Faculty

Architecture and Design
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Systems & Computer Science

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School of Architecture and Design
Bradford C. Grant, B.Arch, M.Arch, AIA, NOMA
Professor and Director
Phone: (202) 806-7420; Fax: 202-462-1810
Department of Architecture
Edward D. Dunson, Jr., AIA
Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Architecture
Phone: 202-806-7424; Fax: 202-462-2158
Mackey Building, 2300 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059

Name & Rank Specialty Contacts (202)
Oswald Glean Chase
Professor
Architectural history and design theory. 806-7431
ochase@howard.edu
Angel F. Clarens, AIA
Associate Professor
Design and design theory. 806-7486
afclarens@msn.com
Edward D. Dunson, Jr., AIA
Associate Professor &
Interim Chairman  
Design, programming, historic preservation and professional practice. 806-4389
edunson@howard.edu
Victor C.W. Dzidzienyo
Associate Professor
School of Architecture and Design Design theory and thesis preparation. 806-7420
vdzi@igw.howard.edu
Ahmed A. Elnaggar, RA
Professor
Urban design, community planning, international development and Islamic urbanism. 806-7485
aelnaggar@howard.edu
Bradford C. Grant, B.Arch, M.Arch, AIA, NOMA
Professor and Director
  806-7420
Outram Hussey, AIA
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Design. 806-4393
ohussey@howard.edu
Patrick Kenneth Jadin, RA
Professor (on Sabbatical)
Design, design theory and professional practice theory. 806-4417
pjadin@fac.howard.edu
Barbara Laurie, AIA
Adjunct Associate Professor
Design. 806-4395
bglaurie@aol.com
Asghar T. Minai, AIA
Professor (on Sabbatical)
Design and urban design theory. 806-7487
minai@scs.howard.edu
Harry G. Robinson, FAIA
Professor (Dean Emeritus) 
Design. 806-5585
hrobinson@howard.edu
William H. Taylor, AIA
Department of Architecture
Collaborative design process and the question of the phenomenology of place in post-industrial technological cultures. 806-7424
wtaylor@howard.edu
Department of Chemical Engineering
Ramesh C. Chawla, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
2300 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
Phone: (202) 806-6624/25; Fax: (202) 462-4635; e-mail: rchawla@howard.edu
Name & Rank Specialty Contacts
Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.
Professor
Process control, mathematical methods, reactor modeling and microelectronics, processing, coal processing. 806-6624
maluko@scs.howard.edu
Joseph N. Cannon, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Transport phenomena in environmental systems, fluid and thermal engineering. 806-6626
jcannon@scs.howard.edu
Ramesh C. Chawla, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Reaction kinetics and engineering, bioremediation, thermal processes and environmental engineering. 806-4794
rchawla@howard.edu
William E. Collins, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Polymers, biomaterial and biosensors. 806-4595
wcollins@scs.howard.edu
Jason Ganley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Fuel cell systems and components; electrochemical engineering; chemical kinetics and catalysis; advanced energy systems; renewable energy and the hydrogen economy.

806-4796
jganley@howard.edu
Robert J. Lutz
Visiting Professor
Biomedical research, drug delivery, biofluid mechanics 301-435-1944
rlutz@box-r.nih.gov
James W. Mitchell, Ph.D.
David and Lucile Packard MSRCE Professor
Materials chemistry and engineering research; nanomaterial science, technology processing. 806-6618
jwm@msrce.howard.edu
M. Gopala Rao. Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus
Separation processes, energy systems and nuclear waste management. 806-4796
grao@scs.howard.edu
John P. Tharakan, Ph.D.
Professor
Bioenvironmental engineering; protein production and purification, bioreactor design and analysis. 806-4811
jtharakan@howard.edu

Department of Civil Engineering
Errol C. Noel, Ph.D., P.E. FASCE, Professor and Chair
2300 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
Phone: (202) 806-6199; Fax: (202) 462-5271; e-mail: enoel@howard.edu

Name & Rank Specialty Contact Info

Taft H. Broome, Jr., Sc.D., George Washington University
Professor

Structural mechanics; structural analysis of large space structures, nuclear plants, and naval deep submersibles, philosophy of engineering and engineering ethics. 806-7737
tbroome@howard.edu

Robert E. Efimba, P.E., Sc.D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Associate Professor

Structural mechanics; computer-aided structural engineering; finite-element models in biomechanics and equilibrium, stability and dynamic analysis of building frame shearwall systems, stiffened and/or folded plates and shells. 806-6574
elangwefimba@hotmail.com
Lorraine Fleming, Ph.D., P.E., University of California- Berkeley
Professor

Geotechnical engineering;experimental soil mechanics; cyclic temperature effects on soil permeability; modeling of fluid transport through soil and modeling of soil-structure interaction; engineering education.

