Welcome New SSE Faculty

Tulane’s School of Science & Engineering is growing its interdisciplary research and educational impact and people. The school has hired 25 new faculty members since January 1, 2024, including the new Dean of SSE, Hridesh Rajan. We are continuing our growth with numerous faculty positions.

We’re tackling the most difficult and timely challenges of today by bringing the best and the brightest aboard our team!

New Faculty Hires

Dean, School 0f Science & Engineering

PhD, The University of Virginia

Professor of Practice, Computer Science

PhD, Tulane University

Joan Bennett

Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

PhD, University of Chicago

Professor of Practice, Mathematics

PhD, Purdue University

Assistant Professor, River-Coastal Science and Engineering

PhD, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor, River-Coastal Science and Engineering

PhD, University of Georgia

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

PhD, University of Arizona

Professor of Practice, Mathematics

PhD, Tulane University

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

PhD, City College of New York

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

PhD, University of Florida

Professor of Practice, Neuroscience Program

PhD, Duke University

Professor, Psychology

PhD, University of Alabama

Visiting Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences

PhD, University of California, Irvine

James Park

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

PhD, University of Delaware

Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

PhD, University of Chicago

Muhammad Nazir Tahir

Professor of Practice, Chemistry

PhD, Technische Universität Braunschweig

Professor of Practice, River-Coastal Science and Engineering

PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences

PhD, University of Michigan

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics

PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Assistant Professor, Psychology

PhD, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences

PhD, University of Washington | Peking University