Honoring Faculty Promotions, Spring 2024

273 academic and research faculty members from across the Institute received promotions during the spring semester. We are thankful for their contributions and honored to celebrate their accomplishments.

Academic Faculty

Faculty members newly awarded tenure are indicated with an asterisk (*). 

Promoted to Professor

• Manos Antonakakis, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Duen Horng "Polo" Chau, School of Computational Science and Engineering, College of Computing
• Deven Desai, Scheller College of Business
• Shatakshee Dhongde, School of Economics, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Betsy DiSalvo, School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
• Michael Gamble, School of Architecture, College of Design
• Ada Gavrilovska, School of Computer Science, College of Computing
• Brian German, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
• Rudolph Gleason, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering & The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Stuart Goldberg, School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Julie Ju-Youn Kim, School of Architecture, College of Design
• Gordon Kingsley, School of Public Policy, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Seung Woo Lee, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Mingfeng Lin, Scheller College of Business
• Peter Loutzenhiser, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kyoko Masuda, School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Pamela Peralta-Yahya, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences & the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
• Thomas Ploetz, School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
• William Ratcliff, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
• Amit Reddi, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
• Robert Rosenberger, School of Public Policy, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Christopher Saldana, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Gregory Sawicki, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
• Aaron Stebner, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering & School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• Yuanzhi Tang, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences
• Shannon Yee, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

Promoted to Associate Professor

• Joy Arulraj, School of Computer Science, College of Computing*
• Saad Bhamla, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Alex Blumenthal, School of Mathematics, College of Sciences*
• Lindsey Bullinger, School of Public Policy, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
• Andre Calmon, Scheller College of Business*
• Yue Chen, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Lily Cheung, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Claudio Di Leo, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Alberto Fuentes, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts & the School of City and Regional Planning, College of Design*
• Neha Garg, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences*
• Nima Ghalichechian, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Matthew Gombolay, School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
• Roberto Gonzalez, School of Economics, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
• Zsolt Kira, School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
• Gongjie Li, School of Physics, College of Sciences*
• Brooks Lindsey, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Nian Liu, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Jorge Macedo Escudero, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering*
• Jesse McDaniel, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences*
• Seumalu Elora Lee Raymond, School of City and Regional Planning, College of Design*
• Alexander Robel, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences*
• D. Zeb Rocklin, School of Physics, College of Sciences*
• Kathy Rupar-Wang, Scheller College of Business*
• Alberto Stolfi, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences*
• Anne Sullivan, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
• Daniel Weagley, Scheller College of Business*
• Eunhwa Yang, School of Building Construction, College of Design*
• Tuo Zhao, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering*

Awarded Tenure (visit our Celebrating Tenure page for more information)*

• Josiah Hester, School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
• Yongtaek Kim, School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
• Yingyan (Celine) Lin, School of Computer Science, College of Computing*
• Ameet Pinto, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering*

Promoted to Principal Academic Professional

• Mirjana Milosevic Brockett, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
• Morag Burke, School of Mathematics, College of Sciences
• Amy D'Unger, Honors Program, Office of the Provost
• Andy Frazee, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Linda Green, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
• Amit Jariwala, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Shana Kerr, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
• JC Reilly, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Jacqueline Mohalley Snedeker, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
• John Thornton, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Promoted to Principal Lecturer

• Timothy Halloran, Scheller College of Business
• Arnold Rubinoff, Scheller College of Business
• Michael Smith, Scheller College of Business

Promoted to Senior Academic Professional

• Travis Denton, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Mirla Gonzalez, School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Rebecca Hull, Center for Teaching and Learning
• Tuba Ketenci, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
• Tammy McCoy, Center for Teaching and Learning

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

• Rodrigo Carvalho, Language Institute, Divison of Lifetime Learning
• Seung-Eun Chang, School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Todd Fernandez, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Timothy Martin, Scheller College of Business
• Kendall Nelson, Language Institute, Division of Lifetime Learning
• Maysam Nezafati, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Stephanie Reikes, School of Mathematics, College of Sciences
• David Smith, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

Promoted to Librarian IV

• Jay Forrest, Georgia Tech Library, Office of the Provost

Promoted to Librarian II

• Catherine Manci, Georgia Tech Library

Research Faculty

Promoted to Principal Research Scientist

• Laura Burkhart, Information and Communications Laboratory, GTRI
• Michael Chang, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems
• Greg Eisenhauer, School of Computer Science, College of Computing
• Aaron Holdaway, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Yongtao Hu, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Clayton Hutto, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Izudin Ibrahimbegovic, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Bryan Massey, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Adam Meier, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• James Merrill, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Satya Moorthy, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Anna Osterholm, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
• Stephen Stanislav, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Kelly Stevens, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Yan Wang, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Jeffrey Young, School of Computer Science, College of Computing

Promoted to Principal Research Associate

• Dana Stocks-Douglas, Information and Communications Laboratory, GTRI

Promoted to Principal Research Engineer

• Katherine Bowland, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Devin Brown, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology
• Theeradetch Detchprohm, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Rebecca Douglas, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• William Engler, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Evan Goldberg, Global Center for Medical Innovation
• Angshuman Guin, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Charles Hunter, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Vernecia Meredith, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Brian Mulvaney, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Christopher Olinde, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Timothy Palmer, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Nicholas Payne, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Jeremy Reed, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Santiago Balestrini Robinson, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Mark Ross, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Scott Silence, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Jared Walker, Aerospace, Transportation, and Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Joshua Walker, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Kim Wood, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI

