Oregon State School of MIME Faculty

FACULTY

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Title	Specialty Area(s)	Research Interests
Bahman Abbasi	Energy Systems Engineering Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Water-energy nexus; control systems in thermal-fluid applications; advanced metals and materials
Roberto Albertani	Mechanics	Aerodynamics and stress analysis of flexible structures; environmental impact of wind energy; high-performance sailboats testing techniques; fiber composites technology; micro air vehicles; biological flight mechanics
Sourabh V. Apte	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Numerical simulations and modeling of multiphase turbulent flows; advanced numerical algorithms and models for simulations of multiphysics turbulent flows using predictive numerical techniques such as direct and large-eddy simulations
Ravi Balasubramanian	Robotics	Robot operation in unstructured environments; neural control and biomechanics in the human body
Belinda A. Batten	Robotics	Computational methods for controlling and optimizing distributed parameter systems; mathematical modeling; numerical analysis; dynamics and control of autonomous vehicles and wave energy devices
Brian Bay	Mechanics	Orthopaedic biomechanics; cellular material micro-mechanics; x-ray tomography based volumetric strain measurement; computational evolutionary strategies for material and component design; bio-inspired sustainability in product and system design
David L. Blunck	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Thermal sciences, combustion energy conversion, gas turbine engines, and infrared radiation emissions from reacting and nonreacting flows
Javier Calvo-Amodio	Human Systems Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Integration of systems science into industrial and systems engineering; engineering of organization cultures; systemology; engineering management
Matt Campbell	Design	Design automation, computational geometry, design theory, and numerical optimization. Dr. Campbell teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering.
David P. Cann	Materials	Materials science with a focus on electronic ceramic materials. Piezoelectric materials, dielectric materials, ferroelectricity, high-energy capacitors, materials under extreme environments, chemical sensors, defect chemistry, crystal chemistry.
Joe Davidson		Agricultural robotics, robotic manipulation, multi-functional materials
Onan Demirel		Human needs, abilities and limitations during early stages of the design process; human-in-the-loop design framework.
Toni L. Doolen	Human Systems Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Qualitative and quantitative process improvement methodologies and innovations to improve social and technical aspects of organizational performance
Bryony DuPont	Design	Hybrid energy systems optimization, wave energy conversion systems optimization, and building applications to advance sustainable design practices and implementation.
Chinweike Eseonu	Human Systems Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Technical entrepreneurship; science and engineering policy (with focus on sustainability and entrepreneurship related policy); transportation system management; process optimization
Zhaoyan Fan	Advanced Manufacturing	Model-enhanced sensor design and characterization for in-situ monitoring of manufacturing processes, energy-efficient sensor networks, and MEMS-enabled sensor miniaturization and packaging
Naomi Fitter		physical human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, haptics, robots in education, and robotic entertainers
Brian Fronk, P.E. (OR)	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Microscale heat and mass transfer, two-phase flow, natural refrigerants, advanced thermal energy systems, and sustainable energy portfolios
Ken Funk	Human Systems Engineering Information Systems Engineering	Human factors engineering, especially in the health care, military, aviation, and manufacturing domains; philosophy of technology
Joshua Gess	Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Advancement of thermal management solutions for near and far-term high performance microelectronic equipment using fundamental knowledge of heat transfer along with novel experimental methods such as two-phase PIV and high-speed image capture.
Brady J. Gibbons	Materials	Functional thin film microstructure, processing, and property relationships; dielectric, pyroelectric, and super- and semiconducting materials for energy conversion; crystallography and diffraction characterization; spectroscopic ellipsometry
Cindy Grimm	Robotics	Computer graphics and human–computer interaction, including the relationship between shape and biological function, design of interfaces for manipulating and annotating 3D images, and artistic-based modeling and visualization
Karl Haapala	Manufacturing Systems Engineering Advanced Manufacturing	Sustainable design and manufacturing, including life cycle engineering, manufacturing process modeling for environmental performance improvement, and evaluation of novel approaches for environmental impact reduction
Chris Hagen, P.E. (CO)	Thermal–Fluid Sciences Clean Energy Technologies	Energy conversion (primarily combustion); novel transportation fuels; development of sensors for harsh environments
Ross Hatton	Robotics	Motion models for snakes and snake robots; development of fundamental mathematical tools for studying locomotion
Geoff Hollinger	Robotics	Planning, coordination, and learning techniques for autonomous robotic systems
Chris Hoyle	Design	Decision-based design (linking consumer preferences and enterprise-level objectives with the engineering design process); uncertainty quantification and management; complex system design.
