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| FACULTY | CONTACT INFO | SPECIALIZATION |
|---|---|---|
| Rupa Purasinghe, Ph.D., P.E. Chair, Principal Advisor Office: E&T A-337a Phone: (323) 343-4459 Email: rpurasi@calstatela.edu | Computer-Aided Design/ Experimentation, Structural Analysis/Design, Finite Element Method for Stress Analysis Office Hours @ ET A-337A |
| David Blekhman, Ph.D. Professor, Director of Hydrogen Fueling and Research Facility Office: E&T A-137 Phone: (323) 343-4569 Email: blekhman@calstatela.edu | Sustainable Energy and Transportation, Engineering TechnologyVisit Dr. Blekhman's Homepage Office Hours @ ET A137, or H2 Station, or Zoom |
| Mauricio Castillo, Ph.D. Engineering Technology Advisor Office: E&T A-339 Phone: (323) 343-4573 Email: mcastil2@calstatela.edu | Industrial Technology, STEM/Technology Education, and Engineering Education Office Hours @ ET A339 or Zoom |
| Xiaolei Chen, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-336 | Building and Fire Protection Engineering Office Hours on Zoom |
| Yilin Feng, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-409 | Airport Operation and Management, Airport Simulation, Airport Sustainability Office Hours @ ET A-409 or Zoom |
| Rachel Friedman, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-217 | Aviation business, single pilot resource management, single pilot operations for multi-engine aircraft, airline transport pilot shortage Office Hours @ ET A-217 and Zoom |
| Ankit Gupta, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-428C Phone: (323) 343-4427 Email: agupta26@calstatela.edu | Conventional and advanced manufacturing processes, material science, mechanics of materials, additive manufacturing technologies, solid and computational modeling, processing and characterization of composite materials, finite element modeling/analysis Office Hours @ ET A-428C |
| Jai Hong, Ph.D. Office: E&T A-338 | Engineering Technology/Manufacturing Processes & Automation Office Hours @ ET A-338 or Zoom |
| Benjamin Lee, Ph.D., FERP* Office: E&T A-334 | Graphic Communications, Print Management |
| Paul Liu, Ph.D., FERP* Office: E&T A-222 | Industrial Technology/Manufacturing Processes & Automation |
| Stephanie Nelson, Ph.D., FERP* Office: E&T A-334 | Technical and Professional Communication, Professional Development, Organizational Leadership Office Hours on Zoom or by Email |
| Michael Thomas, MA Office: E&T A-341 | Office Hours @ ET A-341 or A3 Spring 2026 T and TH: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm And by appointment |
*(FERP) Faculty Early Retirement Program - Faculty work up to 50% of their regular time base.
Emeriti: Cortland C. Doan, Ethan B. Lipton Ph.D., Raymond E. Fausel, Gregory S. Graham, Kenneth F. Hird, Pamela D. Jablonsky, John LaMonica, Don M. Maurizio, Kenneth Phillips, Le D. Tang, Norwood Teague.
Lily Hwang-Alonzo, Coordinator, Department of Technology
lhwang@calstatela.edu | E&T, A-342 | Tel (323) 343-4470
Technology Lecturers
| Last Name | First Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Louie | Acevedo | laceve16@calstatela.edu Spring 2026 TBA Email instructor to schedule appointment |
| Ali | Adabzadeh | aadabza2@calstatela.edu Spring 2026 TH: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Zoom |
| Zanj | Avery | zavery@calstatela.edu Spring 2026 M: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm W: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm And by appointment Email instructor to schedule appointment |
| Maryam | Azarbayjani | Spring 2026 |
| Blake | Cortis | Spring 2026 |
| Cliff | Hadsell | chadsel@calstatela.edu Spring 2026 Office Hours on Zoom by appointment M and F: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm And by appointment Email instructor to schedule appointment |
| Gopal | Mohanty | Office Hours by Email |
| Tracy | Rickman | trickma@calstatela.edu Spring 2026 Office Hours on Zoom by appointment M - F: 8:00 am to 9:00 am Email instructor to schedule appointment |
Department of Technology
Technology Department
tech.ecst@calstatela.edu | E&T A-337 | Tel (323) 343-4550 | Fax (323) 343-4571