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Dr. Hai Xiao - Chair

Chair of BIOE - Hai Xiao

Hai Xiao joined Clemson in 2013 as the Samuel Lewis Bell Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has played a leading role in helping Clemson stake a claim as a national leader in developing new technology for extreme environments. His primary research interests are in photonic and microwave sensors and instrumentation for applications in energy, intelligent infrastructure, clean environment, biomedical sensing and imaging, and national security. Xiao received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to joining Clemson, he was an electrical engineering professor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

  • 2020 winner of the CECAS Collaboration Award in recognition of advanced-manufacturing research
  • Co-authored over 300 technical papers
  • Participated in 43 research projects - his share of funding for the last 10 years comes to $15 million
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Meet Our Faculty & Staff

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has nearly 50 faculty, researchers, and staff members, and our student population consists of more than 700 undergraduate and graduate students. With research opportunities across the state, from Greenville to Charleston, we expect continued growth in faculty and students over the next few years.

Faculty

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Shamiul Alam

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
shamiua@clemson.edu

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Fatemeh Afghah

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
fafghah@clemson.edu

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Carl Baum

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
baumc@clemson.edu

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Sukumar Brahma

PROFESSOR/CHAIR
Dominion Energy Distinguished Professor of Power Engineering
sbrahma@clemson.edu

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Jillian Cai

SENIOR LECTURER
cai8@clemson.edu

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Jon Calhoun

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
jonccal@clemson.edu

Edrington profile

Chris Edrington

PROFESSOR
Warren H Owen Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
cedring@clemson.edu

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Richard Groff

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
regroff@clemson.edu

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Linke Guo

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
linkeg@clemson.edu

Hadidi profile

Ramtin Hadidi

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
rhadidi@clemson.edu

Harrell profile

Rod Harrell

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
wharrel@clemson.edu

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Stephen Hubbard

VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
hubbard@clemson.edu

Kapadia profile

Apoorva Kapadia

VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
akapadi@clemson.edu

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Goutam Koley

PROFESSOR
Samuel R. Rhodes Professor
gkoley@clemson.edu

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Dingrui Li

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
dingrul@clemson.edu

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Behnaz Papari

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
bpapari@clemson.edu

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Hassan Raza

PRINCIPAL LECTURER
Chair, ECE Laboratory Committee
hraza@clemson.edu

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William Reid

VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
breid@clemson.edu

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Harlan Russell

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Graduate Program Coordinator
harlanr@clemson.edu

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Judson Ryckman

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
jryckma@clemson.edu

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Rajendra Singh

PROFESSOR
D. Houser Banks Professor
srajend@clemson.edu

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Kevin Tomsovic

PROFESSOR
Duke Energy Endowed Chair in Smart Grid Technology and Executive Director of CURI
ktomsov@clemson.edu

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G. Kumar Venayagamoorthy

PROFESSOR
Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Power Engineering
gvenaya@clemson.edu

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Yongkai Wu

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
yongkaw@clemson.edu

Xiao profile

Hai Xiao

DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Holcombe Endowed Chair
haix@clemson.edu

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Lianfeng Zhao

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
lianfez@clemson.edu

Luyang Zhao profile

Luyang Zhao

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
luyangz@clemson.edu

Joint Faculty

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Yunyi Jia

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
yunyij@clemson.edu

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Shuangshuang Jin

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
jin6@clemson.edu

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Eric Patterson

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ekp@clemson.edu

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Pierluigi Pisu

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
pisup@clemson.edu

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Kasra Sardashti

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
kwebb4@clemson.edu

Research Faculty

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Jim Bottum

RESEARCH PROFESSOR
jb@clemson.edu

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Jill Gemmill

RESEARCH PROFESSOR
gemmill@clemson.edu

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Gokhan Ozkan

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
gokhano@clemson.edu

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D. Hudson Smith

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
dane2@clemson.edu

Professor of Practice

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Todd Marek

PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
marek@clemson.edu

  • Adjunct Faculty
    Name Title
    Art Ballato Adjunct Professor
    Tim Burg Adjunct Associate Professor
    Eric Johnson Adjunct Professor
    William M. Jones, Jr. Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Rajesh Narayanan Adjunct Instructor
    Zheyu Zhang Adjunct Faculty
    Tongxin Zheng Adjunct Faculty
  • Emeritus Faculty
    Name Title
    Ernie Baxa, Jr. Professor Emeritus
    John Bennett Professor Emeritus
    Michael Bridgwood Associate Professor Emeritus
    Chalmers Butler Professor Emeritus
    Randy Collins Professor
    Darren Dawson Professor Emeritus
    Thomas Drake Professor Emeritus
    Bobby Gilliland Professor Emeritus
    John Gowdy Professor Emeritus
    Joseph Hammond Professor Emeritus
    James Harrison, Jr. Professor Emeritus
    Todd Hubing Professor Emeritus
    John Komo Professor Emeritus
    James Leathrum Professor Emeritus
    Walt Ligon Associate Professor Emeritus
    Elham Makram Professor Emeritus
    Anthony Martin Associate Professor Emeritus
    Wilson Pearson Professor Emeritus
    Kelvin Poole Professor Emeritus
    Michael Pursley Professor, Holcombe Chair
    Robert Schalkoff Professor
    Fred Sias Professor Emeritus
    Ian Walker Professor Emeritus
    Xiao-Bang Xu Professor Emeritus
  • Staff
    Name/Title Email Phone
    Accuosti, Alyssa, Registration Coordinator aaccuos@clemson.edu 864.656.3947
    Black, Gale, Departmental Purchasing galew@clemson.edu 864.656.5933
    Black, Brooke, Administrative Support  bablack@clemson.edu  864.656.5933
    Dobbins, Sommer, Departmental Accountant sommerd@clemson.edu  864.656.0933
    Du, Ping, Administrative Support Fluor Daniel Building pingd@clemson.edu 864.656.2650
    Gooch, Jennifer, Graduate Student Services jdgooch@clemson.edu  864.656.5902
    Harris, Amanda, Publications, Web  aleslie@clemson.edu  864.656.4507
    Hendricks, Janet, Office Manager, Assistant to the Chair jhendr3@clemson.edu 864.656.5650
    Hicks, John, Lab Technologist II jphicks@clemson.edu 864.656.5187
    Konareski, Allison, Payroll and Financial Operations support akonare@clemson.edu 864.656.3375
    McNulty, Patty, Undergraduate Student Services Manager: Undergrad Advising pmcnult@clemson.edu  864.656.5291
    Moline, David, Lab Technologist III moline@clemson.edu 864.650.4972
    Moxley, Katherine Departmental Post-Awards kdrhode@clemson.edu 864.656.6071