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  • Christopher Hansen, Ph.D.
    Christopher Hansen, Ph.D.
    Chair, Professor, UMass Lowell SHAP3D Site Director

    Materials science, self-healing materials, additive manufacturing (i.e. 3D printing) techniques

    • Phone978-934-2932
    • EmailChristopher_Hansen@uml.edu
  • Ertan Agar
    Ertan Agar
    Associate Professor

    Electrochemical energy conversion and storage, mass/charge transport phenomena, electrochemical reaction kinetics, flowable slurry electrodes.

    • Phone978-934-5345
    • EmailErtan_Agar@uml.edu
  • Jonathan Perez de Alderete
    Jonathan Perez de Alderete
    Assistant Teaching Professor
    • Phone978-934-2959
    • EmailJonathan_deAlderete@uml.edu
  • Alireza Amirkhizi
    Alireza Amirkhizi
    Associate Professor

    Applied Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Composites, and Structures

    • Phone978-934-5968
    • Emailalireza_amirkhizi@uml.edu
  • Peter Avitabile
    Peter Avitabile
    Professor Emeritus, Co-Director - Structural Dynamics & Acoustic Systems Laboratory

    Modal Analysis, Analytical and Experimental Structural Dynamics

    • Phone978-934-3176
    • EmailPeter_Avitabile@uml.edu
  • Jasmina Burek
    Jasmina Burek
    Assistant Professor, CWW Associate

    Applying engineering and decision-making models to find solutions to climate change and environmental problems, energy and process modeling, multi-objective optimization, sustainability, system modeling and optimization for energy resilience, life cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic analysis (TEA), climate smart housing, food insecurity in the cold supply chain, and handprint assessment.

    • Phone978-934-5937
    • Emailjasmina_burek@uml.edu
  • Maria Carreon
    Maria Carreon
    Assistant Professor

    Rational design of nanomaterials for functional applications; Plasma catalysis and interaction mechanisms between plasma, molten metals and porous materials; Growth mechanisms of nanowires; Porous crystalline membranes for chemical separations.

    • Phone978-934-4391
    • EmailMaria_Carreon@uml.edu
  • Majid Charmchi
    Majid Charmchi
    Professor Emeritus

    Heat and Mass Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics

    • Phone(978) 934-2969
    • Emailmajid_charmchi@uml.edu
  • Julie Chen, Ph.D.
    Julie Chen, Ph.D.
    Chancellor, Professor, ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity Advisory Board

    Composite Materials, Nanomanufacturing.

    • Emailchancellor@uml.edu
  • Lei Chen
    Lei Chen
    Assistant Professor

    Advanced manufacturing processes, brain-machine interface, soft and hard tissue cutting processes, biomedical design & manufacturing, additive manufacturing for custom healthcare.

    • Phone978-934-2994
    • EmailLei_Chen@uml.edu
  • David Claudio, Ph.D., PE, CPIM
    David Claudio, Ph.D., PE, CPIM
    Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Program Director

    Healthcare Engineering, Human Factors, Operations Management, Lean Healthcare, Decision-Making, Predictive Modeling, Engineering Education, and Community-Based Participatory Research.

    • Phone978-934-2977
    • EmailDavid_Claudio@uml.edu
  • Rozhin Hajian, Ph.D.
    Rozhin Hajian, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    • Phone978-934–5463
    • Emailrozhin_hajian@uml.edu
  • Murat Inalpolat, Ph.D.
    Murat Inalpolat, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Associate Chair for Doctoral Studies

    Structural health monitoring, Diagnostics and Prognostics, Structural dynamics, Vibrations, Acoustics, Signal processing, Nonlinear Dynamics

    • Phone978-934-2556
    • EmailMurat_Inalpolat@uml.edu
  • Kshitij Jerath, Ph.D.
    Kshitij Jerath, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor

    Self-organized dynamics in complex systems, Multi-agent systems, Connected and autonomous vehicles, System reliability and prognostics, Robotic ensembles

    • Phone978-934-5657
    • EmailKshitij_Jerath@uml.edu
  • Xinfang Jin
    Xinfang Jin
    Assistant Professor

    Thermal Fluid, Transport Phenomenon, Energy Storage and Conversion, Experiment and Model Coupling, Multiphysics/Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, Reduced Order Model

    • Phone(978) 934-6130
    • EmailXinfang_Jin@uml.edu
  • Carter Keough, Ph.D.
    Carter Keough, Ph.D.
    Assistant Teaching Professor

    Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing Processes, Additive Manufacturing, Process Planning, Material Behavior, Industrial Engineering, and Engineering Education

    • Phone978-934-3316
    • EmailCarter_Keough@uml.edu
  • Jan Kosny, Ph.D.
    Jan Kosny, Ph.D.
    Research Professor, Director - Building Energy Efficiency and Temperature Control Materials Laboratory, Co-Director - Photovoltaic Prototyping and Testing Laboratory

    Heat and Mass Transport in Porous Media, Phase Change Processes, Nano-Porous Thermal Insulation and Radiation Control Technologies, Thermal Storage, Building Physics, Building Integrated Solar Technologies, Building Energy Efficiency, Building Envelope Materials and Systems

    • Phone978-934-1903
    • EmailJan_Kosny@uml.edu
  • Fuqiang Liu
    Fuqiang Liu
    Associate Professor, Associate Chair for Master’s Studies

