Yougashwar Budhoo, PhD
Yougashwar Budhoo has returned home.
"As a student, I always felt like people here cared for you," he says. [Now that I am a professor], I always wanted to be here ... to help inspire Vaughn students to reach for the stars."
Three years after receiving his bachelor's in mechanical engineering technology, Dr. Budhoo returned to the Vaughn campus in 2008 as an adjunct professor. Defense of his thesis –"Effects of Temperature on the Impact Damage of Composite Materials"– at the City University of New York Graduate Center in October 2010 earned him the "doctor" title he aspired to as a child in Berbice, Guyana.
Now an assistant professor, Dr. Budhoo's primary focus is composite material study. Composites are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from other constituent materials.
He loves the cutting-edge nature of his research, but points out it has practical applications as well.
Says Budhoo: "The interesting thing about composites is as material properties change, you can see a change in structure or design. You can revolutionize industries."
Students
Achraf Ifinis, Class of '12
Adrian DeJesus, Class of '12
Brian Linhares, Class of '12
Bridgette Valencia, Class of '12
Camila Turrieta, Class of '11
Erika Barcenes, Class of '13
Luiny Duran, Class of '13
Noemi Nunez, Class of '12
Faculty and Staff
Dorothy Martin, Director of Financial Aid
Hossein Rahemi, PhD
John Agnelli, Vice President of Student Affairs
Joseph Zych, Professor
Khalid Mouaouya, Associate Professor
Maxine Lubner, PhD
Paul LaVergne, PhD
Philip Meade, Director of Career Services
Raymond Addabbo, PhD
Robert DeGennaro, Adjunct Instructor
Shouling He, PhD
Yougashwar Budhoo, PhD
Alumni
André Thornton, Class of '06
Ivan Alexandrov, Class of 2011
Jessenia Diaz, Class of '11
Jose Bonifaz, Class of '09
Joseph Kamel, Class of '11
Kenneth Andwood, Class of '09
Kerry Dickson, Class of '05
Sandip Hodkhasa, Class of '09
Shauna Lang, Class of '07
William Farrell, Class of '10
NEWS
May 19, 2012
Vaughn College Commencement Celebrates the Class of 2012
More than 300 students receive their degrees
May 17, 2012
Students can exchange cards in Room 107
May 17, 2012
Schedule changes for weekdays and weekends
May 17, 2012
Vaughn Students Secure Key Internships
Pair to work with Philip Morris at White Plains Airport
May 14, 2012
Vaughn to Honor FAA Regional Administrator at Commencement
Carmine Gallo to receive honorary degree, address graduates
May 10, 2012
Vaughn Honors 2011-2012's Best at Convocation
Ceremony recognizes academic, athletic excellence and more
