Graduate Faculty at Michigan Tech
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Duane L. Abata
Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering/ Engineering Mechanics
Dean of Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Engines, combustion, engine dynamics
Ossama Omar Abdelkhalik
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Texas A&M University
Space mechanics, spacecraft dynamics, estimation theory, space mission analysis
John H. Adler (jhadler@mtu.edu)
Chair and Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Maryland
Structure-function interactions of lipids, particularly sterols and steroids, as hormones, components of biological membranes, and as defense compounds in higher plants, algae, and
fungi
Dieter W. Adolphs (dadolph@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of German
PhD, Washington University—St. Louis
German and Austrian literature from 1880 to the present, critical theory, intercultural communication, humanities research methods, rhetoric of difference, exile studies, Thomas Mann
Gary P. Agin (gagin@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Physics
PhD, Kansas State University
General physics
Theresa M. Ahlborn, PE (tess@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Structural Durability
Member, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
PhD, University of Minnesota
High-performance concrete, structural analysis, pre stressed concrete, bridge engineering
Elias C. Aifantis (mom@mtu.edu)
Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Minnesota
Continuum mechanics, microstructures
Abdulnasser Alaraje (alaraje@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
PhD Ohio State University
Computer architecture, programmable logic (FPGA), CAD, digital design and
hardware description language modeling, system-on-chip and network-on-chip design
Terrence K. Alger (tkalger@hotmail.com)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Bernard D. Alkire, PE, (balkire@mtu.edu)
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD, Michigan State University
Soil compaction, cold weather construction, computer methods, dynamic properties of soils, aggregate properties, transportation engineering, highway design
Jeffrey S. Allen (jstallen@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Dayton
Capillary flow, interfacial transport phenomena, fuel cells, phase-change heat transfer, micro gravity fluid physics
Alaa Eldin Aly (aaaly@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
PhD, University of Louisville
Susan L. Amato-Henderson (slamato@mtu.edu) http://www.cls.mtu.edu/people/slamato.html
Associate Professor of Psychology
PhD, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
Psychology and law (eyewitness memory, credibility assessment, field sobriety testing); career and educational interests and decision making; self efficacy (your belief in your ability to do well in a given situation or setting);service learning as a teaching tool; outcome assessments; experimental design and statistical analysis
Ashok K. Ambardar (akambard@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, University of Wyoming
Biomedical applications of ultrasound, modeling of physiological systems, medical imaging
Carl L. Anderson (cander@mtu.edu)
Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Director, Advanced Power Systems Research Center
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Engineering
PhD, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Heat transfer, thermodynamics, I.C. engines, torque converters, cavitation, wireless telemetry
Gerald T. Ankley
Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences
Environmental Protection Agency (US.), Duluth
PhD, University of Georgia, Athens
Environmental Toxicology
Oner Arici (arici@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Brown University
Thermodynamics, heat transfer
Martin T. Auer (mtauer@mtu.edu)
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Michigan
Limnology, engineering approaches to lake and river management, mathematical modeling of surface water quality
Nancy A. Auer (naauer@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Fish ecology, larval fish biology, aquatic ecology
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Alphonse H. Baartmans (baartman@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Professor of Mathematical Sciences
PhD, Michigan State University
Combinatorics, design theory, algebra
Susan T. Bagley (stbagley@mtu.edu)
Professor of Environmental Microbiology
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
Member, Biotechnology Research Institute
PhD, Oregon State University
Environmental microbiology, bio-based fuels and bio-polymers, bioremediation, microbial control
C. Robert Baillod, PhD, PE, DEE, (baillod@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
PhD, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Biological treatment processes, removal and fate of toxic pollutants, oxygen transfer, industrial pollution prevention
Edward Baker
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources, Fisheries Scientist
PhD, Michigan State University
Aquatic resources
Bradley H. Baltensperger (brad@mtu.edu)
Chair Department of Cognitive & Learning Sciences, Professor of Geography
PhD, Clark University
Agricultural structure, cultural ecology, immigration and ethnicity
Bruce H. Barkalow (bhbarkal@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering
PhD, University of Wyoming
Biomedical engineering
Brian D. Barkdoll, PE (barkdoll@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Iowa
Water resources, sediment transport, water distribution systems
Bruce A. Barna, PhD, PE, (bbarna@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemical Engineering,
PhD, New Mexico State University
Process design and improvement, energy conversion, venture analysis
Dallas K. Bates (dbates@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemistry
Adjunct Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, University of Idaho
Organic and heterocyclic chemistry
John E. Beard (jebeard@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Purdue University
Computer-aided design, kinematics, biomedical engineering and manufacturing, rotary pumps
Donald R. Beck (donald@mtu.edu)
Professor of Physics
PhD, Lehigh University
Electronic structure of solids, theoretical atomic physics
John P. Beckwith (beckwith@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD, Wayne State University
Statistics
Mary Ann Beckwith (mabeckwi@mtu.edu)
Professor of Visual & Performing Arts
BA, Marygrove College
James Belote (jdbelote@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois
Latin America, Andes, Ecuador, cultural ecology
Linda S. Belote (lsbelote@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois
Latin America cultural anthropology, the Andes, ethnicity
Paul L. Bergstrom (paulb@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Adjunct Associate Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Associate Director of the Multi Scale Technologies Institute
PhD, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Micro electromechanical devices and technologies, nanoscaled electronic devices and technologies
Victoria L. Bergvall (vbergval@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Linguistics
PhD, Harvard University
Language and gender theory and practice, discourse analysis (especially critical discourse analysis), sociolinguistics, linguistic and gender aspects of computer-mediated communication, local dialect issues
Barbara S. Bertram (bertram@mtu.edu)
Emerita Professor of Mathematics
PhD, University of New Mexico
Singular integral equations, numerical analysis, first kind integral equations
Suzanne J. Beske-Diehl (sbeske-d@mtu.edu)
Professor of Geophysics
PhD, University of Wyoming
Paleomagnetism, rock magnetism, sedimentology, geophysics
Bernhard P. Bettig (bettig@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Arizona State University
Geometric reasoning and artificial intelligence in design and manufacturing; object oriented CAD software architecture
Lanrong Bi (lanrong@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
PhD, Peking University
Chemical biology, medicinal chemistry
Jurgen Bierbrauer (jbierbra@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mathematics
PhD, Mainz University, Germany
Coding theory, combinatorics, cryptology, algebra
Jason R. Blough (jrblough@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Cincinnati
Experimental vibration of noise and vibration with an emphasis on development of specialized digital signal processing solutions
Neil V. Blough
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland
PhD, Northwestern University
Photochemical and free radical reactions (abiotic and biotic) in the environment including the role of metals and metal-organic complexes in these processes, development of molecular probes to examine these processes in both biological and environmental systems, interfacial reactions and redox chemistry in natural waters, optical properties and the remote sensing of seawater constituents
Gregg J. S. Bluth (gbluth@mtu.edu)
Professor of Geology,
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Mitigation of natural hazards, remote sensing of volcanic activity, watershed geochemistry
Leonard J. Bohmann PE, (ljbohman@mtu.edu)
Assiciate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Member, Power and Energy Research Center
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Electric power system analysis, renewable energy
James M Boileau (jboileau@ford.com)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Technical Expert, Ford Motor Company
PhD, Wayne State University
Material & metallurgy research, aluminum casting cellular & dendritic solidification
Theodore J. Bornhorst (tjb@mtu.edu)
Director, A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Professor of Economic and Engineering Geology, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, University of New Mexico
Metallic mineral resources, geochemistry, geology of the Lake Superior region
Aleksandra Borysow (aborysow@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Physics
PhD, University of Texas—Austin
Theory of atomic and molecular spectroscopy, collision induced spectroscopy
Jacek Borysow (jborysow@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Physics
PhD, University of Texas—Austin
Experimental atomic and molecular physics, high-resolution absorption and laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy
Sandra M. Boschetto-Sandoval (smbosche@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Latin American Studies
PhD, University of Oregon
Contemporary and emerging Latin American women writers, Latin American
cultural and historical studies, intercultural communication, and
interdisciplinary language pedagogy
Heidi Bostic (hlbostic@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Gender Studies, Humanities
PhD, Purdue University, W. Lafayette
Women’s and gender studies, feminist theory, narrative studies,
eighteenth-century studies, French and Francophone language, literature
and culture
Michael J Bowler (mjbowler@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Humanities, Philosophy
PhD, University of Notre Dame
Continental philosophy, ancient Greek philosophy, German philosophy from Kant to the present,
philosophy of science and technology, hermeneutics, phenomenology, existentialism, ethics education in science and engineering, responsible conduct of research
Hugh Boyer (heboyer@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences
PhD, Ohio State University
M. Ann Brady (mabrady@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Humanities
PhD Miami University of Ohio, Oxford
Rhetoric and professional communication, Gender studies,
Philosophy of technology, Qualitative ethnographic research methods and methodologies
William S. Breffle (wsbreffl@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Natural Resource Economics, School of Business & Economics
PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
Latent-class modeling; optimal design of conjoint choice experiments; the economics of outdoor recreation; restoration of fishing and other ecological services impaired by releases of contaminants; estimating willingness to pay to avoid marginal changes in the risk of mortality from different illnesses and motor vehicle accidents
J. Christopher Brill (cbrill@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, University of Central Florida
Tactile communication, mental workload, cognitive resource theory, multi-modal display and alarm design, spatial audio, human performance assessment, motion and simulator sickness, Sopite Syndrome (motion-induced drowsiness)
Alan J. Brokaw (ajbrokaw@mtu.edu)
Professor of Marketing, School of Business & Economics
PhD University of Michigan
Survey and marketing research, branding (especially in Estonia), student satisfaction and student performance
Richard E. Brown (rebrown@mtu.edu)
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
PhD, Indiana University—Bloomington
Quantum chemistry
Debra L. Bruch (dlbruch@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Theatre
PhD, University of Missouri—Columbia
Theatre
Mari W. Buche ((mwbuche@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Information Systems (School of Business & Economics
PhD, University of Kansas
Fundamental concepts in management information systems and workforce issues
Paul Buda (prbuda@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
MS, Michigan Technological University
Judith W. Budd (jrbudd@mtu.edu)
Research Associate Professor of Geological and Mining
Engineering and Sciences,
PhD, Michigan Tech University
Limnology, aquatic ecology; remote sensing of lake properties
William M. Bulleit, PE, (wmbullei@mtu.edu)
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD, Washington State University
Structural reliability, probabilistic
methods in engineering, computational intelligence, timber engineering
Jeffrey B. Burl (burl@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, University of California—Irvine
Control systems and signal processing, vision-based control of aerospace systems,
robust control, adaptive control
Christopher D. Burnett (chris.burnett@macd.org)
Adjunct Professor, Forest Resources & Environmental Science
PhD, Boston University
Mammalian ecology, wildlife habitat, silviculture
Joseph W. Burns (joseph.burns@mtu.edu)
Senior Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute;
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, University of Michigan
Electromagnetic theory and application: combining phenomenology with
advanced signal processing for remote sensing applications
Andrew J. Burton (ajburton@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Forest ecology, forest soils, below ground carbon and nutrient cycling,
responses of forests to global change, root ecology and physiology
Victor B. Busov (vbuson@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
PhD, North Carolina State University
Forest molecular genetics
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Yu Cai (cai@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Colorado
Green computing, network security and distributed systems
Jaime A Camelio (jcamelio@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Assembly systems, manufacturing process modeling, design optimization, systems diagnosis,
manufacturing complexity management
Gary A. Campbell (gacampbe@mtu.edu)
Professor of Natural Resourcel Economics, School of Business and Economics;
Adjunct Professor of Mining Engineering, Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Mineral economics, natural resource economics and policy, sustainability and mining
Wilbur H. Campbell (wcampbel@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Biochemistry and molecular biology of proteins; structure and function of nitrate reductase
utilizing recombinant expression systems and site-directed mutagenesis; lignin-specific O-methyltransferases from woody species
Gerard T. Caneba (caneba@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director, Center for Environmentally Benign Functional Materials
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of California—Berkeley
Polymer solutions, polymer phase transitions, polymer membranes, polymer reaction engineering, polymer foams, mathematical modeling, block copolymers, polymer reactive processing, paints and coatings, carbon nanotube-polymer composites, enhanced oil and unconventional oil recovery
James G. Cantrill (jcantril@nmu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor, Northern Michigan University, Communication & Performance Studies
PhD, University of Illinois
Environmental communication with particular emphasis on the relationship between perceptions of place, self concept, and reactions to land use change policies, conditions, and advocacy
Will H. Cantrell (Cantrell@mtu.edu)
http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Cantrell.html
Associate Professor of Physics
Affiliation in Atmospheric Sciences doctoral program
PhD, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Heterogeneous nucleation of ice, physics and chemistry of thin films, physics and chemistry of aerosol particles/ cloud condensation nuclei
Eunice C. Carlson (ecarlson@mtu.edu)
Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University
General area of pathogenic infectious microbiology with research projects relating to microbial toxic production, synergistic interactions between pathogens, and the host immune response to infection
Simon A. Carn (scarn@umbc.edu)
Assistant Professor, Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences
Affiliation in Atmospheric Sciences doctoral program
PhD, University of Cambridge, UK
Volcanology, remote sensing of volcanic emissions, volcanic eruption cloud composition and transport, volatiles in volcanic systems, anthropogenic pollution
Steven M. Carr (carr@mtu.edu)
Professor of Computer Science
PhD, Rice University
Compiler optimizations, interaction between compilers and computer architecture, and computer science education
Jason R. Carter (jcarter@mtu.edu)
Chair & Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, Health and Physical Education
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Cognitive & Learning Sciences
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Regulation of arterial blood pressure, the vestibulo sympathetic reflex in humans, autonomic and cardiovascular adaptations to microgravity and exercise
Debra D. Charlesworth (ddc@mtu.edu)
Assistant to the Dean, Graduate School
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
PhD, Northwestern University
Composite biomaterials for orthopedic applications and engineering education
Paul Charlesworth (pcharles@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, Keele University, UK
Chemical education
Arvind K. Chaudhary
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Cooper Power
PhD, Virginia Technological University
Power systems transients, insulation coordination, instrument transformers, power system protection
Bo Chen (bochen@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of California-Davis
Mechatronic and embedded systems, agent technology, distributed control systems, and intelligent transportation systems
Huann-Sheng Chen (hschen@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD, University of Illinois
Statistical genetics, survival data analysis, applied and computational statistics
David J. Chesney (djchesne@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
PhD, North Dakota State University
Supercritical fluid extraction, electroanalytical
chemistry, process analytical chemistry
Chunxiao Chigan (cchigan@mtu.edu) http://www.ece.mtu.edu/ee/faculty/cchigan/
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer engineering
PhD, SUNY-Stony Brook
Wireless ad hoc networks & sensor networks, cross-layer network design, wireless network security, dependable computing & communication systems, network resource allocation & management
Rodney A. Chimner (rchimner@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
PhD, Colorado State University
Wetland ecology, ecosystem ecology, global change biology, restoration ecology
Peck Cho (peckcho@mtu.edu)
Professor of ME-EM
PhD, Northwestern University
Combustion, fuels
Byung Kyu Choi (bkchoi@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD, Texas A&M University
Networking, distributed systems, real-time systems
Kerkil Choi (kerkil@mtu.edu)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
Computational sensing & imaging, imaging applications in optics
Clifford C. Chou (cchou@mail.ford.com)
Adjunct Professor of Engineering Mechanics
Staff Technical Specialist, Ford Motor Company
PhD, Michigan State University
Automotive safety
Khashruzzaman Choudhury
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor of Economics and Finance, Southern University and A&M College
PhD, Syracuse University
Nels Christopherson (nels@mtu.edu)
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Experimental and analytical solid mechanics
Michael S. Clancey (msclance@mtu.edu)
Instructor, Chemical Engineering
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Technical communication, engineering communication, writing across the curriculum, writing in the disciplines
Tomas B. Co (tbco@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, University of Massachusetts—Amherst
Plant-wide control, process modeling, neural networks, fuzzy set control
Samuel W. Coates, (swcoates@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor School of Technology
PhD, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
Engine performance modeling, exhaust emissions, catalyst systems, engine noise reduction
Leslie P. Cook (lpcook@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
EDD, Brigham Young University
Orientation programs, student leadership development,characteristics of college students today
Marilyn M. Cooper (mmcooper@mtu.edu)
Professor of Humanities
PhD, University of Minnesota
Writing theory and pedagogy, literacy, language theory
Bahne C. Cornilsen, (bccornil@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemistry
Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering;
PhD, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
Solid-state structure and point defect chemistry; vibrational spectroscopy, including inelastic neutron scattering; EXAFS and XANES; battery electrode structure, Li ion and Ni electrodes
Kaven E. Crosby
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
PhD, Louisiana State University
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University and A&M College
Advanced engineering materials research including modeling material behavior, microstructural and
property characterization & performance study; engineering education
Daniel A. Crowl, (crowl@mtu.edu)
Herbert H. Dow Chair for Chemical Process Safety; Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, University of Illinois—Urbana
Chemical process safety
Allen Curran
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Vice President, ThermoAnalytics, Inc.