806-6576
238-2490
fleming@howard.edu
Charles C. Glass, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Associate Professor
Environmental engineering; Denitrification of wastewater and industrial wastes; anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste; microbiological treatment of waste and the gases; environmental policy. 806-6571
cglass@howard.edu
James H. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., DEE, University of Delaware
Professor & Dean
Environmental engineering; solid-liquid separation techniques, sludge treatment, biodegradation of hazardous wastes, and beneficial aspects of wastewater sludge; engineerig education and academic administration. 806-6565
jj@scs.howard.edu
Kimberly L. Jones, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University
Associate Professor
Environmental Engineering; membrane processes, physical/chemical processes for water and wastewater treatment.
806-4807
kjones@scs.howard.edu
Tori D. Rhoulac, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Assitant Professor
Transportation systems engineering, school transportation systems; intelligent transportation systems and traffic operations. 806-6572
trhoulac@howard.edu
Gajanan M. Sabnis, Ph.D.,
Cornell University, P.E. FASCE
Professor
Structural engineering; modeling of concrete structures and risk analysis in construction projects, and concrete design. 806-6580
gms@sabnis.com
Ahlam I. Shalaby, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Associate Professor
Water resources engineering; water supply, food control, open channel flow, hydraulic systems dfesign, statistics. 806-5055
ais@scs.howard.edu
Shahram E. Zanganeh, ME, Howard University
Instructor
Structural mechanics, non-linear finite element models of structures, computer and mathematical models in structural engineering, steel design. 806-6578
zanganeh@howard.edu
Steven A. Arhin, ME, Howard University
Transportation engineering; highway and traffic signal design; computer-aided traffic modeling and simulation, transportation planning, traffic analysis, highway traffic safety and control.
Laurence A. Burley, Jr., P.E., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Civil engineering materials; concrete materials, design and evaluation, maintenance and repair planning of civil structures, condition assessment of civil structures.

lburleyjr@aol.com
(703) 475-5921

Mamadou S. Dialllo, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Environmental chemistry; process engineering, safactant science and technology, and molecular modeling.
Brian A. Stephenson, P.E., MS, Stanford University
Engineering Project Management; structural engineering, project scheduling.
Imran M. Seyed, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Pavement engineering; design of flexible and rigid pavements, pavement managements, recycle material for pavements, material testing and performance, geotechnical engineering.
imransyed@aol.com
(301) 621-0990
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mohamed Chouikha, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
2300 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
Phone: (202) 806-6585; Fax: (202) 806-5271; e-mail: mchouikha@howard.edu ; mohamed.chouikha@gmail.com
Name & Rank Specialty Contacts
John M.M. Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Image processing and statistical signal processing. (202) 806-4490
j_m_anderson@howard.edu
Clayton W. Bates Jr., Ph.D.
Visiting Research Professor and Associate Dean
Solid state physics. 806-6147
E-mail
Peter Bofah, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Controls and energy systems, large space structure modeling and power electronics. 806-4819
pbofah@yahoo.com
Ajit K. Choudhury, Ph.D.
Professor
Controls and communications. 806-6593
achouhury@howard.edu;
ajitcho@gmail.com
Mohamed Chouikha, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Detection and estimation theory, image and signal processing. 806-4816
mchouikha@howard.edu;
mohamed.chouikha@gmail.com
Arunsi U. Chuku, Ph.D.
Associate Profesor (Temporary)
Power system analysis, power system protection, power system reliability, and energy system.

