Michigan Technological University
 Research in Mechanical Engineering -- Engineering Mechanics		  


Department of
Mechanical Engineering -- Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI USA 49931-1295
Phone: 906.487.2551 Fax: 906.487.2822

  

 

 
           
 
 
Research Thrusts
 
Engineering Education Innovation
 As the world continues to change with globalization and technological advances so must engineering education p...
Advanced Power System
 In the face of an impending energy crisis, the Advanced Power Systems research center is exploring alternative...
Space Systems
 The Space Systems Research group is creating innovative electric propulsion systems to make space travel more ...
Mechanics of Multi-scale Materials
 The Mechanics of Multi-scale Materials research group uncovers the relationships of structures across the full...
Multi-scale Sensors and Systems
 The Multi-scale Sensors and Systems Research Group specializes in the design, fabrication, integration, and te...
Sustainable Manufacturing and Design
 Many of the campus research efforts on sustainability are coordinated by the Sustainable Futures Institute (SF...
 
 
   
ME-EM Research Faculty
 
Ossama Abdelkhalik
 Assistant Professor
  • PhD, Texas A and M University

ooabdelk@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3503 [phone]    ||  MEEM 1013 [room]

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Jeffrey Allen
 Associate Professor
  • SAE Areo Faculty Advisor; Tau Beta Pi Faculty Advisor

  • PhD, University of Dayton

jstallen@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2349 [phone]    ||  MEEM 831 [room]

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Carl Anderson
 Professor
  • Associate Dean of Engineering

  • PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

cander@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2378 [phone]    ||  MEEM 920 [room]

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John Beard
 Associate Professor
  • EcoCAR Enterprise Faculty Advisor

  • PhD, Purdue University

jebeard@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3110 [phone]    ||  MEEM 820 [room]

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Jason Blough
 Associate Professor
  • Director, Design Dynamic Systems Area; Clean Snowmobile Enterprise Faculty Advisor; SAE Faculty Advisor

  • PhD, University of Cincinnati

jrblough@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-1020 [phone]    ||  MEEM 1020 [room]

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Bo Chen
 Assistant Professor
  • PhD, University of California at Davis

bochen@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3537 [phone]    ||  MEEM 802 [room]

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Chang Kyoung Choi
 Assistant Professor
  • PhD, University of Tennessee

cchoi@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-1463 [phone]    ||  MEEM 828 [room]

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William Endres
 Associate Professor
  • PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

wjendres@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2567 [phone]    ||  MEEM 826 [room]

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Harold A. Evensen
 Professor Emeritus
  • PhD, Syracuse University

haevense@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3433 [phone]    ||  MEEM 1013 [room]

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Craig Friedrich
 Professor
  • Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies; Integrated Microsystems Enterprise Faculty Co-Advisor; Director, Multiscale Technology and Systems Group (MuSTI); Robbins Chair

  • PhD, Oaklahoma State University

craig@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-1922 [phone]    ||  MEEM 807 [room]

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John Gershenson
 Professor
  • Director, Manufacturing & Industrial Area

  • PhD, University of Idaho

jkgershe@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2047 [phone]    ||  MEEM 1022 [room]

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Thomas Grimm
 Associate Professor
  • PhD, Michigan Technological University

trgrimm@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2574 [phone]    ||  MEEM 905 [room]

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Mahesh Gupta
 Professor
  • Advisor, Indian Student Association

  • PhD, Rutgers University

mahesh@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3566 [phone]    ||  MEEM 821 [room]

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Tammy Haut Donahue
 Associate Professor
  • Director, Mechanics of Multiscale Materials Research Group; Board Sports Technology Enterprise Faculty Advisor

  • PhD, University of California-Davis

thdonahu@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2078 [phone]    ||  MEEM 927 [room]

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John Hill
  • Assistant Professor

  • PhD

johnhill@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  906-487-3176 [phone]    ||  817 [room]

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Gopal Jayaraman
 Professor
  • ASME Faculty Advisor

  • PhD, University of Iowa

gjayar@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2519 [phone]    ||  MEEM 805 [room]

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John H. Johnson
 Research Professor
  • Emeritus Faculty

  • PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

jjohnson@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2576 [phone]    ||  MEEM 1015 [room]

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Lyon (Brad) King
 Associate Professor
  • Director, Space Systems Research Group; Aerospace Enterprise Faculty Advisor

  • PhD, University of Michigan

lbking@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2683 [phone]    ||  MEEM 1014 [room]

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V. C. Rao Komaravolu
 Principal Lecturer
  • PACE Coordinator

