Part-time Faculty

The Department is blessed with a large pool of technically superior practicing engineers from Silicon Valley industries who teach part-time for our department.  Many of them have doctoral degrees in engineering.  They bring to our classes their rich industrial experience and further prepare our students  for real-world career development.


mehrdad alipourMehrdad Alipour, MS San Jose State University, P.E., LEED AP

Mechanical Engineer, Therma
Classes Taught:  ME183

(408) 347-3400 · mehrdad.gap@gmail.com


nik djordjevicNik Djordjevic, MS UCLA

Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Classes Taught:  AE 110, AE 210, AE 262, AE 267, AE 275, ME164

(650)-999-1287  · nikd0303@gmail.com

starTyler Grushkowitz, BS San Jose State University

Mechanical Design Engineer, SunPower Corporation
Classes Taught:  ME115

(510) 875-5399 ·  tgrushkowitz@gmail.com


ab hashemiAb Hashemi , PhD UC Berkeley, PE, ASME Fellow

Lockheed Martin Fellow, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Classes Taught:  ME182, ME210, ME114

408-924-3852 · hashemi.ab@gmail.com Dr. Hashemi's website

neyram hematiNeyram Hemati, PhD Cornell University  

Senior Staff Engineer, Samsung Electronics R&D Center
Classes Taught:  ME280

(408) 761-1467 · neyram.hemati@sjsu.edu

Jeanine HunterJeanine Hunter

Classes Taught:  AE114, AE140, AE165, AE168

(408) 924-3850 · jeanine.hunter@sjsu.edu · Prof. Hunter's webpage

sargon ishayaSargon Ishaya, MS Stanford, Registered Mechanical Engineer, LEED AP

Principal, Pragmatic Professional Engineers
Classes Taught:  ME183

(408) 813-2970 · sargon@pragmaticPE.com 


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Paul Kutler, PhD Iowa State University, MSM Stanford

Advanced Fliers, LLC; Deputy Director (retired), NASA-Ames 
Classes Taught:  ME111

(408) 482-1028 · pkutler@comcast.net · Dr. Kutler's website

starShaoyeh Ma

Classes Taught:  ME 260

 · shaoyeh.ma@sjsu.edu · Dr. Ma's website

 

starGonzalo Mendoza

Classes Taught:  AE171A

(408) 924-3850 · gemendoza@cessna.textron.com

James MokriJames Mokri

Engineer (retired), GE Nuclear Energy
Classes Taught:  ME115, ME170

(831) 238-2029 · james.mokri@sjsu.edu

ananda mysoreAnanda Mysore, MS UNC Charlotte

President & Principal Engineer, Angle Systems LLC
Classes Taught:  ME120

(408) 306-4537 · mvananda@sbcglobal.net · Prof. Mysore's website

Mark SullivanMark Sullivan, MS University of Arizona, PE

Senior Staff Optical Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Classes Taught:  ME250

(650) 919-3847 · imarksullivan@gmail.com · Prof. Sullivan's website

ken youssefiKen Youssefi, PhD UC Berkeley

Lecturer/Consultant, in ME and product design, CAD
Classes Taught:  ME19, ME20, ME101, ME154, ME157, and ME265

(510) 642-4483 · (408) 924-4142 · kyoussefi@aol.com · Dr. Youssefi's website