PhD, Stanford
Development of software that autonomously produces simulation parameters from geometric and functional descriptions of vehicle components
Eric W. Curtis (ecurtis@ford.com)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Technical Leader, Powertrain Research Department, Ford Motor Company
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Roshan M. D’Souza (rmdsouza@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, University of California
CAPP, cost conscious planning, resource-based manufacturability evaluation
John Daavettila (jpdaavet@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, School of Technology
MS, Michigan Technological University
Qingli (Barbara) Dai (qingdai@mtu.edu)
Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics/Civil & Environmental Engineering
PhD, University of Rhode Island
Multiscale modeling, microstructure, FEM, damage/fracture, composite materials, imaging technology, sustainable transportation materials and system, pavement technology
Carl Dassbach (dassbach@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD, State University of New York–Binghamton
Industrial sociology, social change, world-system studies, deviant behavior, sociological theory, sociology of organizations
Jennie P. Dautermann
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Program Manager, SUNY Teaching, Learning & Technology, SUNY Training Center
PhD, Purdue University
Rhetoric & composition, technical communication, reese arch methods
Brian T. Davis
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Computer Architecture, DRAM Memory Systems and Interfaces, Hardware Description Languages, Computer hardware/ Software Co-Design
Mark F. Davis (mark_davis@nrel.gov)
Adjunct Professor of Forest Resource and Environmental Science
PhD, Colorado State
Analysis of plant cell wall chemistry, molecular beam mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance
Larry R. Davis (lrdavis@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor,
School of Business & Economics
PhD, Indiana University
Auditing and assurance services, financial reporting and analysis
Kenneson G. Dean
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Research Assistant Professor,
University of Alaska, Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
MS, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Volcano monitoring, eruption cloud and thermal anomalies using satellite data and ash dispersion models
Yogini S. Deshpande (yogini@mtu.edu)
Post Doctoral Fellow, Civil & Environmental Engineering
PhD, Purdue University
Sustainable concretes, performance based specifications, in-situ evaluation and structural health monitoring, concrete repair & rehabilitation
George R. Dewey, PE, (gdewey@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
PhD, University of Kansas
Civil infrastructure materials, cement and concrete microstructure, supplementary cementitious materials, and utilization of industrial residuals
Jimmy F. Diehl (jdiehl@mtu.edu)
Professor of Geophysics
PhD, University of Wyoming
Applied geophysics, paleomagnetism, tectonics
David C. Dixon (dcdixon@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, Rutgers
Plant molecular biology, plant pathology, microscopy
David S. Domozych (ddomoz@skidmore.edu)
Adjunct Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, Miami University
Plant biology, plant biotechnology, plant physiology
Seth W. Donahue (swdonahu@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, Davis
Bone mechanics, cellular mechanotransduction, fluorescent imaging, osteoporosis, bone, metabolism in black bears
Jianping Dong (jdong@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mathematics, Director of Graduate Studies
PhD, New York University
Statistical genetics, experimental design, smoothing techniques, Categorical data analysis
Paul V. Doskey (pvdoskey@mtu.edu)
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
& School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
Affiliation in Atmospheric Sciences doctoral program
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Environmental dynamics of climate-forcing gases, aerosol precursors, organic aerosols
Jaroslaw W. Drelich (jwdrelic@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
PhD, University of Utah
Surface chemistry and colloid science applied to material
processing, recycling, and microfabrication
Thomas D. Drummer (tdrummer@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mathematics
PhD, University of Wyoming
Statistics
R. Kasten Dumroese (kdumroese@fs.fed.us)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Research Plant Physiologist, USDA Forest Service
PhD, University of Idaho
Practical aspects of growing forest & conservation seedlings in nurseries, including seedling growth in various types of media, impacts of nursery practices on the genetic variation of crops, germination of Hawaiian forest endemics, phenology of crops, germination of Hawaiian forest endemics, phenology
Mary H. Durfee (mhdurfee@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Government
PhD, Cornell University
World politics, international law, international management of the North American Great Lakes
Peter R. Dvornic
Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemistry
Midland Molecular Institute
PhD, University of Massachusetts
Polymers
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Ali Ebnenasir (aebnenas@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
PhD, Michigan State University
Automated software engineering of dependable systems - dependable distributed computing
- formal methods
Timothy C. Eisele (tceisele@mtu.edu)
Engineer/Scientist, Chemical Engineering
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Particulate processing; physical separations; resource extraction, refining and recovery; environmentally benign materials processing; industrial waste byproduct utilization
Damien D. Ejigiri
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Dean, Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs,
Southern University and A&M College
PhD, Texas A&M University
Urban & regional science: methodology, computer application, research survey approach, statistics
Fatemeh Emdad (femdad@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Instructor, Mathematical Sciences
PhD Colorado State University
Classification and analysis of brain EEG signals, geometric data analysis, signal and image processing, pattern recognition, geometric methods in pattern analysis, signal fraction analysis, feature extraction
William J. Endres (wjendres@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD. University of Illinois-Urbana- Champaign
Machining process modeling, cutting mechanics, machine dynamics, mechanistic modeling techniques
Carl G. Enfield
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
US EPA, National Risk Management Research Laboratory
PhD, University of Arizona
Development of enhanced remediation technologies for contaminated sediments and aquifers; processes controlling the transport of contaminants in soils; land application wastewater treatment for municipal wastewater
John R. Erickson (joericks@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Research Scientist, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
MS, Michigan Technological University
Recycling of wood and paper products; wood products harvesting; conversion processing and use; research program management, planning, marketing, grant process, and financial management
Tyler A. Erickson (tyler.erickson@mtu.edu)
Research
Scientist, Michigan Technological Research Institute
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
PhD, University of Colorado
Geostatistical estimation methods for characterizin genvironmental parameters, remote sensing data fusion, designing geospatial internet-based information systems for distributing environmental data
Lee W. Erlebach (lwerleba@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD, University of Washington
Discrete mathematics, topological groups, game theory
Kingsley E. Esedo
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Political Science Department,
Southern University and A&M College
PhD, Boston University
African Political Science
Harold A. Evensen (haevense@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Syracuse University
Noise, vibration, dynamic measurements
F
Christopher W. Fairall (Chris.Fairall@noaa.gov)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Physicist, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA
PhD, Michigan State University
Air-sea-ice interactions, boundary-layer processes, clouds, optical/radio propagation in the atmosphere, instrumentation & measurement techniques
Shiyue Fang (shifang@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
PhD, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Organic synthesis, including the synthesis of natural and unnatural useful molecules and development of synthetic methodology
Karyn A. Fay ( @mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor of Practice
MS, Michigan Technological University
Laboratory science management, rural hospital survivability in the current & future climates of health care
Kathleen A. Feigl (feigl@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mathematics,
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology
Modeling and simulating viscoelastic flows, computational rheology, finite element methods for fluids, micro-macro simulations, interfacial phenomena
Brian E. Fick (fick@mtu.edu)
Professor of Experimental Astro-Particle Physics, Physics
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Investigations into the nature and origin of extremely high energy cosmic rays using the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
Edward R. Fisher, (edfisher@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Chemical physics of gaseous plasmas, transport processes
David J. Flaspohler (djflaspo@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Conservation Biology
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Conservation biology, ornithology, reproductive ecology of migratory songbirds, behavioral ecology, tropical ecology
Elizabeth A. Flynn (eflynn@mtu.edu)
Professor of Reading and Composition
PhD, Ohio State University
Diversity, feminism, reading, composition, literacy, literature, and transnationalism
Randall R. Freisinger (rfreisi@mtu.edu)
Professor of Rhetoric, Literature and Creative Writing
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia
Nineteenth-century English literature, modern and contemporary American literature, creative writing, poetics, rhetorical theory
Nancy H. F. French (nancy.french@mtu.edu )
Senior Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute;
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
PhD, University of Michigan
Studying fire-related impacts on the carbon cycle using remote sensing information, applications of remote sensing
James O. Frendewey, Jr. (jimf@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics
PhD, University of Colorado-Boulder
Network optimization, scheduling, mathematical programming
Peter A. Friedman (pfriedma@ford.com)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
Technical Specialist, Ford Research Laboratory
PhD, University of Michigan
Wrought aluminum, superplastic forming, crystallographic texture, high temperature micro-mechanics, sheet stamping
Craig R. Friedrich (craig@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Oklahoma State University
Micromachining, manufacturing processes
Mary Carol Friedrich (mcfriedr@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, Visual & Performing Arts
MFA, Temple University
Alexander L. Friend
Adjunct Professor of Forestry
USDA Forest Service, Houghton, Michigan
PhD, University of Washington, Seattle
Ecosystem science, tree physiological ecology, root physiology
Robert E. Froese (froese@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics and Biometrics (School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science)
PhD, University of Idaho
Simulation modeling, growth and yield, applied statistics, biometrics
Megan C. Frost (mcfrost@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
PhD, University of Michigan
Biomaterials, polymers, in vivo sensing
Daniel R. Fuhrmann (fuhrmann@mtu.edu)
Chair and Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, Princeton University
Statistical signal processing, radar systems, DNA fingerprinting
G
James R. Gale (jrgale@mtu.edu)
Professor of Economics and Finance
PhD, University of Iowa
Money, macroeconomics, finance, policy
Margaret R. Gale (mrgale@mtu.edu)
Dean of School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science,
Professor of Production Ecology
PhD, University of Minnesota
Forest productivity, quantitative ecology, root ecology, wetland ecology
William C. Gale (wcgale@mtu.edu)
Instructor of Social Sciences
MA, West Virginia University, Morgantown
Doctoral Candidate, Queen’s University
Cultural memory, landscape and industrial heritage
Humberto Garcia-Muniz
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Acting Director, Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico
PhD, Columbia University
Caribbean history with attention to the sugar industry in Puerto Rico
Diana L. George (dgeorge@mtu.edu)
Emerita Presidential Professor of Humanities
PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia
