2023 College of Engineering Newest Faculty Hires

2023-2024

DEAN GREGORY D. ABOWD

WELCOMES OUTSTANDING NEW

27

TENURE-TRACK

FACULTY

44% WOMEN / URM

238 $118M

TOTAL TENURED / TT FACULTY

EXTERNAL RESEARCH AWARDS (FY2023)

117 HIRED SINCE 2016

UP 101% vs FY2017

41% JOINTLY APPOINTED

142

YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS ALL CURRENT FACULTY

102

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY FELLOWSHIPS ALL CURRENT FACULTY

Serena Alexander

Christa Haase

Jointly Appointed: Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Jointly Appointed: Physics

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

PhD: Cleveland State University, 2016

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

PhD: ETH Zurich, 2015

Marco Colangelo

Cynthia Hajal

PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023

PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020

Damilola Daramola

Megan Hofmann

Jointly Appointed: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Jointly Appointed: Khoury College of Computer Sciences

PhD: Ohio University, 2011

PhD: Carnegie Mellon University, 2022

Mallesham Dasari

David Horsley

PhD: Stony Brook University, 2021

PhD: University of California, Berkeley, 1998

Najme Ebrahimi

Kristy Johnson

PhD: University of California, San Diego, 2017

Jointly Appointed: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021

Khaled Ghannam

Abraham Joy

PhD: Duke University, 2017

PhD: Tulane University, 2000

Benjamin Gyori

Hyeonyu Kim

Jointly Appointed: Khoury College of Computer Sciences

PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

PhD: National University of Singapore, 2014

Professor and Chair, Bioengineering

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Shang Liu

Jing-Ke Weng

PhD: University of California, San Diego, 2012

Jointly Appointed: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor, Bioengineering

PhD: Purdue University, 2009

Hessam Mahdavifar

Mingzhong Wu

PhD: University of California, San Diego, 2012

Jointly Appointed: Physics

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1999

Stephanie Noble

Yasin Yazicioglu

Jointly Appointed: Psychology PhD: Yale University, 2019

Jointly Appointed: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Eleonora Tronci

Yoseob Yoon

PhD: Columbia University, 2022; Sapienza University, 2019

PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019

Amir Vahabikashi

Xubo Yue

PhD: Northwestern University, 2016

PhD: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2023

Lei Wang

Xuan “Silvia” Zhang

Jointly Appointed: Biology

PhD: Cornell University, 2012

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering PhD: Colorado State University, 2018

Ning Wang Professor, Bioengineering

ScD: Harvard University, 1990

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

PhD: Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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About the College of Engineering With over 230 tenured/tenure-track faculty and 18 multidisciplinary research centers and institutes with funding by eight federal agencies, the College of Engineering is a leader in experiential education and interdisciplinary research focused on discovering solutions to global challenges to benefit society. Northeastern’s global university system—with engineering programs on campuses across the U.S. and in multiple countries—provides flexible academic offerings, innovative partnerships, and the ability to scale ideas, talent, and solutions.

About Northeastern University Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.

Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our 13 campuses worldwide. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.

Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.