Engineering Senate

[From Art. 1 in the Clark School's Plan of Organization (Sep. 16, 2022):]
The Engineering Senate is an integral part of the Clark School's system of governance. Its powers are limited so as to not contravene those delegated by the President to the Dean of the School.

The Engineering Senate considers any matter of concern to the School including, but not limited to, educational, budgetary, and personnel matters; School-community matters; long range plans; facilities; and faculty, staff and student affairs.

The Senate advises the Dean, President, Chancellor, or Board of Regents as it deems appropriate.

Previous Events

Engineering Senate Meeting – Spring Term | 2026

Wednesday, April 1, from noon to 1:30pm. 
Agenda | Minutes

Plan & Bylaws

Clark School Plan of Organization [PDF]
Bylaws of the Engineering Senate [PDF]

Other Reference Materials

Clark School Documents

  • Strategic Plan [PDF] (2020)
  • APT Policy [PDF] (June 8, 2015)
  • APT Checklist [PDF]
  • PTK Appointment and Promotion Policy [PDF] (2015)
  • PTK Titles [PDF] (November 17, 2018)

UMD Documents

  • Strategic Plan [PDF] (May 2008)
  • Plan of Organization for Shared Governance [PDF] (March 9, 2015)
  • Plan of Organization for Shared Governance - Article 11 Revision [PDF] (Current as of January 29, 2024)
  • Code on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion [PDF] (July 18, 2012)
  • PTK Appointment Guidelines [PDF] (May 4, 2015)
  • Policy & Procedures on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Faculty [PDF] (February 20, 2017)
  • Best Practices in Shared Governance for Plans of Organization [PDF]
  • Workload Policy [PDF] (May 08, 2023)
  • Center and Insitute Review Policy [PDF] (April 27, 2021)

Senate Leadership

Alejandra Mercado

Senate Chair

Beatrice Kondo

Senate Chair Elect

Nikhil Chopra

Immediate Past Chair

Senators

Christoph Brehm

Aerospace

Mary Bowden

Aerospace

Robert Sanner

Aerospace

Catherine Kuo

Bioengineering

Jimmy Azarnoosh

Bioengineering

Joe Huang

Bioengineering

Amy Karlsson

Chemical & Biomolecular

Esohe Fawole

Chemical & Biomolecular

Panagiotis Dimitrakopoulos

Chemical & Biomolecular

Jongwan Eun

Civil & Environmental

Marya Anderson

Civil & Environmental

Yunfeng Zhang

Civil & Environmental

André Tits

Electrical & Computer

Ali Tohidi

Fire Protection

Rosalie Hrybyk

Fire Protection

Amber Johnson

Materials Science & Engineering

Ashwani Gupta

Mechanical

Avik Dutt

Mechanical

Cecelia Huertas Cerdeira

Mechanical

Chandra Thamire

Mechanical

Nikhil Chopra

Mechanical

Exempt Staff (represents all Exempt Staff)

Alejandra Mercado

Electrical & Computer

Daniela Benites

Exempt Staff

Heather Mattern

Mtech

Julianna Bynoe

Institute for Systems Research

Shannon Bate

Non-Exempt Staff (represents all Non-Exempt Staff)

Ambi Narula

Mtech

Undergraduate Students

Shiv Anderson

Undergraduate Students

Ikeoluwa "Ike" Gbolagun

Undergraduate Students

Jordan Unikel

Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students

Sydney Overton

Electrical & Computer

Rishi Mehta

Graduate Students

At Large, PTK

Mohammad Fazelpour

Mechanical

Nicole Mogul

Electrical & Computer


 

Engineering Senate Executive Committee

 

[From Art. 8.3.4 in Clark School's Plan of Organization (Sep. 16, 2022):]
ESEC (the Engineering Senate's Executive Committee) assists in implementing the actions of the Engineering Senate and serves as a channel through which any member of the School community may introduce matters for the Engineering Senate's consideration.

 

ESEC Chair

Alejandra Mercado

Senate Chair

ESEC Members

Ambi Narula

Program Administrative Specialist, Non-Exempt Staff

André Tits

Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

Beatrice Kondo

Senate Chair Elect

Isabella Carll

Undergraduate Student

Kerri Poppler James

Director, Exempt Staff

Ray Phaneuf

Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

Sydney Overton

Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student

ESEC Members - Ex Officio, Non-Voting

Laurie C Brown

Senate's Executive Secretary

Nikhil Chopra

Immediate Past Chair

Samuel Graham Jr.

Dean of Engineering

ESEC Parliamentarian - Ex Officio, Non-Voting

André Tits

Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

 

D&I Committee

 

[From Art. 6.1.2 in the Bylaws of the Engineering Senate (May 10, 2021):]
The Diversity-and-Inclusion Committee carries out its responsibilities as detailed in Art. 1 Section E of the (July 18, 2012) University of Maryland Code on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, in particular, to foster better human interaction among all individuals and groups on the Campus, to advise in the development of positive and creative human relations programs, to advise in the prevention and eradication of all forms of discrimination prohibited by that Code, and to make regular assessments of the state of human relations within the purview of this Campus.

 

Committee Chair

Ambi Narula

Program Administrative Specialist, Non-Exempt Staff

Committee Members

Brian Roun

Undergraduate Student

Carla Li

Undergraduate Student

Darren Eric Pierre

Senior Lecturer, Professional Track Faculty

Isabel Lloyd

Associate Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

Lauren Gomes

Graduate Student

Peter Sunderland

Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

Proma Bhattacharaya

Post-Doctoral Associate

Richard Lee Blanton

Faculty Specialist

Zhambyl Shaikhanov

Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

 

Nominations and Awards Committee

 

[From Art. 6.2.2 in the Bylaws of the Engineering Senate (May 10, 2021):]
The Nominations and Awards Committee identifies and recruits individuals for service on Engineering Senate committees; assembles slates of candidates for approval by the Engineering Senate to populate FAC and other standing committees of the Engineering Senate; evaluates nominations for the annual awards given by the School for teaching, research and service; and works with the office of the Dean to create, eliminate, or modify awards.

 

Committee Chair

Dimitrios Goulias

Associate Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

Committee Members

Alex Beyer

Graduate Student

Ambi Narula

Program Administrative Specialist, Non-Exempt Staff

Catherine Hamel

Senior Lecturer, Professional Track Faculty

Chunsheng Wang

Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

George Syrmos

Assistant Dean for Continuing Education, Exempt Staff

Mary Bowden

Senior Lecturer, Professional Track Faculty

Nataly Romero

Undergraduate Student

Sanghamitra Dutta

Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Faculty

Sierra Chapman-Horsby

Undergraduate Student