Faculty

Our Full Time Professors

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Raghu Agarwal, PhD Texas A&M

Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator

Research Interests: finite element analysis, computer-aided design

Office: ENG117B

Phone: 408-924-3845

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Feruza Amirkulova, PhD Rutgers

Associate Professor

Research Interests: acoustic and elastic wave propagation and scattering, metamaterials, "invisibility" cloak, dynamic material

Office: ENG310G

Phone: 408-924-2045

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Amir Armani, PhD MST

Associate Professor

Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Design Optimization, Structural Ceramics, and Functionally Graded Materials.

Office: ENG310E

Phone: 408-924-8354

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Fred Barez, PhD UC Berkeley, ASME Fellow

Professor

Research Interests: autonomous vehicles, hybrid and electric vehicles, electronics packaging, smart home and efficiency, space exploration, and Aviation Technology.

Office: IS107

Phone: 408-924-4298

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Saeid Bashash, PhD Clemson University

Associate Professor

Research Interests: Control systems, Mechatronics, Power and Engergy Systems, Internet of Things

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Winncy Du, PhD Georgia Tech, PE, ASME Fellow

Professor

Research Interests: mechatronics, robotics, machine vision, pattern recognition

Office: ENG310F

Phone: 408-924-3866

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Buff Furman, PhD Stanford, PE

Professor

Research Interests: precision machine design, mechatronic systems, mechanical measurement

Office: ENG344D

Phone: 408-924-3817

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Crystal Han, PhD Stanford

Associate Professor

Research Interests: Microfluidics, biological sample purification, on-chip diagnostics, lab on a chip, micro total analysis system

Office: ENG217

Phone: 408-924-6040

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Lin Jiang, PhD University of Texas at Dallas

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Mechatronics, Soft Robotics, Medical Devices, Machine Vision, and Biomechanics

Office: ENG310J

Phone: 408-924-4596

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Farzan Kazemifar, PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor and Associate Chair

Research Interests: Experimental thermal and fluid sciences, optical and laser-based diagnostic techniques, multiphase flow and transport in porous media, particle-based fluid velocity measurement techniques

Office: ENG310B

Phone: 408-924-3822

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Hohyun Lee, PhD MIT

Professor, Department Chair (08/19/2024), & ASME Fellow

Research Interests: Thermal system optimization, Energy system in grid interactive buildings, Fair and equitable power distribution for smart grid, Solid state thermal energy conversion.

Office: ENG310H, You are welcome to visit me whenever my door is open. To ensure my availability, please sign up via Google calendar below.

Office Hours (in-person): Calendar

Phone: 408-924-3857

Dr. John Lee

John Lee, PhD MIT

Professor

Research Interests: microfluids, soft tissue mechanics, microsystems, experimental methods.

Office: ENG115

Phone: 408-924-7167

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Yunjian (Jojo) Qiu, PhD

Assistant Professor

Office: ENG310K

Phone: 408-924-3504

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Mojtaba Sharifi, PhD Sharif University of Technology

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Medical robotics, Human-Robot interaction, Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronic Systems, Intelligent Control, Machine Learning.

Office: ENG310A

Phone: 408-924-3816

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Vimal Viswanathan, PhD Texas A&M

Professor

Research Interests: engineering design, new product development, design creativity and innovation, mechatronics systems design.
Office: ENG310D W 10:00-12:00 and F 13:00 - 15:00
Phone: 408-924-3841
Email: vimal.viswanathan@sjsu.edu

Office: ENG310D

Phone: 408-924-3841

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Raymond Yee, PhD UC Berkeley, PE

Professor, and Assoc. Dean of Extended Studies

Research Interests: Mechanical Design, Materials Behavior, Fracture Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis

Office: ENG491F

Phone: 408-924-3935

Part Time Professors 

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Asuncion, Bryan PhD

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Chan, Eduardo, PhD Caltech

Consultant in CAD and FEA

Classes taught: ME 101, 160, 165, 240, 273, 274

Office: W 17:45 - 18:15 ENG 327

Phone: 408-418-8535

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Hemati, Neyram, PhD Cornell University

Staff Engineer, Aeva Technologies, Inc.

Classes taught: ME 101, 187, 195A/B, 280, 285

Office: MW 20:45-21:45 ENG301, or by appointment

Phone: 408-761-1467

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Ishaya, Sargon, MS Stanford

Registered Mechanical Engineer, LEED AP; Principal, Pragmatic Professional Engineers

Classes taught: ME 183

Phone: 408-813-2970

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Kabbani, Hussam, PhD UNLV

Mechanical Engineer

Classes taught: ME 111, 114, 130

Office: ENG310F

Phone: 408-799-3043

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Khan, Raquib, PhD UNR

Professor

Classes taught: ME 110, 113, 114

Office: ENG344D

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Kutler, Paul PhD Iowa State University; MSM Stanford

Advanced Fliers, LLC; Deputy Director (retired), NASA-Ames

Classes taught: ME 111

Office: TTh 15:15 - 16:15 ENG 383

Phone: 408-482-1028

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Lu, Long

Classes taught: ME 147

Office: MW 08:00-09:00 ENG401 & TTh 08:00-09:00 ENG339

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Mysore, Ananda MS UNC

President & Principal Engineer, Angle Systems LLC

Classes taught: ME 120

Office: M 16:30 - 17:30 ENG 133

Phone: 408-306-4537

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Pharand, Michel, MASc and MSEM

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, Ultratech

Classes taught: ME 250

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Rongere, Francois

Senior Manager R&D and Innovation at PG&E

Classes taught: ME 101, 172

Phone: 415-517-0946

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Shabany, Younes, PhD

Assistant Professor

Classes taught: ME 113, 115, 130, 210, 211, 221, 230

Office: W 8:45-9:30 ENG340 & W 19:40-20:30 CLK234

Phone: 408-313-8391

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Tabrizi, Abdie, PhD

Professor

Classes taught: ME 101, 113, 130Office: ENG310D W 10:00-12:00 and F 13:00 - 15:00
Phone: 408-924-3841

Office: TTh 14:00 - 15:00 ENG383

Phone: 408-924-3854

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Thurlow, Ernest, PhD

Classes taught: ME 111, 113, 182, 200, 271

Office: TTh 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM; TTh 13:15 - 14:15 ENG 383

Phone: 408-504-6086

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Tsou, Rex, PhD

Classes taught: ME 101, 111, 113

Office: TTh 08:30-11:00

Phone: 408-368-7031

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Tyukhov, Igor, PhD National Research University "MPEI"

Classes taught: ME 115, 170

Office: Th 18:00-19:00 by appointment

Phone: 408-618-9445

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Youssefi, Ken, PhD UC Berkeley

Classes taught: ENG 10; ME 19, 20, 101, 154, 157, 265

Office: M 9:00- 10:00 by appointment only

Phone: 408-924-4142

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Zaidi, Syed, PhD

Classes taught: ME 101,113, 114, 115, 120, 147, 182, 186 and 195A/B

Office: T 15:45-16:45 & W 12:00-13:00 ENG113

Phone: 609-558-1227

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Yi, Keith Ph.D.

Classes taught: ME 157

 

Emeritus Professors 

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Tai-Ran Hsu, PhD McGill University, ASME Fellow

Emeritus Faculty

Research Interests: MEMS design & packaging, thermomechanics, fracture mechanics