Faculty

David Schechter

Department Chair

Professor                     

Longwell-Leonard Family
Distinguished Professor

Phone: 225-578-6040

dschechter@lsu.edu

Mauricio Almeida

Professional in Residence

Phone: 225-578-0412

malmeida@lsu.edu

Yuanhang Chen

Associate Professor

Murray F and Julia Hawkins Professor

Phone: 225-578-4394

yuanhangchen@lsu.edu

Sueng Kam

Professor / Graduate Advisor                     

Donald W. and Gayle A. Keller
Distinguished Professor

Phone: 225-578-5216

kam@lsu.edu 

Ipsita Gupta

Associate Professor

Mr. and Mrs. Boyd H. McMullan Professor

Phone: 225-578-8468

igupta@lsu.edu 

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Richard Hughes

Professional in Residence

Campanile Charities Professor

Phone: 225-578-6038

rghughes@lsu.edu

Olufemi Olorode

Assistant Professor

Roy S. Sullins Development Professor #1

Phone: 225-578-6045

folorode@lsu.edu

Dandina Rao

Professor

Emmett C. Wells Jr. Distinguished Professor

Phone: 225-578-6037

dnrao@lsu.edu

Jyotsna Sharma

Assistant Professor  

Devon Development Professor #1

Phone: 225-578-6042

jsharma@lsu.edu

Karsten Thompson

Professor

Malcolm C. Jr. and Gene 
Perdue Lowe Professor

Phone: 225-578-6055

karsten@lsu.edu 

Frederick Thurber

Coordinator of Academic Affairs

Instructor 

Phone: 225-578-6058

fthurbe@lsu.edu 

Mayank Tyagi

Professor

Chevron Professor of Engineering #3 

Phone: 225-578-6041

mtyagi@lsu.edu

Paulo Waltrich

Associate Professor

H. Mark Krause Jr. Professor 

Phone: 225-578-2782

waltrich@lsu.edu

Andrew K. Wojtanowicz

Emeritus Professor - Texaco Chair in Environmental
Engineering

Phone: 225-578-6049

awojtan@lsu.edu

Mehdi Zeidouni

Associate Professor

Donald W. Clayton Professor 

Phone: 225-578-8144

zeidouni@lsu.edu