Composition studies, theories of visual representation, and popular culture
Grant R. Gerhardt
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Tank Automotive RDE Center, Warren, Michigan
PhD, Wayne State University
Unmanned robotic vehicles, image and signal processing, target acquisition modeling and simulation
John K. Gershenson (jkgershe@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mechanical Engingering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Idaho
Modular product architecture, product family design and manufacturing, lean engineering, life-cycle engineering
Christian P. Giardina
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
US Forest Service, Houghton, Michigan
PhD, University of Denver
Biotic and abiotic controls on below ground carbon allocation. Carbon cycling and storage in forests. Response of forest nutrient cycling to anthropogenic disturbances, especially fire. Plant-soil interactions and the effects of tree species on soil carbon cycling and nutrient supply
John S. Gierke, PhD, PE, (jsgierke@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Engineering,
Adjunct Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Groundwater and soil remediation, groundwater modeling, fate and transport of pollutants
Ryan J. Gilbert (rgilbert@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Developing smart biomaterials: nervous system regeneration and cartilage repair, glycosaminoglycan mediated neuronal inhibition, material properties of glial scar
Glenda E. Gill (gegill@mtu.edu)
Emerita Professor of Drama
PhD, University of Iowa
Dynamics of race, gender, and class and how they intersect with the African-American in the performing arts, especially in non-traditional roles
Michael J. Gilpin (gilpin@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics
PhD, University of Oregon
Combinatorics, discrete mathematics
Clark R. Givens (clark@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mathematics
MS, University of Michigan
Janice M. Glime (jmglime@mtu.edu) http://www.bio.mtu.edu/faculty/glime.htm
Emerita Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, Michigan State University
Aquatic bryophytes, physiological ecology of bryophytes, adaptive strategies of bryophytes, bryophytes and boreal ecosystems, teacher preparation
Mark S. Gockenbach (msgocken@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mathematics & Department Chair, Mathematical Sciences,
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, Rice University
Inverse problems, computational optimization, mathematical software
Ashok K. Goel (goel@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Microelectronics, nanotechnology, semiconductor TCAD, VLSI design
Bishnu P. Gogoi
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Principal Staff Scientist/Engineer, Motorola Sensor Products Division
PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Micromachining and Microsystem Technology including
process integration, circuit design, packaging and testing
Jeremy Goldman (jgoldman@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
PhD, Northwestern University
The biology and physiology of the lymphatic and blood vascular systems including vascular regeneration, remodeling and pathology
Sonia M. Goltz (smgoltz@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
PhD, Purdue University
Leadership, decision-making, work motivation
Mangalam Gopal (mgopal@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor, Mathematical Sciences
PhD, University of Michigan
Extremal problems in the class of univalent functions
Ganesh Gopalakrishnan
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor, School of Computing, Department of Computer Science, University of Utah
PhD, University of New York
Formal verification of reactive systems, with emphasis on the application domains of high performance computing software and cache coherence protocols
Hugh S. Gorman (hsgorman@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Environmental Policy and History
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, Carnegie-Mellon University
Environmental history; history of environmental policy and pollution control
Gregory A Graman (gagraman@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, School of
Business & Economics
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Cincinnati
Closed-loop supply chains (reuse, recycle), mass customization, inventory optimization, supply chain management, operations management, sustainability in supply chains
Jacqualine B. Grant (jbgrant@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, Cornell University
Wildlife Ecology, functional connectivity, herpetology, entomology
Ronald K. Gratz (rkgratz@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Oklahoma
Comparative respiratory physiology, physiological ecology, ecology and behavior of reptiles
and amphibians, comparative animal physiology, respiratory physiology, herpetology
Sarah A. Green (sgreen@mtu.edu)
Chair and Professor of Chemistry
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution
Environmental chemistry, Great Lakes biogeochemistry, carbon cycle, radical reactions, photochemistry
William J. Gregg (wjgregg@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Geological Engineering
PhD, State University of New York—Albany
Structural geology, tectonics, mineral deposits, mining geology, rock slope stability
Michael R. Gretz (mrgretz@mtu.edu)
Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, Arizona State University
Extracellular matrix biogenesis, chemistry and synthesis of bioadhesives, light and electron microscopy
William F. Griffin, PE (wgriffin@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geological Engineering and Sciences;
Hydrogeologist/Geotechnical Engineer, U.P. Engineers & Architects
PhD, University of Wyoming
Hydrogeology, site investigations, groundwater engineering
Veronica W. Griffis (vgriffis@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
PhD, Cornell University
Uncertainty analysis, flood frequency and analysis of extreme events, impacts of climate and land use changes
Nancy M. Grimm (ngrimm@mtu.edu)
Professor of Humanities; Director of the Writing Center
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Literacy studies, writing center studies, composition studies
Thomas R. Grimm (trgrimm@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Computer-aided engineering, finite element methods, biomechanics and design
Donald R. Grinde
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor of History and ALANA/Ethnic Studies, University of Vermont
PhD, University of Delaware
American Indian History
Deiter M. Gruen
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Argonne Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory
PhD, University of Chicago
Development of nanocarbon ensembles as high efficiency thermoelectrics
Mahesh Gupta (mahesh@mtu.edu)
Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Rutgers University
Computer simulation of polymer processing, extrusion, injection molding, die design
H
Stephen A. Hackney (hackney@mtu.edu)
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
PhD, University of Virginia
Surface and interface dynamics, thin films and nanostructures, thermodynamics, ceramic battery materials, magnetic materials, applications of electron microscopy
Kathleen E. Halvorsen (kehalvor@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Natural Resource Policy, Department of Social Sciences
Associate Professor of School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
PhD, University of Washington
Natural resource policy, the sociology of natural resources, natural resource decision making, public participation, land use policy
Amy J. Hamlin (ahamlin@mtu.edu)
Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Brett H. Hamlin (bhhamlin@mtu.edu)
Assistant Chair and Senior Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Engineering education, bio heat transfer
David W. Hand, (dwhand@mtu.edu)
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Advanced oxidation processes, adsorption processes, water reuse, drinking water treatment, pollution prevention, environmental engineering software design tools
Ulrich H. E. Hansmann (hansmann@mtu.edu)
Professor of Physics
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, Freie Universitat, Berlin
Computational Physics and Biomolecular Modeling
Scott A. Harding (sahardin@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
PhD Kansas State University
Functional genomics of tree physiology. Emphasis on in situ approaches to localize and integrate metabolic and gene expression dynamics to better understand tree growth and response to manipulation
Andrew J. L. Harris
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Associate Professor, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology
PhD The Open University, United Kingdom
Remote sensing of volcanoes, lava flow cooling & emplacement, strombolian activity, funarolic activity
Devin K. Harris (dharris@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Reinforced & high performance concrete, bridge engineering, composites, innovative materials, structural analysis, finite element analysis
Ronald A. Harris
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Assistant Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs,
Southern University and A&M College
PhD, Washington University, St. Louis
American political institutions, public policy/political economy, formal theory and methodology
Tammy L. Haut Donahue (thdonahu@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of ME-EM, Adjunct Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering
PhD. University of California, Davis
Knee mechanics, FEM, artificial organs, orthopedic biomechanics
Christy A. Heid
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences
PhD, Lehigh University
Patricia A. Heiden. (paheiden@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemistry
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Akron
Polymer nanotechnology and biomaterials
Gretchen L. Hein (glhein@mtu.edu)
Senior Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Roger Held (rheld@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor & Chair, Visual & Performing Arts
PhD, Bowling Green State University
Improving the process of play direction, teaching of directing
Lloyd A. Heldt (laheldt@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Environmental effects on mechanical properties, corrosion
Patricia A. Helsel (helsel@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Visual & Performing Arts
MFA, Minnesota State University - Mankato
William S. Helton (wshelton@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, Department of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, University of Cincinnati
Engineering (human factors) psychology, environmental psychology, neurophysiological measures of cognition, psychometrics (stress and workload), skill acquisition in humans and working dogs
Guy Charles Hembroff (hembroff@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
MA, Northern Michigan University
Cyber security, health-care security, network engineering, intrusion detection systems
Jeffrey Henquinet (jwhenqui@mtu.edu)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Social Sciences
PhD, Michigan State University
JD, Lewis & Clark Law School
Natural resources policy, environmental policy & law
Kari Henquinet (kbhenqui@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Visiting Assistant Professor, Social Sciences
PhD, Michigan State University
African studies, globalization and international development, gender and women's studies, anthropological theory
Konrad J. Heuvers (kheuvers@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics
PhD, Ohio State University
Functional equations, linear algebra, combinatorics, group theory
Robert L. Heyd
Adjunct Associate Professor of Forestry
Michigan DNR, Marquette
PhD, Michigan State University
Forest insect and disease monitoring and control
John W. Hilgers (jwhilger@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics
PhD, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Integral equations, functional analysis, signal processing, EM-wave generation and propagation, astrophysics, cosmology
Jacob E. Hiller (jhiller@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Member, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana
Pavement analysis and design, concrete material characterization, fatigue and fracture mechanics, accelerated pavement testing
Mary Hindelang (mlhindel@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Forest Resources & Environmental Science
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Wildlife ecology and behavior, physiological ecology, winter ecology, wilderness medicine, traditional ecological knowledge, wilderness preservation
Cheng-Kuen Ho
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
Molecular cloning and characterization of genes involved in taxol biosynthesis
Alison K. Hoagland (hoagland@mtu.edu)
Professor of History and Historic Preservation,
Department of Social Sciences
MA, George Washington University
Historic preservation, architectural history
Ralph J. Hodek, PE, (rjhodek@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD, Purdue University
Ice-structure interaction, sediment transport and coastal processes, soil mechanics, foundations design, frost action, transportation materials.
