Faculty Fellows

Five engineering faculty members earned fellow status in professional organizations last spring, adding to the college’s growing list of faculty who have reached the highest level of recognition in their fields.

Ashfaq Adnan, a mechanical engineering associate professor, was honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He joined UTA in 2010.

Erick Jones, associate dean for graduate studies in the College of Engineering and the George and Elizabeth Pickett Endowed Professor, was named a fellow for the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. He joined UTA in 2013.

Luca Maddalena and Kamesh Subbarao, both aerospace engineering professors, were awarded fellow status by the Royal Aeronautical Society. Dr. Maddalena joined UTA in 2010; Dr. Subbarao in 2003.

Finally, Michael Vasilyev, an electrical engineering professor, was honored by the International Society for Optics and Photonics. He came to UTA in 2003.

Forty-five engineering faculty are fellows of 35 professional organizations around the globe, including four members of the National Academy of Engineering and 11 members of the National Academy of Inventors.