering employees who are committed to your academic success.

Our distinguished team includes experts across diverse engineering disciplines, offering guidance in areas such as mechanical design, fluid dynamics, cybersecurity and sustainable energy systems. With a strong emphasis on student-centered learning, our faculty are actively involved in cutting-edge research and dedicated to fostering an environment where students thrive.

Our departments

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

  • Dev Shrestha

    Chemical and Biological Engineering Department Chair and Professor

  • Wudneh "Woody" Admassu

    Professor

  • Eric Aston

    Professor

  • Matthew Bernards

    Associate Professor, NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium Director

  • Steven Gardner

    Professor, Lou Edwards Endowed Chair

  • Eric Holmes

    Assistant Professor

  • James Moberly

    Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

  • Jagdish Patel

    Assistant Professor

  • Ching-An Peng

    Professor

  • Batric Pesic

    Professor

  • Russell Qualls

    Associate Professor and Idaho State Climatologist

  • Nathan Schiele

    Associate Professor

  • Judy Vandegrift

    Management Assistant

  • Vivek Utgikar

    Professor

  • Sarah (Xiao) Wu

    Associate Professor

  • Haiyan Zhao

    Associate Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Michael Lowry

    Professor, CEE Department Chair

  • Ahmed Abdel-Rahim

    Professor

  • Erik Arnson

    Clinical Associate Professor

  • Cynthia Brinkman

    Research Scientist

  • Kevin Chang

    Professor, NIATT Director

  • Erik R. Coats

    Sorenson Family Endowed Professor in Water Resources

  • Fritz Fiedler

    Professor

  • Bayomy Fouad

    Professor

  • Ruimin Feng

    Assistant Professor

  • Ahmed A. Ibrahim

    Professor

  • S.J. Jung

    Professor

  • Emad Kassem

    Professor

  • Chyr Liou

    Professor

  • Angel Monsalve

    Assistant Professor

  • Clifford S. Swanson

    Assistant Professor

  • Daniele Tonina

    Professor, Co-Director, Center for Ecohydraulics Research

  • Andrew W. Tranmer

    Associate Research Professor

  • Elowyn Yager

    Professor, Co-Director, Center for Ecohydraulics Research

  • Yuntian Wu

    Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science

  • Steve Wang

    Professor and Department Chair

  • Daniel Conte de Leon

    Associate Professor, Acting Chair

  • Robert Rinker

    Associate Professor, Associate Chair

  • Jim Alves-Foss

    University Distinguished Professor

  • Joules Beeston

    Clinical Faculty

  • Bruce Bolden

    Senior Instructor

  • Robert Hiromoto

    Professor

  • Hasan Jamil

    Associate Professor

  • Constantinos (Costas) Kolias

    Associate Professor

  • Johnny (Liujun) Li

    Assistant Professor

  • Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma

    Professor

  • Bhaskar Rimal

    Assistant Professor

  • Frederick “Rick” Sheldon

    Professor

  • John Shovic

    Research Faculty; Director of the Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics

  • Jia Song

    Associate Professor

  • Tammy St. John-Tesky

    Administrative specialist

  • Terry Soule

    Professor

  • Alex Vakanski

    Associate Professor

  • Michael Wilder

    Clinical Faculty Assistant Professor

  • Min Xian

    Associate Professor

  • Boyu Zhang

    Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Yacine Chakhchoukh

    Associate Professor

  • Zain Ul Abideen

    Assistant Professor

  • Herbert Hess

    Department Chair, Professor

  • Brian Johnson

    Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Endowed Chair in Power Engineering, Distinguished Professor, Interim Director of CSDS

