{"id":1667,"date":"2018-08-22T14:35:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T18:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2018-08-22T14:35:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T18:35:32","slug":"new-faculty-and-staff-welcomed-at-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/2018\/08\/22\/new-faculty-and-staff-welcomed-at-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"New Faculty and Staff Welcomed at Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>College deans and department heads welcomed new faculty, staff and their families at a dinner on August 17, 2018 in the Roth Reading Room of the UTC Library.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1668\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1668\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"new faculty staff dinner utc\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1-580x353.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1-610x372.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1-250x152.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1-600x366.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2018\/08\/Best1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dean Pack speaks to new faculty, staff and their families at the welcome dinner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">New Faculty<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Dr. Hamdy Ibrahim \u2013 Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Dr. Seong Dae Kim \u2013 Engineering Management and Technology<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Dr. Mohamad Mahtabi \u2013 Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Dr. Mengjun Xie \u2013 Computer Science and Engineering<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Dr. Deborah Mudali \u2013 Computer Science and Engineering, Visiting Professor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">New Staff<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Mr. Philip Bonfiglio &#8211; Development<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Ms. Amber Burdsall \u2013 Dean\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Ms. Alanna Hunnicutt \u2013 Student Success Center<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Ms. Sara Jackson \u2013 Student Success Center<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Ms. Ghorashi Maryam \u2013 Dean\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;text-align: justify;color: #000000;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\">Mr. Jason McDowell &#8211; IT and Laboratories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">New Department Head of Engineering Management and Technology<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Dr. Ahad Nasab<\/b> comes to the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga with ample industry and academic experiences, after earning his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1987. Among positions he previously held, Dr. Nasab was the principal technical director responsible for designing and marketing hydrogen fuel cells at the Power Avenue Corporation, the Vice President of Technology at the Middle Tennessee Technologies, and a Research Scientist at the University Tennessee Space Institute. He has worked as a faculty member at Vanderbilt University and the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where he moved up the rank from Assistant Professor to Full Professor with tenure. He was the founding Director of Mechatronics Engineering Program at MTSU. His research activities are focused in the areas of engineering education in Mechatronics and the use of lasers. His engagement with industry in support of the Mechatronics program at MTSU has been extensive and very successful. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">New Program Director of Chemical Engineering<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Dr. Michael Danquah<\/b> joins UTC with an extensive industry and academic experience. Most recently, he was a lead senior process innovation engineer at Agricen Sciences, an Agro-Biotech company in Dallas, Texas, leading the development of novel biostimulants in the US. 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