Honoring Faculty Promotions, Spring 2025
Academic Faculty
Faculty members newly awarded tenure are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Promoted to Professor
- Paul T. Alonso – School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Aditi Das – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
- Munmun De Choudhury – School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
- Jennifer Blanchard Glass – School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences
- Marta Hatzell – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- James H. Hays – School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
- Margaret Kosal - School of International Affairs, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Gabriel A. Kwong – School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Henry Storms La Pierre - School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
- Alexander Gerd Lerch – School of Music, College of Design
- Mark D. Losego – School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Matthew Todd McDowell – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Martin P. Mourigal – School of Physics, College of Sciences
- Pardis Pishdad – School of Building Construction, College of Design
- B. Aditya Prakash – School of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Computing
- Amit Prasad – School of History and Sociology, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- A. Fatih Sarioglu – School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Joseph K. Scott – School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
- John Matthew Smith – School of History and Sociology, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Jake D. Soper – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
- Simon N. Sponberg – School of Physics, College of Sciences
- Lauren Krista Stewart – School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
- Wenting Sun – School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
- Molei Tao – School of Mathematics, College of Sciences
- W. Hong Yeo – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Promoted to Associate Professor
- Claire Arthur - School of Music, College of Design
- Katie L. Badura - Scheller College of Business
- John J. Blazeck - School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
- Ahmet Coskun - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Alexandros Daglis - School of Computer Science, College of Computing
- Mathieu Dahan - H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
- Shaheen A. Dewji - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Ashutosh Dhekne - School of Computer Science, College of Computing
- Chunhui Du - School of Physics, College of Sciences
- Jie He - School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences
- Judy Hoffman - School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
- Jennifer Kaiser - School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
- Kuen-Da Lin - Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Lisa Marks - School of Industrial Design, College of Design
- Daniel Molzahn - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Debankur Mukherjee - H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
- Annalise B. Paaby - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
- Paul Pearce - School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, College of Computing
- Koushyar Rajavi - Scheller College of Business
- Jessica Roberts - School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
- Ryan J. Sherman - School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
- Manpreet Singh - Scheller College of Business
- Eunhye Song - H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
- Alexey Tumanov - School of Computer Science, College of Computing
- Christopher William Wiese - School of Psychology, College of Sciences
- Joycelyn A. Wilson - School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Weijun Xie - H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
- Chao Zhang - School of Computational Science and Engineering, College of Computing
- Qirun Zhang - School of Computer Science, College of Computing
- Xiuwei Zhang - School of Computational Science and Engineering, College of Computing
- Ye Zhao - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Bo Zhu - School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
Promoted to Principal Academic Professional
- Brandy Ball Blake – H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
- Christy Michelle O'Mahony – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
- Balakrishna S. Pai – Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Christopher M. Stanzione – School of Psychology, College of Sciences
- Jana Stone – Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
Promoted to Principal Lecturer
- Jacqueline Louise Garner – Scheller College of Business
Promoted to Senior Academic Professional
- Caitlin L. Kelly - School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Anh T. Le - School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
