Contact the
Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering
Administration
For general information please contact: coedean@uno.edu
Lizette Chevalier, Ph.D.
Dean of Engineering
Email: lizette.chevalier@uno.edu
Dimitrios Charalampidis, Ph.D.​
Associate Dean​
Phone: 504-280-7415​
Email: dcharala@uno.edu
Deshandalyn Meridy, MBA ​
Business Manager​
Phone: ​504-280-4767
Email: dmeridy1@uno.edu
Lisa Shubert Grass
Assistant to the Dean
Phone: 504-280-6328
Email: lshubert@uno.edu
Christopher Bagwell
Administrative Coordinator 4
Phone: 504-280-6327
Email: cbagwell@uno.edu
Sean Edgley&²Ô²ú²õ±è;​
Director, Center for Equity and
Diversity in Engineering (CEDE)​
Phone: ​504-280-9821
Email: cede@uno.edu
Departments
CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Gianna Cothren, Ph.D.​
Interim Chair
Phone: 504-280-3158​
Email: gcothren@uno.edu
Satish Bastola, Ph.D.​
Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 504-280-6093​
Email: sbastola@uno.edu
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Abdul Alsamman, Ph.D.​
Interim Chair
Phone: 504-280-7161
Email: aalsamma@uno.edu
Huimin Chen, Ph.D.​
Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 504-280-1280​
Email: hchen2@uno.edu
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Paul Schilling, Ph.D.​
Chair
Phone: 504-280-7415​
Email: pschilli@uno.edu
Martin Guillot, Ph.D.​
Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 504-280-6184​
Email: mjguillo@uno.edu
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & MARINE ENGINEERING
Nikolaos Xiros, Ph.D.​
Chair
Phone: 504-280-3130​
Email: nxiros@uno.edu
Brandon Taravella, Ph.D.​
Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 504-280-6643​
Email: bmtarave@uno.edu
Academic Advisors
Abby Blanchard
Phone: 504-280-7120
Email: afblanch@uno.edu
Marty D’ Aunoy
Phone: 504-280-6161
Email: mmdaunoy@uno.edu
Vanessa Tetzlaff
Phone: 504-280-7184
Email: vtetzlaf@uno.edu