(202) 806-9526 achuku@howard.edu

Dimian, M, Ph.D. Electromagntics and nanotechnology. (202) 806-6590 mdimian@howard.edu
Tepper L. Gill, Ph.D.
Professor
Mathematical physics, quantum field theory, magnetism. 806-6686
tgill@howard.edu
Preston D. Frazier, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Signal processing & controls
(202) 806-4820
notserp@cldc.howard.edu
Clay Gloster, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Reconfigurable and adaptive computing, VLSI design and testing, embedding systems design, and digital signal processing. 806-6628
cgloster@howard.edu
Gary L. Harris, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor and Associate Director, MSRCE
Electrophysics device fabrication, microwave devices and materials characterization. 806-6618
gharris@msrce.howard.edu
Charles J. Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Power electronics and computer applications, power system automation and SCADA, predictive maintenance and diagnostics, artificial intelligence applications, AM/FM/GIS and electrical fire investigation (202) 806-4821
ckim@howard.edu
Kojo K. Linder, Ph.D.
Assitant Professor
Optoelectronics and circuit design. (202) 806-6590; 865-8676
ckim@howard.edu
James A. Momoh, Ph.D.
Professor and CESAC Director
Systems engineering, energy power systems optimization/stability/reliability and controls, expert systems, neural networks, fuzzy logic applications. 806-5350
jmomoh@howard.edu
Steven L. Richardson, Ph.D.
Professor
Condensed matter theoretical physics, electronic structure theory of semiconductor crystals, surfaces and computational physics. 806-4906/6618
slr@imhotep.ccmpf.howard.edu
Ahmed Rubaai, Ph.D.
Professor
Power systems and controls, high performance drives and artificial neural networks. 806-6615
arubaai@howard.edu
Jianchao Zeng, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Biomedical imaging, image and signal processing, modeling, simulation and applications.
(202) 806-6458
jzeng@howard.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering
H. A. Whitworth, D.Sc., Professor and Chair
2300 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
Phone: (202) 806-6600; Fax: (202) 483-1396; e-mail: hwhitworth@howard.edu
Name & Rank Specialty Contacts
Peter M. Bainum, Ph.D., P.E.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering
Structural/control optimization of large structures; formation flying of orbiting satellites. 806-6612
pbainum@howard.edu
Emmanuel K. Glakpe, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Heat transfer, energy systems, nuclear engineering, computational fluid dynamics. 806-7741
eglakpe@howard.edu
Mohsen Mosleh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Design methodology, manufacturing processes, surface engineering and tribology. 806-6622
mmosleh@howard.edu
Robert Reiss, Ph.D.
Professor
Optimal structural design, variational and extremum principles, biomechanics. 806-6608
rreiss@howard.edu
Sonya T. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Fluid flow modeling and simulation, boundary layer instability, linear and nonlinear wave propagation, computational fluid dynamics. 806-4837
ssmith@howard.edu
Lewis Thigpen, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Wave propagation, porous media, penetration mechanics, continuum mechanics.  806-6594
lthigpen@howard.edu
Naren Vira, Ph.D.
Professor
Robotics, CAD/CAM, manufacturing engineering, symbolic computation, optimal design. 806-6611
nvira@howard.edu
M. Lucius Walker, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus
Engineering economics, and applications of computers and computer network. 806-6600
mwalkerjr@aol.com
G.M. Warner, Ph.D.
George David/United Technologies Corporation Assistant Professor
Finite element analysis of the human knee joint; energy harvesting of rotating structures; fluid-structure Interaction; vibration and stability in rotating structures; structural optimization.
806-6607 g_warner@howard.edu
H. A. Whitworth, D.Sc.
Professor and Chair
Composite materials, fatigue and failure analysis. 806-6600
hwhitworth@howard.edu
Department of Systems & Computer Science
Legand L. Burge, III, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair
2300 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
Phone: (202) 806-4852; Fax: (202) 806-4531; e-mail: blegand@scs.howard.edu
Name & Rank Specialty Contacts
Legand Burge, III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Distributed systems, pervasive computing, operating systems, computer science education, technology transfer. 806-4852
blegand@scs.howard.edu
Don M. Coleman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Fault tolerant software, systems engineering. 806-6595
dmc@scs.howard.edu
Moses Garuba, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Database security, computer security. 806-4371
moses@scs.howard.edu
Reginald Hobbs, Ph.D.
Assistsant Professor (Adjunct)
Knowledge Engineering and Management, Language Specification, software engineering. 806-6595
hobbs@scs.howard.edu
Harry N. Keeling, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Artificial intelligence, software engineering. 806-4830
hkeeling@scs.howard.edu
Peter Keiller, D.Sc..
Associate Professor
Software engineering, performance modeling. 806-4828
pk@scs.howard.edu
Ronald J. Leach, Ph.D.
Professor
Software engineering, operating systems. 806-6650
rjl@scs.howard.edu
Jiang Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Profesor
Computer networking, network security. 806-4861
lij@scs.howard.edu
Chunmei Liu , Ph.D.
Assistant Profesor
Computational biology and bio-informatics, algorithms, graph theory. 865-0056
chunmei@scs.howard.edu
Wayne Patterson, Ph.D.
Professor (Adjunct)
Computer security, cryptology, computational science, parallel computing. 806-4861
wpatterson@howard.edu
Arthur S. Paul, Ph.D.
Professor
Large-scale systems design, systems engineering. 806-4861
asp@scs.howard.edu
Wolsey Semple , M.S.
Professor Emeritus
Computer graphics, systems operations. 806-6595
semple@scs.howard.edu
Todd E. Shurn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Combinatorial optimization, heterogenous communication Networks. 806-4824
shurn@scs.howard.edu
John Trimble, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Data communications, system dynamics. 806-4822
trimble@scs.howard.edu
Alicia Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Computer networking, simulation and modeling, software engineering, computer science diversity

806-7286
awashington@scs.howard.edu

Bernard L. Woolfolk, M.S.
Lecturer (Adjunct)
Object-oriented design, software engineering 806-6545
bwoolfolk@lucent.com
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