Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
George Thomas, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-5428
- Email: gthomas@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 203
Associate Professors
Daniel Grissom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-5319
- Email: dgrissom@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 204
Lu Ruan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Email: lruan@apu.edu
- Office Location: West Campus, 202
James Hsi-Jen Yeh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6118
- Email: hyeh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 205
Assistant Professor
Aisha Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Email: achen@apu.edu
- Office Location: West Campus, 207
Affiliated Faculty
Enson Chang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6538
- Email: echang@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 116
Edwin Ding, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6615
- Email: eding@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 107
Daniel Horner, M.S.
Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (704) 778-1422
- Email: dhorner@apu.edu
Theodore Szeto, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Academic Success Center; Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6537
- Email: tszeto@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Ronald 147C
Lecturer
Rodney Ulrich, M.S.
Lecturer/Lab Manager, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Phone: (909) 262-9796
- Email: rulrich@apu.edu
- Office Location: Building One, Room 201
Adjunct Professor
Rick Sturdivant, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Email: ricksturdivant@apu.edu
Professors Emeriti
Richard Eckhart, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering & Computer Science
- Phone: (928) 583-4909
- Email: reckhart@apu.edu
Samuel Sambasivam, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
- Email: ssambasivam@apu.edu
Note: This information is current for the 2020-21 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.