2022 COE Awards Banquet

Published May 2, 2022

The Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà College of Engineering (COE) celebrated the accomplishments of faculty and staff at an Awards Banquet at The Pointe on Friday, April 29. Those recognized include:

COE Faculty Researchers
Front row, L-R: Aftab Ahmed, Ava Hedayatipour, Hamid Rahai, and Saba Yohannes-Reda. Back row, L-R: Elhami Nasr, Hossein Sayadi, Mehrdad Aliasgari, Mehran Ramani, Henry Yeh

Research, COE Principal Investigators (July 1, 2021 to Present)

  • Aftab Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department (EE)
  • Mehrdad Aliasgari, Chair,  Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department (CECS)
  • Perla Ayala, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department (BME)
  • Ehsan Barjasteh, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering (ChE) and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
  • Ava Hedayatipour, Assistant Professor, EE
  • Laurie Huning, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management Department (CECEM)
  • Ju Cheol Moon, Assistant Professor, CECS
  • Oscar Morales Ponce, Assistant Professor, CECS
  • Elhami Nasr, Professor, CECEM
  • Hamid Rahai, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs, COE
  • Mehran Rahmani, Assistant Professor, CECEM
  • Hossein Sayadi, Assistant Professor, CECS
  • Antonella Sciortino, Associate Dean, Academic Programs, COE
  • Jelena Trajkovic, Assistant Professor, CECS
  • Daniel Whistler, Assistant Professor, MAE
  • Henry Yeh, Chair, EE
  • Saba Yohannes-Reda, Director of K-12 Outreach and Recruitment, COE

Perla Ayala and Mehrdad Aliasgari

Notable Research Awards

  • Perla Ayala, Assistant Professor, BME (National Science Foundation CAREER Award)
  • Mehrdad Aliasgari, Chair, CECS (Center for Inclusive Computing Grant)
Lecturer Service Awards
L-R: Maryam Qudrat, Asieh Jalali-Farahani, Kumars Zanparsa, Susan Nachawati, Marwan Youssef, Huy Hoang, Jian-Juei Wang, Parvin Shariat, Feike Leij.

Lecturers with 10+ Years of Service

  • Wajdi Aghatios, EE
  • Amir Aryan, CECEM
  • Hassan Bagheri, MAE
  • Jeremy Bonifacio, MAE
  • Lino Cheang, CECEM
  • Thomas Eng, EE
  • Nassar Farahbakhsh, EE
  • Lea-Mine Gea, MAE
  • Steve Gold, CECS
  • Robert Green, MAE
  • Hamed Haddad Zadegan, MAE
  • Darr Hashempour, CECEM
  • Huy Hoang, CECS
  • Khang Hoang-Vu, MAE
  • John Hsu, EE
  • Samuel Jalali, EE
  • Saeid Janani, MAE
  • Asieh Jalali-Farahani, MAE
  • AK Khattab, MAE
  • Michael Lahlou, CECEM
  • Feike Leij, CECEM
  • William Lopez, EE
  • Walter Martinez, EE
  • Maryam Moussavi, BME
  • Susan Nachawati, CECS
  • Phuong Nguyen, CECS
  • Mike Pulley, CECEM
  • Maryam Qudrat, CECEM
  • Khali Rafique, CECEM
  • Mohammad Rahnavard, CECS, EE
  • Jeremy Redman, CECEM
  • Ali Rezaei, MAE
  • Adeline Schmitz, MAE
  • Parvin Shariat, MAE
  • Ali Sleiman, EE
  • Michael Steinberg, CECEM
  • David Taggart, EE
  • Mohammad Talebi, EE
  • Jason Tsou, CECEM
  • Kyle Vaught, MAE
  • Jian-Juei Wang, CECEM, MAE
  • Tongzhou Wang, CECEM, MAE
  • David Winter, CECS
  • Marwan Youssef, CECEM
  • Kumars Zanparsa, CECEM
Staff Service Recipients
Front row, L-R: Shelley Chang, Saba Yohannes-Reda, Robin Ikemi. Middle row, L-R: DeeDEe Green, Kim Trusdelle. Back row: Djemel Sadi, Karyl Anthony, Mike Fritz
Staff with 10+ Years of Service
  • Karyl Anthony, Administrative Support Assistant, CECS
  • Shelley Chang, Financial Management Supervisor, COE
  • Emmitt Clark, Director of Professional Development and Internships, Engineering Student Success Center (ESSC)
  • Jason Deutschman, Associate Director of Academic Advising, ESSC
  • Liz Flores, Administrative Support Coordinator, Chemical Engineering Department (ChE)
  • Michael Fritz, Network & Projects Coordinator & Technical Advisor, MAE
  • DeeDee Green, Administrative Services Manager, COE
  • Jamie Huynh, Administrative Support Coordinator, ESSC
  • Robin Ikemi, Coordinator, CECS
  • Ameeta Perera, Executive Assistant to the Dean, COE
  • Leo Rodriguez, Equipment Technician, EE
  • Clarice Ross, Coordinator, MAE
  • Djemel Sadi, Network Administrator, MAE
  • Yash Singh, Equipment Technician, MAE
  • Minh Tran, Equipment Technician, ChE
  • Kim Truesdelle, Executive Assistant to the Associate Deans, COE
  • Saba Yohannes-Reda, Director of K-12 Outreach and Recruitment, ESSC

