Faculty Advisors
Glen E. Archer
Principal Lecturer and Associate Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Blue Marble Security Enterprise
Faculty Advisor, Robotic Systems Enterprise
Areas of Interest
- Image processing
- Undergraduate EE labs
- Counter-terrorism
- Electronic warfare
- Information operations
Lynn A. Artman, PE
Senior Lecturer, School of Technology
Faculty Advisor, Efficiency through Engineering and Construction (ETEC)
Research Interests
- Green building design—LEED green building process
- Lean construction
- Energy efficiency
Teaching Interests
- Construction contracts
- Construction finance and accounting
- Construction project management
- Design-build project delivery
- Enterprise (Efficiency through Engineering and Construction—ETEC)
- Planning and scheduling
Andrew Barnard
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, SENSE Enterprise
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
Director of Industry Engagement and Educational Partnerships
Director, The Enterprise Program
Advisor, Supermileage Systems Enterprise
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Corporate/Industry Sponsorship
- Product Development
- Program Management
- Lean / Six Sigma / Design for Six Sigma Methodologies
Jason R. Blough
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Director, Design Dynamic Systems Area
Clean Snowmobile Team Faculty Advisor, SAE Faculty Advisor
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
Areas of Interest
- Parallel computing and UPC
- Engineering education
Sean Clancey
Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
Faculty Co-Advisor, Consumer Product Manufacturing Enterprise
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Technical communication
- Program assessment, including means of incorporating assessment of writing and speaking in engineering curricula
James DeClerck
Professor of Practice, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, Formula SAE Enterprise
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
Research Interests
- Educational methods
- Spatial visualization
- Heat transfer
- Biomechanics
Kevin M. Johnson
Research Engineer Scientist I
SAE Blizzard Baja Enterprise Advisor
L. Brad King
Ron & Elaine Starr Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Director, Space Systems Research Group
Faculty Advisor, Aerospace Enterprise
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
Area of Expertise
- Computer Graphics
- Virtual Environments
- Head-mounted displays
- Human Perception
Steven D. Lehmann
Research Associate
Velovations Enterprise Faculty Co-Advisor
Eugene Levin, CP
Associate Professor, School of Technology; Program Chair, Surveying Engineering
Director, Integrated Geospatial Technology Graduate Program
Faculty Advisor, Digital Mapping Enterprise
Research Interests
- Integrated geospatial technologies for sustainable development
- Mobile mapping platforms for geographical and environmental studies
- SAR- and LIDAR-based remote sensing and GIS
- Geosensorics, real-time networks of geosensors
- Human-computer symbiosis for knowledge extraction and expertise transfer
- Visual perception in remote sensing and GIS
- 3-D geospatial visualization and augmented reality
- Visual and automated feature extraction in multispectral and hyperspectral image interpretation
- Geospatial-sensor modeling and calibration
- Image processing and automated feature extraction from aerial and satellite imagery
- Automated systems for vision-based autonomous navigation and control of manned/unmanned robotic platforms
- Image fusion and analysis
- Photogrammetry of aerial and high-resolution satellite imagery
Teaching Interests
- Earth observation systems
- Geodesy
- Photogrammetry
- Geospatial technologies, data, and systems
- Global positioning systems
- Remote sensing
- LIDAR-, SAR-/InSAR-based remote sensing
- Geospatial 3-D visualization
- Geospatial imaging: perception and interpretation
- Introductory and advanced GIS
- Spatial analysis and modeling
- Spatial decision support
- Cartography and cybercartography
Russ Louks
Professor of Practice, School of Business and Economics
Faculty Advisor, ITOxygen Enterprise
Teaching Interests
- Software Testing
- Systems Development Life Cycle
- Software Usability
- IT/IS Management
- Business Programming
Research Interests
- Information Security
- Biometrics
- Voice Recognition
John T. Lukowski
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Automotive Computing Enterprise
Co-Coordinator, Hybrid Electric Vehicle Enterprise
Areas of Interest
- Power
- Energy
- Factory automation
- Robotics
Nina Mahmoudian
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, SENSE Enterprise
Areas of Expertise
- Dynamics and Control
- Unmanned Systems
Research Interests
- Nonlinear Systems and Control
- Cyber-physical Systems
- Coordination and Control of Networked Multi-Agent Systems
- Motion Planning in Complex Environments
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) with Special Interest in Underwater Gliders
Jay Meldrum
Director of MIchigan Tech's Keweenaw Research Center
Faculty Advisor, Alternative Energy Enterprise
906-487-3178
jmeldrum@mtu.edu
jmeldrum@mtu.edu
Links of Interest
Michele H. Miller
Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Innovative Global Solutions Enterprise Co-Advisor
Engineering Education Innovation Research Group Director
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Engineering Education Research
- Precision Engineering
- MEMS
- Human Factors
Research Interests
- Self-directed learning
- Teaching and learning hands-on ability
- Vibration assisted grinding and water-jet assisted grinding
- Wheel wear and wheel loading mechanisms
- Machining of ceramics
- Dynamic behavior of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
- Human factors in design
Ibrahim Miskioglu
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, BoardSport Technologies Enterprise
Solid Mechanics (SM) Area Director and Faculty Advisor, SEM
Links of Interest
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
Robert W. Page
Laboratory Facilities Manager, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor, Hybrid Electric Vehicle Enterprise
Robert Pastel
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Affiliated Associate Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Faculty Advisor, Humane Interface Design Enterprise
Links of Interest
Area of Expertise
- Mobile App Design and Usability
- Software Development and Processes
- Computer Science Education
Joshua M. Pearce
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Open Source Hardware Enterprise
Areas of Interest
- Photovoltaic Materials and Electronic Device Physics of Solar Photovoltaic Cells: Gallium nitride (GaN) and indium gallium nitride (InGaN), Hydrogenated amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon (a-Si:H, nc-Si:H)
- Applied Sustainability and Green Engineering: Solar energy, Sustainable development, Open Source Appropriate Technology, and Energy Policy
- Open-source 3-D printing, RepRap (self-replicating rapid prototyper), recyclebot (waste plastic recycling to 3-D filament, low-cost metal 3-D printing, distributed manufacturing, ethical filament
Tony N. Rogers
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Co-Advisor, Consumer Product Manufacturing Enterprise
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)
—George Sanders (my Dad)
Paul G. Sanders
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Advanced Metalworks Enterprise
Faculty Co-Advisor, Materials United
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 project work (Enterprise and Capstone Design experiences)
Research Interests
- Material Design in aluminum, ferrous, nickel, and zinc systems
- Application of ICME and statistical tools to material design; use designed experiments (especially mixture DOEs) 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 additive manufacturing
"Also, you'll find a pair of safety glasses and some earplugs under your seats. Please feel free to use them."
—Max Fischer, Rushmore
—Max Fischer, Rushmore
Erin Smith
Director, Humanities Digital Media Zone
Principal Lecturer in Digital Media and Cinema, Humanities
Faculty Advisor, Cin/Optic Communication and Media Enterprise
Specialties
- Digital Media Production and Theory
- Documentary
- Film Production, Theory and Criticism
- Academic Technology Administration
- Literature and Creative Writing
Russell Stein
Research Engineer
Faculty Co-Advisor, Advanced Metalworks Enterprise
Paul van Susante
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Mining Innovation Enterprise (MINE) Faculty Advisor
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
