Engineering Academic Advisors

Pre-Majors: undergraduate students who request admission into a COE major but do not yet met the minimum requirements for a major are considered pre-majors. All freshmen are considered pre-majors. If you are a pre-major, you will meet with the pre-major advisor.

Fully Declared: undergraduate students who request admission into a COE major and meet the minimum requirements for that major are considered to be fully declared in their major. All transfer students are considered fully declared. If you are a fully-declared major, you will meet with the major advisor.

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Katherine Muñoz
Katherine.Munoz@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/40x8o68JWW

Last Names starting with A-L

Dr. Eun Jung Chae
BSAE-Advisor@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-eun-jung-chae

Last Names starting with M-Z

Dr. Praveen Shankar
BSAE-Advisor-2@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-praveen-shankar

Department Office: ECS-635 or ECS-636
Department Phone: 562.985.1563
Department Chair: Jalal Torabzadeh
Department Coordinator: Clarice Ross
Department Website: MAE Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Stacey Argueta
Stacey.Argueta@csulb.edu 

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/D47ATPEz2N 

Dr. Wenlu Zhang
Wenlu.Zhang@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-wenlu-zhang

Department Office: ECS-552
Department Phone: 562.985.4285
Department Chair: Shadnaz Asgari
Department Coordinator: Raquel Porter
Department Website: CECS Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Linda Arellano
Linda.Arellano@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/--Xi7D-sua

Dr. Ga-Young (Kelly) Suh
GaYoung.Suh@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-ga-young-kelly-suh

Department Office: ET-110
Department Phone: 562.985.2849
Department Chair: Dr. Perla Ayala
Department Coordinator: Karla Reyes
Department Website: BME Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Liza Bledsoe
Liza.Bledsoe@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/EFgCXLYKLd

Dr. Ji-Hwan Kang
JiHwan.Kang@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-ji-hwan-kang

Department Office: EN2-101
Department Phone: 562.985.4909 
Department Email: coe-che@csulb.edu
Department Chair: Sergio Mendez
Department Coordinator: Liz Garcia
Department Website: CHE Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

James Stasher
James.Stasher@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/VSTshillZN

Last Names starting with A-I

Dr. Jin-Gi Hong
JinGi.Hong@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-jin-gi-hong

Last Names starting with J-Z

Dr. Mehran Rahmani
Mehran.Rahmani@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-mehran-rahmani-pe

Department Office: VEC-104
Department Phone: 562.985.5118
Department Email: cecem@csulb.edu
Department Chair: Joseph Kim
Department Website: CECEM Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Brenda Medina Santillan
Brenda.Santillan@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/ydSwmhuEBi

Dr. Amin Rezaei
Amin.Rezaei@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-amin-rezaei

Department Office: ECS-552
Department Phone: 562.985.4285
Department Chair: Shadnaz Asgari
Department Coordinator: Raquel Porter
Department Website: CECS Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Brenda Medina Santillan
Brenda.Santillan@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/ydSwmhuEBi

Dr. I-Hung Khoo
I-Hung.Khoo@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-i-hung-khoo

Department Office: ECS-561
Phone: 562.985.8043
Email: COE-EE@csulb.edu
Department Chair: Dr. Ebrahim Amiri 
Department Website: EE Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Stacey Argueta
Stacey.Argueta@csulb.edu 

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/D47ATPEz2N 

Last Names starting with A-G

Dr. Wenlu Zhang
Wenlu.Zhang@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-wenlu-zhang

Last Names starting with H-O

Dr. Hossein Sayadi
hossein.sayadi@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-hossein-sayadi

Last Names starting with P-Z

Dr. Amir Ghasemkhani
Amir.Ghasemkhani@csulb.edu  

Faculty's Website:
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-amir-ghasemkhani

Department Office: ECS-552
Department Phone: 562.985.4285
Department Chair: Shadnaz Asgari
Department Coordinator: Raquel Porter
Department Website: CECS Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

James Stasher
James.Stasher@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/VSTshillZN

Dr. Hung Nguyen
Hung.Nguyen@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-i-hung-khoo

Department Office: VEC-104
Department Phone: 562.985.5118
Department Email: cecem@csulb.edu
Department Chair: Joseph Kim
Department Website: CECEM Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Jason Deutschman
Jason.Deutschman@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/P7DKvHMQNM

Dr. Fei Wang
Fei.Wang@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-fei-wang

Department Office: ECS-561
Phone: 562.985.8043
Email: COE-EE@csulb.edu
Department Chair: Dr. Ebrahim Amiri 
Department Website: EE Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Brenda Medina Santillan
Brenda.Santillan@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/ydSwmhuEBi

Dr. I-Hung Khoo
i-hung.khoo@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-i-hung-khoo

Department Office: ECS-561
Phone: 562.985.8043
Email: COE-EE@csulb.edu
Department Chair: Dr. Ebrahim Amiri 
Department Website: EE Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

James Stasher
James.Stasher@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/VSTshillZN

Dr. Jin-Gi Hong
JinGi.Hong@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-jin-gi-hong

Department Office: VEC-104
Department Phone: 562.985.5118
Department Email: cecem@csulb.edu
Department Chair: Joseph Kim
Department Website: CECEM Dept. Website

Pre-Major Advisor

Location: EN2-304

Faculty Advisor

Location: See Faculty Website

Katherine Muñoz
Katherine.Munoz@csulb.edu

Personal Availability Link (PAL): https://csulb.campus.eab.com/pal/40x8o68JWW

Last Names starting with A-G

Dr. Ehsan Barjasteh
BSME-Advisor1@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-ehsan-barjasteh

Last Names starting with H-O

Dr. Asieh Jalali-Farahani
BSME-Advisor2@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/asieh-jalali-farahani

Last Names starting with P-Z

Dr. Parviz Yavari

BSME-Advisor3@csulb.edu

Faculty’s Website: 
https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/dr-parviz-yavari

Department Office: ECS-635 or ECS-636
Department Phone: 562.985.1563
Department Chair: Jalal Torabzadeh
Department Coordinator: Clarice Ross
Department Website: MAE Dept. Website