MAE People
Department Staff
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Jalal Torabzadeh
Professor/Chair
Office: ECS-640
Phone: 562.985.8181
Email: jalal.torabzadeh@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 2:00—4:00 p.m.; Tues., Thurs.: 11:00—12 p.m., 5:00—6:00 p.m. ; Wed. 4:00—5:00 p.m.; Fri 3:00—4:00 p.m.
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Panadda Marayong
Professor/Associate Chair
Office: ECS-642
Phone: 562.985.4283
Email: panadda.marayong@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Thurs. 4:00-5:00 p.m.
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Jose Rivera
Equipment Technician
Office: ET-18C
Phone: 562.985.4955
Email: jose.rivera2@csulb.edu
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Clarice Ross
Department Coordinator
Office: ECS-635
Phone: 562.985.1563
Email: clarice.ross@csulb.edu
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Djemel Sadi
Network Administrator
Office: ECS-203
Phone: 562.985.8128
Email: djemel.sadi@csulb.edu
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Yash Singh
Equipment Technician
Office: EN4-130
Phone: 562.985.4540
Fax: 562.985.4408
Email: yash.singh@csulb.edu
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Christopher Vallejo
Equipment Technician
Office: ET-22B
Phone: 562.985.5111
Email: christopher.vallejo@csulb.edu
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Vivian Vu
Administrative Support Assistant
Office: ECS-636
Phone: 562.985.4398
Email: vivian.vu@csulb.edu
Faculty
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Shaher Abdallah
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: shaher.abdallah@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 1:00-2:00 p.m.
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Paul Ayegba
Assistant Professor
Office: ECS-626
Phone: 562.985.4611
Email: paul.ayegba@csulb.edu
Office Hours:
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Hank Bagheri
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: h.bagheri@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 12:30-2:00 p.m.; Wed. 12:30-2:00 p.m. & 5:00-6:00 p.m.
![Ehsan Barjasteh](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_300w/public/images/2022-07/barjasteh450_0.jpg?itok=P2BwnBDo)
Ehsan Barjasteh
Assistant Professor/ BSME Advisor (A-G)
Office: EN2-104
Phone: 562.985.2260
Email: ehsan.barjasteh@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 6:00-7:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
Advising Email: BSME-Advisor1@csulb.edu
Advising Hours: Mon. 4:00-6:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
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Christiane Beyer
Associate Professor
Office: ECS-631
Phone: 562.985.5120
Email: chris.beyer@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 3:30-5:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
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Jeremy Bonifacio
Lecturer
Office: VEC-134
Email: jeremy.bonifacio@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Thurs. 8:00-9:00 a.m., F 11:50-12:50 p.m.
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Juan Cepeda-Rizo
Lecturer
Office:
Email: juan.cepeda-rizo@csulb.edu
Office Hours:
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Eun Jung Chae
Assistant Professor/BSAE Advisor
Office: ECS-630
Phone: 562.985.2096
Email: eunjung.chae@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed.9:00-10:00 a.m. (via Zoom)
Advising Email: BSAE-Advisor@csulb.edu
Advising Hours: Mon./Wed. 12:30-1:30 p.m. (via Zoom)
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Andrew Cortopassi
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: andrew.cortopassi@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Tues. 6:00-7:00 p.m.
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Emel Demircan
Associate Professor
Office: ECS-645
Phone: 562.985.1520
Email: emel.demircan@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Fri. 4:00-6:00 p.m.
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Navdeep Singh Dhillon
Associate Professor
Office: ECS-628
Phone: 562.985.2613
Email: navdeep.dhillon@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 7:30-9:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
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Ramin Esfandiari
Professor/MSME and MSE Advisor
Office: ECS-634
Phone: 562.985.4284
Email: ramin.esfandiari@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./ Wed. 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Advising: Mon./ Wed. 2:30-4:00 p.m.
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Lie-Mine Gea
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: lie.gea@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./ Wed. 4:45-5:15 p.m.
