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.

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

Email

Your Professional Advisor is available to answer emails Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The best place to email is seasadvisinggwu [dot] edu, although you are welcome to contact your Professional Advisor via their individual work email as well. Email is the best option for short, simple questions (e.g. What date do I register?).

Note: when emailing any advisor it is important to include your GWID. For security purposes, it is also important to send your message from your GW email account.

General Advising Appointments

During the Fall and Spring semester when classes are in session, all advisors will have 20-minute virtual and in-person appointments Monday through Friday in both the morning and afternoon (ET). If your advisor’s posted hours do not work with your schedule, please email seasadvisinggwu [dot] edu or email your advisor directly through his/her individual work email.

WebEx Troubleshooting

Zoom Troubleshooting

Google Meet Troubleshooting

Drop-in Advising

Is available during the Fall and Spring semester when classes are in session, Drop-in sessions are limited to 5-10 minutes and are best for short, simple questions. Students with more in-depth questions (e.g. four-year planning, study abroad) should schedule an appointment with their assigned advisor directly. Please note: the on-call advisor for drop-in advising may not be your assigned advisor.

Drop-in Advising for all majors are Wednesdays between 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM in SEH Suite 2500. You can check-in at the front desk to determine who is available that day.

Group Advising Sessions and Workshops

Additionally, your Professional Advisor will host a number of group advising workshops throughout the year including, but not limited to, rising senior pre-clearances, study abroad, and general first-year advising. Information about how to access these sessions will be made available during specific periods of the academic year and students will be contacted by email with instructions on how to register.

Special Category Advising Appointments

Periodically, your advisor may advertise additional advising hours dedicated to special advising topics, such as academic success meetings, goal setting/academic planning and graduation clearances. . These sessions are typically scheduled for 20 to 30 minutes and will be available through the appointment system.

Request a Call Back

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.

Text Message Notifications

The Office of Undergraduate Advising uses SMS magic to send text messages about important deadlines, meeting requests, or reminders. This is not a two-way communication tool with your advisors and we ask that students continue to email seasadvisinggwu [dot] edu (seasadvising[at]gwu[dot]edu) with inquiries or follow-up questions.

You can request to opt-out of text messaging by replying “STOP” to any text message or completing the following SEAS SMS Opt-Out form.

Meet the Undergraduate Advising and Student Services Team

Undergraduate Advising and Student Services Team

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

Lisa Redman

Senior Academic Advisor

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Jonathan Yoo

Senior Academic Advisor

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Advises: All current and prospective students in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science.

Schedule an appointment with Jonathan

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.

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

Rachel Arno

Student Services Specialist

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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

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

Melissa Mastrogiovanni

Student Services Coordinator

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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).

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

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).

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

Faculty Advisors by Major

Biomedical Engineering

Professor Nathan Choe
SEH B1890
202-994-0636
choegwu [dot] edu

Professor Emilia Entcheva
SEH 5660
202-994-7807
entchevagwu [dot] edu

Professor Matthew Kay
SEH 5670
202-994-2898
phymwkgwu [dot] edu

Professor Zhenyu Li
SEH 5590
202-994-4272
zhenyugwu [dot] edu

Professor Murray Loew
SEH 6660
202-994-5910
loewgwu [dot] edu

Professor Luyao Lu
SEH 6665
202-994-3758
luyaolugwu [dot] edu

Professor Anne-Laure Papa
SEH 5665
202-994-0627
alpapagwu [dot] edu

Professor Chung Hyuk Park
SEH 6655
202-994-5147
chparkgwu [dot] edu

Professor Jason Zara
SEH 2885D
202-994-2402
jzaragwu [dot] edu

Professor Vesna Zderic
SEH 6670
202-994-7593
zdericgwu [dot] edu

Civil Engineering

Professor Sameh S. Badie
SEH 3830
202-994-8803
badiesgwu [dot] edu

Professor Leila Farhadi
SEH 3850
202-994-8207
lfarhadigwu [dot] edu

Professor Samer Hamdar
SEH 3810
202-994-6652
hamdargwu [dot] edu

Professor Tianshu Li
SEH 3850
202-994-3809
tsligwu [dot] edu

Professor Xitong Liu
SEH 3520
202-994-4954
xitongliugwu [dot] edu (xitongliu[at]gwu[dot]edu)

Professor Danmeng Shuai
SEH 3530
202-994-0506
danmengshuaigwu [dot] edu

Professor Pedro Silva
SEH 3820
202-994-4901
silvapgwu [dot] edu

Professor Zhengtian Xu
SEH 3510
202-994-0532
zhengtiangwu [dot] edu (zhengtian[at]gwu[dot]edu)

Computer Science