Mechanical Engineering Faculty List

Peter Avitabile, D.Eng.

Modal Analysis, Analytical and Experimental Structural Dynamics

Majid Charmchi, Ph.D.

Heat and Mass Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Julie Chen, Ph.D.

Composite Materials, Nanomanufacturing.

Jay Conant, Ph.D.

Rebecca Darlington

Jennifer Gorczyca, D.Eng.

Christopher Hansen, Ph.D.

Materials science, self-healing materials, micro-patterning & additive manufacturing techniques

John McKelliget, Ph.D.

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Plasma Processing

Eugene E. Niemi, Jr. Ph.D.

Aerodynamics, Wind Tunnel Testing, Thermofluids

Christopher Niezrecki, Ph.D.

Modeling & control of vibrations  & acoustics, smart structures & materials

Robert E. Parkin, Ph.D.

Robotics, Control, Manufacturing

Pawan Pingle, Ph.D.

Vibrations, Structural Dynamics & Modal Analysis

Michele Putko, Ph.D.

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Ioannis Raptis, Ph.D.

Nonlinear dynamic systems theory and control design, robotics, fault detection and failure prognosis.

Emmanuelle Reynaud, Ph.D.

Materials Science, Nanomanufacturing

James A. Sherwood, Ph.D., P.E.

Solid Mechanics, Composite Materials, Sports Engineering, Finite Element Modeling

Sammy Shina, Ph.D.

Electronic manufacturing, six sigma applications, design of experiments, collaborative engineering, quality & product design

Daniel J. Sullivan, Ph.D.

Hongwei Sun, Ph.D.

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Microfluidics

Juan Pablo Trelles, Ph.D.

Renewable energy engineering, plasma science & engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, computational transport phenomena

David J. Willis, Ph.D.

Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics