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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
    • Alireza Amirkhizi
      Alireza Amirkhizi
      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
    • Majid Charmchi
      Majid Charmchi
      Professor Emeritus

      Heat and Mass Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics

      • 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
    • Patrick Drane, Ph.D.
      Patrick Drane, Ph.D.
      Associate Research Professor, Assistant Director, Technical Program Manager

      Sports equipment mechanics, composite and foam characterization, research center operations

      • Phone978-934-2996
      • EmailPatrick_Drane@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.
      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.
      Associate 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
    • Carter Keough, Ph.D.
      Carter Keough, Ph.D.
      Assistant Teaching Professor

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

      • Phone978-934-3316
      • EmailCarter_Keough@uml.edu
    • Daniel Kosmas, Ph.D.
      Daniel Kosmas, Ph.D.
      Assistant Professor

      Industrial engineering, Network resiliency, Public sector operations research

      • EmailDaniel_Kosmas@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

      • Chief Editor - Frontiers, Solar Energy in Urban Development

      • 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
    • John Mack, Ph.D.
      John Mack, Ph.D.
      Professor

      Combustion, Biofuels, Internal Combustion Engines, Machine Learning, Energy Resilience, Propulsion

      • Phone978-934-5766
      • EmailHunter_Mack@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
    • Richard Nuckols, Ph.D.
      Richard Nuckols, Ph.D.
      Assistant Professor

      Robotics; Human Movement Biomechanics; Sensing; Mechanics

      • Emailrichard_nuckols@uml.edu
    • Robert Parkin
      Robert Parkin
      Professor

      Solar Energy, Assistive Technologies, Robotics, Manufacturing Theory

      • Phone978-934-3308
      • EmailRobert_Parkin@uml.edu
    • Jonathan Perez de Alderete
      Jonathan Perez de Alderete
      Associate Teaching Professor
      • Phone978-934-2959
      • EmailJonathan_deAlderete@uml.edu
    • Jesus Reyes Blanco
      Jesus Reyes Blanco
      Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Associate Teaching Professor, Transfer Coordinator

      Vibrations, Signal Processing, Analytical and Experimental Modal Analysis, Engineering Education

      • Phone978-934-3962
      • EmailJesus_ReyesBlanco2@uml.edu
    • Alessandro Sabato, Ph.D.
      Alessandro Sabato, Ph.D.
      Associate Professor
      • Phone978-934-5253
      • EmailAlessandro_Sabato@uml.edu
    • James Sherwood, Ph.D.
      James Sherwood, Ph.D.
      Professor, Director of the Baseball Research Center and Co-Director of the Advanced Composite Materials and Textiles Research Laboratory (ACMTRL), Sports Collaborative for Open Research and Education (SCORE)

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

      • Phone978-934-3313
      • EmailJames_Sherwood@uml.edu
    • Scott Stapleton
      Scott Stapleton
      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
    • Walter Thomas
      Walter Thomas
      Associate Teaching Professor

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

      • EmailWalter_Thomas@uml.edu
    • Juan Trelles, Ph.D.
      Juan Trelles, Ph.D.
      Professor

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

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

      • Phone978-934-5872
      • 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 Professor

      Computational and Experimental Aerodynamics, Renewable Energy, Engineering Education

      • 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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