Ossama Abdelkhalik
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Space Mechanics
- Ocean Wave Energy Conversion
- Optimization
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Dynamics and Control
Research Interests
- Space Trajectory Optimization
- Ocean Wave Energy Conversion
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Global Optimization Methods
- Variable-Size Design Space Optimization
- Evolutionary Algorithms
John Dexter Bird III
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Debra D. Charlesworth
- Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate School
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-1989
- ddc@mtu.edu
- Administration Building 408
Specialties
- Review of theses and dissertations
- Presents and organizes professional development seminars
- Processes withdrawals
- Manages new student orientation
- Manages the postdoctoral affairs office
Carolyn A. Duncan
- Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-2147
- caduncan@mtu.edu
- SDC 121A
Steven J. Elmer
- Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-2324
- sjelmer@mtu.edu
- SDC 121B
Research Interests
- Physiology education
- Neuromuscular function and dysfunction
- Adaptations to eccentric exercise
- Exercise-induced fatigue
- Functional losses following injury
- Cycling biomechanics
William J. Emblom
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Finite Element Analysis
- Structural Analysis
- Dynamic/Vibration Analysis
- Failure/Fatigue Analysis
- Design Engineering
- Project Engineering
- Wind Tunnel Test and Evaluation
- Aerodynamics
John K. Gershenson
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Life-Cycle Engineering
- Modular Product Architecture
- Lean Engineering
- Sustainable Product Design
Research Interests
- Life-cycle design
- Modular product and process architectures
- Sustainable product/process design
- Lean manufacturing
- Lean engineering
- Design for post-manufacturing issues
- Mechanisms of innovation
Tammy L. Haut Donahue
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Director, Mechanics of Multiscale Materials Research Group
Areas of Expertise
- Biomedical Engineering
- Orthopaedic Biomechanics
- Finite Elements
- Computational and Experimental Mechanics
Research Interests
- FE model of human knee joint
- Microstructural model of meniscus
- Material properties of menisci, tendons, and ligaments
- How musculoskeletal cells respond to mechanical stimulus
Jingfeng Jiang
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Secondary Graduate Program Advisor, Biomedical Engineering
- 906-487-1943
- jjiang1@mtu.edu
- 305 M&M
Research Interests
- Biomechanics
- Automated control of ultrasound scanning including the use of 3D printing technology
- Image and signal processing
- Non-invasive assessment of biomechanical properties of soft tissues
- Computer aided analyses of cardiovascular flow
Dana M. Johnson
- Affiliated Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Professor Emerita Engineering Management, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
- Procurement and Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Quality Engineering/Six Sigma
- Quantitative Methods
- Statistics
Research Interests
- Supply chain management and modeling
- Service quality and patient experience in healthcare
- Integrated management systems (IMS)
- Benchmarking and performance measurement
- Assessment standards and IMS
Nina Mahmoudian
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-3084
- ninam@mtu.edu
- MEEM 1009
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
- Unmanned Systems
- Dynamics and Controls
- System Design
Research Interests
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) with Special Interest in Underwater Gliders
- Coordination and Control of Networked Multi-Agent Systems
- Motion Planning in Complex Environments
- Cyber-physical Systems
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
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
Mo Rastgaar
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-1416
- rastgaar@mtu.edu
- MEEM 820
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Dynamics and Controls
- Robotics
- System Identification
Research Interests
- Human-Robot Interactions
- Prosthetic Robots
- Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Augmenting Agility of Locomotion
- Biomechanics of Gait
Meysam Razmara
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Research Interests
- Model Predictive Control (MPC)
- Integration of Energy Efficient Buildings to Grid (B2G)
- Exergy-based Control of Energy Systems
- Powertrain Control
- Solar Energy Integration with B2G Systems
Rush D. Robinett III
- Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Areas of Expertise
- Renewable Energy Grid Integration
- Collective Systems Control
- Nonlinear Controls
- Optimization
- Dynamics
- Aeroelasticity
Research Interests
- Energy storage system design for renewable energy grid integration
- High penetration renewable energy microgrids
- Collective control of networked microgrids and teams of robots
- Exergy control for buildings
- Flutter suppression for wind turbines
- Nonlinear control system design
"The more you do, the more you do."
—George Sanders (my Dad)
—George Sanders (my Dad)
Paul G. Sanders
- Patrick Horvath Endowed Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Adjunct Associate 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
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Nanotechnology for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Batteries and Supercapacitors)
- Nanogenerators and Piezotronic Sciences
- Nanoscale Degradation of Fuel Cell Materials
- Nanoscale Properties of Low Dimensional Materials for Thermoelectrics and Nanoelectronics
- Mechanics of Bio and Nano Materials and Composites
- In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy
Tolou Shokuhfar
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Nanotechnology
- Nanomedicine
- Orthopedic implants
Sheryl A. Sorby
- Professor Emerita, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-3393
- sheryl@mtu.edu
- MEEM 825
Teaching Interests
- Advanced structural analysis
- Finite elements
- Computer applications/mechanics
Research Interests
- Advanced composite materials for use in civil infrastructure
- 3-D computer graphics for visualization of complex behaviors
Kelly S. Steelman
- Assistant Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- 906-487-2792
- steelman@mtu.edu
- Meese Center 102
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Basic and applied attention
- Models of attention
- Human performance in aviation
- Instructional design
- Display design
Cortino Sukotjo
- Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Links of Interest
John W. Sutherland
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing
- Quality
- Machining
- Sustainability
Research Interests
- Manufacturing and environment/sustainability
Stanislaw Szwaja
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics