Department Chairs
Department Chair, Chemical Engineering Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
Heterogeneous catalysis
Kinetics and reaction engineering
Pyrolysis and gasification of biomass, MSW, coal and blends
Interim Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Areas of Interest
Image processing
Undergraduate EE labs
Counter-terrorism
Electronic warfare
Information operations
Professor and Chair, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Affiliated Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences Director, Research and Innovation in STEAM Education Institute (RISE)
Research Interests
Problem-based learning methods applied in the areas of CAD/CAM
Static and dynamic model simulation
Product and manufacturing work cell verification
Teaching Interests
Parametric Modeling
Statics and Strength of Materials
Product Design and Development
CAE and FEA Methods
Computer-aided Manufacturing
Senior Design
Professor and Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliated Professor, Physics
Research Interests
Biomedical Optics and Photonics
Coherent Imaging and Light Scattering
Singular Optics
Biophysical Dynamics
Professor and Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
Research and Teaching Interests
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Department Chair, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Faculty Advisor, Built World Enterprise
Research Interests
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Water reclamation systems and Fate of personal products in treatment systems
J.S. Endowed Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Areas of Expertise
Ceramics Impact Phenomena Wave Propagation Computer Simulation of Explosive - Metal Systems
Research Interests
Mechanical behavior Characterization and processing of ceramics Shock deformation including microstructural effects and dynamic fracture of metals and ceramics Impact phenomena Computer simulation of wave phenomena Explosive-metal interaction and fragmentation
Chair and Professor of Practice, Engineering Fundamentals Director, Tech Forward 21st Century Education Initiative Co-director, Husky Innovate
Areas of Expertise
Design Thinking
Strategic Doing
Lean Start-up/Entrepreneurship
Educational Innovation
Research Interests
College to Work Transition
Educational Innovation
Engineering Identity Formation
Chair, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Affiliated Professor, Physics
Research Interests
The long-term evolution of the Earth's magnetic field (especially in relation to the geodynamo mechanisms and the early history of the field) and its geological and geodynamical implications Geodynamics and global plate tectonics (eg., large igneous province formation and true polar wander) Magnetism of rocks, minerals, and synthetic materials Environmental magnetism (eg., biomineralization and the relationships between physical, chemical and magnetic properties of minerals) Development of new techniques and instruments for paleomagnetic and rock magnetic research
