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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology FACULTY DR. FUEWEN (FRANK) LIOU MICHAEL AND JOYCE BYTNAR PRODUCT INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAM Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota at Twin Cities Research Interests: CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing, fuel cell manufacturing Fellow, ASME, 2008 DR. GEAROID MACSITHIGH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota at Twin Cities Research Interests: Finite elasticity, viscoelasticity, liquid crystal hydrodynamics, solid and continuum mechanics DR. ANTHONY OKAFOR PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., Michigan Technological University Research Interests: Manufacturing including intelligent machining, high speed machining, machine tool dynamics and metrology, metal forming, sensors and signal processing, computer numerical control (CNC), virtual manufacturing, and neural network applications; smart structures including structural health monitoring, aging aircraft, damage assessment and repair of metallic and composite structures, non-destructive evaluation, and proton exchange membrane (hydrogen) fuel cells DR. HENRY (HANK) PERNICKA ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., Purdue University Research Interests: Astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, spacecraft design, spacecraft mission design, satellite attitude dynamics, nonlinear analysis, dynamics and control, optimization DR. KEVIN B. MARTIN ASSISTANT RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology Research Interests: Hydrogen infrastructure modeling, fuel cell technology,energy policy DR. ASHOK MIDHA PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DIRECTOR OF THE PRODUCT INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY CENTER Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota at Twin Cities Research Interests: Mechanical design, rigidbody and compliant mechanism design, highperformance machinery analysis and design, machine vibration and stability Fellow, ASME, 2003 DR. J. KEITH NISBETT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ASSOCIATE CHAIR FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington Research Interests: Kinematics, mechanical design, synthesis of mechanisms DR. DAVID W. RIGGINS PROFESSOR OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Research Interests: Fluid dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, hypersonic propulsion systems, computational analysis of jet mixing, flow losses and mixing enhancement in combustors, aircraft gas turbine ramjet propulsion systems, scramjet performance DR. JOSHUA L. ROVEY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., University of Michigan Research Interests: Plasma aerospace applications, advanced space propulsion, plasma aerodynamics and flow control, plasma-enhanced combustion, applications to energy systems, hypersonics/ re-entry body plasma interactions, plasma physics, rarefied gas dynamics DR. JOHN W. SHEFFIELD PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CTIS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER Education: Ph.D., North Carolina State University Research Interests: Industries-of-the-future, industrial energy management, energy efficiency, hydrogen energy systems, thermal contact conductance/ resistance
MAE Annual Report 2011 DR. DANIEL S. STUTTS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., Purdue University Research Interests: Dynamics, vibrations, modeling and development of piezoactuators and transducers-mechatronics, embedded systems and control DR. SHUN TAKAI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., Stanford University Research Interests: Design theory and methodologies, design for manufacture, lifecycle engineering, sustainable design, applications of decision analysis and game theory in design, creativity and innovation, customer need analysis, uncertainty modeling for product cost, warranty cost, market share, and competition DR. HAI-LUNG TSAI PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Research Interests: Ultrashort laser pulsematerial interaction, laser micromachining for micro-sensors and micro-devices, gas metal arc welding, laser welding and hybrid welding, Ab Initio MD modeling, multiscale modeling Fellow, ASME, 2009 DR. XIAODONG YANG ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Education: Ph.D., Columbia University Research Interests: Optical materials and devices in nanophotonics and plasmonics; physics and applications of optical metamaterials; nanoscale optomechanics, optical nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS); integrated optofluidic devices and optical sensors; photon management for solar/thermal energy harvesting; optical device micro-/nanofabrication AWARDS AND HONORS In 2011, many of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering faculty received awards and honors. Campus Recognition and Honors Global Learning Outstanding Teaching Commendation Dr. V. Birman Dr. K. Chandrashekhara Dr. L. Dharani Faculty Research Award Dr. R. Landers Dr. H. Tsai Faculty Teaching Award Dr. H. Pernicka Dr. D. Riggins Faculty Service Award Dr. J. K. Nisbett Dr. H. Pernicka Faculty Achievement Award Dr. R. Hutcheson Commendation Letter for Excellence in Teaching Dr. V. Birman Young Professional Engineer Award St. Louis Section of Aeronautics and Astronautics Dr. J. Rovey Professional Recognition Dr. B. Armaly, Appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to serve as a member of the Missouri Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules. Dr. W. Eversman, AIAA Fellow, 2011. Dr. R. Landers, Promotion to Senior Member, IEEE. Dr. J. Sheffield, Missouri Impact Award from Missouri Enterprise for Outstanding Contributions to the Success of Missouri Manufacturers. Publication Recognition and Awards Dr. A. Banejee, “Design Feasibility of a Vortex Induced Vibration Based Hydro-Kinetic Energy Harvesting System,” by Lobo, V. (MSME candidate), Mainsah, N. (EE undergraduate), Banerjee, A. and Kimball, J. selected for the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Green Technologies Conference in Baton Rouge, LA, April 14 - 15, 2011. Dr. V. Birman, The article V. Birman and L. W. Byrd, “Modeling and Analysis of Functionally Graded Materials and Structures,” Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 60, 2007, was among the top ten articles downloaded from the journal in the second quarter 2011. 11
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