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](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Amir-Akhavan-MASOUMI-51.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 324D
508-910-6895
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![Banafsheh Seyedaghazadeh](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Banafsheh-Seyedaghazadeh-AGAHAZADEH-18.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Science & Engineering 116C
508-999-8567
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![Caiwei Shen](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/caiwei-SHEN-10.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Textiles 211
508-999-8449
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![Gokhan Kul](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Gokhan-KUL-17.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 307B
508-910-6484
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![Hangjian Ling](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Hangjian-LING-31.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Violette Research 214
508-999-8540
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![Hamed Samandari](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Hamed-SAMANDARI-10.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Science & Engineering 116D
508-910-6553
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![Jonathan Mellor](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/jonathan-mellor-4441a.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Teaching Professor / Co-Chairperson
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Violette Research 108B
508-999-8464
jmellor@umassd.edu
![Jiawei Yuan](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Jiawei-Photo-1a.jpg?text=fallback320)
Associate Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 308A
508-999-8299
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![Kihan Park](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/PARK-23a.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Textiles 213
508-999-8549
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![Laura Hanzly](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Laura-HANZLY-17.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Bioengineering
Textiles 228
508-999-8219
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![Ryan Beemer](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/BEEMER-06a.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Violette Research 220A
508-999-8416
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![Renuka Rajapakse](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/RAJAPAKSE-26a.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Physics
Science & Engineering 203E
508-999-8360
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![Ruolin Zhou](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Ruolin-ZHOU-39-2.jpg?text=fallback320)
Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Science & Engineering 209A
508-910-6922
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![Yuchou Chang](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/Yuchou-CHANG-22.jpg?text=fallback320)
Assistant Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 317B
508-999-8475
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![Yi Liu](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/profiles/engineering/YI-LIU-08.jpg?text=fallback320)
Associate Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 302E
508-910-6692
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