Meet Your Academic Advisor

The Office of Undergraduate Student Services and Advising is the home of the professional advising team and we are here to help you. If you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out to us as we are happy to assist. 

In SEAS, the primary advisor for all first year students is the professional advisor and the primary advisor for every sophomore, junior, and senior is their major-specific faculty advisor. For more information including how to contact your primary advisor, please review the information below.

Office of Undergraduate Student Services and Advising

The Office of Undergraduate Student Services and Advising is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET with the exception of University holidays. The office location is Science and Engineering Hall Suite 2500 (2nd Floor) and you can check-in at the Student Services Front Desk. 

Contact us: seasadvisingatgwu [dot] edu or by phone at 202-994-6158

Visit us: Science & Engineering Hall - Suite 2500

Utilizing Your Professional Advisor

The SEAS Professional Advising team is available via email and phone as well as individual virtual and in-person appointments. In addition, your Professional Advisor will host group advising sessions and workshops throughout the year. 

We utilize a variety of virtual meeting tools including Zoom, Webex or Google Meet as well in person meeting spaces in Science and Engineering Hall (SEH) Suite 2500 to meet with students. Please consult your professional advisor’s online appointment calendar to find when they are available and whether the format would be virtual or in-person. 

Additionally, there are a variety of ways to communicate with your professional advisor including:

Ways to Meet and Communicate

If you would like to request a call back from a professional advisor, please submit this form and someone from the advising team will get back to you within one business day. Note: during busy times, if we are able to resolve your inquiry you may receive a response via email in lieu of a phone call.

Meet the Undergraduate Advising and Student Services Team

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London Faust

Assistant Director for Academic Advising

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Advises: All current and prospective students in Applied Science + Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Systems Engineering, and select Engineering- Undecided students.

Schedule an appointment with London

 

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Elizabeth Cho

Academic Coordinator, Computer Science

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Advises: Computer Science Second Major and Minors

For more information about the CS minor or 2nd major, see the CS website.

csundergradatgwu [dot] edu (For an appointment email Elizabeth)

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Rachel Arno

Student Services Specialist

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Responsibilities include: Form processing, assisting with graduation clearances, academic support, technology enhancements and general operations

seasadvisingatgwu [dot] edu (For all inquiries email Rachel)

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Melissa Mastrogiovanni

Student Services Coordinator

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Advising Support: Any current and prospective students in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science.

seasadvisingatgwu [dot] edu (For all inquiries email Melissa)

 

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Lars Hansen

Advising and Student Services Assistant

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Responsibilities include: Providing administrative support and triage advising for students majoring in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, and computer science (last name L-Z) as well as staff the student services front desk.

seasadvisingatgwu [dot] edu (For all inquiries email Lars)

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Ganesh Rajasekar

Advising and Student Services Assistant

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Responsibilities include: Providing administrative support and triage advising for students majoring in civil engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science (last name A-K) as well as staff the student services front desk.

seasadvisingatgwu [dot] edu (For all inquiries email Ganesh)

 

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Rebecca Turley

Student Success Coach

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Responsibilities include: Providing success coaching and outreach for advising for students majoring in civil engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science (last name A-K).

seastutoringatgwu [dot] edu (For all inquiries email Rebecca)

 

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Ella Farida

Student Success Coach

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Responsibilities include: Providing success coaching and outreach for students majoring in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, and computer science (last name L-Z).

seasadvisingatgwu [dot] edu (For all inquiries email Ella)

 

Faculty Advisors by Major

Biomedical Engineering

 

 

Civil Engineering
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Professor Xitong Liu
SEH 3520
202-994-4954
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Professor Zhengtian Xu
SEH 3510
202-994-0532
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Computer Science

 

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Professor Hyeong-Ah Choi
SEH 5850
202-994-5916
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Professor Kinga Dobolyi
SEH 4655
202-994-4109
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Professor Joe Goldfrank
SEH 4675
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Professor Robert Pless
SEH 4000C
202-994-6779
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Professor Xiaodong Qu
SEH 4560
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Professor James Taylor
SEH 4665
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Professor Poorvi Vora
SEH 4610
202-994-1864
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Professor Tim Wood
SEH 4580
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Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

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Professor Amir Aslani
SEH 5050
202-994-2342
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Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
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Professor Joost Santos
SEH 2830
202-994-1249
joostatgwu [dot] edu (joost[at]gwu[dot]edu)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Professor Elias Balaras
SEH 3870
202-994-3326
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Professor Lorena Barba
SEH 3620
202-994-3715

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Professor Peng Wei
SEH 3600
202-994-0895
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Professor Charles Garris
SEH 4640
202-994-3646
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Professor Michael Keidar
SEH 3550
202-994-6929
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Professor Saniya LeBlanc
SEH 3570
202-994-8436
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Professor Steven Shooter
SEH 4620
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Professor Taeyoung Lee
SEH 3610
202-994-8710
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Professor Megan Leftwich
SEH 3880
202-994-9830
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Professor Yongsheng Leng
SEH 4660
202-994-5964
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Professor Kausik Sarkar
SEH 4550
202-994-2724
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Professor Yin-Lin Shen
SEH 3630
202-994-5995
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Professor Lijie Grace Zhang
SEH 3590
202-994-2479
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Contacting your Faculty Advisor

Your faculty advisor is available to meet with you throughout the academic year, and the best way to schedule this appointment is to contact them via email. Additionally, many faculty advisors will have regularly scheduled office hours so do not hesitate to ask them if this is the case. Lastly, some questions may be easily discussed over email, so you are welcome to reach out to them via email as well