School of Engineering

NameFaculty Level/ TitlePrimary DeptHighest Degree(s)Research/ InterestsOther Information
Ambrose AdegbegeAssist.Electrical ComputerPh.D., U. of ManchesterConstrained control, robust control, antiwindup design and control optimization
Nabil Al-OmaishiAssoc.CivilPh.D., U. of Nebraska, LincolnStructural engineering
Andrew BechtelAssist.CivilPh.D., Georgia Inst. of TechnologyEngineering mechanics, structural engineering
Thomas BrennanAssist.CivilPh.D., Purdue U.Transportation engineering
Brett BuShaAssoc.BiomedicalPh.D., Rutgers U. & UMDNJControl of the respiratory and cardiovascular function, stochastic models of respiratory function, fractal and wavelet analysis of physiological signals, and the design, development and production of technologies that assist or enhance human performancePrior to his appointment at TCNJ, he gained practical business and design experience as a biomedical engineer. Following his postdoctoral fellowship he worked for: a venture capital-funded company that developed computational models of protein pathways
Matthew CathellAssist.Tech StudiesPh.D., Material Science & Eng., Drexel U.Material Engineering, Natural Polymers, Nanofibrous Materials, and Heavy Metal Remediation

He is experienced in teaching STEM at the K-12 levels. Cathell was both an active mentor and teacher at Drexel University winning the Drexel U. Teaching Assistant Excellence Award in 2005. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, AAAS, etc.
Anthony DeeseAssist.Electrical ComputerPh.D., Drexel U.Power systems and renewable energyBefore joining TCNJ, he spent two years as a postdoctoral research fellow and adjunct assistant professor at Drexel’s Center for Electric Power Engineering (CEPE). He has significant experience teaching undergraduate as well as graduate courses
George FacasProf.MechanicalPh.D., Drexel U.Computational modeling of fluid flow, heat transfer, natural convection in cavities, and fluid flow and heat transfer in porous mediaFollowing his Ph.D. graduation, he joined the General Electric Co, Astro-Space Division in West Windsor NJ as a member of the technical staff where he worked on many classified projects. Other responsibilities included writing computer software for lasers
Manuel FigueroaAssist.Tech StudiesPh.D., Biomedical Eng., Drexel U.Engineering education. Nanoscience, specifically developing Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) nanoparticle substrates for detection of biological molecules.
Lisa GregaAssoc.MechanicalPh.D., Rutgers U.Experimental fluid mechanics, turbulent flows
Connie HallAssoc.BiomedicalPh.D., U. of MemphisThe importance of fluid dynamics and mass transport in the modulation of thrombosis has been studied by biomedical engineers, hematologists and basic scientists since the early 1970s. My research builds on the extensive body of knowledge in the area
Orlando HernandezAssoc.Electrical ComputerPh.D., Southern Methodist U.Image processing, computer vision, computer and VLSI architectures, and digital signal processingHe has experience with certifications and reviews of academic programs at a national and international levels; curriculum development; with academic leadership. He has served as a Certified ABET Program Evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission
Mike HorstAssoc.CivilPh.D. Penn State U.Water resources, hydrology, environmental engineering; applied water resources engineering. Specifically my focus is on open channel flow hydraulics (bridge and culvert analysis, bridge scour, and sediment transport), storm water management Serves as the faculty advisor to the TCNJ Humanitarian Engineering student group (formerly, Engineers without Borders). Wide range of personal interests in music, martial arts, philosophy, chess, poker, etc.
Tanner HuffmanAssist.Tech StudiesPh.D., Purdue UniversityTechnology education
Allen KatzProf.Electrical ComputerD.Sc., NJITCommunications Systems, Electromagnetics, RF and Microwave, Millimeter-waves and Photonics with focus on distortion reduction of power amplifiersHe provides engineering consulting services to a number of companies primarily in support of the development of microwave and satellite communications hardware. He is a Fellow of IEEE.
Seung-yun KimAssist.Electrical ComputerPh.D., U. of DaytonCollaborative and human centered computing and Petri-net modeling and simulationHe serves as the First-Year Coordinator for the School of Engineering and the Director of the Collaborative Robotics and Intelligence Systems (CRoIS) Lab.
Vedrana KrsticAssoc.CivilPh.D., Rutgers U.Geotechnical engineering, civil engineering materials; durability of reinforced concrete structures and application of non-destructive testing in geotechnical engineering, with particular emphasis on the application of SASW (Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves)Courses in consideration: pavement engineering.
Anthony LauAssist.BiomedicalPh.D., U of VirginiaMusculoskeletal and Injury Biomechanics Using a Multi-length Scale Approach Involving Biomechanical Experimentation, Quantitative Medical Image Processing, and Computational Modeling
Steve O’BrienAssoc.Tech StudiesPh.D., Electrical Eng., Cornell U.Efficacy of TCNJ’s unique elementary education Math/Science/Technology (M/S/T) program. The M/S/T program is a comprehensive integrative-STEM teacher preparation program, started in 1998 at TCNJ, making it likely the oldest integrative-STEM teacher programHis career in industry included positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, SDL, Inc., Lucent Technologies and T-Networks, a company he co-founded in 2000. His work in industry was primarily in the area of optoelectronic devices, specializing in high power
Manish PaliwalAssoc.MechanicalPh.D., Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale Biomechanics, engineering mechanics
Larry PearlsteinAssoc.Electrical ComputerPh.D., Princeton U.Digital television, video processing, video compression, digital chip design, deep learning and convolutional neural networks.
Served as the Chairman of the ATSC Video Specialists Group that created the standard adopted by the FCC for digital television in the US. Involved in two startups, including as VP Engineering for BioAutomation, which developed technology for DNA sequencing.
Steve SchreinerDeanElectrical ComputerPh.D., VanderbiltEngineering Education, Medical Instrumentation, Image-Guided Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Medical Imaging, Medical Signal and Image Processing, and Ultrasound
Bijan SepahpourProf.MechanicalDegree of Engineer, NJITMechanisms, mechanical design
Ching-Tai ShihAssist.MechanicalPh.D., U. of Texas at ArlingtonOperations Research
Christopher WagnerAssoc.BiomedicalPh.D., Rice U.Tissue Engineering, Extracellular Matrix Biomaterials, Medical Device Design
Yunfeng (Jennifer) WangProf.MechanicalPh.D., Johns Hopkins U.Advanced manufacturing, robotics
Xuefeng WeiAssist.BiomedicalPh.D., Duke U.Neural Engineering, Neural Prosthetics, Computational Neuroscience
Karen Chang YanAssoc.MechanicalPh.D., Drexel U.Biomaterials, engineering materials
Jamie KennedyAssist.Tech StudiesPh.D., Drexel U