Siegfried Hoefinger (shoefing@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics
PhD, University of Vienna, Austria
Quantum chemistry, solvation effects, high performance computing, MPI, PVM, www-based WYSIWYG interfaces, CGI, HTML, Free energy calculations; ASICs in science, membrane associated biochemistry
Richard R. Hofer (richard.r.hofer@jpl.nasa.gov)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
PhD, University of Michigan
Electric propulsion for spacecraft and plasma physics
David R. Hokanson, P.E. (david.hokanson@trusselltech.com)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Trussell Technologies, Inc. (Pasadena, California)
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Water and wastewater treatment, sustainability research and education
Joseph H. Holles (jhholles@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Catalysis
Richard E. Honrath Jr. (reh@mtu.edu)
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Director, Atmospheric Sciences doctoral program
Member, Remote Sensing Institute
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Atmospheric chemistry, global and hemispheric scale atmospheric impacts of human activities, atmospheric pollutant impact on large lakes
Shiyan Hu (shiyan@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, Texas A&M University
Design automation for robust VLSI circuits
Yun Hang Hu (yunhangh@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
PhD, Xiamen University
Hydrogen storage material, energetic materials, nano-materials, catalysis, molecule-based drug design
Xiaodi (Scott) Huang (xihuang@mtu.edu)
Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Materials Processing
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Steelmaking dust and sludge treatments, ferro-alloy productions, radioactive waste processing
Casey J. Fisher Huckins (cjhuckin@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
PhD, Michigan State University
Aquatic ecology, fish biology
Kedmon N. Hungwe (khungwe@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, Michigan State University
Learning and development; educational policy and practice; educational media and technology; adolescent development and transition to adulthood; curriculum policy; information and communication technologies; international education
Jacqueline E. Huntoon (jeh@mtu.edu) http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~jeh/
Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Geology
Adjunct Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics, petroleum geology, basin analysis
Deborah N. Hungzinger (dnhuntzi@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Geological & Mining Engineering& Sciences, Michigan Technological University
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Sequestration, hydrogeology, and sustainability
Neil J. Hutzler, PE, (hutzler@mtu.edu)
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fate and transport of chemicals in soils and groundwater, risk analysis, soil vapor
extraction systems, water distribution system design
Jiann-Yang (Jim) Hwang (jhwang@mtu.edu)
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Institute of Materials Processing
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering and of Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences
PhD, Purdue University
Materials characterization, minerals and materials processing, recycling, hydrogen storage, surface chemistry, microwave, magnetics, environmental engineering
I
Michael J. Irish (mjirish@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Music; Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive &
Learning Sciences
MME, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Jazz studies, creativity studies
John L. Irwin (jlirwin@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, School of Technology
EdD, Wayne State University
Problem-based learning methods, computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), dynamic model simulation, product and manufacturing work cell verification
Judson G. Isebrands (efcllc@athenet.net)
Adjunct Professor of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
PhD, Iowa State University
Dmitry Ishchenko (dishchen@mtu.edu)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Electrical Engineering
PhD, Kuban State Technological University
Power system transients, power system protection and emergency control,
electric machines, power electronics and FACTS
J
Mark W. Jacobs (mjacobs@nmu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Michigan University
PhD, Stanford University
Operating small observatories, studying the observational effects of perturbations including gravitational lensing in cosmological models, optical simulation of gravitational lensing effects
Anil B. Jambekar (abjambek@mtu.edu)
Professor Emeritus, School of Business and Economics
DSc, Washington University-St. Louis
Management system dynamics, simulation, quality assurance, and manufacturability
Martha Y. Janners (myjanner@mtu.edu)
Emerita Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Virginia
Cell, molecular and developmental biology, particularly as it concerns morphogenesis of the tetrapod limb
Hetal Jasani (hjasani@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
PhD, Florida International University
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANET), wireless sensor networks (WSN), wireless LAN (802.11 MAC), MANET & WSN routing security, WLAN security, directional antennas
John A. Jaszczak (jaszczak@mtu.edu)
Professor of Physics,
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute,
Adjunct Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
PhD, Ohio State University
Computer simulations of materials physics
Gopal Jayaraman (gjayar@mtu.edu)
Professor of Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Iowa
Solid mechanics, orthopaedic biomechanics, safety biomechanics
Michael A. Jenkins (mike_jenkins@nps.gov)
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
PhD, Purdue University
Vegetation ecology, vegetation monitoring
Renfang Jiang (rjiang@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mathematics
PhD, Columbia University
Group theory, low-dimensional topology, statistics
Young-Do Jo (ydjo@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Professor, Chemical Engineering
PhD, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Tech
Allan M. Johnson (amj@mtu.edu)
Research Associate Professor of Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences
PhD Michigan Technological University
Geotechnical & hydrologic investigations of underground & surface mines
Dana M. Johnson CQA, CQE, CQMgr, CPA, CMA (dana@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Operations Management, School of Business and Economics
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD -IE/BA Wayne State University
Quality systems engineering, standards (ISO9001, QS9000etc), environmental management systems & standards (ISO 14000), advanced product quality planning, product realization, operation management
Dean L. Johnson (dean@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Finance, School of Business and Economics
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fractional asset pricing
John H. Johnson (jjohnson@mtu.edu)
Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Combustion, emissions, thermodynamics, engines, air pollution
Mark A. Johnson (marjohns@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
PhD, Wayne State University
Manufacturing Processes
Michael L. Johnson (Johnson_Michael_L@cat.com)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Engineering Manager, Caterpillar Inc.
