Faculty and Staff

 

Tushar Borkar

Tushar Borkar
Director of Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Processing (AM2P), Director of 3D Printing Laboratory, and Associate Professor
Ph.D. (2013), University of North Texas
Additive Manufacturing, Advanced metallic and functionally, Graded composite (hybrid), Materials for Aerospace
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Brian Davis

Brian L. Davis
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Affairs and Professor
Ph.D. (1991), Penn State University
Orthopedic biomechanics, medical device design, rehabilitation engineering, gait analysis, pediatric biomedical engineering

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Asuquo B. Ebiana


Asuquo B. Ebiana
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (1990), Michigan State University
Thermal Sciences, Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Michael T. Gallagher


Michael T. Gallagher
Associate Professor of Practice
M.S.M.E. (1989), Case Western Reserve University
Fluid System Components, Design and Analysis of ASME Sec.III Components

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Navid Goudarzi

Navid Goudarzi, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (2014), University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Thermal-Fluid Sciences, Data Science and Machine Learning in Energy Systems and Fluid Dynamics, Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics, Contract Engineering

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Reza Harirforoush

Reza Harirforoush
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (2018) University of Victoria
Piezoelectric Sensors, Vibration and Modal Analysis, Instrumentation, Mechatronic Systems, Finite Element Method, Solid Mechanics

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Bogdan Kozul
Bogdan Kozul, MBA
Director of Motion Control Systems and Associate Professor of Practice
MBA (2011), Case Western University
Business Development, IoT, Manufacturing, Controls, Motion Control Systems

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Pau Lin
Paul P. Lin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering
Former Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Retired

Ehsan Nabiyouni

Ehsan Nabiyouni
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (2017) University of Toledo
Composites, Sandwich Structures

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Liquin Ning

Liqun Ning
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2018
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 2013
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 2010 

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Hanz Richter
Hanz Richter
Director of Control, Robotics, and Mechatronics Laboratory (CRML) and Professor
Ph.D. (2001), Oklahoma State University
Dynamic Systems, Modeling, Simulation, Control Theory, Applied Nonlinear Control, Industrial and Biomedical Robotics, Mechatronic Systems

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Jerzy T. Sawicki

 

Jerzy T. Sawicki, Ph.D., Department Chair
Director of the Center for Rotating Machinery Dynamics and Control (RoMaDyC)
Rotordynamics, Magnetic Bearings, Control

Ph.D. (1992), Case Western Reserve University
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Eric M. Schearer
Eric M. Schearer
Director of the Center for Human-Machine Systems and Associate Professor
Ph.D. (2014), Northwestern University
Robotics, Human Motion Control.

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​​​​Pribaha Sikder
Prabaha Sikder
Director of the Multi-functional Materials Laboratory and Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (2019), University of Toledo
Multi-functional Composites, Biomaterials for Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal defects, Regenerative Medicine, Live Scaffolds, Medical Implant Coatings 

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Yongxin Tao

Yongxin (Yong) Tao
Director of the Predictive Modelling Network for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE), and Betty L. Gordon Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor
Ph.D. (1989), University of Michigan
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Heat and Mass Transfer with Multiphase Flow, Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems

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  Maryam Younessi Sinaki

Maryam Younessi Sinaki
Assistant Professor of Practice
Ph.D. (2014), University of Waterloo
Energy Conversion Systems, Numerical modeling, Combustion, Thermo-fluid Systems, Hydrogen Production

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Mustafa Usta


Mustafa Usta, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (2018), Lehigh University
Computational fluid dynamics, scientific machine learning and graph theory, heat and mass transport phenomena, multiphase-multiscale-multiphysics flows, biological flows

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Antoinie J. van der Bogert

Antonie J. (Ton) van den Bogert
Ph.D. (1989), University of Utrecht
Professor Emeritus
Director of the Human Motion and Control Laboratory (HMCL) and Parker-Hannifin Human Motion and Control Endowed Professor

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Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang
Director of the Experimental Flow Control & Wind Energy Laboratory and Associate Professor
Ph.D. (2003), Xi'an Jiaotong University
Fluid Mechanics, Flow Control and Wind Engineering

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Part-time and Adjunct Faculty

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P/T Instructor
MSEE (1979), Cleveland State University
MBA (1988), Youngstown State University
Business statistics, finance, operations analysis.
e.barbari@csuohio.edu

Ryan Ferris

Ryan J. Ferris
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D. (2012) Vanderbilt University
Medical Technology, Biomechanics, and Rehabilitation Robotics
ryanjfarris@gmail.com

Jon Negrelli

Jon A. Negrelli
Instructor

MFA English (2013), Minnesota State University
Technical Communication, Technical Writing and Professional Communication
j.negrelli@csuohio.edu

David Schwarm

 

​​David Schwam, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor

Ph.D. in Materials Engineering (1982), Technion.

Administrative Staff

Claude Brown

Claude I. Brown III
Administrative Assistant

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Individual faculty web pages may be accessed by clicking on the faculty names in the table above. Additional information about all faculty at Cleveland State University may be found on the CSU Faculty Profile pages.

Mailing Address
Mechanical Engineering Department, Washkewicz College of Engineering
Cleveland State University
1960 E. 24th St. FH232
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214

Campus Location
Fenn Hall Room 232
1960 East 24th Street
Phone: 216-687-2567
Fax: 216-687-5375
mce@csuohio.edu