The Electrical Engineering faculty are dedicated to refining the ever-changing body of knowledge specified by basic engineering principles and modern high-technology developments. The support staff is likewise dedicated to providing student assistance as well as technical support of the faculty. The Electrical Engineering faculty is primarily tenured and tenure-track full-time professors. Additional academic and curricular support is provided by emeritus faculty members and high-quality lecturers.
The focus of Cal Poly Electrical Engineering faculty members is two-fold. First, faculty members combine their considerable industrial and research experience with current projects to offer students an educational experience based in a modern context. The varied faculty interests are evident by the number and quality of projects they develop and supervise. Second, faculty members are dedicated to on-going improvements to the Electrical Engineering curriculum commensurate with technological advancements and to convey current engineering knowledge and practice.
Faculty
| Samuel O. Agbo | Professor | 20-310 | 805-756-1528 |
| Bill L. Ahlgren | Associate Professor | 20-213 | 805-756-2309 |
| Dean Y. Arakaki | Associate Professor | 20-302 | 805-756-2625 |
| Bridget Benson | Assistant Professor | 20-309 | 805-756-5738 |
| David B. Braun | Professor | 20-304 | 805-756-1464 |
| Fred W. DePiero | Professor | 192-304 | 805-756-2917 |
| Dennis Derickson | Department Chair | 20-200 | 805-756-7584 |
| Dale Dolan | Assistant Professor | 20-205 | 805-756-2495 |
| Xiaomin Jin | Associate Professor | 20-315 | 805-756-7046 |
| Albert Liddicoat | Professor | 01-314 | 805-756-5217 |
| Art MacCarley | Professor | 20-214 | 805-756-2317 |
| Bryan Mealy | Associate Professor | 20-300 | 805-756-2300 |
| Ahmad Nafisi | Professor | 20-317 | 805-756-1514 |
| John Y. Oliver | Assistant Professor | 20-314 | 805-756-5434 |
| Wayne Pilkington | Associate Professor | 20-204 | 805-756-5431 |
| Vladimir Prodanov | Assistant Professor | 20-308 | 805-756-5393 |
| John A. Saghri | Professor | 20-312 | 805-756-1462 |
| Ali O. Shaban | Professor | 20-306 | 805-756-2918 |
| Lynne Slivovsky | Associate Professor | 20-313 | 805-756-5383 |
| Tina Smilkstein | Assistant Professor | 20-318 | 805-756-2497 |
| Hugh Smith | Professor | 20-215 | 805-756-2801 |
| Taufik | Professor, Director of Electric Power Institute | 20-301 | 805-756-2318 |
| Xiao-Hua (Helen) Yu | Professor | 20-311 | 805-756-2441 |
| Jane Zhang | Associate Professor, Associate Dept. Chair, Graduate Coordinator | 20-307 | 805-756-7528 |
Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP)
| Michael M. Cirovic | Professor Emeritus | 20-203 | 805-756-2316 |
| James G. Harris | Professor Emeritus | 20-305 | 805-756-5708 |
| Cheng Sun | Professor Emeritus | 20-316 | 805-756-2004 |
Lecturers
| Mostafa Chinichian | Lecturer | 20-208 | 805-756-2149 |
| Noel Ellis | Lecturer | 20-319 | 805-756-2365 |
| Jeffrey Gerfen | Lecturer | 20-303 | prefer email |
| Kari Haworth | Lecturer | 20-303 | prefer email |
| Dan Malone | Lecturer | 20-118A | prefer email |
| Mike McCarty | Lecturer | 20A-207 | |
| Gary Perks | Lecturer | 20-319 | 805-756-1463 |
| James Tuccillo | Lecturer | 20A-207 | 805-756-2781 |
| Michael Wilson | Lecturer | 20-118A | 805-756-2781 |
Teaching Associates
| Robert Baake | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | (415)272-8021 |
| Mayur Bansal | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-121 | Email preferred |
| Yuri Carrillo | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | 805-756-2781 |
| Khutug Dorjsuren | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20-121 | Email preferred |
| Kenneth Finnegan | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | 805-756-2781 |
| Brooks Hanley | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | Email Preferred |
| Kevin Haskett | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | 805-756-2781 |
| Bradley Hutchinson | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | 805-756-2781 |
| Daniel Kassen | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | 805-756-2781 |
| Michael Masuda | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | 805-756-2781 |
| David Roberts | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20-121 | Email Prefered |
| Desmond Talkington | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20-121 | prefer email |
| John Turner | Graduate Teaching Associate | 20A-207 | 805-756-2781 |
Faculty Emeritus
| Warren Anderson | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Jerome R. Breitenbach | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Thomas Chou | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Clifford Cloonan | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Samir Datta | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Arthur Dickerson | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Richard Dickey | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Eugene Fabricius | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Saul Goldberg | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Gary Granneman | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Michael Hawes | Professor Emeritus | ||
| William Horton | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Martin E. Kaliski | Professor Emeritus | ||
| John McCombs | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Wayne McMorran | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Shien-yi Meng | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Mahmood Nahvi | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Richard Sandige | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Shyama C. Tandon | Professor Emeritus | ||
| James Tseng | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Gustav Wassel | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Donley Winger | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Harry Wolf | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Michael T. Wollman | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Chuan Yeh | Professor Emeritus |
Staff
| Jaime Carmo | Electronic Technician | 20-106 | 805-756-2647 |
| Yvonne Lynch | Administrative Coordinator | 20-200 | 805-756-2782 |
| Corey Ricketts | Network Analyst | 20-106 | 805-756-2550 |
| Lani Woods | Administrative Analyst | 20-200 | 805-756-6320 |