- Sharmistha Mukhopadhyay - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Christina Ragan - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
- Chad Frederick Slieper - QEP-LP&S
- Shalu Suri - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Sarah Wu - Office of Academic Effectiveness
Promoted to Senior Lecturer
- Alena Alamgir - School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Gerandy Brito - School of History and Sociology, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Antonio Cardentey - School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Dana Lynne Clark - GTPE-Lang, College of Lifetime Learning
- Denis V. Dorozhkin - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Kelly Griendling - Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
- Max Mahdi Roozbahani - School of History and Sociology, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Himani Sharma - School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Gamze Tokol-Goldsman - H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
Promoted to Librarian/Archivist IV
- Alison E. Valk – Georgia Tech Library
Promoted to Librarian/Archivist III
- Matthew Allen Frizzell – Georgia Tech Library
- Elizabeth Holdsworth – Georgia Tech Library
Research Faculty
Promoted to Principal Research Scientist
- Curtis Free – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
- Anthony J. Giarrusso – Geoinformation Systems, Architecture Centers, GTRI
- Kishor Kumar Gupta – School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Akihiro Hayashi – School of Computer Science, College of Computing
- Creston D. Herold – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
- Kinsey R. Herrin – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Trevor Mackenzie Lewis – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
- John Taylor Matthews – ICL, ICSD (GTRI)
- William Stuart Michelson – ATASL, ESL (GTRI)
- Anton S. Petrov – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
- Jun Shirako – School of Computer Science, College of Computing
- Hongyi Zhou – School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
Promoted to Principal Research Engineer
- Shaun David Anderson – ATASL, SISD (GTRI)
- Paula Gomez – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
- Theodore Grosch – SEAL, SISD (GTRI)
- François Guillot – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Chad Kerr – ESL, ESD (GTRI)
- Joshua Kovitz – ACL, SISD (GTRI)
- Nelson E. Lourenco – SEAL, SISD (GTRI)
- Álvaro L. Marenco – SEAL, SISD (GTRI)
- Scott Leon McLennan – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
- Michael Zachary Miller – ACL, SISD (GTRI)
- David John Oostdyk – SEAL, SISD (GTRI)
- Jeffrey David Pitcher – ICL, ICSD (GTRI)
- Xiaojuan Song – ATASL, SISD (GTRI)
- Andrew J. Stark – EOSL, ESD (GTRI)
- Francisco Valdés – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
- Raymond Warner – ATASL, SISD (GTRI)
- Samantha Ann Zaydman – ESL, ESD (GTRI)
Promoted to Principal Research Associate
- Phu Chieu Le – Research Support, Operations Division (GTRI)
- Dusty Meaders – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
Promoted to Principal Extension Professional
- Donna M. Ennis – Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Juli Golemi – Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Damon C. Nix – Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Wendy White – Enterprise Innovation Institute
Promoted to Senior Research Scientist
- Adrienna Bingham - GTRI-ACL
- Zachary S. Bischof - School of Computer Science, College of Computing
- Kennon Douglas Bittick - GTRI-CIPHR
- Karl Austin Burkhardt - GTRI-ACL
- Anthony J. Burnetti - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
- Michael Christopher Clark - GTRI-EOSL
- Cody Shane Clements - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
- Brad Crawford - OIT-PACE
- Stephen W. Garrett - School of Music, College of Design
- Christopher Heist - GTRI-ATAS
- Andy Hsiao - GTRI-CIPHR
- Dustin Johnathen Huard - School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
- Jeonghyun Lee - C21U, College of Lifetime Learning
- Peter E. Madruga - GTRI-ICL
- Amanda Hutson Meng - School of Computer Science, College of Computing
- Paul J. Nardelli - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
- Michael Patrick Nawrocki - GTRI-CIPHR
- Amanda Foster Peagler - CACP
- Courtney Bortle Reid - GTRI-ICL
- Stephanie Cheng Richter - GTRI-ATAS
- Thomas Shields - GTRI-CIPHR
- Brian Kennedy Smith - GTRI-HAC
- Holly Nicole Tinkey - GTRI-CIPHR
- Katherine Young - GTRI-CIPHR
Promoted to Senior Research Associate
- Otis L. Chennault - GTRI-RS
- Megan M. Lee - GTRI-ELSYS
- Adina Yura Martinez - CACP
- Brandy A. Olmer - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
- Andrew James Ragland - GTRI-ASL
- Angela Thomas Short - GTRI-CIPHR
- Jennifer Marie Zuniga - GTRI-CIPHR
Promoted to Senior Research Engineer
- Tyler M. Addison - GTRI-ASL
- Andrew J. Braun - GTRI-ASL
- Steven Andre Cantrell - GTRI-ICL
- Brandon Thell Carroll - GTRI-SEAL
- Cade Cashen - GTRI-SEAL
- Mike Childers - GTRI-ELSYS
- Jefferson D. Clayton - GTRI-SEAL
- Jay Christopher Danner - GTRI-CIPHR
- James Brandon Dee - GTRI-ACL
- Kellen H. Denny - GTRI-ACL
- Sergio Esquivel - GTRI-CIPHR
- Durga Rao GaJula - Institute for Matter and Systems
- Daniel Alexander Grant - GTRI-ELSYS
- Lee Anthony Griffin - GTRI-SEAL
- Andrew D. Hall - GTRI-ASL
- Charles Michael Harris - GTRI-ELSYS
- Ian Harrison - GTRI-ATAS
- Christopher Thomas Howard - GTRI-ACL
- Cedric Yves Justin - ASDL
- Chiho Kim - School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Soradhmuny Christopher Lanh - GTRI-ICL
- Samuel Lewis Litchfield - GTRI-CIPHR
- Erich Wolfgang Lohrmann - GTRI-SEAL
- Saylan J. Lukas - GCMI&T3L
- Peter Lane McMenamin - GTRI-SEAL
- Kyoung-Sik Jack Moon - School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Christopher Austin O'Connell - GTRI-ICL
- Travis B. Rennich - GTRI-ACL
- Sarah Kathryn Kashin Robison - GTRI-ELSYS
- Devon Hendrik Storey Rogers - GTRI-SEAL
- Laura M. Romanchik - GTRI-ASL
- Aprameya Satish - GTRI-ATAS
- Sarah Scheithauer - GTRI-ELSYS
- Nicholas S. Servies - GTRI-SEAL
- Desh Sharma - GTRI-ELSYS
- Travis W. Turner - GTRI-ATAS
- Yusuf Samet Yaras - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Laban Paul Zscheile - GTRI-CIPHR
Promoted to Senior Research Technologist
- Courtney Necoyia Smith - GTRI-ELSYS
Promoted to Senior Extension Professional
- Tracy Findley Barth, Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Bogna E. Grabicka, Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Sean Madhavaraman, Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Candice Clark McKie, Enterprise Innovation Institute
Promoted to Research Scientist II
- Guillaume Andre Aubry - School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
- Megan D. Birch - GTRI-EOSL
- Savannah H. Crowley - GTRI-ASL
- Logan Andrew Dolloff - GTRI-ASL
- Noah J. Fitzpatrick - GTRI-ASL
- Connor A. Frost - GTRI-ACL
- Anastasiia Grizel - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
- Micah Elliot Halter - GTRI-ICL
- James Matthew Hamilton - GTRI-SEAL
- Deja Tyla Hansen - GTRI-PMO
- Thomas K. Harris - GTRI-CIPHR
- Bryan E. Mattes - GTRI-CIPHR
- Jeong Hun Park - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Andrew L. Pritchett - GTRI-CIPHR
- James Ryan Rick - GTRI-EOSL
- Kaleb Senator - GTRI-CIPHR
- Elizabeth Margaret Shivers - GTRI-ICL
- William Shue - GTRI-SEAL
- Emily Elizabeth Strube - GTRI-EOSL
- Joshua Tahimic - GTRI-CIPHR
- Samuel J. Walden - GTRI-ICL
- Matthew Ryan Ward - GTRI-ICL
- Meryem Yilmaz Soylu - C21U, College of Lifetime Learning
Promoted to Research Associate II
- Keith L. Adkins - College of Computing
- Roshaun D. Brown - GTRI-RS
- Anna M. DeKoning - GTRI-ACL
- Teresa C. Johnson - GTRI-ELSYS
- Gregory D. Kalogridis - GTRI-PMO
- Jasmine Narendra Patel - CEISMC, College of Lifetime Learning
Promoted to Research Engineer II
- Ai-Linh T. Alten - GTRI-EOSL
- Margaret Louise Armstrong - GTRI-ACL
- Jacob Daniel Ashmore - GTRI-CIPHR
- Matthew A. Avny - GTRI-ELSYS
- Matthew B. Bernstein - GTRI-ASL
- Andrew Kenneth Chaney - GTRI-ASL
- Hannah Chapman - GTRI-ELSYS
- Tristan N. Cline - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Nisha Detchprohm - CEISMC, College of Lifetime Learning
- Rachel Erbrick - GTRI-ELSYS
- Natalya Gage - GTRI-SEAL
- Maia Gatlin - GTRI-ELSYS
- Naveenta Gautam - Institute for Matter Systems
- Hannah Hopkins Hancock - GTRI-ELSYS
- Joshua Taylor Hurt - GTRI-ATAS
- Jessica Rebecca Isaf - GTRI-ATAS
- Ardalan Javadi - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Ayush Jha - Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
- Aidan Knezo - GTRI-ELSYS
- James Landreth - GTRI-SEAL
- Kevin Aaron Leon - GTRI-ATAS
- Kyron Elijah Longwood - GTRI-ICL
- Edward Mason - GTRI-SEAL
- Samuel McWhorter - GTRI-ACL
- Kenneth Cortlandt Montross - GTRI-ELSYS
- Abhinav R. Navuluri - GTRI-ELSYS
- Eldi Ndrio - GTRI-SEAL
- Stephen Omorogbe - GTRI-RS
- Bina D. Patel - GTRI-CIPHR
- Ryan Peng - GTRI-CIPHR
- Thoai T. Pham - GTRI-ELSYS
- Daniel J. Polito - GTRI-ATAS
- Aaron B. Powell - GTRI-SEAL
- Christopher Purdy - GTRI-SEAL
- Lucas James Rider - GTRI-ELSYS
- Patrick Roberts - GTRI-SEAL
- Joshua Rouse - GTRI-SEAL
- Yisroel Yitzchak Schatz - GTRI-ELSYS
- Jonathan Stai - GTRI-SEAL
- Nicolas A. Steele - GTRI-CIPHR
- Matthew Albert Stotter - GTRI-ELSYS
- Thomas M. Turner - GTRI-ELSYS
- Vijaykumar D. Upadhyaya - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Griffin J. Van Anne - GTRI-ATAS
- Kristina Rene Wayne - GTRI-ACL
- David Webb - GTRI-ELSYS
Promoted to Research Technologist II
- Joshua M. Allison - GTRI-ELSYS
- Kimberly S. Arslan - GTRI-HAC
- David Howard - College of Computing
- KwangHo Park - College of Computing
- Riley Solomon - GTRI-CIPHR
Promoted to Extension Professional II
- Terrell Colvin - Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Cara Elizabeth Eck - Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Ritchie K. Lafaille - Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Emily Lasser - Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Alexander Rhodeen - Enterprise Innovation Institute
- Jamontrey Sawyers - Enterprise Innovation Institute