Adjunct Faculty Directory

Ossama Abdelkhalik

Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics

ossama@iastate.edu

Links of Interest

Faculty Web Page

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

Links of Interest

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

Associate 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

Faculty Page

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

jkgershe@mtu.edu

Links of Interest

Faculty Web Page

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

thdonahu@mtu.edu

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

dana@mtu.edu

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

Faculty Web Page: Nonlinear and Autonomous Systems Laboratory

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

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

Mo Rastgaar

Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics

906-487-1416
rastgaar@mtu.edu
MEEM 820

Links of Interest

Human-Interactive Robotics Lab (HIRoLab)

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

mrazmara@mtu.edu

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

rdrobine@mtu.edu

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)

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

Reza Shahbazian-Yassar

Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

reza@mtu.edu

Links of Interest

University of Illinois at Chicago Profile

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