Promoted to Principal Extension Professional

• Michael Barker, Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Leigh Hopkins, Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Greg King, Institute Relations, Office of the President

Promoted to Senior Research Scientist

• Shelby Allen, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Robert Barbier, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• G. Ozan Bozdag, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
• Eric Coulter, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment, OIT
• Soumen Das, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
• Spencer Fallek, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Travis Hint, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Benjamin Joffe, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Brant Jones, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
• Theresa Kessler, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Muslimah Laforce, Center for Advanced Communications Policy, School of Public Policy
• Eric Lorimer, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Brian McMahon, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Anna Miettinen, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Zhanna Nepiyushchikh, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Phillip Odom, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Jinho Park, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Deepa Phanish, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment, OIT
• Chandler Price, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Daniel Richardson, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Taylor Shapero, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Shaye Storm, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Christopher Tomaszewski, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Jeffrey Valdez, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment, OIT
• Michael Weiner, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment, OIT
• Joel Wilhite, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI

Promoted to Senior Research Associate

• Landon Bailie, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Alison Christensen, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Charlotte Cline, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Kandi Horton, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Jayma Koval, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing, Division of Lifetime Learning
• Gairy Spiers, Information Systems Department, GTRI
• Rebecca Terns, Office of Research Development
• Christopher Winter, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI

Promoted to Senior Research Engineer

• Nicholas Austin, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Ketan Bhardwaj, College of Computing
• Marsal Bruna, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Jason Corman, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, College of Engineering
• Darryl Dickey, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Dante Dimenichi, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Scott Duncan, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, College of Engineering
• Alexander Forbes, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Evan Harrison, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, College of Engineering
• Remington Harrison, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Matthew Jackson, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Zhiyang Jin, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Paul Jo, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Jonathan Kosty, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Jung-Ho Lewe, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, College of Engineering
• Thomas Mark, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Alexia Payan, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, College of Engineering
• Christopher Peterson, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Jessica Pippard, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Anil Babu Poda, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Kyle Post, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Robert Pritchard, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Gina Putman, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Bradford Robertson, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, College of Engineering
• Timothy Schreiber, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Parker Singletary, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Charles Sutlief, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Maxwell Tannenbaum, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Evan Traffenstedt, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Chuang-Sheng Yang, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Promoted to Senior Research Technologist

• John Sledge, High Assurance Computing, GTRI

Promoted to Senior Extension Professional

• Dana Atkinson, Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Samuel Darwin, Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Alan Durham, Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Kelley Hundt, Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Harold Solomon, Office of the Vice President of Commercialization
• Brandy Stanfield-Nagel, Enterprise Innovation Institute

Promoted to Research Scientist II

• Yokhanan Beck, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Julius Blash, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Virgil Breeden, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Paramita Chatterjee, Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
• Md Fazle Chowdhury, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Joshua Freeman, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Deion Hall, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Austin Himschoot, Information and Communications Laboratory, GTRI
• Joshua Kassab, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Baran Kayim, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Eric Martin, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Emily Maw, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Pradyumna Mukunda, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Endrit Muqolli, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Vrinda Nandan, Institute for Data Engineering and Science
• Jacob Nelson, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Matthew O'Brien, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Frank Olszewski, Information and Communications Laboratory, GTRI
• Ryan Parker, High Assurance Computing, GTRI
• Robert Plante, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Hasan Qadri, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Erin Ross, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Caitlin Ryan, Applied Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Justin Ryerse, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Harshvardhan Sikka, Institute for Data Engineering and Science
• Joel Stansbury, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• William Syre, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI

Promoted to Research Associate II

• Evan Alvarez, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Phoebe Chiem, Information and Communications Laboratory, GTRI
• Jason Clarke, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Michael Curtis, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Shawn Guffey, Information and Cybersecurity Department, GTRI
• Traci Johnson, Contract Support Office, GTRI
• Robert Labuda, Research Security, GTRI
• Ana Rusch, College of Computing
• Dexter Stacy, Research Security, GTRI

Promoted to Research Engineer II

• Matthew Arceri, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Ameya Behere, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, College of Engineering
• Bryan Bledsoe, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Salah Eddine Boulfelfel, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
• Walker Byrnes, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Jacob Campbell, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Ryan Decker, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Hanjun Fang, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
• Taylor Fields, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Joshua Gardner, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Matthew Hannah, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Otis Horton, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Michael Jeffries, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Christopher Keel, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Alexander Kernan, Advanced Concepts Laboratory, GTRI
• Jakob Krzyston, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Elijah Lubanski, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Austin May, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Stephen Piper, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Jacob Pirino, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Michael Roberts, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Jennifer Sharpe, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Brian Solar, Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, GTRI
• Gregory Stein, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Andy Stevens, Information and Communications Laboratory, GTRI
• Jacob Stickney, Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• William Stuckey, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Richard Vaughan, Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Kevin Whitmore, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Elise Young, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI

Promoted to Research Technologist II

• Kacey Bedingfield, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Douglas Curtis, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research, GTRI
• Adi Kremo, High Assurance Computing, GTRI
• Sterling Peet, School of Computer Science, College of Computing
• Megan Shuttlesworth, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI
• Paul Weinrich, Electronic Systems Laboratory, GTRI

Promoted to Extension Professional II

• A. Jamal Lewis, Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Olivia Pitts, Enterprise Innovation Institute