Jonathan W. Hurst	Robotics	Controlled, highly dynamic systems - specifically, robots that move swiftly and require careful mechanical design due to fundamental limitations such as motor inertia and torque limits. Current focus is legged locomotion
Megumi Kawasaki		Synthesis and characterizing unique properties of hybrid ultra-fine grained metals and nanocomposites processed by severe plastic deformation
David S. Kim	Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Applied operations; production system design and optimization; performance evaluation of production systems; scheduling heuristics; discrete event dynamic systems; facility layout of engineering organizations
James Liburdy	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Fundamental issues of turbulent flows; flow in porous media; enhancement of transport properties by complex flow structures; high speed droplet formation; thermal management; low Reynolds number aerodynamics
R. Logen Logendran	Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Production planning and control; cellular manufacturing design; group scheduling, routing and scheduling; applied operations research
Nordica MacCarty	Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Design of energy systems for the developing world, and the use of engineering to address poverty and environmental issues
Yiğit Mengüç	Robotics	Interface of mechanical science and robotics, creating soft devices inspired by nature and applied to robotics.
Harriet B. Nembhard	Healthcare Systems Engineering	Industrial engineering and operations research focused on improving complex systems across manufacturing and healthcare
David Nembhard	Human Systems Engineering	Workforce engineering, staffing, scheduling, learning and forgetting, workforce cross-training, human performance in complex systems, and transportation of hazardous materials
Ean H. Ng	Engineering Management	Engineering management, engineering economic analysis, transportation management, high reliability organization, and organization behavior.
Kyle Niemeyer	Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Computational modeling of multi-physics flows relevant to applications in aerospace, transportation, and energy systems
Bob Paasch, P.E. (CA)	Design	Design of mechanical systems for reliability and maintainability; design of marine renewable energy systems; knowledge-based monitoring and diagnosis of mechanical system; applications of artificial intelligence for ecological systems monitoring
John Parmigiani, P.E. (OR, PA, WA)	Mechanics	Designing, building, and testing of mechanical and electro-mechanical devices; Conducting finite element analysis, often with experimental validation, of technically-relevant engineering phenomena
Somayeh Pasebani	Manufacturing	Development of high temperature alloys, ceramic-reinforced metal matrix composites, aerospace and energy materials via advanced manufacturing (field assisted sintering, powder metallurgy and laser sintering)
Brian Paul	Advanced Manufacturing	Arrayed microfluidics for green nanosynthesis; microreactor-assisted materials processing; precision bonding for microsystem packaging; packaging of arrayed microfluidic systems for distributed and portable energy, chemical, and biomedical applicatio
Deborah V. Pence	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Single-phase and two-phase enhancement of microscale heat transfer using bio-insipired flow networks and in-situ vapor extraction. Studies are primarily experimental but also include commercial CFD and numerical modeling for design optimization.
David Porter	Information Systems Engineering	Information systems engineering, wireless communications, intelligent transportation systems, automatic data collection, manufacturing systems, supply chain engineering, and e-commerce
Melissa Santala	Materials	The role interfaces in the structural and phase stability of nanostructured materials; thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations; application of transmission electron microscopy to problems in materials science
Burak Sencer	Advanced Manufacturing	Precision motion control, and optimal trajectory generation for multi-axis machine tools, and intelligent machining process control
Kendra Sharp	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Experimental fluid mechanics; mixing; flow diagnostic techniques; multi-phase flows; microfluidics for biological and energy applications; sustainable energy for developing countries; international emphases in engineering research and education
Bill Smart	Robotics	Human-robot interactions; enabling self-sufficiency in robots; use of robots to assist people with motor disabilities; machine learning strategies for teaching robots to act effectively despite intermittent and/or incorrect performance feedback
Rob Stone	Design	Design theories and methodologies, specifically product architectures, functional representations, automated conceptual design techniques and innovation strategies for new product design
Ali Tabei		Computational integration of materials’ microstructural evolution and manufacturing processes, synthesis of nanomaterials, and semiconductor processing and modeling.