    Electrochemical energy generation and storage, Solar energy conversion through photo-electrochemical reactions, Ion-conductive membranes for electrochemical systems, Nanostructured materials, CFD simulation of energy conversion devices

    • Phone978-934-2927
    • Emailfuqiang_liu@uml.edu
  • Hunter (John) Mack
    Hunter (John) Mack
    Associate Professor

    Combustion, Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Internal Combustion Engines

    • EmailHunter_Mack@uml.edu
  • Marianna Maiaru
    Marianna Maiaru
    Associate Professor
    • EmailMarianna_Maiaru@uml.edu
  • John McKelliget
    John McKelliget
    Professor Emeritus

    Computational Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Plasma Processing

    • Phone(978) 934-2974
    • Emailjohn_mckelliget@uml.edu
  • Christopher Niezrecki
    Christopher Niezrecki
    Distinguished University Professor; Director, Center for Energy Innovation; Co-director, Structural Dynamics & Acoustic Systems Laboratory; Co-director, Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy

    Renewable energy systems, wind turbine dynamics, structural dynamic and acoustic systems, smart structures, signal processing, optical sensing, structural health monitoring, non-destructive inspection, and smart materials

    • Phone978-934-2963
    • EmailChristopher_Niezrecki@uml.edu
  • Robert Parkin
    Robert Parkin
    Professor

    Solar Energy, Assistive Technologies, Robotics, Manufacturing Theory

    • Phone978-934-3308
    • EmailRobert_Parkin@uml.edu
  • Jesus Reyes Blanco
    Jesus Reyes Blanco
    Assistant Teaching Professor, Transfer Coordinator
    • Phone978-934-3962
    • EmailJesus_ReyesBlanco2@uml.edu
  • Alessandro Sabato, Ph.D.
    Alessandro Sabato, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    • Phone978-934-5253
    • EmailAlessandro_Sabato@uml.edu
  • James Sherwood, Ph.D.
    James Sherwood, Ph.D.
    Dean of Francis College of Engineering, Professor, Director of the Baseball Research Center & Co-Director of the Advanced Composite Materials & Textiles Laboratory, SCORE

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

    • Phone978-934-3313
    • EmailJames_Sherwood@uml.edu
  • Sammy Shina
    Sammy Shina
    Professor, Director - Engineering Management Program

    Electronic manufacturing, Green design and manufacturing, Six Sigma applications, design of experiments, collaborative engineering, quality and product design

    • Phone(978) 934-2590
    • Emailsammy_shina@uml.edu
  • Scott Stapleton
    Scott Stapleton
    Associate Professor

    Solid Mechanics, Composite Materials, Textiles, Multi-Scale Modeling, Finite Element Modeling, Adhesively Bonded Joints, Sandwich Structures, Tissue Engineering, Discrete Element Method

    • Phone978-934-5315
    • EmailScott_Stapleton@uml.edu
  • Daniel Sullivan
    Daniel Sullivan
    Associate Teaching Professor
    • Phone(978) 934-2568
    • EmailDaniel_Sullivan@uml.edu
  • Glenn Sundberg
    Glenn Sundberg
    Director, Associate Professor
    • Phone978-934-2591
    • EmailGlenn_Sundberg@uml.edu
  • Walter Thomas
    Walter Thomas
    Associate Teaching Professor

    Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Net-Zero Buildings, Advisor for Solar Energy Club

    • EmailWalter_Thomas@uml.edu
  • Lawrence Thompson
    Lawrence Thompson
    Associate Teaching Professor

    Solid Mechanics, Composite Materials, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Modeling

    • Phone(978) 934-2992
    • EmailLawrence_Thompson@uml.edu
  • Juan Trelles, Ph.D.
    Juan Trelles, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor

    Sustainable Energy Engineering; Plasma Science & Engineering; Computational Transport Phenomena

    • Phone978-934-4973
    • EmailJuan_Trelles@uml.edu
  • Noah Van Dam
    Noah Van Dam
    Assistant Professor

    Multi-phase/reacting flows, Combustion, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Lagrangian-Eulerian methods, Verification, validation, uncertainty quantification (VVUQ), Machine learning, Internal combustion engines, Energy conversion devices

    • Phone(978) 934-5872
    • EmailNoah_VanDam@uml.edu
  • Maria Velazquez, Ph.D.
    Maria Velazquez, Ph.D.
    Associate Teaching Professor

    Industrial Engineering, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Usability Engineering, Design and Emotion, and Engineering Education. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

    • Phone978-934-5334
    • Emailmaria_velazquez@uml.edu
  • Kari White, Ph.D.
    Kari White, Ph.D.
    Assistant Teaching Professor

    Experimental characterization of textiles and composites, finite element modeling, composite manufacturing process simulation

    • Phone978-934-3363
    • EmailKari_White@uml.edu
  • David Willis
    David Willis
    Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies

    Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

    • Phone(978) 934-3101
    • Emaildavid_willis@uml.edu
  • Kelilah Wolkowicz, Ph.D.
    Kelilah Wolkowicz, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor

    Biomedical Robotics, Connected Healthcare, Biomedical/Rehabilitative/Assistive Device Design and Control, Biosignal Interfaces, Applied Linear/Nonlinear Control and Estimation

    • Phone978-934-3357
    • EmailKelilah_Wolkowicz@uml.edu
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