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Department of Engineering

David Bridges
Chair and Professor
Phone: 361-825-2181
Email: david.bridges@tamucc.edu

Ruby Mehrubeoglu
Program Coordinator
Phone: 361-825-3378
Email: ruby.mehrubeoglu@tamucc.edu

Diana Avila
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 361-825-5849
Email: diana.avila@tamucc.edu

Dr. Robert R. Furgason
Engineering Building
Room 222
6300 Ocean Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78412

Advising: 361-825-3928

Engineering Administration

David Bridges

David Bridges, Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 222E
Phone: 361-825-2181
Email: david.bridges@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Ruby Mehrubeoglu

Ruby Mehrubeoglu, Ph.D.

Program Coordinator and Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 222D
Phone: 361-825-3378
Email: ruby.mehrubeoglu@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Hyperspectral imaging and image analysis of a variety of materials, material characterization through spectral signatures and spatial distributions, and thermal imaging and visible-range digital image classification

Diana Avila

Senior Administrative Assistant

Office: RFEB 222
Phone: 361-825-5849
Email: diana.avila@tamucc.edu

Faculty

Jose Baca

Jose Baca, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 222B
Phone: 361-825-2144
Email: jose.baca@tamucc.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/bacajose

Modular Robots and Modular Mechatronic Systems for Space, Medicine, Geospatial, Industry and Education Applications

Lea-Der Chen

Lea-Der Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research and Director of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Office: CI 371
Phone: 361-825-3046
Email: ld.chen@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Combustion and Gasification of Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Fuel Characterization; Fuel Cells; Immersive Evaluation of Vehicles; Solar Thermal Power; Wind Turbine

Mahdiar Hariri

Mahdiar Hariri, Ph.D.

Professional Assistant Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 207C
Phone: 361-825-3652
Email: mahdiar.hariri@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Iltai (Isaac) Kim

Iltai (Isaac) Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 318
Phone: 361-825-2734
Email: ikim@tamucc.edu
Website: http://faculty.tamucc.edu/ikim

Curriculum Vitae

Nano/bio chemical sensing, micro/nanoscale fluidics and heat transport, and energy conversion based on nano-biophotonics

Rajeev Kumar

Rajeev Kumar, Ph.D.

Professional Assistant Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 210
Phone: 361-825-2559
Email: rajeev.kumar@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Byung Cheol (Bruce) Lee

Byung Cheol (Bruce) Lee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 315
Phone: 361-825-4134
Email: byungcheol.lee@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Zhaorui Li

Zhaorui Li, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 316R
Phone: 361-825-4170
Email: zhaorui.li@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Jangwoon Park

Jangwoon Park, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 320
Phone: 361-825-2874
Email: jangwoon.park@tamucc.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/tamuccjangwoon

Curriculum Vitae

Human factors/ergonomics; Biomechanics; Engineering anthropometry; Digital human modeling and simulation; Usability testing; Kansei Engineering

Pablo Rangel

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 308
Phone: 361-825-3712
Email: pablo.rangel@tamucc.edu

Jian Sheng

Jian Sheng, Ph.D.

Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 313
Phone: 361-825-3731
Email: jian.sheng@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Petru Aurelian Simionescu

Petru Aurelian Simionescu, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 207B
Phone: 361-825-5899
Email: pa.simionescu@tamucc.edu
Website: http://faculty.tamucc.edu/psimionescu

Curriculum Vitae

Kinematics, Dynamics, Design and Optimization of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Systems

Dugan Um

Dugan Um, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 222C
Phone: 361-825-3381
Email: dugan.um@tamucc.edu
Website: http://faculty.tamucc.edu/duganum

Curriculum Vitae

Hua Zhang

Hua Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Engineering

Office: RFEB 312
Phone: 361-825-2467
Email: hua.zhang@tamucc.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Hydrology and Ecohydrology; Water Resources Planning and Management; Multisource Remote Sensing and GIS; Water and Soil Pollution Control; Environmental Systems Analysis; Environmental Impact Assessment; Wetland Restoration and Ecological Engineering.