  • PhD, Indian Institute of Technology

kvcrao@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-1173 [phone]    ||  MEEM 830 [room]

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Seong-Young Lee
 Assistant Professor
  • PhD, Pennsylvania State University

sylee@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2559 [phone]    ||  MEEM 802 [room]

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Adam Loukus
 Visiting Assistant Professor
  • PhD, Michigan Technological University

arloukus@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-1096 [phone]    ||  MEEM 911 [room]

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Josh Loukus
 Instructor
  • PhD, Michigan Technological University

jeloukus@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3374 [phone]    ||  MEEM 926 [room]

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Edward Lumsdaine
 Professor
  • On Sabbatical

  • DSc, New Mexico State University

lumsdain@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2977 [phone]    ||  MEEM 801 [room]

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Charles Margraves
 Lecturer
  • PhD, University of Tennessee - Knoxsville

chmargra@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2684 [phone]    ||  MEEM 827 [room]

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DeSheng (Dennis) Meng
 Assistant Professor
  • PhD, University of California at Los Angeles

dmeng@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3551 [phone]    ||  MEEM 921 [room]

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Scott Miers
 Assistant Professor
  • PhD, Michigan Technological University

samiers@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2709 [phone]    ||  MEEM 911 [room]

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Michele Miller
 Associate Professor
  • PhD, North Carolina State University

mhmiller@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3025 [phone]    ||  MEEM 929 [room]

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Ibrahim Miskioglu
 Associate Professor
  • Board Sports Technology Enterprise Faculty Advisor; SEM Faculty Advisor; Graduate Seminar Series Coordinator

  • PhD, Iowa State University

imiski@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2752 [phone]    ||  MEEM 1009 [room]

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Nina Momoudian
 Assistant Professor

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Jeffrey Naber
 Associate Professor
  • SAE Formula Car Enterprise Faculty Advisor; Pi Tau Sigma Facutly Advisor; Director, Advanced Power Systems Group

  • PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

jnaber@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-1938 [phone]    ||  MEEM 1012 [room]

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Amitabh Narain
 Professor
  • PhD, University of Minnesota

narain@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2555 [phone]    ||  MEEM 804 [room]

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Gregory Odegard
 Associate Professor
  • PhD, University of Denver

gmodegar@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2329 [phone]    ||  MEEM 930 [room]

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Sudhakar Pandit
 Professor
  • PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

pand@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2153 [phone]    ||  MEEM 903 [room]

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Gordon Parker
 Professor
  • Director of Research; Jonh & Cathi Drake Professor of Mechanical Engineering

  • PhD, State University of New York

ggparker@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-1850 [phone]    ||  MEEM 803 [room]

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Chris Passerello
 Professor
  • PhD, University of Cincinnati

cepass@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2161 [phone]    ||  MEEM 904 [room]

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Fernando Ponta
 Assistant Professor
  • PhD, University of Buenos Aires

flponta@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3563 [phone]    ||  MEEM 936 [room]

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William Predebon
 Professor and Department Chair
  • ME-EM Department Chair

  • PhD, Iowa State University

wwpredeb@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2551 [phone]    ||  MEEM 808 [room]

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Mohan D. Rao
 Professor
  • Director, Multidisciplinary Engineered Dynamic Systems Research Group; NVH Enterprise Faculty Advisor; Sabbatical

  • PhD, Auburn University

mrao@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2892 [phone]    ||  MEEM 906 [room]

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Mo Rastgarr
  • Assistant Professor

rastgaar@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  906-487-1416 [phone]    ||  827 [room]

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Reza Shahbazian Yassar
 Assistant Professor
  • PhD, Washington State University

reza@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-3581 [phone]    ||  MEEM 923 [room]

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Kazuya Tajiri
  • Assistant Professor

ktajiri@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2675 [phone]    ||  932 [room]

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Madhukar Vable
 Associate Professor
  • PhD, University of Michigan

mavable@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2747 [phone]    ||  MEEM 907 [room]

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Charles D. Van Karsen
 Associate Professor
  • Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director, Student Success Center/Engineering Learning Center

  • MSME University of Cincinnati

cdvankar@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2159 [phone]    ||  MEEM 810 [room]

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Carl R. Vilmann
 Associate Professor
  • PhD, Northwestern University

crvil@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2377 [phone]    ||  MEEM 925 [room]

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Jeremy Worm
  • Research Engineer

jjworm@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2686 [phone]    ||  MEEM 934 [room]

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Song-Lin (Jason) Yang
 Professor
  • PhD, University of Florida

slyang@mtu.edu [e-mail]    ||  487-2624 [phone]    ||  MEEM 829 [room]

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