Faculty Advisors

Paul van Susante

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Mining Innovation Enterprise (MINE) Faculty Advisor

906-487-3253
pjvansus@mtu.edu
MEEM 925

Teaching Interests

Engineering Design Process
Mechanics of Materials
System Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Practice
Finite Element Analysis
Intro to Aerospace Engineering
Senior Design Capstone / Enterprise Project
Product Realization

Areas of Expertise

Solid Mechanics
Structural Design
Finite Element Analysis
Engineering Design Process
System Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering (Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining, Architecture)
Extreme Environment Design
Civil and Mining Engineering
Education
Optimization and Modeling

Research Interests

Advances in Engineering Education
Engineering Design Process
Extreme Environment Technologies (Space, Underwater, Mining, Arctic, etc.)
Excavation and Mining Technology
Planetary Science and Exploration
Design Optimization
Robotics and Automation
System Engineering and Integration
Additive Manufacturing

Glen E. Archer

Interim Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Principal Lecturer, Electrical and Computer Engineering

906-487-2789
gearcher@mtu.edu
EERC 629

Links of Interest

Areas of Interest

Image processing
Undergraduate EE labs
Counter-terrorism
Electronic warfare
Information operations

Andrew Barnard

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, SENSE Enterprise

906-487-2412
arbarnar@mtu.edu
930 MEEM

Areas of Expertise

Acoustics
Noise Control
Vibration
Real Time Control Systems
LabVIEW programming and instruction

Research Interests

Advanced Measurements and Signal Processing
Acoustic Intensity and Vector Sensors
Room Acoustics
Acoustic Material Characterization
Outdoor Sound Propagation
Physical Acoustics
NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition and Control
Microphones
Crowd Noise
Underwater Acoustics
Structural Acoustics
Array Signal Processing

Richard J. Berkey

Professor of Practice
Director, The Enterprise Program
Advisor, Supermileage Systems Enterprise

906-487-4309
rjberkey@mtu.edu
M&M 722E

Links of Interest

Specialties

Corporate/Industry Sponsorship
Product Development
Program Management
Lean / Six Sigma / Design for Six Sigma Methodologies

Jason R. Blough

Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Director, Design Dynamic Systems Area
Clean Snowmobile Team Faculty Advisor, SAE Faculty Advisor

906-487-1020
jrblough@mtu.edu
MEEM 1020A

Areas of Expertise

Vibrations
Unique Instrumentation/Data Acquisition
Digital Signal Processing
Noise Control

Research Interests

Dynamic Measurement Problems
Developing new digital signal processing algorithms to understand NVH type problems
Ways to improve the NVH characteristics of virtually any machine

Jeremy P. Bos

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Robotic Systems Enterprise

906-487-3161
jpbos@mtu.edu
EERC 623

Links of Interest

Faculty Web Page

Areas of Interest

Atmospheric optics
Statistical optics
Quantum optics
Image and Signal Processing
Autonomous vehicles and vehicular networks
Industrial automation and controls

Christopher (Kit) Cischke

Senior Lecturer
Faculty Advisor, Wireless Communication Enterprise

906-487-2011
cmcischk@mtu.edu
EERC 520

Links of Interest

Areas of Interest

Parallel computing and UPC
Engineering education

James DeClerck

Professor of Practice, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, Formula SAE Enterprise

906-487-2246
jdeclerck@mtu.edu
MEEM 906

Office Hours

by appointment

Areas of Expertise

Noise and Vibration
Model Validation
Modal Analysis
Structural Dynamics

Research Interests

Model Validation
Digital Data Processing
Robust Engineering
Noise and Vibration
System Design

Brett Hamlin

Senior Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals
Faculty Advisor, Blizzard Baja SAE
Instructor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology

906-487-1965
bhhamlin@mtu.edu
Dillman 104C

Research Interests

Educational methods
Spatial visualization
Heat transfer
Biomechanics

L. Brad King

Ron and Elaine Starr Professor in Space Systems, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Director, Space Systems Research Group
Faculty Advisor, Aerospace Enterprise

906-487-2683
lbking@mtu.edu
MEEM 1014

Areas of Expertise

Space Propulsion
Plasma Physics
Optical Fluid Diagnostics

Research Interests

Design of in-situ electrostatic probes
Ion-energy analysis and time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Doppler laser cooling of trapped ions
Optical flow diagnostics
Antimatter confinement

Scott A. Kuhl

Associate Professor, Computer Science
Affiliated Associate Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Faculty Advisor, Husky Game Development Enterprise

906-487-2798
kuhl@mtu.edu
Rekhi Hall 210

Links of Interest

Area of Expertise

Computer Graphics
Virtual Environments
Head-mounted displays
Human Perception

Steven D. Lehmann

Research Associate
Velovations Enterprise Faculty Co-Advisor

906-487-2945
sdlehman@mtu.edu
MEEM 608

Jonathan Leinonen

Lecturer in Management, School of Business and Economics
Faculty Advisor, Enterprise Business Initiative

