Welcoming Our New Faculty for Fall 2025

We are delighted to welcome new faculty members to the College of Engineering and Computing this fall. Each brings unique expertise and fresh perspectives to our classrooms, labs, and research initiatives. Their contributions will strengthen our mission of advancing knowledge, innovation, and student success.

Please join us in warmly welcoming our newest colleagues to the Panther community!

Valentina Dargam, Mohammed Muneer, Giulia Marasco, Isabella Rakestraw, Lauren Ervin, Nonnarit O. Larnnithipong, Hector E. Rodriguez-Simmonds, Maria Calahorra-Jimenez, Claudia Calle Müller, Olaoluwa Adigun, Arjun Arunasalam, Xavier Caddle, Chen Chen, Weidong Zhu

Biomedical Engineering

  • Valentina Dargam — Visiting Research Assistant Professor
  • Mohammed Muneer — Associate Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Giulia Marasco — Assistant Professor
  • Mohammad Mofidfar - Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (Not Pictured)
  • Isabella Rakestraw — Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Lauren Ervin — Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Nonnarit O. Larnnithipong — Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Pranav Gangwani - Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (Not Pictured)

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Computing Education, Systems and Management (ESM)

  • Hector E. Rodriguez-Simmonds — Assistant Professor

Moss School of Construction

  • Maria Calahorra-Jimenez — Assistant Professor
  • Claudia Calle Müller — Visiting Assistant Professor

Mechanical and Materials Engineering

  • Saja Al Rifai - Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (Not Pictured)

Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS)

  • Abdullah Arafat — Assistant Professor (Not Pictured)
  • Olaoluwa Adigun — Assistant Professor
  • Arjun Arunasalam — Assistant Professor
  • Xavier Caddle — Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Chen Chen — Assistant Professor
  • Weidong Zhu — Assistant Professor