SEAS Contact Sheet for Leadership
OFFICE OF THE DEAN
Dean
Devdas Shetty, Ph.D., P.E., Building 42, 212-P | 202.274.5033 | devdas.shetty@udc.edu
Associate Dean for Academics
Briana Wellman, Ph.D., Building 42, 113-A1 | 202.274.6695 | briana.wellman@udc.edu
Ph.D. Program Director
Paul Cotae, Ph.D., Building 42, 109-D | 202.274.6290 | pcotae@udc.edu
Secretary
Tonya Harris, 202-274-5220 | 42-212-H | tharris@udc.edu
Budget Manager
Mavis Johnson, 202-274-5131 | 42-212-S | mijohnson@udc.edu
Director of Student Engagement
Ann Lankford, Building 42, 212-O | 202-274-5699 | ann.lankford@udc.edu
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Department Chair and Associate Dean of Research
Pradeep K. Behera, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE, BC.WRE, Building 42, 213-G | 202.274.6186 | pbehera@udc.edu
Undergraduate Program Director
Bryan Higgs, Ph.D., Building 42, 213-D | 202.274.6600 | bryan.higgs@udc.edu
Graduate Program Director
Hossain Azam, Ph.D., PE, Building 42, 213- | 202.274.6293 | hossain.azam@udc.edu
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Department Chair and Undergraduate Program Director
Dong Jeong, Ph.D., Building 42, 113-A2| 202.274.7455 | djeong@udc.edu
Cybersecurity Program Director
Anteneh Girma, Ph.D., Building 42, 113-G| 202.274.6548 | anteneh.girma@udc.edu
Graduate Program Director
Lily Liang, Ph.D., Building 42, 112-D | 202.274.5086 | lliang@udc.edu
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Department Chair
Paul Cotae, Ph.D., Building 42, 109-E | 202.274.6290 | pcotae@udc.edu
Program Director Computer Engineering
Wagdy Mahmoud, Ph.D., P.E., 202.274.5239 | 42-109-E | wmahmoud@udc.edu
Program Director Electrical Engineering
Amir Shahirinia, Ph.D., Building 42, 109-B | 202.274.6917 | amir.shahirinia@udc.edu
Graduate Program Director
Nian Zhang, Ph.D., Building 42, 109-G | 202.274.6615 | nzhang@udc.edu
MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Department Chair
Kate Klein, Ph.D., Building 42, 213-R | 202.274.7131 | kate.klein@udc.edu
Interim Undergraduate Program Director
Ludwig Nitsche, Ph.D., Building 42, 212-R | 202.274.5082 | ludwig.nitsche@udc.edu
Biomedical Engineering Program Director
Max Denis, Ph.D., Building 42, 213-Q | 202.274.5045 | max.denis@udc.edu
Graduate Program Director
Pawan Tyagi, Ph.D., Building 42, 213-E | 202.274.6601 | ptyagi@udc.edu