Faculty

Department Chair

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 homeland security. 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

Margaret Kidd

Instructional Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology

Office Location 230, Sugar Land Academic Building

Phone 713-743-9081

Email mkidd [at] uh.edu

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.

Assistant Instructional 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

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.

Kailai Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology

Office Location 332, College of Technology Building

Phone 713-743-0547

Email kwang43 [at] central.uh.edu

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

Magdy Akladios, Ph.D., PE, CSP, CPE, CSHM

Lecturer

Office Location E206 Engineering Bldg 2

Phone 713-743-4180

Fax 713-743-4190

Research Interests Safety, Human Factors (Ergonomics), Accident Investigation

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

Roger Feng-Chang Chang, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Phone 713-743-4180

Fax 713-743-4190

Email frchang [at] uh.edu

Research Interests Dr. Chang’s research interests are in Artificial Intelligence, Production/Service Scheduling, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Supply Chain Management.

Thomas C. Chen, Ph.D., P.E.

Lecturer

Office Location E221 Engineering Bldg 2

Phone 713-743-4198

Fax 713-743-4190

Email tcchen [at] uh.edu

Research Interests Supply Chain Management, Lean Manufacturing and Process Re-Engineering, Information and Internet Technology, RFID and Wireless Communication Technology, MRP and ERP Integration, Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems