Faculty - College of Engineering

Faculty

Our professors are educators. And they’re also our students’ biggest advocates. Some of the finest engineering faculty in the field can be found at Valpo. These accomplished and dedicated individuals have earned numerous accolades for teaching and research on topics such as ethics and emerging technology, solar energy, soil analysis after earthquakes, jet technology, and more.

All Valpo Engineering faculty members are committed to:

Providing a personalized education for our students.
Being accessible outside the classroom.
Serving as mentors.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Zuhdi Aljobeh, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Civil
and Environmental Engineering

Jay Grossman, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Flavia Mendonca, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Materials/Structural Engineering 219.464.5119

Anne Raich, Ph.D. Professor of Civil Engineering

Carmine Polito, Ph.D., P.E. Chair of Civil Engineering
Professor of Civil Engineering

Peter Weiss, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Civil and
Environmental Engineering

Juan Carlos Ramirez Dorronsoro, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Civil and
Environmental Engineering

Abbas Divani, PhD, PE Visiting Assistant Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mohammed Aburakhis, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Georges El-Howayek, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering

Eric Johnson, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President
for Academic Affairs Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sami Khorbotly, Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering

Dan Maguire, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering

Doug Tougaw, Ph.D., P.E. Dean of the College of Engineering Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dan White, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering

Jeffrey Will, Ph.D. Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering

Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering

Scott Duncan, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Peter Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Reva Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering

Peter Krenzke, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering

Bethany Luke, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering

Shahin Nudehi, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Jesse Sestito, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering

Lauren Sestito, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Bioengineering

Luke Venstrom, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering