Honoring Faculty Promotions, Spring 2026

Neha Kumar
Aaron Young and Matthew Gombolay in their lab with their exoskeleton project
André L. Brock, Associate Professor, of Literature, Media, and Communication

Academic Faculty

Faculty members newly awarded tenure are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Promoted to Professor
  • André Brock - School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Hailong Chen – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Sonia Chernova – School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
  • Elizabeth Cherry – School of Computational Science and Engineering, College of Computing
  • Seung-Kyum Choi – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • John ChristianDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Jonathan Clarke - Scheller College of Business
  • Alex Endert – School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
  • Josh Kacher – School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Neha Kumar – School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
  • Suzanne S. Lee - Scheller College of Business
  • Patrick McGrath - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
  • Cecilia Montes-Alcalá - School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Susana Morris - School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Marius Florin Niculescu - Scheller College of Business
  • Ameet Pinto - School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Chris Reinhard – School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences
  • Lawrence Rubin - Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Minoru "Shino" Shinohara - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
  • Mark Zachary Taylor - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Iris Tien - School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Jingfeng Wang - School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Aaron Young – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
     
Professors Awarded Tenure
  • Antonio Facchetti – School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Larry P. Heck School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Karthikeyan Sundaresan School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
 
Promoted to Associate Professor
  • Leila Aflatoony - School of Industrial Design, College of Design*
  • Brian An - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
  • Dylan Brewer - School of Economics, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
  • Christopher Carr – Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering*
  • Hannah Choi - School of Mathematics, College of Sciences*
  • Winnie Chu – School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences*
  • Paige Clayton - School of City and Regional Planning, College of Design*
  • Lelia Glass - School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
  • Sehoon Ha - School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
  • Itamar Kimchi - School of Physics, College of Sciences*
  • Srijan Kumar - School of Computational Science and Engineering, College of Computing*
  • Pan Li - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering*
  • Shaolan Li - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering*
  • Frank Li - School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, College of Computing; School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering*
  • Pengfei Liu – School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences*
  • Nikki MacKenzie - Scheller College of Business*
  • Christopher J. MacLellan - School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
  • Cheng Mao - School of Mathematics, College of Sciences*
  • Anirban Mazumdar - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering*
  • David Muchlinski - Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
  • Samer Naif – School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences*
  • Hyun Joo Oh - School of Industrial Design, College of Design*
  • Juergen Rauleder - Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering*
  • Sourabh Saha - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering*
  • Hongchen Wu - School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
  • Karen Xueqing Yan - School of Economics, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts*
     
Associate Professors Awarded Tenure
  • Alberto Dainotti – School of Computer Science, College of Computing
  • Leandro Miletto Tonetto School of Industrial Design, College of Design
 
Promoted to Principal Academic Professional
  • Shannon Dobranski - AS&A, ProvEVP-AA
  • Michael Evans – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
  • Melissa Foulger - School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Diley Hernández - Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty, Office of the Provost
  • Jillann Hertel - School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Jennifer Hirsch - SCRE, ProvEVP-AA
  • Kenyetta Johnson Taylor – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
  • Amanda Nolen - CTL, ProvEVP-AA
  • Matthew Nusnbaum - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
  • Christopher Reaves - EEL, ProvEVP-AA
  • Carol Subiño Sullivan - CTL, ProvEVP-AA
  • Catherine Thomas - EEL, ProvEVP-AA
  • Kate Williams - CTL, ProvEVP-AA
     
Promoted to Principal Lecturer
  • Kathrin Koppe - School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Bob Myers - Scheller College of Business
  • Michele Rosbruck - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
  • Tatiana Rudchenko - Scheller College of Business
  • Yonathan Thio - School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
     
Promoted to Senior Academic Professional
  • Sybrina Atwaters - OOSA, ProvEVP-AA
  • Meghan Babcock - School of Psychology, College of Sciences
  • Brian Michael Beck - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Onur Birol - School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
  • Benjamin Galfond - School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Mioy Huynh  – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
  • Greg Mayer - School of Mathematics, College of Sciences
  • Rachael Pitts Hall - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Gaeun "Gwenn" Seo - VPGE&FD, ProvEVP-AA
  • Kevin Shankwiler - School of Industrial Design, College of Design
  • William Stern - School of Psychology, College of Sciences
     
Promoted to Senior Lecturer
  • Nivedita Bhattacharya - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Aibek Musaev - School of Computing Instruction, College of Computing
  • Melanie Ruefli - GTPE-Lang, College of Lifetime Learning
     
Promoted to Librarian/Archivist IV
  • Charlie  Bennett – Georgia Tech Library
  • Heather Jeffcoat – Georgia Tech Library
  • Aisha Johnson – Georgia Tech Library
 
Promoted to Librarian/Archivist III
  • John Mack Freeman  – Georgia Tech Library
 
Promoted to Librarian/Archivist II
  • Justin Ellis – Georgia Tech Library
  • Stephanie Galipeau – Georgia Tech Library
     

Research Faculty

Promoted to Principal Research Scientist
  • Ira C. Benoy - GTRI-CIPHR
  • David Gaul – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
  • Jessica Inman - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Laura O'Farrell - DepAnimRsc-EVPR
  • Peter Presti - IMTC-EVPR
  • Wesley Daniel Robertson - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Paige Rohrig - EI2-EVPR
  • Daniel Sabo - GTRI-ATAS
  • Robert Wright - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Hongwei Wu – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
     
Promoted to Principal Research Engineer
  • Daniel Clancy - GTRI-SEAL
  • Chris Clark - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Christopher Timothy Coen - GTRI-ACL
  • Austin Foote - GTRI-SEAL
  • David Fullmer - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Kyle W. Harrigan - GTRI-EOSL
  • Mark Johnson - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Olga Kemenova - GTRI-ATAS
  • Kyle Christopher Keppler - GTRI-ASL
  • Jeong Woo Lee - School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Michael J. Macdonald - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Milad Navaei - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Thomas William Norris - GTRI-ELSYS
  • David Pate - GTRI-SEAL
  • Michael Edward Shearin - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Michael Houston Spratley - GTRI-ASL
  • Joel Vinson - GTRI-EOSL
  • Jason Zutty - GTRI-EOSL
     
Promoted to Principal Research Technologist
  • Hezekiah Barge, Jr. – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
 
Promoted to Principal Research Associate
  • Matt Sandberg – CIPHR, ICSD (GTRI)
     
Promoted to Principal Extension Professional
  • C. Andrew Helm - EI2-RI, ProvEVP-AA

     

Promoted to Senior Research Scientist
  • Ahmaad A. Adesola - GTRI-ACL
  • Sankaraleengam Alagapan - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Gulcin Arslan Azizoglu - School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Erkan Azizoglu - School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Mark McLain Bolding - GTRI-ICL
  • Lori Burns - School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
  • Wei-Wen Chen - School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
  • Jonathan Ciak - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Karim Farhat - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Sarah Farmer - CACP, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
  • Charity Anne Hilton - GTRI-ICL
  • Adam Jacobs - GTRI-SEAL
  • Jeffrey Krug - GTRI-ICL
  • David La Mantia - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Soojung Lee - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Anthony Lien - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Miroslav Malesevic - GeoInfoSys, College of Design
  • Ryan Mueller - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Julie Niklas - School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
  • Zerrin Ondin-Fraser - CATEA-RC, College of Design
  • Jim Parson - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Carlo Andrea Riccardo Perini - School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Oliver Pierson - GTRI-EOSL
  • Noah Posner - IMTC-EVPR
  • Ronald O. Rahaman - OIT-PACE
  • Abeera P. Rehmat - CEISMC, College of Lifetime Learning
  • Rachel Schneider - Enterprise Innovation Institute
  • Richard Starr - IPT-EVPR
  • Ploy Thajchayapong - IDSE-EVPR
  • Gretchen Wyland - GTRI-ASL
     
Promoted to Senior Research Associate
  • Sara Blevins - GTRI-CSO
  • Benjamin Clough - GTRI-ACL
  • Kelly Creasy - GTRI-PMO
  • Theodore Avery Evans - VPRIARSIA-EVPR
  • Katherine Boice King - CEISMC, College of Lifetime Learning
  • Haley May - GTRI-PMO
  • Shivon Scott - GTRI-ICL
     
Promoted to Senior Research Engineer
  • Jai Ahuja - ASDL, College of Engineering
  • Daniel Bennett - GTRI-SEAL
  • Eric Brown - GTRI-EOSL
  • Jack Casey - GTRI-SEAL
  • Richard Seth Cohen - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Ken Curtis - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Shaun J. Hoyt - GTRI-SEAL
  • Yongwon Lee - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Dan Lev - Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Daniel Ellis Levy - GTRI-ASL
  • Christian Perron - ASDL, College of Engineering
  • Thomas Pettet - GTRI-ASL
  • Joel Rasmussen - GTRI-ATAS
  • Gershom Richards - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Shamaria Rivers - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Kyle Saleeby - GTMI-EVPR
  • Humaira Shah - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Jaewoo Son - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Woong Je Sung - ASDL, College of Engineering
  • Laura Katherine Morgan Vinson - GTRI-EOSL
  • Thomas Williamson - GTRI-SEAL
     
Promoted to Senior Research Technologist
  • Trever C. Nightingale - OIT-PACE
 
Promoted to Senior Extension Professional
  • Clarence Anthony Jr. - Enterprise Innovation Institute
  • Allison Bridges - Scheller College of Business
  • Sean Castillo - Enterprise Innovation Institute
  • Melissa Heffner - VP-Commercialization-EVPR
  • Viviana  Montenegro - Enterprise Innovation Institute
  • Brandon J. Philpot - Enterprise Innovation Institute
     
Promoted to Research Scientist II
  • Spencer Brown - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Steven Crow - GTRI-ICL
  • Raven Davis - Georgia Tech Library
  • Kenneth Eaton - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Lauren Fowler - GTRI-SEAL
  • Charles Hoff - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Kala Jordan - IMTC- EVPR
  • Hannah Mahon - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Ryan McGill - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Ritheshkumar Neelamagam - GTRI-CPHR
  • Brenna Phelps - CACP, Ivan Allen
  • Eric Conrad Schneider - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Giuseppe P. Scoppino - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Rebecca Graham Sheiner - CACP, Ivan Allen
  • Marco Sun - GTRI-SEAL
  • Samuel Adam Sutter - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Joshua S. Valdez - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Yu Wu - IMS-EVPR
  • Andrew Zhao - IPT-EVPR
     
Promoted to Research Associate II
  • Travis Merritt Meeks - GTRI-ACL
  • Carolyn Sims - VPRIARSIA-EVPR
     
Promoted to Research Engineer II
  • Stefan Abi-Karam - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Tom Boyle - GTRI-SEAL
  • Zachary Brunson - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Alex Bustos - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Roger Anthony Campbell - GTRI-EOSL
  • Alex Carney - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Larry Davis - GTRI-SEAL
  • Jacob Faile - GTRI-EOSL
  • Paul Farmer - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Brianna Faulkenberry - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Jeffrey Filkins - GTRI-CIPHR
  • Austin Forgey - GTRI-ATAS
  • James Foshee - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Hunter Lewis Gallahair - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Keegan L. George - GTRI-ATAS
  • Niko Giannakakos - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Eric Glunn - GTRI-ATAS
  • Taryn Harvey - George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Sadi Johnson - GTRI-ASL
  • Kevin Lee Kamperman - GTRI-ATAS
  • Grace Kaylor - GTRI-ELSYS
  • James D. Kenny Jr - ASDL, College of Engineering
  • Mary Lichtenwalner - GTRI-SEAL
  • Viviana G. Lopez - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Parth Mandrekar - GTRI-ATAS
  • David Maye - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Jeffrey McNabb - ASDL, College of Engineering
  • Pawel Michalski - GTRI-EOSL
  • Michael Rousseau Molder - GTRI-ELSYS
  • David Murphy - GTRI-SEAL
  • Thangam Natarajan - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Brooke Oden - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Edward Abraham Paz - GTRI-ICL
  • Nam Phan - GTRI-SEAL
  • Tyler Rhodes - GTRI-SEAL
  • John Roberson - GTRI-SEAL
  • William Robertson - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Stephen D. Ruigh - GTRI-SEAL
  • Tyler Russell - GTRI-ATAS
  • Edward Stevens - GTRI-ATAS
  • Brennan Stewart - ASDL, College of Engineering
  • Jonah W. Urquhart - GTRI-ASL
  • Rebecca Volk - GTRI-ATAS
  • Abigail Williams - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Daniel Wygant - GTRI-ELSYS
  • Maxwell Yarter - GTRI-CIPHR
     
Promoted to Research Technologist II
  • Larissa Doudy - Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Drew Lunceford - GTRI-ACL
  • Andrew Mcneil - GTRI-HAC
  • Moi Reilly - GTRI-ELSYS
     
Promoted to Extension Professional II
  • Grace Barrett - Enterprise Innovation Institute
  • Doreen Kincaid - Enterprise Innovation Institute