Adjunct Faculty Directory
Jaime A. Camelio
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Assembly Systems
- Dimensional Analysis of Manufacturing Processes
- System Diagnosis
Research Interests
- Modeling, analysis and control of manufacturing systems
- Robust and optimal design focusing on product/process interactions
- Sensors integration for manufacturing process control and modeling
- Assembly systems
- Complexity management
Debra D. Charlesworth
Assistant Dean, Graduate School
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Specialties
- Review of theses and dissertations
- Presents and organizes professional development seminars
- Manages Graduate School website
- Processes withdrawals
- Manages new student orientation
- Coordinates NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Peck Cho
Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Research Interests
- Behavior of laminar and turbulent premixed flames
- Green engineering
- Engineering education
Roshan M. D'Souza
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Areas of Expertise
- Manufacturing Planning
- Optimization
- Process Planning
- Planning Automation
Research Interests
- Generating cost efficient manufacturing plans directly from a CAD model
- Mechatronics
- Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
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
Tammy L. Haut Donahue
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Director, Mechanics of Multiscale Materials Research Group
Links of Interest
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
John D. Hill
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Design and enhancement of transportation systems, service systems, and occupational health and safety
Areas of Expertise
- Human Factors
- Transportation Safety and Policy
- Service Systems
Jingfeng Jiang
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Research interests
- Biomechanics
- Ultrasonic imaging
- Image and signal processing
Dana M. Johnson
Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, School of Business and Economics
Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, College of Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Quality Engineering and Management
- Quantitative Methods
- Statistics
Research Interests
- Supply chain management and modeling
- Infrastructure integration and management
- Business and cost feasibility in implementing environmentally sustainable management practices, including alternative energy technologies
- Benchmarking and performance measurement
- Lean practices in service operations
Mark A. Johnson, PE
Associate Professor, School of Technology
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Phi Kappa Tau Board of Governors
Research Interests
- Design of test-stand systems to conduct research
- Lean and agile manufacturing, with emphasis on total productive maintenance
- Torque-converter noise and blade strain associated with cavitation phenomena in automotive applications
Teaching Interests
- Advanced manufacturing
- Design of experiments
- Machine design
- Statics and strength of materials
- Integrated design and manufacturing
- Product design and development
- Simulation methods
- Senior design
Seung-Hyun Kim
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Turbulent Combustion
- Fuel Cells
- Multiphase Reacting Flows in Porous Media
- Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
Spandan Maiti
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Computational solid mechanics
- Multiscale modeling
- Failure and fracture of materials
- Dynamic fracture
Research Interests
- Predictive modeling and large scale simulation of deformation and failure of advanced materials
- Multiscale modeling to investigate the effect of microstructure on the macroscopic behavior of materials
- Design and analysis of biologically inspired materials
- Characterization of failure of ceramics, metallic glasses and polymers over multiple time scales
Joshua M. Pearce
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
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
Alexander Reid
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Paul G. Sanders
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Advanced Metalworks Enterprise
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Metals casting
- Design of experiments
- Enterprise
- Senior design
Research Interests
- Casting
- Solidification
- Material design
- Joining
- Surface coating
- Sustainability
- Transportation
Sheryl A. Sorby
Professor Emerita, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
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
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Basic and applied attention
- Models of attention
- Human performance in aviation
- Instructional design
- Display design
John W. Sutherland
Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
906-487-3395
jwsuther@mtu.edu
jwsuther@mtu.edu
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
Links of Interest
