Gregory F. Reed Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director, Power and Energy Initiative, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 1997. Dr. Reed’s research interests include power transmission and distribution and energy systems; smart grid technologies; power electronics and control technologies and applications; storage technologies; and power generation and renewable energy resources. He joined the Swanson School of Engineering faculty after 23 years of electric power industry experience. Ervin Sejdić Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD, The University of Western Ontario (2008). Dr. Sejdić’s areas of research include biomedical and theoretical signal processing, assistive and medical devices, and modeling of age- and disease-related declines of swallowing, gait and cognitive functions. William Stanchina Professor and Chairman, Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD. University of Southern California (1978). Dr. Stanchina’s research interests include high-frequency compound semiconductor devices and integrated circuits, and optoelectronic and quantum devices, novel sensors, and fabrication technologies. Mingui Sun Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery, Bioengineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1989. Dr. Sun’s research interests include neurophysiological signal and systems, biosensor design, brain-computer interface, bioelectronics, and bioinformatics. Jun Yang Associate Professor, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2002. Dr. Yang’s research interests include but are not limited to: microarchitecture, memory systems, emerging memory technologies, interconnection networks, low-power, thermal-aware computing; chip multiprocessors and 3D processor architectures. Minhee Yun Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. Arizona State University (1998). Dr. Yun’s areas of interest include nano-structured materials such as nanowires and nanoparticles with an emphasis on biosensor applications, nanoscale low-dimensional materials including electrical phenomena and biocompatibility.
Industrial Engineering Mary Besterfield-Sacre Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering and Fulton C. Noss Faculty Fellow, Ph.D. (Industrial Engineering), University of Pittsburgh, 1996 – Dr. Besterfield-Sacre’s principal research interests are of engineering assessment to include engineering education, product realization and entrepreneurship. Dr. Sacre has worked on developing new methods to assess how students learn engineering. Dr. Sacre is the Director of the Engineering Education Research Center.
Bopaya Bidanda Professor and Ernest E. Roth Professor and Chairman in Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. (Industrial and Management Systems Engineering), Pennsylvania State University, 1987 - Dr. Bidanda's research focus includes Global Supply Networks, Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems and the New Product
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