UGA Engineering welcomes 14 new faculty members

grid of headshots of new facultyThe University of Georgia College of Engineering is pleased to introduce 14 new faculty members joining the college this academic year. From tissue engineering to software engineering, these distinguished scholars bring a wide variety of expertise to the college.

Meet our new faculty members:

Zhenlin An, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Computing

Yanyu Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering

Jie Dong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering

Liang Dong, Ph.D.
Professor and Eminent Scholar
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pouria Fattahi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering

Duckbong “David” Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering

Toshiro Kubota, Ph.D.
Lecturer
School of Computing

Jian Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Computing

Md Mozaharul Mottalib, M.S.
Lecturer
School of Computing

Maximilian Ororbia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering

Alessandro (Alex) Orso, Ph.D.
College of Engineering Dean and Professor
School of Computing and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Eduardo Silva, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor (beginning September 1)
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering

Karthika Subramani, Ph.D.
Lecturer
School of Computing

Xin Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering



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