Engineering Technology Program Faculty
Full-Time
Dr. Freidoon Barez
Department Chair of Aviation and Technology
(408) 924-4298
fred.barez@sjsu.edu
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Research Interests: Aviation, Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Packaging, Magnetic Recording,
and Fiber Optics
Dr. Samuel Obi
Professor and Technology Director
(408) 924-3218
samuel.obi@sjsu.edu
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Research Interests: Manufacturing Processes, Planning and Control, Product Prototyping and Development,
Technology Transfer, Ethics and the Technologist.
Dr. David Yan
Associate Professor
(408) 924-3222
david.yan@sjsu.edu
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Research Interests: Hybrid Additive Manufacturing-Machining of Aerospace Alloys and Space Materials,
Friction Stir Welding and Processing at Macro- and Micro-Scale, 3D Printing for Electronic
Packaging and Interconnection.
Dr. Armin Moghadam
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Program Academic Advisor
(408) 924-3973
armin.moghadam@sjsu.edu
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Research Interests: Robotic Systems, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning.
Richard Grotegut
Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Academic Advisor
(408) 924-6597
richard.grotegut@sjsu.edu
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Part-Time Lecturers
Dr. Wael Abdeljabbar
Lecturer
wael.abdeljabbar@sjsu.edu
Dr. Dennis Frezzo
Lecturer
dennis.frezzo@sjsu.edu
Dr. Yeou-Song (Brian) Lee
Lecturer
yeou-song.lee@sjsu.edu
Dr. Nooshin Nabizadeh
Lecturer
nooshin.nabizadeh@sjsu.edu
Dr. Yanika Schneider
Lecturer
yanika.schneider@sjsu.edu
Research Interest: Biomaterials for Tissue and Bone Repair, Anti-Microbial Coatings, Polymer-Based Concrete
Materials, Recycling Processes, and Renewable Polymers
Dr. Nik Tehrani
Lecturer
nik.tehrani@sjsu.edu
Research Interest: Digital Health, Technology and Civilization, Product Management, Marketing, and Supply
Chain.
Dr. Balaji Venkatraman
Lecturer
balaji.venkatraman@sjsu.edu
Dr. Ali M. Zargar
Undergraduate Program Academic Advisor, Emeritus Faculty
(408) 924-3194
ali.zargar@sjsu.edu
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Dr. Lin Zou
Lecturer
lin.zou@sjsu.edu
Dr. Mostafa Mortezaie
Lecturer
mostafa.mortezaie@sjsu.edu
Sina Aboutorabi
Lecturer
sina.aboutorabi@sjsu.edu
Mike Appio
Lecturer
mike.appio@sjsu.edu
Ahmed Banafa
Lecturer
ahmed.banafa@sjsu.edu
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Vlad Ionescu
Lecturer
vlad.ionescu@sjsu.edu
Research Interest: Automotive Industry, Manufacturing, Innovation, New Product Introduction, Program
Management, and Managerial Accounting.
Rosa Chang Javadi
Lecturer
rosa.chang@sjsu.edu
Timothy Langston
Lecturer
timothy.langston@sjsu.edu
Christopher March
Lecturer
christopher.march@sjsu.edu
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Doug Muntz
Lecturer
(408) 924-4372
douglas.muntz@sjsu.edu
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Ossie Rashel
Lecturer
(408) 924-4124
ossie.rashel@sjsu.edu
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Anthony Rossetti
Lecturer
anthony.rossetti@sjsu.edu
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William (Bill) Saichek
Lecturer
bill.saichek@sjsu.edu
Karim Suleman
Lecturer
karim.suleman@sjsu.edu
Helen Sun
Lecturer
helen.sun@sjsu.edu
Robert Werkman