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