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- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Associate Professor, Engineering, University of Virginia
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Cyber-Physical System
- Human-Machine Interaction
- Human Factors in Transportation
Research Interests
- Wearable sensors and electronics
- Wearable robotics
- Internet of things
- Human factors
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
- sbigham@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2747
- R. L. Smith 1015
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Heat Transfer and Thermal Management
- Multiphase Flows and Phase-change Phenomena
- Energy Systems
- Micro- and Nano-fabrication Techniques
Research Interests
- Microscale Heat Transfer
- Microscale Physics of Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer
- Interfacial Transport Phenomena at Extreme Temperatures and Pressures
- Multiphase Systems under Harsh Operating Conditions
- HVAC&R Systems
- Desalination Systems
- Micro- and Nano-engineered Materials
- Energy Conversion and Storage Devices
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- pabadi@mtu.edu
- R. L. Smith 1022
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Nanomaterials
- Stem cell and tissue engineering
- Nano-biomaterials
- Mechanical characterization of advanced materials
- Sensors and actuators in medical device
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- paulb@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2058
- EERC 630
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Micro-electromechanical systems
- Micromachining materials and process technologies
- Inertial pressure
- Nanoscaled technologies enabling nanoelectronic devices
- Technologies for the monolithic integration of sensors and actuators with electronics
- Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- cchoi@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1463
- R. L. Smith 832
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Microscopic Imaging Techniques
- Micro-/nano-fabrications
- Cellular Sensing & Single Protein Tracking
Research Interests
- Opto-electric Cellular Sensing
- Microfluidics and Microscale Heat Transfer
- Droplet Impingement on Patterned Metal Surfaces
- Evaporation of Thin Films and Droplets
- Multiscale Interface Phenomena
- Neutron imaging
- Fluid Flow-induced Shear Effect on Chondrons; Regeneration of pericellular matrix from chondrocytes using microencapsulation;
- Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- dguney@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2780
- EERC 729
Areas of Interest
- Metamaterials, metasurfaces, photonic crystals, plasmonics
- Quantum optics
- Quantum computing, communications, and cryptography
- Optical imaging
- Magneto-optics
- Photovoltaics
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- sjhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2897
- H-STEM 358
Research Interests
Research Interests
- Mechanobiology
- Traction force by a living cell
- Cell adhesion and migration
- Image data modeling
- Machine learning
- BioMEMS
- Director, Health Research Institute
- James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair in Continuous Processing
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- heldt@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1134
- Chem Sci 301
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Bioseparations
- Virus removal and detection
- Biosensors
- Professor Emerita, Chemical Engineering
- Adjunct Professor, Chemical Engineering
- jaking@mtu.edu
- Chem Sci 307B
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Thermally and electrically conductive resins/composites
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- bplee@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3262
- H-STEM 337
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Biomimetic, bio-inspired materials
- Biointerface
- Antimicrobial and antifouling coatings
- Polymer chemistry
- Nanotechnology
- Tissue adhesives
- Professor, Physics and Materials Science and Engineering
- mlevy@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2084
- Fisher 115
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Photonics
- Nonreciprocal Phenomena
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Physics
- ctmiddle@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1622
- EERC 628
Links of Interest
Plexus Supports MTU Students and Innovation in New Electronics Lab
Areas of Interest
- Integrated optical devices
- Electronic substrate manufacturing and design
- Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- President, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- minerick@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2796
- HSTEM 259
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Microdevices
- Medical diagnostics
- Nonlinear electrophoresis
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- rgong1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2662
- Chem Sci 717A
Links of Interest
Courses Taught
- CM5300 – Advanced Transport Phenomena
- CM3979/ENT3979 – Alternative Energy Processes and Technologies
- CM4125 - Bioprocess Engineering Lab
Research Interests
- Lignocellulosic-Based Biofuels and Biomaterials
- Sustainability of Bioenergy Production Systems
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- leipan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2569
- HSTEM 236
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Particulate Separation
- Surface Chemistry
- Process Modelling
- Associate Professor, Chemistry
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- kaperrin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3214
- Chem Sci 402C
Links of Interest
- Perrine Research Group
- Positions are open for undergraduate, masters, and PhD students.
- Google Scholar Publications
- ORCID
Research Interests
- Surface chemistry and interfacial science
- Bridging reactions at the gas/solid and liquid/solid interfaces under model (ultra-high vacuum) and real (near ambient pressure) conditions
- Growth, properties, and reactions on complex surfaces for energy and environmental applications
- Designing metal and oxide architectures and nanostructured materials using tailored bottom-up approaches; growth techniques including, atomic layer deposition, physical vapor deposition, self-assembly, solution nucleation
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- smithar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3230
- H-STEM 338
Links of Interests
Research Interests
- Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology
- Microfluidics for cancer research
- Microenvironment platforms to characterize cellular interactions
- Sensors and devices for biomedical sensing and implantable devices
Russell Stein
- Research Engineer/Scientist II, Materials Science and Engineering
- restein@mtu.edu
- 906-281-8639
- M & M Building 202
- Associate Professor, Physics
- jsuh@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2272
- Fisher 113
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Light-matter interactions and quantum optics on nanoscale platforms (i.e. nanostructures)
- Coherent and nonlinear processes in metal or semiconductor nanocavities
- Time-resolved laser spectroscopy and nanofabrications
- University Professor, Professor of Physics
- Affiliated Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Affiliated Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Director of Applied Physics Graduate Program, Osaka University Global Alumni Fellow
- ykyap@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2900
- Office: Fisher 219, Labs: Fisher B013, B009, B031, B034
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Solid-State Physics
- Optics
- Quantum materials and Nanoscale Science and Engineering (Nanotechnology)
- Electromagnetism
Research Interests
- Controlled synthesis and characterization of quantum materials and nanostructures.
- Exploration of new quantum materials, and nano heterostructures.
- Creative use of quantum materials and nanomaterials for advanced electronics, energy harvesting, environmental, and biomedical applications.
- Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Specialties
- Physical and chemical mechanisms guiding biomineralization in vascular and bone-related cell types and tissues
- Biomimetic materials
- Cell and tissue mechanics
- The host response to implantable materials
- Composite materials for hard and soft tissue engineering