College Welcomes New Faculty and Administrators
Shadnaz Asgari
Assistant Professor
Computer Engineering & Computer Science
Dr. Asgari received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and conducted biomedical data analysis as a PostDoc fellow at UCLA Medical School. Following the completion of her PostDoc training, she served as a research faculty in UCLA’s neurosurgery department.
Pitiporn Asvapathanagul
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management
Dr. Asvapathanagul received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from University of California at Irvine, where she also instructed wastewater biotechnology and advance biological treatment processes. She has extensive experience designing water treatment and reclamation plants.
Mohammad Mostafiz Mozumdar
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering
Dr. Mozumdar received his Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Before joining CSULB, he was a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley.
Richard Nguyen
Department Chair
Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management
Dr. Nguyen received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri, Rolla, and is licensed in the State of California as a professional and structural engineer. Prior to becoming a CECEM faculty member in 1984, Dr. Nguyen was a principal reactor engineer for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Dallas, Texas.
Jalal Torabzadeh
Interim Department Chair
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Torabzadeh received his Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from USC. He has been an MAE faculty member since 1986, and has worked as an engineer and consultant for several national and international petroleum companies and government agencies.