The Grainger College of Engineering is proud to introduce our newest spring and fall 2024 faculty members.
These accomplished individuals are at the forefront of their fields, driving academic excellence and pushing the boundaries of engineering and computer science research. Their innovative approaches to complex challenges will play a crucial role in developing the next generation of problem-solvers.
We are excited to see how their contributions will enhance our community, inspire our students and address pressing global issues. Join us in welcoming these brilliant minds to The Grainger College of Engineering's distinguished ranks.
Aerospace Engineering
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2015, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research interests: Experimental nonlinear structural dynamics; fluid-thermal-structural interactions; nonlinear structural reduced-order modeling
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2018, Imperial College London
Research interests: Computational fluid dynamics; multiphase flow modeling
Assistant Professor of Practice
M.S. 2003, University of Colorado Boulder; M.A. 2009, Loyola Marymount University
Research interests: Space systems; astrodynamics; program/project management; launch vehicles
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, Stanford University
Research interests: Aerospace systems design and simulation; applied aerodynamics; computational fluid dynamics; space systems; uninhabited aerial vehicles
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Research interests: Controls, dynamical systems and evaluation; space systems
Bioengineering
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2015, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Previous appointment: Research Professor, Korea University
Research interests: Neural engineering; molecular imaging; viral vector engineering; gene therapy
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2022, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Magnetic resonance imaging; machine learning; signal processing
Professor
Ph.D. 2006, Northwestern University
Previous appointment: Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Research interests: Multiscale and multimodal optical microscopy techniques; label-free quantitative phase imaging; large-scale image informatics; precision cancer prevention and therapeutics
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2014, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Research interests: Super-resolution imaging; mesoscopic imaging; quantitative phase imaging
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2017, Virginia Commonwealth University
Research interests: Photoacoustic computed tomography; computational modeling of biological tissues; learning-based image reconstruction
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2014, Tsinghua University
Previous appointment: Associate Professor, Tsinghua University
Research interests: Environmental engineering and sciences
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2020, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Environmental engineering and sciences
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, University of Washington, Seattle
Research interests: Human-computer interaction; natural language processing; interactive computing
Clinical Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2012, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Systems and networking; cloud computing; computer-intensive data analytics; big data
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Isomorphic programming; large-language modeling; “Explain in Plain English” (EiPE) work
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2021, University of Chicago
Research interests: Coding theory; expanders and high-dimensional expanders; quantum computing
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2016, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: AI for audio; model compression; personalized AI; signal separation; speech enhancement; neural speech; audio coding
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, University of Michigan
Research interests: AI; systems and networking; machine learning systems; cloud computing
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Bioinformatics and computational biology; AI
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Research interests: Compilers; parallelism; machine learning; automatic differentiation; scientific computing; high-performance computing
Professor
Ph.D. 2000, Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye
Research interests: Machine learning; conversational AI; speech and language processing; large language models; dialogue systems
Research Professor
Ph.D. 2000, Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye
Research interests: Large language models; spoken dialogue systems; language understanding; conversational AI
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2021, Stanford University
Research interests: Machine learning for graphs and databases; foundation models; large language models; AI
Professor
Ph.D. 1999, Stanford University
Previous appointment: Chair Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research interests: Machine learning algorithms and theory; statistical methods for big data
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: System theory; dynamics and data analytics; neuroscience and controls
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2024, Cornell University
Research interests: Networking, systems and hardware
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2018, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Research interests: Electronics; optoelectronics; heterogeneous integration; III-V/III-N/2D materials
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, Yale University
Research interests: Formal methods; automated reasoning; programming languages; cryptography
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2017, Northwestern University
Research interests: Haptic interaction - surface computing; VR/AR/XR; wearables; mid-air haptics; IoT
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Digital signal processing; machine learning and pattern recognition
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Acoustic signal processing; IoT; wireless/visible light communication; indoor positioning
Professor
Ph.D. 2010, Arizona State University
Previous appointment: Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Research interests: Rubbery electronics; devices and technologies and understanding fundamental mechanisms
Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2015, Pennsylvania State University
Previous appointment: Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Research interests: Human-systems integration; cognitive engineering and neuroergonomics; cyber-physical-human systems engineering for healthcare
Research Professor
Ph.D. 2001, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Field robotics; autonomy; mechatronics
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Research interests: Machine learning; decision theory; data science
Materials Science and Engineering
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2019, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Optical bioelectronics; biomaterials and biointerfaces; neuroengineering
Mechanical Science and Engineering
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2012, Purdue University
Previous appointment: Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University
Research interests: Building and energy thermal systems; compressor and expander technologies; waste-heat recovery; heat pumping
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2017, University of California, Berkeley
Research interests: Engineering pedagogy; advanced manufacturing and the interplay of materials and design
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2020, Imperial College London
Research interests: Simulation of multiphase/complex flows; fluid-structure interaction; data-driven techniques for turbulence
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, University of Michigan
Research interests: Modeling frameworks and intelligent decision-making strategies to enhance the flexibility, robustness, and efficiency of complex manufacturing processes
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2023, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Random vibrations in structural dynamics; structural and topology optimization considering moving loads
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2018, Arizona State University
Research interests: Control in mechanical metamaterials; training soft and biological matter; reconfigurable mechanisms and structures; memory formation in matter
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Engineering pedagogy; handcycling biomechanics
Professor
Ph.D. 2001, University of Minnesota
Previous appointment: Professor, Purdue University
Research interests: Applied physics; health and biology; manufacturing; solid mechanics and materials; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Engineering pedagogy; mechanical metamaterials; machine learning to accelerate multiphysics modeling
Professor
Ph.D. 2012, University of Michigan
Previous appointment: Associate Professor, Purdue University
Research interests: Structure-property-functionality relationships for materials in extreme mechanical, irradiation, electrochemical and corrosive environments
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2022, Harvard University
Research interests: Soft robotic platforms equipped with compliant, lightweight, and compact sensing; transducing systems to advance wearable and implantable technologies
Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2021, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: Extreme ultraviolet photo-resist development; extreme ultraviolet sources; 3D graphene production research; plasma sources; semiconductor processing; deposition and etching
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2017, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Research interests: Nuclear materials; chemical degradation of claddings in corrosive environments; multiscale modeling of microstructure evolutions of materials under irradiation; data-driven/ML material design
Physics
Professor
Ph.D. 2008, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Previous appointment: Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Minnesota
Research interests: Condensed matter theory; iron-based superconductors; twisted moiré systems; Kagome superconductors; strontium titanate and quantum paraelectrics; transition metal dichalcogenides; quantum Monte Carlo
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2020, Harvard University
Research interests: Condensed matter theory; numerical simulations; topological phases and critical phenomena; coherent control of quantum simulator platforms; quantum information and nonequilibrium dynamics
Teaching Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1995, Kansas State University
Research interests: Atomic physics; physics education research; online learning environments; professional development for college physics instructors and in-service school teachers
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2018, Peking University
Research interests: Condensed matter experiment; quantum phase transition; topological quantum physics; strongly correlated quantum physics
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