Adjunct Faculty Directory
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
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
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Postdoctoral
Scholar, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
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Research Interests
- Micro-scale Thermophysics
- Interfacial Transport
- Capillary Phenomena
- Cryogenics
- Neutron Imaging
- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Scientific Computing
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate School
- Adjunct
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
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Specialties
- Review of theses and dissertations
- Presents and organizes professional development seminars
- Processes withdrawals
- Manages new student orientation
- Manages the postdoctoral affairs office
- Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Assistant Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering
Mechanics
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Research Interests
- Mobility and postural control in aging and special populations
- Ergonomics and design of built environments for special populations
- Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Associate Professor,
Biological Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering
Mechanics
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Research Interests
- Adaptations to exercise training
- Functional losses following injury
- Skeletal muscle function
- Cycling biomechanics
- Physiology education
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Research Interests
- Finite Element Analysis
- Structural Analysis
- Dynamic/Vibration Analysis
- Failure/Fatigue Analysis
- Design Engineering
- Project Engineering
- Wind Tunnel Test and Evaluation
- Aerodynamics
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
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
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical
Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
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Teaching Experience
- BE3350 - Introduction to Human Biomechanics (Spring 2021)
Research Areas
- Cardiovascular Biomechanics
- Cardiovascular Biofluids
- Fluid Mechanics
- Medical Devices
- Patient-Specific Modeling
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Adjunct Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
- Director, Mechanics of Multiscale Materials Research Group
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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
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Secondary Graduate Program Advisor, Biomedical
Engineering
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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
- Affiliated Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Professor Emerita
Engineering Management, School of Business and Economics
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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
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
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
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Graduate Programs
- Engineering Mechanics
- Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering-
- Engineering Mechanics
- Peace Corps Master's International in Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Heat transfer
- Boiling
- Interfacial phenomena
- Micro- and nano-fluidics
- Combustion of ethanol/gasoline mixtures
- Richard Witte Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Professor, Electrical
and Computer Engineering
- Faculty Advisor, Open Source Hardware Enterprise
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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
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- 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
- 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
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Adjunct
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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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
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Research Interests
- Nanotechnology
- Nanomedicine
- Orthopedic implants
- Interim Department Chair, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- Associate Professor, Cognitive
and Learning Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering
Mechanics
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Research Interests
- Basic and applied attention
- Models of attention
- Human performance in aviation
- Display design
- Tech adoption
- Technology training
- Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
- Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Areas of Expertise
- Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing
- Quality
- Machining
- Sustainability
Research Interests
- Manufacturing and environment/sustainability
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
