Faculty and Staff

Welcome to the College of Engineering, Computer Science, & Technology (ECST)! Get to know our College faculty, staff, and leadership striving to make a difference in our student's lives and futures every day. Please reach out, we'd love to hear from you.

ECST Faculty

Department ChairContact Information
Welson Kwan, CE Department

Wing Shun (Welson) Kwan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Interim Chair

Office: E&T, A-221
Phone: (323) 343-4464
Email: [email protected]
Specialization: Geotechnical Engineering
Visit Dr. Kwan's Homepage

Civil Engineering Faculty & Lecturers

Department ChairContact Information
Elaine Kang CS Department Chair
Eun-Young (Elaine) Kang, Ph.D.,
CS Professor and Chair

Office: E&T, A-324
Phone: (323) 343-6690
Email: [email protected]
Specialization: Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, and Image processing
Visit Dr. Kang's Homepage

Computer Science Faculty & Lecturers

Department ChairContact Information
Charles Liu ECE Department

Charles W. Liu, Ph.D.
ECE Chair and Advisor

Office: E&T, A-343
Phone: (323) 343-5802
Email: [email protected]
Specialization: High-Performance Computing and Communication, Scalable Heterogeneous High-Performance Embedded Architecture, Message-passing Based Signal Processing Parallel Algorithms, VLSI and Reconfigurable Architectures and Algorithms, Linear Feature Extraction in Image Processing
Visit Dr. Liu's Homepage

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty & Lecturers

Department ChairContact Information
John Christopher Bachman

J. Chris Bachman, Ph.D., P.E.
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
University Outstanding Professor 
Award Recipient

Office: E&T A-135
Phone: (323) 343-4477
Email: [email protected]
Specialty: Batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, electrochemistry, sustainable engineering, and education
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Mechanical Engineering Faculty & Lecturers

Department ChairContact Information
Rupa Purasinghe Technology and Civil Engineering Departments

Rupa Purasinghe, Ph.D., P.E.
Chair, Professor, Principal Advisor

Office: E&T A-337a
Phone: (323) 343-4459
Email: [email protected]
Specialization: Computer-Aided Design/ Experimentation, Structural Analysis/Design, Finite Element Method for Stress Analysis
Visit Dr. Purasinghe's Homepage

Technology Faculty & Lecturers

ECST Staff

jonathan de leon
Jonathan De Leon '13
Major Gift Officer, University Advancement
Office: E&T, C-246A
Phone: (323) 343-3043
Email: [email protected]
lupe martinez Lupe Martinez
ECST Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: E&T, A-133
Phone: (323) 343-4522
Email: [email protected]
michael thorburn Michael Thorburn
Director, Capstone Senior Design Program
Office: E&T, C-159B
Phone: (323) 343-4500
Email: [email protected]
Hasmik Simon Hasmik Simon
College Communications
Office: E&T, C-253
Phone: (323) 343-5604
Email: [email protected]

lara asatryan 2024
Lara Asatryan
Civil Engineering
Office: E&T, A-212
Phone: (323) 343-4450
Fax: (323) 343-6316
Email: [email protected] 
Valentina Ovasapyan
Valentina Ovasapyan
Computer Science
Office: E&T, A-322
Phone: (323) 343-6690
Fax: (323) 343-6672
Email: [email protected]
Alice Chen, CS Administrative Support Assistant
Alice Chen
Computer Science,
Administrative Support Assistant
Office: E&T, A-322
Phone: (323) 343-6690
Fax: (323) 343-6672
Email: [email protected]
Arlette Hattar
Arlette Hattar
Electrical & Computer  Engineering
Office: E&T, A-342
Phone: (323) 343-4470
Fax: (323) 343-4547
Email: [email protected]
Hailey Ninh ME department coordinator 05-2026
Hailey Ninh
Mechanical Engineering
Office: E&T, A-205
Phone: (323) 343-4490
Fax: (323) 343-5004
Email: [email protected]
Department Email: [email protected]
Lily Hwang-Alonzo, Department of Technology Coordinator
Lily Hwang-Alonzo
Technology
Office: E&T, A-337
Phone: (323) 343-4550
Fax: (323) 343-4571
Email: [email protected]

