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| FACULTY | CONTACT INFO | OFFICE HOURS | SPECIALIZATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupa Purasinghe, Ph.D., P.E. Chair, Principal Advisor Office: E&T A-337a Phone: (323) 343-4459 Email: [email protected] | ET A-337A Fall 2026 | Computer-Aided Design/ Experimentation, Structural Analysis/Design, Finite Element Method for Stress Analysis Visit Dr. Purasinghe's Homepage |
| David Blekhman, Ph.D. Professor, Director of Hydrogen Fueling and Research Facility Office: E&T A-137 Phone: (323) 343-4569 Email: [email protected] | ET A137, H2 Station, or Zoom Fall 2026 | Sustainable Energy and Transportation, Engineering TechnologyVisit Dr. Blekhman's Homepage |
| Mauricio Castillo, Ph.D. Engineering Technology Advisor Office: E&T A-339 Phone: (323) 343-4573 Email: [email protected] | ET A339 or Zoom Fall 2026 | Industrial Technology, STEM/Technology Education, and Engineering Education Visit Dr. Castillo's Homepage |
| Xiaolei (Lily) Chen, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-336 | Zoom Fall 2026 | Building and Fire Protection Engineering Visit Dr. Chen's Homepage |
| Yilin Feng, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-409 | ET A-409 or Zoom Fall 2026 Schedule a 1-on1 Meeting And by appointment | Airport Operation and Management, Airport Simulation, Airport Sustainability Visit Dr. Feng's Homepage |
| Rachel Friedman, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-217 | ET A-217 or Zoom Fall 2026 Available via Email | Aviation business, single pilot resource management, single pilot operations for multi-engine aircraft, airline transport pilot shortage Visit Dr. Friedman's Homepage |
| Ankit Gupta, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-428C Phone: (323) 343-4427 Email: [email protected] | ET A-428C Fall 2026 | Conventional and advanced manufacturing processes, material science, mechanics of materials, additive manufacturing technologies, solid and computational modeling, processing and characterization of composite materials, finite element modeling/analysis |
| Jai Hong, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-338 | ET A-338 or Zoom Fall 2026 | Engineering Technology/Manufacturing Processes & Automation Visit Dr. Hong's Homepage |
| Paul Liu, Ph.D., FERP* Office: E&T A-222 | Fall 2026 Semester NA | Industrial Technology/Manufacturing Processes & Automation |
| Stephanie Nelson, Ph.D., FERP* Office: E&T A-334 | Zoom or Email Fall 2026 | Technical and Professional Communication, Professional Development, Organizational Leadership Visit Dr. Nelson's Homepage |
| Michael Thomas, MA Office: E&T A-341 | ET A-341 or A3 Fall 2026 |
*(FERP) Faculty Early Retirement Program - Faculty work up to 50% of their regular time base.
Emeriti: Benjamin Lee, Ph.D., Cortland C. Doan, Ethan B. Lipton, Ph.D., Raymond E. Fausel, Gregory S. Graham, Kenneth F. Hird, Pamela D. Jablonsky, John LaMonica, Don M. Maurizio, Kenneth Phillips, Le D. Tang, Norwood Teague.
Lily Hwang-Alonzo, Coordinator, Department of Technology
[email protected] | E&T, A-337 | Tel (323) 343-4540
Technology Lecturers
| Name | Contact | Fall 2026 Office Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Adabzadeh | Email: [email protected] | Office Hours by Zoom TH: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Zoom |
| Zanj Avery | Email: [email protected] | Office Hours by Appointment T: 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm Email instructor to schedule appointment. |
| Maryam Azarbayjani | Email: [email protected] | Office Hours by Zoom, or Canvas Discussion Board W: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Email instructor to schedule appointment. |
| Blake Cortis | Location: ET B16 Email: [email protected] | Office Hours In Person M: 11:00 am-12:00 pm Email instructor to schedule appointment. |
| Cliff Hadsell | Email: [email protected] | Office Hours on Zoom by appointment M and F: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Email instructor to schedule appointment. |
| Gopal Mohanty | Email: [email protected] | Office Hours by Email T: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Email instructor to schedule appointment or text (SMS) any day for fast response. |
| Tracy Rickman | Email: [email protected] | Office Hours on Zoom F: 9:00 am to 10:00 am Email instructor to schedule appointment |
Department of Technology
Technology Department
[email protected] | E&T A-337 | Tel (323) 343-4550 | Fax (323) 343-4571