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SCHOOL OF MIME FACULTY and STAFF DIRECTORY

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Name	Position	Faculty Affiliation	Contact
Bahman Abbasi	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	AbbasiB@oregonstate.edu 541.706.2093 318 Tykeson Hall, OSU-Cascades
Roberto Albertani	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	roberto.albertani@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7024 305 Dearborn Hall
Sourabh V. Apte	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	sva@engr.orst.edu 541.737.7335 308 Rogers Hall
Ravi Balasubramanian	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	ravi.balasubramanian@oregonstate.edu 541.737.4267 315 Graf Hall
John Barber	Academic Advisor	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	John.Barber@oregonstate.edu 541.737.0701 238C Rogers Hall
Belinda A. Batten	Professor Executive Associate Dean, College of Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	belinda.batten@oregonstate.edu 541.737.9492 101B Covell Hall
Brian Bay	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	brian.bay@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5309 308 Dearborn Hall
Matthew Berry	MIME Grant Accountant	Business & Engineering Business Center	Matthew.Berry@oregonstate.edu 541.737.4504 204 Rogers Hall
David L. Blunck	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	David.Blunck@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7095 314 Rogers Hall
Lori Burgeson	MIME IT Consultant	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	Lori.Burgeson@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5240 220 Dearborn Hall
Javier Calvo-Amodio	Associate Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	javier.calvo@oregonstate.edu 541.737.0696 410 Rogers Hall
Matt Campbell	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	matt.campbell@oregonstate.edu 541.737.6549 408 Rogers
Scott D. Campbell	Instructor	Mechanical Engineering	Scott.D.Campbell@oregonstate.edu Dearborn Hall 110
David P. Cann	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	cann@engr.orst.edu 541.737.9623 303D Dearborn
Joe Davidson	Assistant Professor, Robotics	Mechanical Engineering	joseph.davidson@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7171 Graf, 307A
Paula de Szoeke	Instructor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	Paula.deSzoeke@oregonstate.edu Dearborn Hall 110
Onan Demirel	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	onan.demirel@oregonstate.edu 322 Rogers Hall
Toni L. Doolen	Professor Dean of the University Honors College Dean of the College of Education	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	Toni.Doolen@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5974 Joyce Collin Furman Hall 201D
Bryony DuPont	Assistant Professor Boeing Professor of Mechanical Engineering Design	Mechanical Engineering	Bryony.DuPont@oregonstate.edu 541.737.6462 216 Rogers
Lynn Ekstedt	Outreach and Industry Relations Coordinator	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	lynn.ekstedt@oregonstate.edu 541-737-4646 Rogers 210
Chinweike Eseonu	Assistant Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	chinweike.eseonu@oregonstate.edu 541.737.0024 406 Rogers Hall
Zhaoyan Fan	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Zhaoyan.Fan@oregonstate.edu Dearborn Hall 217
Naomi Fitter	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	naomi.fitter@oregonstate.edu
Brian Fronk, P.E. (OR)	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	brian.fronk@oregonstate.edu 541.737.3952 324 Rogers Hall
Ken Funk	Associate Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	kenneth.funk@oregonstate.edu 541.737.2357 212 Rogers Hall
Joshua Gess	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	joshua.gess@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7034 113 Dearborn Hall
Brady J. Gibbons	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	brady.gibbons@oregonstate.edu 541.737.2427 Dearborn 306
Rawley Greene	Instructor	Mechanical Engineering	GreenRaw@oregonstate.edu Dearborn Hall 111
Stephanie Grigar	Graduate Program Coordinator	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	stephanie.grigar@oregonstate.edu 541.737.4118 114 Dearborn
Cindy Grimm	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	grimmc@engr.oregonstate.edu 541.737.4914 311 Graf Hall
Karl Haapala	Associate Professor Tom and Carmen West Faculty Scholar	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	Karl.Haapala@oregonstate.edu 541.737.3122 218A Dearborn Hall
Chris Hagen, P.E. (CO)	Associate Professor	Energy Systems Engineering	chris.hagen@osucascades.edu 541.322.2061 105B Cascades Hall (OSU-Cascades campus in Bend); 308 Dearborn Hall (Corvallis)
Ross Hatton	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Ross.Hatton@oregonstate.edu 541.737.1129 317 Graf Hall
Jeff Hoffman	Senior Instructor, Capstone		jeff.hoffman@oregonstate.edu 541.737.6293 Dearborn 108
Geoff Hollinger	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	geoff.hollinger@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5906 312 Graf Hall
Nancy Homan	Academic Advisor	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	Nancy.Homan@oregonstate.edu 541.737.0702 238E Rogers Hall
Chris Hoyle	Associate Professor Arthur E. Hitsman Faculty Scholar	Mechanical Engineering	chris.hoyle@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7035 418 Rogers Hall
Jonathan W. Hurst	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	jonathan.hurst@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7010 313 Graf Hall
Brian Jensen	Manager, MIME Product Realization & Machining Lab	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	brian.jensen@oregonstate.edu 541.737.2862 Rogers 118
Joe Junker	Director, OSU Energy Efficiency Center	Mechanical Engineering	junkerj@engr.orst.edu 541.737.5034 344A Batcheller Hall