 

chris lam Christopher Lam
Fiscal Resource Manager
Office: E&T, A-241A
Phone: (323) 343-4512
Email: [email protected]
Alejandra Trujillo Alejandra Trujillo
Resource Analyst
Office: E&T, A-241
Phone: (323) 343-4542
Email: [email protected]

ECST Resource Office Information

Kenneth Chan

Kenneth Chan
Information Technology Consultant
Office: E&T, C-255F
Phone: (323) 343-4488
Email: [email protected]

Fernando Loza

Fernando Loza
Information Technology Consultant
Office: E&T, C-255C
Phone: (323) 343-4546
Email: [email protected]

Yin Tam

Yin Tam
Information Technology Consultant
Office: E&T, C-246
Phone: (323) 343-6249
Email: [email protected]

ariel reyes 2024
Ariel Reyes
Information Technology Consultant
Office: E&T, C-246
Email: [email protected]

ECST ITC SUPPORT

daniel galvan

Daniel Galvan, Ed.D.
Director, Acceleration Initiatives and Student Engagement
Office: E&T, A134
Phone: (323) 343-4516
Email: [email protected]

cambrian sorel Cambrian Sorel
ECST Professional Placement Coordinator
Office: E&T A-125
Phone: (323)343-4526
Email: [email protected]
adriana tellez andrade

Adriana Tellez-Andrade
ECST Outreach Coordinator
MESA Director
Office: E&T A-133
Phone: (323)343-4565
Email: [email protected]

David Ibarra ESSC

David Ibarra
ECST Outreach Assistant
MESA College Prep (MCP) Coordinator 
Office: E&T A-132
Phone: (323)343-4528
Email: [email protected]

Andrea Garcia Chavez Engage MESA
Andrea Garcia Chavez
ECST Outreach Assistant
MESA University Program (MUP) Coordinator
Office: E&T A-132
Phone: (323)343-TBA
Email: [email protected]

ECST K-12 Programs and Outreach Information

frances hidalgo Frances Hidalgo
Director, ECST Student Success Center
Office: E&T, A-130
Phone: (323) 343-4574
Email: [email protected]
Esther Becerra, ECST academic advisor
Esther M. Becerra
Academic Advisor,
Office: E&T, A-125
Phone: (323) 343-4524
Email: [email protected]
Ernesto Chavez Ernesto Ivan Chavez
Academic Advisor,
ECST Advising Center
Office: E&T, A-125
Phone: (323) 343-4521
Email: [email protected]
ECST Advisor Lily Dimas
Lili Dimas
Academic Advisor,
ECST Advising Center
Office: E&T, A-125
Phone: (323) 343-4520
Email: [email protected]
Bobbie Galaz Bobbie Galaz
Lead Academic Advisor,
ECST Advising Center
Office: E&T, A-125
Phone: (323) 343-4577
Email: [email protected]
sharri kornblum
Sharri Kornblum
Math Specialist, MESA Engineering Program 
Email: [email protected]   
Phone: (323) 343-4525                   
Office: E&T A-133
jamie rodriguez jr ESSC
Jaime Rodriguez, Jr.
Academic Advisor,
ECST Advising Center
Office: E&T, A-125
Phone: (323) 343-4520
Email: [email protected]
Lourdes Vasquez	Lourdes Vasquez
Lead Academic Advisor,
ECST Advising Center
Office: E&T, A-125
Phone: (323) 343-4575
Email: [email protected]
Liz Reyes, ESSC Admin Support Assist.
Liz Reyes
Administrative Support Assistant,
ECST Student Success Center
Office: E&T, A-125
Phone: (323) 343-4564
Email: [email protected]

ECST Advising Information

Blake Cortis

Blake Cortis
Lead Technician-Machine Shop & Research Equipment Design and Support
Office: E&T, B-16
Phone: (323) 343-4544
Email: [email protected]

Sergio Marquez

Sergio Marquez
Technician-EE Lab Support & Circuit Space
Office: E&T, B-105
Phone: (323) 343-5293
Email: [email protected]

patrick hartunian technician
Patrick Hartunian
Technician-Instructional & Research Lab Support
Office: E&T, TBD
Phone: (323) 343-TBD
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ECST Student Shop Supervisor
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ECST Technician Support

 


College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
5151 State University Dr., Building E&T, Los Angeles, CA  90032-8150
Phone (323) 343-4500 | Fax (323) 343-4555 | Email [email protected]

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