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Robert Green
Lecturer
Office: ECS-653
Email: robert.green@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Tues. 11:45-12:45 p.m.; Thurs. 11:45-12:45 p.m.
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Michael Haddadin
Lecturer
Office: ECS-208
Email: michael.haddadin@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues. 4:00-5:00 p.m.
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Darr Hashempour
Lecturer
Office: ECS-653
Email: darr@DHGreenEnergy.com
Office Hours: Mon. 8:30-9:15 a.m.; Tues./Thurs. 5:45-6:45 p.m.; Wed. 8:30-9:15 a.m.; 11-12:15 p.m.; Fri. (by appointment via Zoom)
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Huy Hoang
Lecturer
Office: EN4-126
Email: huy.hoang@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./ Tues.11:30-12:20 p.m.
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Khang Hoang-Vu
Lecturer
Office: EN4-126, ET-019
Email: khang.hoang-vu@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues. 9:30-12:15 p.m.; Thurs. 9:00-10:00 a.m.
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John C. Hsu
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: john.hsu@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 3:30-5:30 p.m.
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Asieh Jalali-Farahani
Lecturer/BSME Advisor (H-O)
Office: ECS-629
Phone: 562.985.5579
Email: asieh.jalali-farahani@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Wed. 1:00-3:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
Advising Email: BSME-Advisor2@csulb.edu
Advising: Mon. 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Wed. 8:30-9:30 a.m. & 5:00-6:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
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Saeid Janani
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219C
Email: saeid.janani@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues. 12:30-1:45 p.m.
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Joseph Kalman
Associate Professor/MSAE Advisor
Office: ECS-644
Phone: 562.985.5194
Email: joseph.kalman@csulb.edu
Office Hours:
Advising: Tues. 4:00-5:00 p.m. (via Calendly)
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Abdelkader Khattab
Lecturer
Office: ECS-641
Phone: 562.985.4339
Email: ak.khattab@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 11:00-12:00 p.m.; Thurs. 5:00-6:00 p.m. (by Appointment)
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Chang Kim
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: chang.kim@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 6:00-7:00 p.m.
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Matin Lackpour
Lecturer
Office: ECS-627
Email: matin.lackpour@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 4:00-5:00 p.m.; Thurs. 7:00-8:00 p.m.
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James Lewis
Lecturer
Office:
Email: cbtdiver@gmail.com
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 3:00-5:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
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Hongzhao (Joseph) Liu
Lecturer
Office: ECS-653
Email: hongzhao.liu@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Fri.12:30-2:00 p.m.
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Tairan Liu
Assistant Professor
Office: ECS-625
Phone: 562.985.1087
Email: tairan.liu@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 4:00-5:00 p.m.
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Ehsan Madadi
Assistant Professor
Office: ECS-621
Phone: 562.985.7848
Email: ehsan.madadi@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 12:45-1:45 & 5:00-6:00 p.m.
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Bob Minaie
Professor
Office: ECS-648
Phone: 562.985.5132
Email: bob.minaie@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 1:50-3:20 p.m.
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Shamim Mirza
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219C
Email: shamim.mirza@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 11:45-2:30 p.m.; Thurs. 11:45-1:00 p.m.
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Ali Momeni
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: ali.momeni@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 4:30-7:00 p.m. .
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Andy Niknaft
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219C
Email: andy.niknaft@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 4:00-5:00 p.m.
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Hamid Rahai
Professor
Office: VEC-403
Phone: 562.985.7017
Email: hamid.rahai@csulb.edu
Office Hours:
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Rezvan Ramezani
Lecturer
Office: ECS-653
Email: rezvan.ramezani@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 3:00-3:45 p.m.; Wed./Thurs. 4:00-4:45 p.m.
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Ali Rezaei
Lecturer
Office: ECS-653
Email: ali.rezaei01@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 5:00-7:00 p.m.
