Faculty
Department Chair
Gino J. Lim, Ph.D., Fellow of IISE
Professor & Chair, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chair
Office Location E206 Engineering Building 2
Phone 713-743-4194
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ginolim [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Optimization, machine learning, large-scale computational algorithm design, robust optimization, operations research applications in healthcare, power systems, UAVs, and emergency response and management. I have a funded research assistant position available for a Ph.D. student who is a Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States.
Full-Time Faculty
Zheyong Bian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics
Office Location 223E, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-1875
Email zbian2 [at] central.uh.edu
Lila Carden, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Technology Project Management
Office Location 230C, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-4171
Email lcarden [at] central.uh.edu
Dan M. Cassler
Instructional Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Office Location 228, Sugar Land Academic Building
Phone 713-743-1330
Email dcassler [at] uh.edu
Christopher A. Chung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone 713-743-4195
Fax 713-743-4190
Email cchung [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Discrete event simulation; management, operations, and equipment training simulators; and engineering management
Qianmei (May) Feng, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Program Director, Brij and Sunita Agrawal Faculty Fellow
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-2870
Fax 713-743-4190
Email qmfeng [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Applied probability and statistics, Quality and reliability engineering, Economic optimization in manufacturing
Nirathi Keerthi Govindu, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Systems Engineering
Office Location KAB1 307D
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ngovindu [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Data Science applications in education and health sciences, Predictive modeling
Alfred Henson, Ph.D.
Instructional Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Office Location 229, Sugar Land Academic Building
Phone 713-743-3882
Email abhenso3 [at] central.uh.edu
Ron Hopkins, Ph.D.
Professor of Technology Project Management
Office Location 336, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-4368
Email rkhopkins [at] uh.edu
Matthew Hu, Ph.D.
Lecturer; Engineering Management Program Director
Fax 713-743-4190
Email mhu9 [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Artificial Intelligence, Robust Engineering/Quality Engineering and Reliability Engineering/Quality 4.0, Prognostic Health Management, Lean Six Sigma/Design for Six Sigma, Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
Ali K. Kamrani, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-4192
Fax 713-743-4190
Email akamrani [at] uh.edu
Research Interests CAD/CAE/CAM, additive manufacturing, robotics, advanced manufacturing systems
Suresh Khator, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow of IISE
Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Computing Facilities
Office Location W220 and E421 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-4205
Fax 713-743-4190
Email skhator [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Modeling of Healthcare, Energy and Manufacturing Systems, Facilities Design, Simulation, and Project Management
Jamison Kovach, Ph.D.
Professor of Technology Project Management, Associate Dean for Student Success and Undergraduate Support Services
Office Location 230F, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-1704
Email jvkovach [at] uh.edu
Ying Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location Room E211
Phone 713-743-6674
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ylin53 [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Statistical learning and data mining, Quality engineering, Medical decision making
Neil Diaz Martinez, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Systems Engineering
Phone 713-743-4180
Fax 713-743-4190
Email nodiazma [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Operations Research, Machine Learning, Systems Engineering, and Information & Communication Systems
Jiming Peng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location Engineering Bldg 2 221A
Phone 713-743-4127
Fax 713-743-4190
Email jopeng [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Optimization modeling, theory, and algorithm design with applications in healthcare, financial engineering, and big data.
Lawrence John Henry Schulze, Ph.D., PE, CPE
Associate Professor
Office Location E225 Engineering Building 2, 4722 MLK Blvd., Houston, TX 77204-4008
Phone 713-743-4196
Fax 713-743-4190
Email LJHS [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Ergonomics and Human Factors, Safety Engineering, System Design and Evaluation and Rehabilitation/Biomechanics
Dennis Louis Sherman, Ph.D.
Instructional Assistant Professor of Technology Project Management
Office Location 230A, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-3324
Email dlsherma [at] central.uh.edu
George Z. Tan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Joint Appointment in the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Office Location E313D
Phone 713-743-1022
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ztan7 [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Intelligent Biomedical Manufacturing
Kailai Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location 332, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-0547
Email kwang43 [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Transportation Planning, Urban Analytics and AI, Smart Cities, Global Logistics
Yaping Wang, Ph.D.
Instructional Associate Professor, Director of Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Program
Office Location E208
Phone 713-743-9076
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ypwang [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Design and analysis of optimization algorithms for rigid point set registration problem and electricity power systems.
Yisha Xiang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office Location E209 Engineering Bldg 2
Phone 713-743-3361
Fax 713-743-4190
Email yxiang4 [at] central.uh.edu
Research Interests Decision-making under uncertainty, reinforcement learning, statistical machine learning
Na Zou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location W220 Engineering Bldg 2
Fax 713-743-4190
Email nzou2 [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Machine Learning, Network Modeling and Inference, Health Informatics
Affiliated Faculty
Sasha Dong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Fax 713-743-4190
Email sasha [at] central.uh.edu
Zhu Han, Ph.D.
Moores Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office Location W302 Engineering Building 2
Phone 713-743-4437
Email zhan2 [at] uh.edu
Venkat Selvamanickam, Ph.D.
M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Office Location N237 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-4044
Email selva [at] uh.edu
Weihang Zhu, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Office Location 374, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-6980
Email wzhu21 [at] central.uh.edu
Lecturer
James Blount
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Email jrblount [at] uh.edu
Andrew (Andy) Boyd, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Phone 713-743-4180
Fax 713-743-4190
Anuj Chopra
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Email achopra3 [at] central.uh.edu
Sharon Conover, M.S.
Lecturer of Technology Project Management
Email scconove [at] central.uh.edu
Brianne Crocket
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Email bcrocket [at] central.uh.edu
Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2
Email sairani [at] uh.edu
Elias Keedy, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Research Interests Reliability, Stochastic Process Control, and Supply Chain
Beth Heyn Kennedy
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Email ehkenned [at] central.uh.edu
Margaret Kidd
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Office Location 230, Sugar Land Academic Building
Phone 713-743-9081
Email mkidd [at] uh.edu
Marco Poisler
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Email mapoisle [at] central.uh.edu
Jorge Reyes
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Email jareyes3 [at] central.uh.edu
David Rypien, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Phone 713-743-4180
Fax 713-743-4190
David Rypien, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Technology Project Management
Email dvrypien [at] central.uh.edu
Gulshan Singh, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Email gsingh45 [at] central.uh.edu
Jose Velarde
Lecturer of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Email jvelarde [at] central.uh.edu
Nathanial Wiggins, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Phone 713-743-7849
Fax 713-743-4190
Email nwiggins [at] uh.edu
Research Interests Artificial Intelligence, Mixed Reality, and Complex Dynamical Systems
Emeritus Faculty
Don E. Deal, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Phone 713-743-4191
Fax 713-743-4190
Email ddeal [at] uh.edu
John Hunsucker, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus
Phone 713-743-4194
Fax 713-743-4190
Email jhunsucker [at] uh.edu