Faculty

Christopher Niezrecki, Ph.D.

Chair, Professor, Director - Center for Wind Energy, Co-director - Structural Dynamics & Acoustic Systems Laboratory

• Phone(978) 934-2963
• Emailchristopher_niezrecki@uml.edu

Modeling & control of vibrations & acoustics, smart structures & materials, structural health monitoring and sustainable energy

John McKelliget, Ph.D.

Professor, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies

• Phone(978) 934-2974
• Emailjohn_mckelliget@uml.edu

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Plasma Processing

Majid Charmchi, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

• Phone(978) 934-2969
• Emailmajid_charmchi@uml.edu

Heat and Mass Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Emmanuelle Reynaud, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• Phone(978) 934-2961
• EmailEmmanuelle_Reynaud@uml.edu

Materials Science and Engineering, Polymers and Composites

Ertan Agar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-5345
• EmailErtan_Agar@uml.edu

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

Alireza V. Amirkhizi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-5968
• Emailalireza_amirkhizi@uml.edu

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

Peter Avitabile, D.Eng.

Professor Emeritus

• Phone(978) 934-3176
• EmailPeter_Avitabile@uml.edu

Modal Analysis, Analytical and Experimental Structural Dynamics

Bryan Buchholz, Ph.D.

Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3241
• EmailBryan_Buchholz@uml.edu

Julie Chen, Ph.D.

Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Professor, Co-Director

• Phone978-934-2226
• EmailJulie_Chen@uml.edu

Composite Materials, Nanomanufacturing.

Rebecca Darlington

Adjunct Instructor

• Phone978-934-2775
• EmailRebecca_Darlington@uml.edu

Arcan Dericioglu, Ph.D.

Visiting Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Visiting Scholar, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Phone978-934-5324
• EmailArcan_Dericioglu@uml.edu

Materials Science, Materials Processing, Materials Characterization, Physical Metallurgy

Haile Endeshaw, Ph.D.

Visiting Lecturer

• EmailHaileyesus_Endeshaw@uml.edu

Wind Energy, Prognostics, Probabilistic Design, Reliability, Computational Mechanics

Jennifer Gorczyca, D.Eng.

Lecturer

• Phone(978) 934-3316
• EmailJennifer_Gorczyca@uml.edu

Yan Gu

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-5482
• EmailYan_Gu@uml.edu

Christopher Hansen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, UMass Lowell SHAP3D Site Director

• Phone(978) 934-2932
• EmailChristopher_Hansen@uml.edu

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

Murat Inalpolat, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone978-934-2556
• EmailMurat_Inalpolat@uml.edu

Structural health monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics, damage detection, structural dynamics, acoustics, signal processing, mechanical design and nonlinear dynamics

Fuqiang Liu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• Phone(978) 934-2736
• Emailfuqiang_liu@uml.edu

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

Hunter Mack, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone978-934-5766
• Emailhunter_mack@uml.edu

Combustion, Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Internal Combustion Engines

Marianna Maiaru, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone978-934-2927
• EmailMarianna_Maiaru@uml.edu

Composite structures, Computational Mechanics, Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), Multi-scale analysis, Composite manufacturing, Molecular-dynamics, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Higher-order FEA, Additive Manufacturing

Zhu Mao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-5937
• EmailZhu_Mao@uml.edu

Structural Health Monitoring, Uncertainty Quantification, Time Series Analysis, Surrogate Modeling, Haptic Decision-Making, Intelligent Infrastructure and Sustainability

Iman Mirzaee Kakhki, Ph.D.

Visiting Lecturer

• Phone978-934-2775
• EmailIman_MirzaeeKakhki@uml.edu

Fluid Dynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer, Multiphase Flows, Fluid-Solid Interaction (FSI), Solidification, Surface Tension Driven Flow, Porous Medium

Eugene E. Niemi, Jr. Ph.D.

Professor

• Phone(978) 934-2977
• Emaileugene_niemi@uml.edu

Aerodynamics, Wind Tunnel Testing, Thermofluids

Robert E. Parkin, Ph.D., D.I.C.

Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3308
• EmailRobert_Parkin@uml.edu

Solar Energy, Assistive Technologies, Robotics, Manufacturing Theory

Michele Putko, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Lecturer I

• Phone(978) 934-2938
• EmailMichele_Putko@uml.edu

Thermal-Fluid Science, Climate Change and Energy Literacy, Advisor for Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)

Ioannis Raptis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-4000
• EmailIoannis_Raptis@uml.edu

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

James A. Sherwood, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Dean of Engineering for Graduate Students, Professor, Director, Co-Director

• Phone(978) 934-3313
• Emailjames_sherwood@uml.edu

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

Sammy Shina, Ph.D.

Professor, Director - Engineering Management Program

• Phone(978) 934-2590
• EmailSammy_Shina@uml.edu

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

Scott Stapleton, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-5315
• Emailscott_stapleton@uml.edu

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

Daniel J. Sullivan, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Transfer Coordinator

• Phone(978) 934-2568
• Emaildaniel_sullivan@uml.edu

Hongwei Sun, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Co-Director Multiscale Thermal Science Laboratory, Associate Chair for Doctoral Studies

• Phone(978) 934-4391
• EmailHongwei_Sun@uml.edu

Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Microfluidics, Acoustic microsensors, Nano-imprinting process, Interfacial phenomena and heat transfer

Walter Thomas, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Director of the Renewable Energy Engineering Program, Associate Chair for Master’s Studies

• Phone978-934-5276
• EmailWalter_Thomas@uml.edu

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

Lawrence Thompson, Ph.D., P.E.

Lecturer

• Phone(978) 934-2992
• EmailLawrence_Thompson@uml.edu

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

Juan Pablo Trelles, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Phone(978) 934-4973
• EmailJuan_Trelles@uml.edu

Sustainable energy engineering, solar energy processing, plasma science & engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, radiation transport, computational transport phenomena

David J. Willis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• Phone(978) 934-3101
• Emaildavid_willis@uml.edu

Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics