Faculty & Staff
ADMINISTRATION
Glenda L. Emerick, Administrative Assistant for Graduate Engineering, Distance Education Coordinator
Phone: (901) 321-3410
Email: lemerick@cbu.edu
Leslie M. Herlihy, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (901) 321-3405
Email: ldunn@cbu.edu
Dr. Neal F. Jackson, Professor Emeritus
B.S., University of Memphis; M.S. University of Arkansas; Ph.D. University of Mississippi
Phone: (901) 321-3428
Email: njackson@cbu.edu
Robert A. Moats, Engineering Technician
Phone: (901) 321-3420
Email: rmoats@cbu.edu
Henry S. Rhodes, Engineering Technician
Phone: (901) 321-3421
Email: hrhodes@cbu.edu
School of Engineering
650 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104-5581
Phone: (901) 321-3405
Fax: (901) 321-3402
engineering@cbu.edu
Dr. Gregory A. Sedrick, Clinical Professor, Director Graduate Engineering
A.A.S., O’Fallon Technology Center;
B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla;
M.S., Florida Institute of Technology;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla; P.E.
Phone: (901) 321-3283
Email: gsedrick@cbu.edu
Dr. Eric B. Welch, Dean of School of Engineering, Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Phone: (901) 321-3425
Email: ewelch@cbu.edu
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Dr. Ali Pourhashemi, Professor
B.S., M.S., Howard University; Ph.D., University of Maryland (College Park)
Phone: (901) 321-3401
Email: apourhas@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/apourhas/
Dr. Randel M. Price, Chair, Associate Professor
B.S., University of Missouri (Columbia); M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Lehigh University
Phone: (901) 321-3412
Email: rprice@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/rprice/
Dr. Asit K. Ray, Professor, Packaging Certificate Coordinator
B.S., Calcutta University; M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Phone: (901) 321-3418
Email: aray@cbu.edu
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. L. Yu Lin, Professor
B.S., Feng-Chia University; M.S., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of Central Florida; P.E.
Phone: (901) 321-3403
Email: llin@cbu.edu
Dr. Pong Malasri, Chair, Professor, Healthcare Packaging Consortium Director
B.E., Chulalongkorn University; M. Engr., Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand); Ph.D., Texas A&M University; P.E.
Phone: (901) 321-3419
Email: pong@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/pong/
Gene McGinnis, Chair, Assistant Professor
B.S., M.S., Memphis State University; P.E.
Phone: (901) 321-3279
Email: gmcginni@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/gmcginni/
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Chadwick Baker, Adjunct Professor, Professor Emeritus
B.S., Christian Brothers College; M.S., Ph.D., Duke University
Phone: (901) 321-3440
Email: cmbaker@cbu.edu
Dr. Divya Choudhary, Assistant Professor
B.E.E., Mumbai University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3427
Email: dchodhry@cbu.edu
Dr. Juan Carlos Olabe-Basogain, Professor
M.S., Ph.D., Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain); I.T.
Phone: (901) 321-3413
Email: jolabe@cbu.edu
Dr. John Ventura, Chair, Associate Professor
B.S., Christian Brothers College; M.E., University of Florida; Ed.S., Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University; P.E.
Phone: (901) 321-3429
Email: jventura@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jventura/
Dr. Eric B. Welch, Dean of School of Engineering, Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Phone: (901) 321-3425
Email: ewelch@cbu.edu
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. James Aflaki, Professor
B.S., University of District of Columbia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland, MCSE
Phone: (901) 321-3559
Email: jaflaki@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/jaflaki/
Dr. Ray W. Brown, Part-Time Professor Emeritus
B.S., Christian Brothers College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Phone: (901) 321-3408
Email: rwbrown@cbu.edu
Dr. Jose B. Davila, Associate Professor
B.S.E., Princeton University; M.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Phone: (901) 321-3572
Email: jdavila@cbu.edu
Dr. Paul Shiue, Chair, Professor
B.S., Tatung Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Memphis State University
Phone: (901) 321-3424
Email: pshiue@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/pshiue/