Faculty & Staff
Faculty Instructor
Email: jazar@umd.edu
Office Location- BSE 4115
Office Phone- 240-665-6529
Education:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin, 2020-2022
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas, 2020
Bio:
Dr. Jimmy Azarnoosh is a faculty member in the Biocomputational Engineering (BCE) program. His expertise lies in machine learning, image processing, and computational modeling and simulation in bioengineering. Before joining UMD, he worked as a Research Engineer at the Northeast Georgia Health System. He completed his postdoctoral training in Biomedical Engineering Department at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University. Dr. Azarnoosh earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).
Areas of Interest:
Machine Learning/AI, Computational Methods (CFD, FEA, and FSI), Image Processing
Courses:
ENBC311: Python for Data Analysis
ENBC332: Statistics, Data Analysis, and Data Visualization
ENBC321: Machine Learning for Data Analysis
ENBC425: Imaging and Image Processing
ENBC403: Research Methods in Biological Data Mining (Elective)
Faculty Instructor
Email: jcallura@umd.edu
Office Location: BSE 4123
Office Phone: 240.665.6526
Courses
ENBC341: Biomolecular Engineering Thermodynamics
ENBC351: Quantitative Molecular and Cellular Biology
ENBC352: Molecular Techniques Laboratory
ENBC353: Synthetic Biology
ENBC455: Bioinformatics Engineering
Visting Lecturer
Email: chalfoun@umd.edu
Office Location: BSE 4117
Office Phone: 301.956.0993
Courses
ENBC423 Applied Computer Vision
ENBC424 AI in Biocomputational Engineering
Visiting Lecturer
Office Location: BSE 4117
Courses
ENBC312 Object Oriented Programming in C++
ENBC322 Algorithms
Biocomputational Engineering Assistant Director and Faculty Instructor
Email: lanma@umd.edu
Office Location: BSE 4121
Office Phone: 240.665.6528
Courses
ENBC331 Applied Linear Systems and Differential Equations
ENBC342 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Mass Transfer
ENBC431 Finite Element Analysis
ENBC441 Computational Systems Biology
ENBC491 Senior Capstone Design in Biocomputational Engineering
Coordinator of Academic Affairs and Recruitment 
Email: spavan@umd.edu
Office Location: BSE 4419
Phone: (240) 665-6527