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Microstructure level simulation, product and process environmental issues, materials and material processing development, material structure/property relationships
Robert R. Johnson (rrjohnso@mtu.edu)
Professor of Rhetoric, Composition and Technical Communication, Humanities
PhD, Purdue University
Usability methods, history of rhetoric, technical communication pedagogy, science and technology studies
Rodney Carl Johnson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Chandrashekar P. Joshi (cpjoshi@mtu.edu)
Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
PhD, University of Poona, India
Plant Molecular genetics, genetic engineering of cellulose and lignin in trees, regulation of gene expression during fast growth, tree genomics and forest bioinformatics
Ghanashyam A. Joshi
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Southern University and A&M College
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Manufacturing/design, developing of new manufacturing, mechatronics, computer integrated manufacturing laboratories
B. Patrick Joyce (pjoyce@mtu.edu)
Professor, School of Business & Economics
PhD, University of Missouri–Colombia
Experimental economics, individual decision analysis, journal pricing
Martin F. Jurgensen (mfjurgen@mtu.edu)
Professor of Forest Soils
PhD, North Carolina State University
Forest soils, soil microbiology, nutrient cycling
K
Jean-Celeste Kampe (kampej@mtu.edu)
Chair, Engineering Fundamentals
Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Stephen L. Kampe (kampe@mtu.edu)
Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Physical metallurgy, metal matrix composites, materials processing, aerospace materials; engineering education
Anil K. Kandalam (anil@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Computational materials science; electronic structure and magnetism of nanostructured materials including molecular clusters; biomedical applications of nanostructures; and surface catalytic reactions
Sashi Karna (skarna@arl.army.mil)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics
PhD, Banaras Hindu University
Computational modeling of materials, molecular electronics
David F. Karnosky (karnosky@mtu.edu)
Professor of Forest Genetics
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Forest tree improvement, forest biotechnology and tissue culture, effects of air pollution and climate change on trees
Kenton Kaufman
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Dir Orthopedic Biomech/Motion Analysis Lab, Mayo Clinic
PhD, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Knee mechanics, orthopedic biomechanics, orthotics, prosthetics, muscle modeling
S. Komar Kawatra (skkawatr@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, University of Queensland, Australia
Particulate processing with emphasis on on-line sensors, desulfurization, size reduction, solid waste
Robert E. Keen (rekeen@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
PhD, Michigan State University
Limnology of Lake Superior, ecology of zooplankton, techniques of Cladoceran chronic toxicity testing
Jason M. Keith, Chemical Engineering (jmkeith@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Notre Dame
Alternative energy, polymer composites, chemical reactor dynamics, applied mathematics
William A. Kennedy (wkennedy@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Communication, Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development
PhD, Wayne State University
Assessment of learning, faculty development, human communication, higher education pedagogy, conflict resolution.
Melissa S. Keranen (msjukuri@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Combinatorics, combinatorial designs, coding theory
W. Charles Kerfoot (wkerfoot@mtu.edu)
Professor of Biological Sciences; Adjunct Professor of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
PhD, University of Michigan
Aquatic ecology, predator-prey interactions, lake ecosystems, chemical defenses, paleoecology, limnology
Rosalie P. Kern (rpkern@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, Central Michigan University
Emotion, attention, and memory; decision making; perceptions of sexual harassment; psychology and law (trial consulting); experimental design and statistical analysis
Roger M. Kieckhafer (rmkieckh@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, Cornell University
Fault tolerance, reliability modeling, voting and consensus, reliable system design, real-time systems
Nam K. Kim, (kimnk@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, Montana State University
Process control and optimization, energy systems
John S. King (jsking@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
PhD, Duke University
Ecosystem science, plant physiological ecology
Julia A. King, (jaking@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Wyoming
Composite materials
Lyon B. King (lbking@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of ME-EM
PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Experimental research in plasma space propulsion, plasma physics, optical fluid diagnostics, and space system design
Todd R. King (trking@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences
PhD, University of Wyoming
Composite Materials, Carbon Science, Process Optimization
Igor L. Kliakhandler (igor@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD, Tel-Aviv University
Applied mathematics: applied nonlinear partial differential equations, financial math,
fluid mechanics, asymptotic analysis, computational math exhibits, mixed reality installations, digital archives, and knowledge management systems
Karla M. Kitalong (kitalong@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, Humanities
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Visual rhetoric and usability in technical communication, especially concerning new media contexts such as museums, mixed reality installations, and video games
Ljubomir A. Kojovic
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cooper Power
PhD, University of Sarajevo
Randall K Kolka
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Project Leader & Research Soil Scientist, USDA Forest Service
PhD, University of Minnesota
Riparian, wetlands, and aquatic systems
Robert W. Kolkka, (rwkolkka@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, Lehigh University
Bifurcation and stability theory, viscoelasticity, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, polymer rheology, constitutive equations
Anthanasios G. Konstandopoulos (agk@alexandros.cpri.forth.gr)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of ME-EM
Associate Researcher, FORTH/CPERI
PhD, Yale University
Particle science and technology, energy and environmental processes, growth phenomena, bioengineering
Alexander B. Kostinski (kostinsk@mtu.edu)
Professor of Physics
Affiliation in Atmospheric Sciences doctoral program
PhD, University of Illinois-Chicago
Physics of remote sensing; polarized waves: optics and radar probing the atmosphere, ocean, and precipitation
Donald L. Kreher (kreher@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mathematics
PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
General combinatorics, combinatorial algorithms, combinatorial designs, Cayley graph decomposition
Mahadevan Krishnan (krishnan@aasc.net)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
President, Alameda Applied Sciences Corp
PhD, Princeton University
Pulsed plasma devices: plasma micro-thrusters, thin-film coatings, pulsed plasma neutron sources
Mark Kubiske
Adjunct Associate Professor of Forest Resources and Environmental Policy
US Forest Service, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
PhD, Penn State University
Tree physiology and silviculture
Roger A. Kuhnle
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Research Hydraulic Engineer, USDA National Sedimentation Laboratory
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sedimentation hydraulics
Anand K. Kulkarni (akkulkar@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Electronic Materials, Thin Films
L
Jeffrey Ladd
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
DVM, Kansas State University
Use of small mammals as models for human physiological systems
Peter E. Laks (plaks@mtu.edu)
Professor of Wood Chemistry
PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
Wood preservatives for solid wood and wood-based composites, durability of building materials, and mold resistance of surfaces
Larry D. Lankton (ldlankto@mtu.edu)
Professor of History
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
History of technology, mining, and industrial communities; industrial archaeology, history of automobile industry, history of the Lake Superior copper mining
district
Kalen J. Larson (kjlarson@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
MFA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Technical Theatre and Theatrical Design
Pasi Lautala (ptlautal@mtu.edu)
Research Assistant Professor & Director Rail Transportation Program
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Transportation facility planning, design & construction; rail transportation & railroad engineering; transportation policy & economics; engineering education: active learning, interdisciplinary & international studies
Jong K. Lee (jkl103@mtu.edu)
Emeritus and Research Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,
Membe of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, Stanford University
Phase transformations, computer modeling of structure, defects and kinetic problems, coherency strain in crystalline materials
Kim Fook Lee (kflee@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Physics
PhD, Duke University
Quantum optics, entanglement, quantum computing and communication processing, nanoscale phase-space imaging
Seong-Young Lee (sylee@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Alfred Leick (leick@spatial.maine.edu)
Adjunct Professor, School of Technology
PhD, Ohio State University
Global positioning system, geodesy and estimation, distance education
Leslie L. Leifer (lleifer@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
PhD, University of Kansas
Solution thermodynamics, Mossbauer spectroscopy, thermodynamics of life processes
Euguene Levin (elevin@mtu.edu)
Surveying Engineering co-Chair and Assistant Professor, School of Technology
PhD, Moscow State Land Organization University
Photogrammetry, GIS, integrated geospatial technology, sensors: methods of high-resolution remote sensing, image-processing: automated feature extraction from aerial and satellite imagery, data mining, knowledge extraction
Miguel Levy (mlevy@mtu.edu)
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor of Physics
PhD, The City University of New York
Magneto-optics, ferroelectricity, integrated photonics, and materials science, interdisciplinary experimental surface physics, spanning the boundary of physics and materials science and engineering
Gilbert N. Lewis (lewis@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Asymptotics, singular perturbations, numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations, boundary value problems, cosmology
Wenzhen Li (wzli@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
Electrocatalysis, nanostructured materials, fuel cells, electrochemical methods, colloidal/surface chemistry
Yue Li (yueli@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
Member, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
Natural hazard mitigation, probabilistic risk assessment, structural monitoring and condition assessment, bridge engineering, performance-based engineering, earthquake engineering, wind engineering, wood engineering, and finite element analysis
Francis Lide (frlide@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Associate Professor of Humanities
PhD, University of Illinois
Dale R. Lighthizer (lighthizerd@michigan.gov)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Supervising Engineer, Michigan Department of Transportation
PhD, Michigan State University
Transportation engineering, including traffic engineering,safety and operations analysis, application of traffic engineering simulation models, engineering education, project management
John B. Ligon (lig@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Iowa State University
Experimental mechanics, phytomechanics, wave propagation
Robert Liimakka (raliimak@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Surveying Engineering, School of Technology
MS, University of Maine
Large scale GPS network adjustments, coordinate enhancement
Erik Lilleskov
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
USDA Forest Service
PhD, Cornell University
Mycorrhizal fungi
Haiying Liu (hyliu@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
PhD, Fudan University, China
Chemical and biological sensors for proteins, bacteria, viruses, toxins and cancer cells based on functionalized carbon nanotube arrays and fluorescent conjugated polymers bearing a variety of carbohydrates, peptides, aptamers and single-stranded DNAs
Ted W. Lockhart (tlockha@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
PhD, University of Rochester
Ethical theory, applied ethics, social and political philosophy, rational decision making
Barbara Kiiskila Lograsso (bklogras@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Thermal management materials and forming, powder processing, fracture evaluation
Marshall W. Logue (mwlogue@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, Ohio State University
Organic synthesis, chemistry of nucleosides & carbohydrates
Josh E. Loukus (jeloukus@mtu.edu)
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Michigan Technological University
High strain rate mechanics in ceramic materials
Lesley Lovett-Doust (lld@mtu.edu)
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor of Biological Sciences (Plant Ecology)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD University of Wales, UK
Plant population biology and genetics, invasive species and conservation of species at risk, freshwater ecosystem biomonitoring, wetland conservation, medicinal plants, greenhouse hydroponics, evolution of life history strategies, evolution of sex and gender
John L. Lowther (john@mtu.edu) http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~john/
Associate Professor of Computer Science,
Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
PhD, University of Iowa
Artificial intelligence and computer graphics
Rudy L. Luck (rluck@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
PhD, University of Toronto
Epoxide formation using hydrogen peroxide and transition metal oxo/peroxo compounds, catalysis, and crystallography
Donald R. Lueking (drluekin@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
PhD, Indiana University
Microbial Biochemistry, PAH Transport and Metabolism, Biosensor Development and Bioleaching.
