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Tushar Borkar
Professor
Ph.D. (2013), University of North Texas
Director of Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Processing (AM²P)
Director of 3D Printing Laboratory
Additive Manufacturing, Advanced metallic and functionally graded composite (hybrid) materials for aerospace
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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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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
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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Bogdan Kozul
Associate Professor of Practice
MBA (2011), Case Western University
Director of Motion Control Systems
Business Development, IoT, Manufacturing, Controls, Motion Control Systems
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Ehsan Nabiyouni
Assistant College Lecturer
Ph.D. (2017), University of Toledo
Composites, Sandwich Structures
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Liqun Ning
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (2018), Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan
Advanced biomanufacturing/manufacturing, including 3D bioprinting/printing
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Hanz Richter
Professor
Ph.D. (2001), Oklahoma State University
Director of Control, Robotics, and Mechatronics Laboratory (CRML)
Dynamic Systems, Modeling, Simulation, Control Theory, Applied Nonlinear Control, Industrial and Biomedical Robotics, Mechatronic Systems
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    Jerzy T. Sawicki
    Department Chair, Bently and Muszynska Endowed Chair, and Professor
    Ph.D. (1992), Case Western Reserve University
    Director of the Center for Rotating Machinery Dynamics and Control (RoMaDyC)
    Executive Director of the CSU-TransDigm Advanced Manufacturing Center
    Rotordynamics, Magnetic Bearings, Control, Rehabilitation Robotics
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Prabaha Sikder
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (2019), University of Toledo
Director of the Multi-functional Materials Laboratory
Multi-functional Composites, Biomaterials for Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal defects, Regenerative Medicine, Live Scaffolds, Medical Implant Coatings
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Yongxin (Yong) Tao 
Betty L. Gordon Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor
Ph.D. (1989), University of Michigan
Director of the Predictive Modelling Network for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE)
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Heat and Mass Transfer with Multiphase Flow, Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems
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Maryam Younessi Sinaki
Associate 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
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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Elie J. Barbari
P/T Instructor
MSEE (1979), Cleveland State University
MBA (1988), Youngstown State University
Business statistics, finance, operations analysis
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Ryan J. Farris
Adjunct Faculty
Ph.D. (2012), Vanderbilt University
Medical Technology, Biomechanics, and Rehabilitation Robotics
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   Ebraam Kamel
   P/T Instructor
   M.S. Project Management and Operations (2025), Southern New Hampshire University
   MBA (2024), University of Phoenix
 

Eric M. Schearer
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D. (2014), Northwestern University
Robotics, Human Motion Control

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David Schwam
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D. (1982) Materials Engineering, Technion
Materials Engineering
 

Antonie J. (Ton) van den Bogert
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. (1989), University of Utrecht

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Wei Zhang
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D. (2003), Xi'an Jiaotong University
Fluid Mechanics, Flow Control and Wind Engineering

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Lydia Demjanczuk
Administrative Coordinator
l.demjanczuk@csuohio.edu

Jenna Pinsoneault
Assistant Academic Coach
j.marzougui@csuohio.edu

Essence Bates
Assistant Academic Coach
e.r.bates@csuohio.edu