906-487-2598
jeleinon@mtu.edu
Academic Office Building G002

Teaching

Entrepreneurship
Business Development
Economics Development
Management Information Systems

Russ Louks

Professor of Practice, School of Business and Economics
Faculty Advisor, ITOxygen Enterprise

906-487-2677
rwlouks@mtu.edu
Academic Office Building G015

Teaching Interests

Software Testing
Systems Development Life Cycle
Software Usability
IT/IS Management
Business Programming

Research Interests

Information Security
Biometrics
Voice Recognition

Nathan D. Manser

Lecturer, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Instructor, Engineering Fundamentals
Faculty Advisor, Innovative Global Solutions Enterprise

906-487-2894
ndmanser@mtu.edu
Dow 602

Teaching Interests

Engineering Problem Solving and Analysis
Systems Modeling
Engineering Design Process
Wastewater Treatment
Mining Methods and Materials Handling

Research Interests

Biotechnology Resource Recovery
Environmental Consequences of Mining Waste
Engineering Education

Jay Meldrum

Director of Michigan Tech's Keweenaw Research Center
Faculty Advisor, Alternative Energy Enterprise

906-487-3178
jmeldrum@mtu.edu

Links of Interest

Ibrahim Miskioglu

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, BoardSport Technologies Enterprise
Solid Mechanics (SM) Area Director and Faculty Advisor, SEM

906-487-2752
imiski@mtu.edu
MEEM 821

Links of Interest

Faculty Web Page

Areas of Expertise

Engineering Mechanics
Experimental Stress Analysis
Composite Materials

Research Interests

Use of severe plastic deformation to alter properties of materials
Failure studies of random fiber composites with applications to structural problems
Failure of sandwich panels with applications to structural problems
Nanoscale properties of interphase in polymer matrix composites
Photomechanics integrated with digital image processing for thermomechanical stress analysis

Audra Morse, PE, BCEE, F.ASCE

Department, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Built World Enterprise

906-487-3240
anmorse@mtu.edu
Dow 871

Research Interests

Water and Wastewater Treatment
Water reclamation systems and Fate of personal products in treatment systems

Robert Pastel

Associate Professor, Computer Science
Affiliated Associate Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Faculty Advisor, Humane Interface Design Enterprise

906-487-1639
pastel@mtu.edu
Rekhi Hall 204

Links of Interest

Faculty Web Page

Area of Expertise

Mobile App Design and Usability
Software Development and Processes
Computer Science Education

Joshua M. Pearce

Richard Witte Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Open Source Hardware Enterprise

906-487-1466
pearce@mtu.edu
M & M Building 504

Links of Interest

Areas of Interest

Photovoltaic Materials and Electronic Device Physics of Solar Photovoltaic Cells, Solar Energy Systems and Distributed Generation
Green Engineering: Solar Energy, Sustainable Development, Open Source Appropriate Technology, Waste Recycling, Circular Economy, and Energy Policy
Open Source Hardware, 3-D Printing, RepRap (self-replicating rapid prototyper), Low-cost Metal 3-D Printing, Distributed Manufacturing, Scientific Hardware

Tony N. Rogers

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Co-Advisor, Consumer Product Manufacturing Enterprise

906-487-2210
Cell: 906-231-3328
tnrogers@mtu.edu
Chem-Sci 305C

Research Interests

Process simulation and improvement
Physical property prediction and measurement
Electrical energy storage

"The more you do, the more you do."
—George Sanders (my Dad)

Paul G. Sanders

Patrick Horvath Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Affiliated Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Adjunct Professor, School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin University

906-487-2339
sanders@mtu.edu
M & M Building 603

Links of Interest

Teaching Interests

Integration of design, ICME tools, Six Sigma, and experiments to create new materials
Material (Metal) Design: Microstructure design through alloy and processing
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME): Thermo-Calc, MAGMASOFT
Six Sigma: Application of statistical tools to material design; especially designed experiments
Synthesize new materials through melt, deformation, or additive methods
Apply design, ICME, statistics, and experiments in undergraduate Capstone Design experiences

Research Interests

Material Design in aluminum, ferrous, nickel, copper, and zinc systems
Application of ICME and statistical tools to material design; use designed experiments (especially mixture DOEs and machine learning) to assess thermodynamic and kinetic processing space
Experimental verification of simulated material designs through metal casting, wrought (extrusion, rolling, drawing, swaging) processing, and/or additive manufacturing
Design and assess mechanical (tensile/fatigue/creep), electrical (conductivity), wear, and corrosion properties
Applications in sustainability, transportation (light weighting), efficiency (high temperature stability), and wear resistance (in process surface optimization)
Research areas: high temperature aluminum, cast iron, and nickel alloys; high strength aluminum, aluminum and steel alloys for wire-based additive manufacturing