Written by: College of Engineering June 27, 2025 UAH College of Engineering is proud to announce the arrival of three new faculty members this fall: Jonathan Blakely Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. in Physics, Duke University, 2003 M. A. in Physics, Duke University, 1998 B. S. in Physics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1996. Dr. Blakely is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). In 2003 he was appointed as a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal. From 2005 to 2025, he was a Research Physicist in the same organization, now called the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Center. Dr. Blakely has authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and holds two patents. From 2012-2018, he served as an editorial board member for the journal Mathematical Problems in Engineering. For many years, his research explored the intersection of nonlinear dynamics and signal processing. More recently, he is focused on applying quantum information science to radar, communication and sensing technologies. Bhaskar Gaur Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2025 M. Tech. in VLSI Design, VIT University, India, 2010 B. Tech in Electronics and Communication, MJPR University, India, 2008 Bhaskar Gaur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He obtained his Ph.D. (2025) in Computer Science at the Department of EECS, University of Tennessee – Knoxville (UTK), and his M.Tech. (2010) in VLSI Design at VIT University, India. His doctoral research, in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), primarily involves enhancing the noise-resilience and security of quantum computing circuits. He has received the Best Poster/Late Breaking Work Award at GLSVLSI 2023 and the Best Poster Award at QCUF 2023. He also received the Volunteer of Distinction Award 2025 for Academic Achievement at UTK. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program, he worked for more than seven years in the semiconductor industry at Intel and Qualcomm. His current research interests are Distributed Quantum Computing and the use of Generative AI in semiconductor design and security. Yue Xiao Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, 2020 M. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2015 B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2012 Dr. Yue Xiao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE). From 2020 to 2025, Dr. Xiao worked at Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) in Lancaster, Pa., as R&D Engineer. Dr. Xiao has a diverse research interest including low-temperature plasma, advanced polymer composites, space thermal management and advanced semiconductor modeling. Dr. Xiao has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications.