Faculty and Staff
Trevor Harding | Department Chair & Professor
Email: tharding@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-7163
Office: Building 41A, Room 230 (inside the MATE Office 41A-229)
Office Hours:
Monday 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday 3:30-4:30 PM
Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM
Or schedule an appointment via calendly: https://calendly.com/trevorharding
Research & Teaching Interests: Dr. Harding's research focuses on the development of polymers (a.k.a. plastics) that are either renewable, or biodegradable, or both, and are known as biopolymers. He works alongside his students to understand how nanomaterials can be used to increase the strength, stability and degradability of biopolymers such as chitosan (which is produced from waste shrimp shells) and PHBV (which we grow by feeding waste streams to bacteria). In addition, Dr. Harding works with colleagues around the United States on the development of innovative teaching practices. Currently he is developing methods of helping engineering students learn habits of reflection that can be beneficial in their professional formation as engineers and as human beings. Dr. Harding teaches a wide range of courses including introductory materials engineering, polymers, biopolymers, nanocomposites, material selection, design for sustainability, and failure of materials.
Eric Beaton | Instructional Technician & Lecturer
Email: erbeaton@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-2518 | Cell: (805) 704-2897
Office: Building 41B, Room 142
Office Hours:
Tuesday 4:00-5:00 PM
Roger Benham | Professor
Email: rbenham@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-1270
Office: Building 92M, Room A105
Office Hours:
Wednesday 12:10-3 PM
Research and Teaching Interests: My area of specialty is Corrosion Engineering. This is my fourth year of teaching Mate 425 Corrosion Engineering at Cal Poly. I have 38 years of experience working in the field of corrosion engineering.
Karla Carichner | Lecturer
Email: kcarichn@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-1180
Office: Building 92M, Room A103
Office Hours:
Monday 1:00-2:00 PM via Zoom (https://calendly.com/kcarichn/15min)
Thursday 11:00-12:00 PM in my office
Joel Galos | Professor
Email: jgalos@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-6426
Office: Building 41A, Room 224
Monday-Wednesday 1:00-3:00 PM
Christine Ghent | Lecturer
Email: cghent@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-6441
Office: Building 92M, Room A105
Monday 11:00-12:00 PM
Thursday 11:30-12:00 PM
Cassi Goldsmith | Administrative Coordinator
Email: cmgoldsm@calpoly.edu
Phone: email contact only temporarily
Office: Building 41A, Room 229
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Nicole Johnson-Glauch | Lecturer
Email: njohns66@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-6634 Ext. 2
Office: Building 41A, Room 225
Tuesday 2:00-4:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Thursday 2:00-4:00 PM
Mohsen Kivy | Professor
Email: mbeyrama@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-1537
Office: Building 41A, Room 226
Monday 12:10-3:00 PM
Wednesdays 12:10-1:00 PM
Jean Lee | Professor
Email: jlee473@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-6571
Office: Building 13, Room 227
Monday 6:10-7:00 PM in Bldg. 13 courtyard
Tuesday 12:10-1:00 PM and 4:40-5:30 PM in Bldg. 13 courtyard
Wednesday 6:10-7:00 PM in Bldg. 13 courtyard
Blair London | Professor
Email: blondon@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-2536
Office: Building 116, Room 214
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 8:30-10:30 AM
Wednesdays 8:00-10:00 AM
Thursdays 9:00-11:00 AM
Research & Teaching Interests: Forging technology, composite materials, ceramic materials, new alloy development, materials for sporting goods.
Wajira Asanga Ratnayake Manamperi | Lecturer
Email: wmanampe@calpoly.edu
Phone: 805-756-6441
Office: Building 92M, Room A106
Office Hours:
Tuesday 11:00 AM -1:30 PM
Research and Teaching Interests: Dr. Manamperi’s research interests includes development and characterization of bio-based polymers and composites, and compatibilization of bio/synthetic polymers. The courses Dr. Manamperi teaches include non-crystalline materials (polymers), materials characterization techniques, kinetics of materials and process design, materials thermodynamics, and transport phenomena.
Eric Paton | Lecturer
Email: enpaton@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-5992
Office: Building 92M, Room A110
Office Hours:
Monday 1:00-2:00 PM
Tuesday 1:00-2:00 PM
https://calpoly.zoom.us/my/epaton
Vidya Schalk | Lecturer
Email: vschalk@calpoly.edu
Phone: 805-756-
Office: Building 92M, Room B108
Zoom: https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/8318548034
Office Hours: TBD
Research and Teaching Interests: Introduction to the fundamentals of ceramics, metals, polymers, composites, and their societal and environmental impacts. Explore the intersection of science, engineering, and history and how materials have played and continue to play an important role in our society.
Ryan Smith | Lecturer
Email: rsmith91@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-
Office: Building 192, Room 103
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Isinsu Baylam Toker | Lecturer
Email: itoker@calpoly.edu
Phone: 805-756-6441
Office: Building 92M, Room A106
Office Hours:
Tuesday 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday 3:30-4:30 PM
Research and Teaching Interests: Development and applications of solid-state lasers, near and mid-infrared femtosecond lasers, pump-probe spectroscopy, laser-based microfabrication, materials characterization techniques, optical and electronic properties of materials. (for detailed research interests; Google Scholar: Isinsu Baylam).
Sujanya Srinath | Office Assistant
Email: susrinat@calpoly.edu
Office: Building 41A, Room 229
Office Hours:
Monday 1:00-3:00 PM
Friday 10:00-3:00 PM
Lydia Gomez de la Vega | Office Assistant
Email: jgomezde@calpoly.edu
Office: Building 41A, Room 229
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:00-12:00 PM
Wednesday 2:15-5:00 PM
Friday 10:00-2:00 PM
