Faculty & Staff
Edinburg Faculty
Dr. Hasina Huq
Professor
Department Chair
Edinburg: ENGR 3.214
(956) 665-5017
hasina.huq@utrgv.edu
Dr. Fahmida Alam
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 2.162D
fahmida.alam@utrgv.edu
Dr. Mounir Ben Ghalia
Professor
2017 UT System Regents'
Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: ENGR 3.286
(956) 665-2402
mounir.benghalia@utrgv.edu
Dr. Laura Benitez
Lecturer
Edinburg: ENGR 3.287
(956) 665-2582
laura.benitez@utrgv.edu
Dr. Yoonsu (Paul) Choi
Associate Professor
Graduate Director
Edinburg: ENGR 3.248
(956) 665-7822
yoonsu.choi@utrgv.edu
Dr. Mark Yul Chu
Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.290
(956) 665-2923
mark.chu@utrgv.edu
Mr. Luis Castanuela
Lecturer I
Edinburg: ENGR 3.243
luis.castanuela01@utrgv.edu
Dr. Alexander Domijan
Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.244
(956) 665-5257
alexander.domijan@utrgv.edu
Dr. Wenjie Dong
Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.242
(956) 665-2200
wenjie.dong@utrgv.edu
Dr. Heinrich Foltz
Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.294
(956) 665-5016
heinrich.foltz@utrgv.edu
Dr. Nazmul Islam
Professor
Associate Dean for Academics and Undergraduate Programs, CECS
Edinburg: ENGR 1.294
(956) 665-7228
nazmul.islam@utrgv.edu
Ahmed Hasnain Jalal, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: EACSB 2.162G
(956) 665-7491
ahmed.jalal@utrgv.edu
Dr. Weidong Kuang
Associate Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.270
(956) 665-7133
weidong.kuang@utrgv.edu
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Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Professor
2014 UT System Regents'
Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: ENGR 3.298
(956) 665-2401
sj.kumar@utrgv.edu
Mr. Andres Medina
Lecturer
Undergraduate Coordinator for Electrical Engineering
Edinburg: ENGR 3.279
(956) 665-3109
andres.medina@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jun Peng
Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator for Computer Engineering
Edinburg: ENGR 3.232
(956) 665-2688
jun.peng@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jaime Ramos Salas
Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.236
(956) 665-3542
jaime.ramos@utrgv.edu
Dr. Jae Sok Son
Associate Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.282
(956) 665-2186
jae.son@utrgv.edu
Dr. Nantakan Wongkasem
Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.240
(956) 665-3691
nantakan.wongkasem@utrgv.edu
Dr. Ping Xu
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.278
ping.t.xu@utrgv.edu
Website
Jinghao Yang
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: ENGR 3.214
(956) 665-2609 jinghao.yang@utrgv.edu
Website
Brownsville Faculty
Mr. Carlos Rodriguez Betancourth
Lecturer
Brownsville: SETB 1.550
(956) 882-6605
carlos.rodriguezbetancourth01@utrgv.edu
Dr. Yong Zhou
Professor
Associate Chair
Brownsville: SETB 1.326
(956) 665-6605
yong.zhou@utrgv.edu
Mr. Chu-Wen Cheng
Lecturer
Brownsville: SETB 1.214
(956) 882-6605
chuwen.cheng01@utrgv.edu
Dr. Mohammad AL Mestiraihi
Lecturer
Brownsville: BSETB 1.322
(956) 882-6704
mohammad.almestiraihi@utrgv.edu
Dr. Rogelio Soto
Professor of Practice
Graduate program coordinator
Brownsville: BSETB 1.310
956-882-6704
rogelio.soto@utrgv.edu
Staff
Omar Castelan
Engineering Technician III
Edinburg: ENGR 2.284
(956) 665-7018
omar.castelan@utrgv.edu
Abby Tovar
Administrative Assistant II
Edinburg: ENGR 3.214
(956) 665-2609
abby.tovar@utrgv.edu