  • Marc Jean

    Clinical Assistant Professor

  • Hangtian Lei

    Associate Professor

  • Feng Li

    Micron Endowed Chair in Microelectronics, NGeM Director, FIB/SEM Director

  • Rakin Muhammad Shadab

    Assistant Professor

  • Balakumar Muniandi

    Assistant Professor

  • Bhaskar Rimal

    Assistant Professor

  • Robert Rinker

    Associate Professor, Associate Chair

  • Rowdy Sanford

    Clinical Assistant Professor

  • Ting-Yen Shih

    Associate Professor

  • Dennis Sullivan

    Professor

  • Giselle Veach

    Clinical Assistant Professor

  • Ata Zadehgol

    Professor 

Department of Mechanical Engineering

  • Eric Wolbrecht

    Department Chair and The Dean and Cindy Haagenson Mechanical Engineering Endowed Professor

  • Christopher Bitikofer

    Clinical Assistant Professor

  • Gianluca Blois

    Assistant Professor

  • Dan Cordon

    Clinical Associate Professor

  • John C. Crepeau

    Professor

  • Vibhav Durgesh

    Associate Professor

  • Kamal Kumar

    Associate Professor

  • Michael Maughan

    Associate Professor

  • Joel Perry

    Professor

  • Margaret Pinnell

    Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Professor

  • Gabriel Potirniche

    Associate Dean, Professor

  • Daniel J. Robertson

    Associate Professor

  • Mark F. Roll

    NGeM Outreach Manager, Research and Clinical Faculty

  • Larry Stauffer

    Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management

  • Robert Stephens

    Professor

  • Matthew Swenson

    Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Program Director and Associate Professor

  • Tao Xing

    Professor

Department of Nuclear Engineering and Industrial Management

  • Indrajit Charit

    Department Chair, Professor

  • R. A. Borrelli

    Associate Professor

  • Javier Calvo-Amodio

    Associate Professor

  • Amin Mirkouei

    Associate Professor

  • Ean Ng

    Clinical Associate Professor

  • Krishnan Raja

    Professor

  • John Russell

    Associate Research Professor, Special Assistant to the Dean of Engineering 

  • Alex Vakanski

    Associate Professor

Emeritus

  • Sandy Lieske

    Lecturer Emerita

  • Michael McKellar

    Professor, Emeritus

  • Lee Ostrom

    Professor, Emeritus

Our staff

College administration

  • Suzanna Long

    Dean of the College of Engineering

  • Gabriel Potirniche

    Associate Dean, Professor

  • Kathy Duke

    Assistant to the Dean

  • Bobbi Hughes

    Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer

  • John Kumm

    Executive Director, Energy Institute

  • Kathryn (Katie) Schiffelbein

    Director of Strategic Programs and Student Success

Communications and marketing

  • Alexiss Turner

    Director of Communications and Marketing

Donor engagement and partnerships

  • Bobbi Hughes

    Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer

  • Ryelee Schlueter

    Associate Director of Development, College of Engineering

  • Maggie Scott

    Director of Development, College of Engineering

Student services

  • Erin Lanigan

    Assistant Director of Student Engagement and STEM Outreach

  • Kathryn (Katie) Schiffelbein

    Director of Strategic Programs and Student Success

Our centers

Boise center

  • Maggie Scott

    Director of Development, College of Engineering

  • Andrew W. Tranmer

    Associate Research Professor

  • Elowyn Yager

    Professor, Co-Director, Center for Ecohydraulics Research

Coeur d'Alene center

  • Joules Beeston

    Clinical Faculty

  • Robert Rinker

    Associate Professor, Associate Chair

  • John Shovic

    Research Faculty; Director of the Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics

  • Tammy St. John-Tesky

    Administrative specialist

Idaho Falls

  • R. A. Borrelli

    Associate Professor

  • Indrajit Charit

    Department Chair, Professor

  • Robert Hiromoto

    Professor

  • Constantinos (Costas) Kolias

    Associate Professor

  • Michael McKellar

    Professor, Emeritus

  • Amin Mirkouei

    Associate Professor

  • Krishnan Raja

    Professor

  • John Russell

    Associate Research Professor, Special Assistant to the Dean of Engineering 

  • Alex Vakanski

    Associate Professor