UC welcomes new engineering faculty
Faculty join the College of Engineering and Applied Science across five departments
The University of Cincinnati welcomed seven new faculty members to the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year.
Meet the new faculty
Daewoo Han, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research/Teaching Interests: Multi-functional nanomaterials, point-of-care diagnostic devices, nanomaterial-based biosensors, biomedical applications
Ahmed Khasawneh, PhD
Assistant Professor Educator, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Research/Teaching Interests: Operations/optimization research, simulation modeling, data analytics, machine learning, production and manufacturing systems analysis, quality engineering and management, probability and statistics, dynamics, statics, and strength of materials
Ankit Mittal, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research/Teaching Interests: Microelectronics, integrated and analog circuit design, ASIC design, low-power electronics, energy harvesting, wireless security and communication, system modeling, Internet of Things (IoT)
Melinda Simon, PhD
Associate Professor Educator, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research/Teaching Interests: Polymeric biomaterials, droplet microfluidics, composite bioinks, accessibility of microfabrication and microfluidic technology, development of labs
Assistant Professor Educator, Department of Engineering and Computing Education
Research/Teaching Interests: Motivation, identity, sense of belonging, engineering culture, person-centered approaches, mixed methodologies, first-year engineering, mass and energy balances, materials science, thermodynamics, learning theories, assessment, and pedagogy
Ebenezer Tackey-Otoo, PhD
Assistant Professor Educator, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management
Research/Teaching Interests: Construction estimating, planning, and scheduling, building information modeling, sustainable and heavy civil construction, temporary structures
Associate Professor Practice, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Research/Teaching Interests: Linking academia and industry, engineering problem-solving, supply chain management and optimization, production planning, engineering in agriculture
Featured image at top: Seven new faculty join the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Photo/UC Marketing + Communications.
Related Stories
UC Biomedical Engineering student launches mobile healthcare platform
October 22, 2026
As a fifth-year biomedical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science, Amelia Wares has been a trailblazer in nearly every area imaginable — and this is only the beginning of her journey.
UC aerospace engineer leads global computational fluid dynamics taskforce
October 21, 2026
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' CFD 2030 Integration Committee has announced the formation of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Vision 2045 Team, a multi-institution working group tasked with defining where the field of computational fluid dynamics should be by 2045 to align with the changing and evolving needs of the aerospace industry. The University of Cincinnati's Prashant Khare, Bradley Jones professor and head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is leading this specialized group.
UC Blue Ash Career Champions make career development part of the everyday experience
October 21, 2026
The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College is bringing career development into students' everyday experiences through its Career Champions program.