College of Engineering – Cal Poly Pomona Experts

Kamran Abedini

Professor

Expertise: Engineering Education, Ergonomics, Biomechanical Analysis, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering

Kevin Anderson

Professor

Expertise: Alternate Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Power Systems, Thermal Energy Storage, Energy and Space Exploration, Refrigeration for Space Exploration Vehicles, Machine Design, Energy Loads, Novel Engine Development, Solar Updraft Tower with Compost Waste Heat Recovery, College of Engineering

Frank Chandler

Professor

Expertise: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aerospace Engineering, Space Launch Vehicles, Rocket Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics, Liquid Rockets, Commercial Utilization of Space, Aircraft Jet and Spacecraft Propulsion, Cooling Technology in Rockets, College of Engineering

Wen Cheng

Associate Department Chair, Professor

Expertise: Data Mining, Machine Learning, Transportation System Design, Traffic Safety Analysis, Roadway Design, Transportation Operation, Transportation Engineering, Infrastructure Design (Roads and Highways), Statistical Modeling, College of Engineering

Winny Dong

Faculty Director, Office of Undergraduate Research; Faculty Director, Learn Through Discovery Initiative; Faculty Director, McNair Scholars Program; Professor

Expertise: Polytechnic Education, STEM Education, Underrepresented Students in STEM, Undergraduate Research, Research-Based Learning, NASA Technology Transfer, Aerogels, Secondary Lithium Ion Batteries, High-Surface Area Materials, College of Engineering

Donald Edberg

Professor

Expertise: Astronautics, Aeronautics, Aerospace Design, Aerospace Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, Spacecraft Design, Rocket Design, Space Launch Vehicles, Aircraft Design, Structural Dynamics, Systems Engineering, Vibration Isolation, College of Engineering

Andrew Ketsdever

Dean

Expertise: Hands-on Learning, Astronautics, Aerospace Engineering, Micropropulsion, Rockets, Spacecraft Propulsion, Space Research, Spaceflight, Space Exploration History, Higher Education-Industry Partnerships, College of Engineering

Thomas Ketseoglou

Professor

Expertise: Wireless Communications, Massive Multiple-Output (MIMO) Systems, Advanced Precoding Techniques, Signal Processing Techniques, Network Data Inference, Data Mining Applications, College of Engineering

Reza Baghaei Lakeh

Professor

Expertise: Thermal Energy Storage, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy Systems, Solar Energy, Solar Energy Storage, Energy Conversion, Heat Transfer, Off-Grid Water Treatment, Regenerative Studies, Compressed Air Energy Storage, Electrohydrodynamics, Ion-driven Flows, Computational Fluid Dynamics, College of Engineering

Ha Thu Le

Professor

Expertise: Engineering Education, Solar Energy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Wind Energy, Power Transmission and Distribution, Smart Grids, Energy Storage, Power System Stability, Power Quality, Distributed Generation, Electric Vehicles, Fast Charging Systems, Energy Optimization and Efficiency, College of Engineering

Giuseppe Lomiento

Professor

Expertise: Structural design and analysis, Earthquake Engineering, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering

Shokoufeh Mirzaei

Department Chair, Professor

Expertise: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Applied Optimization, Smart Manufacturing, Statistical Analysis, Supply Chain Design, Process Improvement, College of Engineering

Paul Nissenson

Professor

Expertise: Regional Air Quality, Technology in Higher Education, Online Education, MOOCs, Thermal-Fluids Sciences, College of Engineering

Vilupanur Ravi

Professor

Expertise: Corrosion of Metals (in water, molten salts and at high temperatures), Metal Corrosion, High Temperature Materials (refractory metals, ceramic composites, metal composites), Biomedical Implants, Surface Modification/Coatings, Solar Thermal Energy, Advanced Titanium, Nickel, Cobalt and Iron-Based Alloys, College of Engineering

Ali Sharbat

Assistant Professor

Expertise: Civil Engineering, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Desalination, Environmental Remediation, Water Energy Nexus, College of Engineering