Glen Seymour and Sara Moghtadernejad
University Awards
  • Sara Moghtadernejad, Assistant Professor, ChE (Early Academic Career Excellence)
  • Glen Seymour, Facilities & Equipment Coordinator, COE (Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Staff of the Month-April)
Committee Service
  • University: Academic Senate
  • Curriculum and Educational Policies Council
  • Faculty Personnel Policies Council
  • General Education Governing Committee
  • Graduate Studies Advisory Committee
  • Program Assessment and Review Council
  • Univ Mini Grant Summer Stipend Committee
  • University Resource Council
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  • COE: Action Plan Champions Task Force
  • Associate Dean Search Committee
  • Awards Committee
  • Climate Survey Committee
  • Elections Committee
  • Engineering Faculty Council
  • Environmental Health and Safety Committee
  • Grade Appeal Committee
  • Research and Scholarly Activities Committee
  • Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Committee
  • Sabbatical Leave Committee
  • Scholarship Committee
Committee Service Recipients
Front row, L-R: Sara Moghtadernejad and Panadda Marayong. Back row, L-R: Mehrdad Aliasgari and Alieh Jalali-Farahani
Service: Multi-year Term Completion
  • Academic Senate: Mehrdad Aliasgari, Chair, CECS; Jalal Torabzadeh, Chair, MAE
  • Curriculum and Educational Policies Council: Panadda Marayong, Professor, MAE
  • General Education Governing Committee: Yu-Fu Ko, Associate Professor, CECEM
  • Program Assessment and Review Council: Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Assistant Professor, MAE
  • Engineering Faculty Council: Asieh Jalali-Farahani, Lecturer, MAE; Chris Druzgalski, Lecturer, EE;
  • James Ary, Professor, EE; Michael Hoffman, Professor, CECS; Panadda Marayong, Professor, MAE; Sarah Moghtadernajad, Assistant Professor, ChE; Shailesh Chandra
  • University Mini Grant Summer Stipend Committee: Sergio Mendez, Professor, Chemical Engineering; and Xiaolong Wu, Professor, CECS
Aerospace Corp. Dean's Leadership Academy
The Aerospace Corporation Dean's Leadership Academy
  • Hannah Caling
  • Mia Castillo
  • Alexander Contreras
  • Moussa Coulibaly
  • Zachary Davis
  • Nickey Diorio
  • Gavin Durkin
  • Meray Gayed
  • Sara Hernnstein
  • Gech Horng Huy
  • Aramis Kelkelyan
  • Yunjin (Arline) Kim
  • JessicaLe
  • Edgar Lopez Bustillos
  • Guadalupe Lucero
  • Arturo Luna
  • Marco Marrufo
  • Deisy Martinez
  • Josias Matthew Navasca
  • Kolbe Nguyen
  • Thomas Nguyen
  • Brandon Pastelin
  • Rohin Pathak
  • Luke Reissmueller
  • Giovanna Ruiz
  • Bryan Serrano
  • Angelo Ryan Soriano
  • Rex Miguel Tabora
  • Samantha Villa Floran