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Ken Rosen
Lecturer
Office:
Email: ken.rosen@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Thurs. 2:00-3:00 p.m. (via Zoom)
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Surajit Roy
Assistant Professor
Office: ECS-646
Phone: 562.985.1657
Email: surajit.roy@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./ Wed.11:45-12:30 p.m.
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Mortaza Saeidi
Assistant Professor
Office: ECS-647
Phone: 562.985.1504
Email: mortaza.saeidi@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 12:00-1:30 p.m.; Wed. 12:00-2:00 p.m.
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Massoud Saleh
Lecturer
Office:
Email: massoud.saleh@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 8:00-9:00 a.m. (ECS-208); Thurs. 12:00-1:00 p.m. (via Zoom); Sat. 8:00-9:00 a.m. (EN4-125)
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Adeline Schmitz
Lecturer
Office: ECS-638
Phone: 562.985.5579
Email: a.schmitz@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 1:55-3:25 p.m.
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Fareea Shahreen
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: fareea.shahreen@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 11:30-12:30 p.m.
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Praveen Shankar
Interm Associate Dean of Research & Grad. Programs
Office: ECS-617
Phone: 562.985.8032
Email: praveen.shankar@csulb.edu
Office Hours:
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Parvin Shariat
Lecturer
Office: VEC-505
Phone: 562.985.5190
Email: parvin.shariat@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tue 2:00-3:45 p.m. & 8:15-9:00 p.m.; Thurs. 6:00-7:00 p.m.
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Shahab Taherian
Lecturer
Office: VEC-134
Email: shahab.taherian@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Thurs. 3:00-4:00 p.m.; Fri. 3:00-5:00 p.m.
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Allen Teagle-Hernandez
Lecturer
Office: ECS-627
Phone: 562.985.8035
Email: allen.teagle@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 1:00-2:00 p.m.; Fri. 4:00-5:00 p.m.
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Reza Toossi
Professor
Office: ECS-654
Phone: 562.985.5641
Email: reza.toossi@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tue 9:00-11:00 a.m.
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Kyle Vaught
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: kylev@cox.net
Office Hours: Mon. 6:00-6:45 p.m.
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Jian-Juei Wang
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219
Email: jianjuei.wang@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 3:00-3:30 p.m.; Tues. 3:00-4:00 p.m.; Thurs. 4:00-6:00 p.m.
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Tom Wang
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219C
Email: tom.wang@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 4:00-5:00 p.m.; Fri. 1:00-2:00 p.m.
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Parviz Yavari
Professor/BSME Advisor (P-Z)
Office: ECS-632
Phone: 562.985.4277
Email: parviz.yavari@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Fri. 11:00-12:00 p.m. & 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Advising Email: BSME-Advisor3@csulb.edu
Advising: Mon. 3:00-7:00 p.m.; Fri. 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh
Associate Professor
Office: ECS-624
Phone: 562.985.5257
Email: mahdi.yoozbashizadeh@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 11:45-1:00 p.m.
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Roja Zakeri
Lecturer
Office: VEC-219C
Email: roja.zakeri@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 2:00-3:00 p.m.
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Christopher Zeineh
Lecturer
Office: VEC-113
Email: christopher.zeineh@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 10:45-11:45 a.m.
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Jingyi Zeng
Assistant Professor
Office: ECS-633
Phone: 562.985.1503
Email: jingyi.zeng@csulb.edu
Office Hours: Tues. 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Teaching Associates
Komal Gada
Office: VEC-134
Email: komal.gada@student.csulb.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 11:00-12:00 p.m.
Ryan Moffit
Office: VEC-134
Email: ryan.moffit@student.csulb.edu
Office Hours: Fri. 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Preston Silverstein
Office: ECS-108
Email: preston.silverstein@student.csulb.edu
Office Hours: Wed. 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Helpful Links
Contact
Department Office: ECS-635 or ECS-636
Phone: 562.985.1563
Department Chair: Jalal Torabzadeh
Department Coordinator: Clarice Ross
Mail: Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840