John T. Lukowski (jtlukows@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
MS, Michigan Technological University
Edward Lumsdaine (lumsdaine@mtu.edu)
Professor of ME-EM
PhD, New Mexico State University
Heat transfer, fluid mechanics, turbo machinery, aerocoustics, solar energy, energy conservation
Dennis A. Lynch (dalynch@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Director of RTC Graduate Studies, Humanities
PhD, University of California-Berkeley
History and theory of rhetoric, composition studies, rhetoric of philosophy
M
Liran Ma (lma@mtu.edu) http://www.tech.mtu.edu/~lrma/
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
PhD, George Washington University
Network and systems security, wireless networking, mobile computing
Ann L. Maclean (amaclean@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Remote sensing, digital image processing, aerial photography interpretation, geographic information systems, spatial statistics
Gordon A. Maclean
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Forestry
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Remote sensing, digital image processing, geographic information systems
Carol A. MacLennan (camac@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley
Environmental anthropology, anthropology of industry (mining and sugar), Hawaii and the Pacific, Southwestern US, and democracy, anthropology of public policy
Spandan Maiti (spandan@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Modeling and simulation of failure and deformation of multifunctional materials, biomimetics, multiscale analysis, dynamic fracture
Daniel G. Makagon
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Assistant Professor, Dept of Communication, DePaul University
PhD, University of South Florida
Communication, cultural studies, ethnography, audio documentary, media studies, rhetorical theory, rhetorical criticism, urban studies, community
Fredrik Manne (fredrikm@ii.uib.no)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway
PhD, University of Bergen
Algorithmic problems related to parallel processing and in particular load balancing in parallel sparse matrix computations
Robert Mark (remark@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor of Practice in Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Michigan Technological University
MBA, University of Utah
Marketing & entrepreneurship, consulting engineer, community activism
Charles Margraves (chmargra@mtu.edu)
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Tennessee
Microscopial techniques to analyze fluid movement and processes at the micro/nano level, including development of digital image processing algorithms to accurately track nano-particles in either a quiescent or moving fluid, very near a wall using Total Internal Reflection Fluorescent Miscroscopy (TIRFM) and analysis of the motion of these particles under varying force fields created by changes in fluid composition to develop methods that can be employed in bio-imaging such as examining exocytosis of intracellular vesicles
Patrick E. Martin (pemartin@mtu.edu)
Professor of Archaeology, Department of Social Sciences
PhD, Michigan State University
Historical archaeology, industrial archaeology, eastern U.S. prehistory
Susan R. Martin (srmartin@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology, Department of Social Sciences
PhD, Michigan State University
Native American technologies, industrial heritage, history of anthropology
Jeffrey P. Massey (masseyj@michigan.gov)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Laboratory Director, Upper Peninsula Regional Laboratory
DPH, University of Michigan
Scientific & managerial oversight of clinical microbiology LRN, select agent & water testing activities, public health
Kris Mattila, PE, (mattila@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD, Purdue University
Construction engineering, linear scheduling, warranties, performance-based specifications, safety
William J. Mattson
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Chief Insect Ecologist, USDA Forest Service
PhD, University of Minnesota
Forest entomology, plant/herbivore interactions and global climate change, Nutritional
and physiological ecology, and Ecology of invasive species
Laurent M. Matuana (lmatuana@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Forest Resources & Environmental Science
PhD, University of Toronto
Engineered wood-based composites, wood plastic composites, wood adhesives, adhesion and surface science, microcellular and conventional foaming of wood/plastic composites, biodegradable polymers and composites, nanocomposites
Alex S. Mayer, PE (asmayer@mtu.edu)
Professor of Geological Engineering and Sciences,
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Multi-phase fluid flow and contaminant transport in porous media, experimental and computational hydrogeology. Groundwater flow and transport modeling, fate and remediation phase of non-aqueous liquids in groundwater, mathematical optimization of groundwater remediation, groundwater flow in arid regions, and waste treatment process models
Jean Mayo (jmayo@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
PhD, College of William and Mary
Distributed systems, operating systems
Claudio Mazzoleni (cmazzoleni@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Physics
Affiliation in Atmospheric Sciences doctoral program
PhD, University of Nevada
Aerosol optical properties, radiative impacts on climate, environmental monitoring
S. Douglas McDowell (sdmcdowe@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Professor of Geology
PhD, California Institute of Technology
Low temperature alteration, clay mineralogy, mineral chemistry
Marvin G. McKimpson (mmckimp@mtu.edu)
Sr. Research Engineer/Scientist II, Institute of Materials Processing
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Ohio State University
Processing of particulate and composite shapes, mechanical alloying, material/process interactions in metallic alloys, aluminum metal matrix composites
Galen M. McKinley (galen@aos.wisc.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Assistant Professor, Dept Atmospheres & Oceans, University of Wisconsin, Madison
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Processes controlling air-sea exchange of carbon dioxide, oxygen and tract inert gases using numerical models & data
James W. McLaughlin (watersoil@hotmail.com)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Forest Resources& Environmental Science
Ontario Forest REsearch Institute
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Forest soils, wetlands
Dale J. Meier
Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering / Chemistry
Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles
Chemistry
Jay S. Meldrum (jmeldrum@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Director, Keweenaw Research Center
MS, University of Michigan, Dearborn
Noise and vibration, strength and fatigue of materials, validation test design
Desheng Meng (dmeng@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles
Micro and nano technology for energy and environmental applications
Willie Melton (wimelton@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD, Washington State University
Assessing social attitudes and values, behavior in large and small groups, quantitative social analysis, small program outcome evaluation
Phillip R. Merkey (merk@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences,
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Illinois
Large-scale computation
Tom E. Merz (temerz@mtu.edu)
Professor of Economics
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Applied microeconomics theory, game theory, public sector economics
Melissa G. Meyer (mgmeyer@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
PhD, University of Washington
Radar signal processing; electromagnetic wave propagation and scattering;
remote sensing with passive and distributed/networked instruments; space
and ionospheric plasma physics
Michael W. Meyer (Michael.Meyer@Wisconsin.gov)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty, School of Fore set Resources & Environmental Science
PhD, University of Wisconsin- Madison
Wildlife ecology, ornithology, forest management
Donna J. Michalek (donna@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Chair-Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, University of Texas-Arlington
Computational fluid dynamics and fluid mechanics
Christopher T. Middlebrook (ctmiddle@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, University of Central Florida
Optics, infrared detectors, remote sensing
Scott A. Miers (samiers@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Alternative and renewable transportation fuels including biodiesel, ethanol, butanol and Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel, conventional diesel and gasoline combustion, efficiency, performance and emissions investigations, novel IC engine data acquisition techniques such as wireless microwave telemetry and minimally invasive combustion visualization
James R. Mihelcic, (jm41@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Biological processes, sustainability, engineering in developing world
Donald E. Mikkola (demikkol@mtu.edu)
Research Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
PhD, Northwestern University
Structure-property-processing relationships, deformation and strengthening mechanisms, intermetallics, shape memory alloys, composites, materials characterization with diffraction and microscopy
Michele H. Miller (mhmiller@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD, North Carolina State University
Microelectromechanical systems, precision engineering, engineering education
Walter W. Milligan (milligan@mtu.edu)
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mechanical behavior of materials
Jose Luis Minjares Lugo (jlminjares@hotmail.com)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Water Resources Engineer, Comision Nacional del Agua
PhD, New Mexico State University
Water resources modeling (optimization and simulation), sustainability of water resources systems, sustainable development of natural resources, drought management, risk management
Piyush Mishra (mishra@mtu.edu) http://www.ece.mtu.edu/ee/faculty/mishra/
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn
Computer security, security protocols, reliability-fault detection and tolerance, high-performance design