Megumi Kawasaki	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	megumi.kawasaki@oregonstate.edu 541.737.4571 304 Dearborn
Darin Kempton	Trades/Maintenance Worker 2	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	Darin.Kempton@oregonstate.edu 541.737.2862 118 Rogers Hall
David S. Kim	Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	david.kim@oregonstate.edu 541.737.8858 424 Rogers Hall
Amy Leeds	Academic Advisor		amy.leeds@oregonstate.edu 541-737-3238 Rogers 238E
James Liburdy	James R. Welty Professor	Mechanical Engineering	james.liburdy@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7017 310 Rogers Hall
R. Logen Logendran	Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	logen.logendran@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5239 416 Rogers Hall
Nordica MacCarty	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	nordica.maccarty@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5927 312 Rogers Hall
Yiğit Mengüç	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	yigit.menguc@oregonstate.edu 541.737.4104 318 Graf Hall
Gana Natarajan	Instructor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	gana.natarajan@oregonstate.edu 541.737.6536 Dearborn Hall 111
David Nembhard	Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	David.Nembhard@oregonstate.edu 541.737.2679 412 Rogers Hall
Harriet B. Nembhard	School Head Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	harriet.nembhard@oregonstate.edu 541.737.2228 208 Rogers Hall
Gina Newcomb	Undergraduate Administrative Program Assistant	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	gina.newcomb@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7009 238 Rogers Hall
Ean H. Ng	Assistant Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	ean.ng@oregonstate.edu 541.737.0570 404 Rogers Hall
Kyle Niemeyer	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	kyle.niemeyer@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5614 320 Rogers Hall
Christina Olson	Assistant to the School Head		Christina.Olson@oregonstate.edu 541-737-3764 Rogers 206
Bob Paasch, P.E. (CA)	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	paasch@engr.orst.edu 541.737.7019 414 Rogers Hall
John Parmigiani, P.E. (OR, PA, WA)	Associate Professor/Senior Researcher Director of Industry Research and Outreach	Mechanical Engineering	parmigjo@engr.orst.edu 541.737.7023 303F Dearborn Hall
Somayeh Pasebani	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Somayeh.Pasebani@oregonstate.edu Dearborn Hall 309
Lynn Paul	Head Advisor, MIME Graduate Programs	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	lynn.paul@oregonstate.edu 541.737.3644 214 Rogers Hall
Brian Paul	Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	Brian.Paul@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7320 219 Dearborn Hall
Deborah V. Pence	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	deborah.pence@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7018 316 Rogers Hall
Owen Perry	Public Information Representative	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	owen.perry@oregonstate.edu 541.737.3718
David Porter	Professor, Assoc Head of Graduate Programs	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	David.Porter@oregonstate.edu 541.737.2446 420 Rogers Hall
Keith Price	Computer Support	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	priceke@onid.orst.edu 541.737.4345 209 Dearborn Hall
Cassie Pitkin	MIME Head Advisor		cassie.pitkin@oregonstate.edu 541-737-7991 Roger 238-B
Melissa Santala	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	melissa.santala@oregonstate.edu 541.737.8272 307 Dearborn Hall
Burak Sencer	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Burak.Sencer@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5919 219A Dearborn Hall
Kendra Sharp	Professor Richard and Gretchen Evans Professor in Humanitarian Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	kendra.sharp@oregonstate.edu 541.737.5246 318 Rogers Hall
Bill Smart	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	bill.smart@oregonstate.edu 541.737.0670 316 Graf Hall
Nancy Squires	Senior Instructor	Mechanical Engineering	squires@engr.orst.edu 541.737.2337 306 Rogers Hall
Christian P. Stehr	Instructor	Mechanical Engineering	stehrc@oregonstate.edu 541.760.3883 Dearborn 303B
Rob Stone	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	rob.stone@oregonstate.edu 541.737.3638 216 Dearborn Hall
Ali Tabei	Assistant Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	541.737.7074 Dearnborn 218
Nicole Thompson	Operations Manager	MIME Professional Faculty & Classified Staff	Nicole.Thompson@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7505 Rogers 204
Julie Tucker	Assistant Professor College of Engineering Dean's Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Julie.Tucker@oregonstate.edu 541-737-5840 303E Dearborn
Irem Y. Tumer	Oregon State University Interim Vice President for Research Professor	Mechanical Engineering	irem.tumer@oregonstate.edu 541.737.6627 116 Covell Hall
Kagan Tumer	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	kagan.tumer@oregonstate.edu 541.737.9899 314 Graf Hall
Hector Vergara	Assistant Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	hector.vergara@oregonstate.edu 541.737.0955 422 Rogers Hall
Kyle Webb	Instructor	Energy Systems Engineering	Kyle.Webb@osucascades.edu 541-322-3134 OSU Cascades, Tykeson Hall 318
Rebecca Webb	Instructor, ESE Program Lead	Energy Systems Engineering	Rebecca.Webb@osucascades.edu 541-322-3167 OSU Cascades, Tykeson Hall 316
Charles Winder	Instructor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	Charles.Winder@oregonstate.edu
Donghua Xu	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	Donghua.Xu@oregonstate.edu 541.737.7027 303C Dearborn Hall
Xinhui Zhu	Assistant Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	xinhui.zhu@oregonstate.edu 541.737.2596 426 Rogers Hall