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New Faculty

The College of Engineering is recognized as a leader in confronting 21st-century challenges such as cybersecurity issues, global warming, and pandemics like COVID-19—helping to distinguish UMass Dartmouth as a top-tier national research university. Our faculty’s commitment to providing groundbreaking research has resulted in the college’s growth, with the recent hiring of 16 new faculty members. 

Amir Akhavan Masoumi
Amir Akhavan Masoumi, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 324D

508-910-6895
aakhavanmasoumi@umassd.edu

Yuchou Chang
Yuchou Chang, PhD

Assistant Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 317B

508-999-8475
ychang1@umassd.edu

Laura Hanzly
Laura Hanzly, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor

Bioengineering
Textiles 228

508-999-8096
lhanzly@umassd.edu

Gokhan Kul
Gokhan Kul, PhD he/him

Assistant Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 307B

508-910-6484
gkul@umassd.edu

Hangjian Ling
Hangjian Ling, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Violette Research 214

508-999-8540
hling1@umassd.edu

Jonathan Mellor
Jonathan Mellor, PhD

Associate Teaching Professor / Co-Chairperson

Civil & Environmental Engineering
Science & Engineering 104B

508-999-8490
jmellor@umassd.edu

Kihan Park
Kihan Park, PhD he/his/him

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Textiles 213

508-999-8549
kihan.park@umassd.edu

Renuka Rajapakse
Renuka Rajapakse, PhD

Associate Teaching Professor

Physics
Science & Engineering 203E

508-999-8360
rrajapakse@umassd.edu

Hamed Samandari
Hamed Samandari, PhD

Associate Teaching Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Science & Engineering 116D

508-910-6553
hsamandari@umassd.edu

Banafsheh Seyedaghazadeh
Banafsheh Seyedaghazadeh, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Science & Engineering 116C

508-999-8567
b.aghazadeh@umassd.edu

Caiwei Shen
Caiwei Shen, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Textiles 211

508-999-8449
cshen2@umassd.edu

Jiawei Yuan
Jiawei Yuan

Associate Professor

Computer & Information Science
Dion 308A

508-999-8299
jyuan@umassd.edu

Ruolin Zhou
Ruolin Zhou, PhD

Associate Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Science & Engineering 209A

508-910-6922
rzhou1@umassd.edu

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