Ibrahim Miskioglu (imiski@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics
PhD, Iowa State University
Composite materials, experimental stress analysis, nanomechanics
Terry D. Monson (tmonson@mtu.edu)
Emeritus Presidential Professor, School of Business & Economics
PhD. University of Minnesota
International and labor economics
Kee S. Moon (kmoon@mtu.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Associate Professor, San Diego State University
PhD, University of Illinois-Chicago
Industrial engineering, metrology and computer simulation
Peter D. Moran (pdmoran@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Material Science & Engineering and Physics
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Electronic and photonic heterostructures, wafer-bonding, X-ray diffraction analysis
Bruce A. Mork (bamork@mtu.edu)
Director, Power and Energy Research Center
Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, North Dakota State University
Transients in electrical power systems, nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory, magnetic materials and saturation of transformers, computer simulation, power system protection, power quality, renewable energy, wind power, solar energy, photovoltaics
Faith A. Morrison, (fmorriso@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Polymer rheology, melt-flow instabilities, block copolymers
Glenn D. Mroz (gdmroz@mtu.edu)
President of Michigan Technological University
Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Professor of Silviculture
PhD, North Carolina State University
Silviculture, forest soils, wetlands
Anja Mueller (muell1a@cmich.edu)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Central Michigan University
Polymer synthesis and processing, including gradient and template synthesis and hyperbrached polymers, polymers for fuel cell membranes, waste water treatment, bioremediation and biomaterials
Sead Muftic (sead.muftic@setecs.com)
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Research Professor, The George Washington University; Professor, Royal Institute of Technology-Sweden
PhD, The Ohio State University
Security architectures, mobile security, generic secure objects
Andrew Muhammad
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Southern University and A&M College
PhD, University of Florida
Trade policy and theory, applied econometrics, economic impact analysis
and applied microeconomics
Abhijit Mukherjee (mukherje@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Engineering Mechanics
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
Member, Advanced Power Systems Research Center
PhD, UCLA
Heat transfer, boiling, interfacial phenomena, micro- and nanofluidics
Amlan Mukherjee (amukherj@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Member, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, University of Washington
Planning and decision making in construction management using situational simulations, information visualization, transportation infrastructure management, simulations of complex systems, system dynamics, expert novice cognition (especially among construction managers)
Michael E. Mullins, (memullin@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemical Engineering,
Engineering-Environmental (inter-disciplinary program)
PhD, University of Rochester
Sol-gel processing, surface science, environmental engineering
Yolanda Munoz Maldonado (ymunoz@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
PhD, Texas A&M University
Statistics with emphasis on the areas of functional data analysis, linear models, Kalman filter and multivariate analysis
Pushpalatha P. N. Murthy (ppmurthy@mtu.edu)
Professor of Chemistry
PhD, Brown University
Mechanism of signal transduction in living cells, metabolism of inositol phosphates and phytic acid, biochemistry and molecular biology of inositol phosphates metabolizing enzymes including phytases
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Jeffrey D. Naber (jnaber@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
Director Advanced Power Systems Research Center
http://www.me.mtu.edu/research/power/
Member, Sustainable Futures Institute
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Combustion, IC Engines, Alternative fuels including ethanol, biodiesel and hydrogen, and after-treatment systems
Edward M. Nadgorny (nadgorny@mtu.edu)
Presidential Professor of Physics
PhD, Joffe Physical-Technical Institute, Leningrad, Russia
Dislocation physics
Linda M. Nagel (lmnagel@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Silviculture
PhD, University of Montana
Silviculture, forest vegetation dynamics, tree ecophysiology, invasive plants
Amitabh Narain (E-mail narain@mtu.edu) http://www.me.mtu.edu/~narain
Professor / ASME Fellow, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Minnesota
Phase-change, condensing flows, heat transfer, fluid mechanics
Charles W. Nelson (cwnelson@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Language and Literature
PhD, University of Nebraska
Medieval and Elizabethan literature, British fantasy literature, theater history
David A. Nelson (danelson@usouthal.edu) http://www.biomed.mtu.edu/danelson/
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering,
University of South Alabama
PhD, Duke University
Bio-heat transfer, biological effects of radio frequency radiation, human comfort and thermoregulation, heat pipe applications
Paul A. Nelson (pnelson@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Economics & Engineering Mgt.
PhD. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Economics of public utilities and other regulated industries, engineering economy, capital budgeting, and benefit cost studies, industrial economics, change management, operations management.
Robert J. Nemiroff (nemiroff@mtu.edu)
Professor of Physics, Adjunct Professor of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Gamma ray busts, gravitational lensing, cosmology, night sky monitoring, astronomical image processing
Carl C. Nesbitt (cnesbitt@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, University of Nevada-Reno
Extractive metallurgy, hydrometallurgy, bio-processing of metals, waste management, particle separations
Michael R. Neuman (mneuman@mtu.edu)
Professor & Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering
PhD Case Institute of Technology, MD Case Western Reserve University
Biomedical instrumentation, biomedical sensors, microfabrication technology and
perinatal medicine
David F. Nitz (dfnitz@mtu.edu)
Professor of Physics
PhD, University of Rochester
Experimental high energy physics, astrophysics research
Thomas Noland
Adjunct Associate Professor, Bi logical Sciences
PhD, University of Arkansas
Erik Nordberg (enordber@mtu.edu)
Graduate Faculty
Michigan Tech, University Archivist
MS, Wayne State University
Management and use of archival information
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Gregory M. Odegard (gmodergar@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, University of Denver
Multiscale mechanics of engineering and biological materials
Aurenice de Menezes Oliveira (oliveira@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Technology
PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Modeling and performance analysis of optical fiber communication systems,
Monte Carlo methods, digital signal processing, communications
Tamara R. Olson (trolson@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
PhD, New York University
Applied mathematics, continuum mechanics, composites
Milton L. Olsson (miolsson@mtu.edu)
Chair of Fine Arts and Professor of Music
DMA, University of Colorado
Music history and criticism, role of arts in society
Nilufer Onder (nilufer@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Computer Science,
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Artificial intelligence, planning, reasoning under uncertainty
Soner Onder (soner@mtu.edu)
Associate Professor of Computer Science,
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Computer architecture, programming languages
Keat Ghee Ong (kgong@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD, University of Kentucky
Biosensors, biomedical instrumentation, implantable sensors, wireless sensor networks, nanostructured materials for biomedical applications
Chukwu Onu
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Southern University and A&M College
PhD, West Virginia University
Biomass energy production, biochemical treatment processes, landfill technology, solid and hazardous waste management
Clive Oppenheimer
Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Volcanic gas emissions, especially sulfur dioxide
David Orozco (dorozco@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, School of Business & Economics
JD, Northwestern University School of Law
Intellectual property, intellectual capital management, business law
Blair D. Orr (bdorr@mtu.edu)
Professor, School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Economics, international forestry
Linda M. Ott (linda@mtu.edu)
Chair and Professor of Computer Science
Member of the Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute
PhD, Purdue University
Software measurement, software engineering
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Deborah S. Page-Dumroese
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Forest Soils
US Forest Service, Moscow, Idaho
PhD, University of Idaho
Forest soils, long-term site productivity
Brian J. Palik
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Forest Resources & Environmental Science
US Forest Service, Grand Rapids, MN
PhD, Michigan State University
Ecological and natural disturbance-based silviculture, riparian and seasonal wetland ecology
Ravindra Pandey (pandey@mtu.edu)
Chair and Professor of Physics
PhD, University of Manitoba, Canada
Modeling of materials
Sudhakar M. Pandit (pand@mtu.edu)
Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Data-dependent systems modeling, forecasting, computer control
Gordon G. Parker (ggparker@mtu.edu)
John and Cathi Drake Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo
Control systems, mechatronics, parameter identification
Chris E. Passerello, PE (cepass@mtu.edu)
Professor of Engineering Mechanics
PhD, University of Cincinnati
Vibrations, dynamics, finite elements
Robert L. Pastel (rpastel@mtu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
PhD, University of New Mexico
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