Faculty and Staff

Name/Link to Faculty Pages

Email

Degree/Registration

Research/Areas of Interest

Michael L. Adams
Adjunct Faculty

Ph.D. (2001)
Case Western Reserve University

Rotating Machinery Dynamics, Vibrations, Digital Signal Processing, Machinery Monitoring and Diagnostics, Safety Engineering

William J. Atherton
Interim Chair & Associate Professor

Ph.D. (1982)
University of Cincinnati
PE - Ohio

Hydraulic System Design & Troubleshooting, Tribology, Dynamic System Simulation, Controls, Acoustics, Bond Graphs.

Laura M. Cosgriff
Research Associate - RoMaDyC

Asuquo B. Ebiana
Associate Professor

Ph.D. (1990)
Michigan State University

Thermal Sciences, Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics.

John L. Frater
Professor

Ph.D. (1976)
University of Akron
PE - Ohio

Applied Mechanics, Metal Working, Machine Design.

Rama S.R. Gorla
Professor

Ph.D. (1972)
University of Toledo

Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Science, Numerical Analysis, Heat Transfer, Turbomachinery.

Mounir Ibrahim
Professor

Ph.D. (1977)
Bradford University
PE - Iowa

Thermal Sciences, Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Combustion.

Edward G. Keshock
Professor

Ph.D. (1968)
Oklahoma State University
PE - Tennessee

Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Energy, Phase Change-Heat Transfer, Multi-Phase Flow.

L. Kenneth Keys
Professor

Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University

Management Technology, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Mechatronics, Program Management, Integrated Product Development Process, Systems Engineering.

Paul P. Lin
Associate Dean & Professor

Ph.D. (1985)
University of Rhode Island

Intelligent Mechatronic Systems, System Monitoring & Fault Diagnosis, Machine Vision, Fast Design Optimization.

Shirley A. Love 
Secretary for Undergraduate & Graduate Studies

Richard E. Martin
Senior Research Associate - RoMaDyC

MS Eng Mechanics (2001)
Cleveland State University

Nondestructive Evaluation, Structural Health Monitoring, Ceramic & Polymer Composites

Taysir H. Nayfeh
Associate Professor

Ph.D.
Virginia Tech

Manufacturing Systems, Industrial Automation, Manufacturing Process Control, Sensors and Sensor Physics, Nondestructive Evaluation and Testing.

Earnest N. Poulos
Associate Professor

Ph.D. (1984)
University of Akron

Turbomachinery, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics.

Majid Rashidi
Chair of Eng. Technology Dept. & Professor

Ph.D. (1987)
Case Western Reserve University

Machine Design, Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Design Optimization, Fluid-Solid Interaction Dynamics.

Hanz Richter
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (2001)
Oklahoma State University

Dynamic Systems, Modeling, Simulation,Control Theory, Applied Nonlinear Control, Flow Control, Mechatronic Systems.

Jerzy T. Sawicki
Bently and Muszynska Endowed Chair and Professor

Ph.D. (1992)
Case Western Reserve University
PE - Ohio

Dynamics, Tribology & Control of Rotor-Bearing Systems, Mechatronic Systems.

Joseph A. Svestka
Associate Professor

Ph.D.
Ohio State University

Facilities Planning, Manufacturing Systems Modeling, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Programming Optimization.

M. Brian Thomas
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (2003)
Ohio State University

Automated systems, manufacturing, microassembly, and microelectromechanical systems.

John H. van Blargan
Adjunct Faculty

DRE (2002)
Cleveland State University

Data Based Decision Analysis, Statistics, Quality Engineering, Six-sigma Green Belt

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