NEW FACULTY - College of Engineering · Modeling in Engineering Education Research Engineering education, specifically development, implementation and assessment of authentic engineering

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Matthew Barrows

Brandon Kreiling

Ryan Pedrigi

Vish Reddi

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor

Ali Tamayol

Stephanie Valentine

Kuan Zhang

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Fadi Alsaleem

Ashraf Aly Hassan

Hamid Bagheri

Shudipto Konika Dishari

Jongwan Eun

Brady Garvin

Andrew Harms

George Hunt

Forrest Kievit

Seunghee Kim

Tiffany Messer

Aaron Mittelstet

Siamak Nejati

Thanhvu Nguyen

Jae Sung Park

Prahalada Rao

Rajib Saha

Yeyin Shi

Rebecca Wachs

Mark Wilkins

Christine Wittich

Ruiguo Yang

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Geng Bai

Wei Bao

Philip Barutha

Hau Chan

Leimin Deng

Heidi Diefes-Dux

Kelli Herstein

Iason Konstantzos

Eric Markvicka

Keegan Moore

Bonita Sharif

Curtis Tomasevicz

Robert Wilhelm

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WEI BAOAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringCity Campus

B.A., Physics (minor in Chemistry), Peking UniversityM.S., Mechanical Engineering (minor in Electrical

Engineering), UCLAPh.D., Materials Science and Engineering (minor in

Electrical Engineering), University of California, Berkeley

Previous ExperienceWorked in nanoscale spectroscopic investigations. Received several awards: MRS Graduate Student Gold Award, Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarships, Ross N. Tucker Memorial Award and a R&D 100 Award.

ResearchFocuses on polaritonics lasing devices

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGGeng Bai Curtis TomaseviczHeidi Diefes-Dux

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERINGHau Chan Bonita Sharif

THE DURHAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

Philip Barutha Iason KonstantzosKelli Herstein

ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERINGWei Bao Leimin Deng

MECHANICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERINGEric Markvicka Robert WilhelmKeegan Moore

GENG BAIResearch Assistant ProfessorBiological Systems EngineeringEast Campus

B.E., Hydraulic and Hydro-power Engineering, China Agricultural University

M.E., Agricultural Soil & Water Engineering, China Agricultural University

Ph.D., Environmental Science, Niigata University

Previous ExperienceSoil-Plant-Environment monitoring; Center pivot irrigation; Pesticide spraying; High-throughput plant phenotyping

ResearchDaily management and development of UNL Field Plant Phenotyping Facility (Spidercam); High throughput plant phenotyping in field and greenhouse environment

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HEIDI DIEFES-DUXProfessorBiological Systems EngineeringEast Campus

B.S., Food Science, Cornell UniversityM.S., Food Science, Cornell UniversityPh.D., Agricultural & Biological Engineering - Food

Processing Engineering, Purdue University

Previous ExperienceProfessor of Engineering Education and First-Year Engineering course instructor and curator at Purdue University; Fulbright-Colombia Specialist Grant; co-author of Models and Modeling in Engineering Education

ResearchEngineering education, specifically development, implementation and assessment of authentic engineering activities (e.g. mathematical modeling, design) in undergraduate settings, translation of current technical research outputs to K-16 classroom settings, and learning objective based assessment strategies

PHILIP BARUTHA Assistant ProfessorDurham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction City Campus

B.S., Civil/Construction Engineering, Montana State University M.S./Ph.D., Civil/Construction Engineering and

Management, Iowa State University

Previous Experience 12 years in project management and engineering.Project Manager for Mortenson Construction in the Renewable Energy Group.

ResearchAlternative project delivery to include integrated project delivery and public private partnerships, renewable and sustainable energy and transportation asset management

LEIMIN DENG Research Assistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer Engineering City Campus

B.S., Optical Information Sciences and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology

M.S., Physical Electronics, Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Ph.D., Physical Electronics, Huazhong University of Science & Technology

ResearchLaser extreme manufacturing technology and equipment; Cross-scale laser micro/nano machining; Optical system design; 3D printing of metal

HAU CHANAssistant ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering City Campus

B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics, College of Charleston, S.C.

Ph.D., Computer Science, Stony Brook University, New York

Previous Experience Postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (a joint lab with the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Business School, and Medical School) - will continue to be an affiliated member of the lab; Postdoctoral summer fellow at the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society; Postdoctoral research associate (postdoc) at Trinity University.

ResearchComputational Game Theory, mechanism design, algorithms, data/graph mining, machine learning, discrete mathematics

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IASON KONSTANTZOSAssistant ProfessorDurham School of Architectural Engineering and ConstructionScott Campus

Diploma, Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens Greece

M.S., Design and Construction of Underground Structures, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Purdue University

ResearchHuman comfort in the built environment, building systems and controls, lighting and daylighting, building envelope, building energy modeling and simulation

ERIC MARKVICKAAssistant ProfessorMechanical & Materials EngineeringCity Campus

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-LincolnM.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln M.S., Robotics, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPh.D., Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University

Previous ExperienceResearcher at the Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, and Honeybee Robotics.

ResearchThe intersection of computer and material science to transform how materials interact with the human body and the world around us

KEEGAN MOOREAssistant ProfessorMechanical & Materials EngineeringCity Campus

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of AkronPh.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign

ResearchNonlinear dynamics, theoretical and experimental vibrations, system identification, non-reciprocal acoustics, data-driven modeling and identification, advanced signal processing, experimental mechanics

KELLI HERSTEINAsssistant Professor of Practice Durham School of Architectural Engineering and ConstructionScott Campus

B.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Nebraska-LincolnM.S., Industrial and Management Systems

Engineering, University of NebraskaPh.D., Engineering (Construction Engineering and

Management), University of Nebraska

Previous ExperiencePost Doctorate Research Associate, The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction

ResearchOccupational safety and health, occupational ergonomics, human fatigue and performance, lean construction, transportation and logistics, radio frequency identification

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CURTIS TOMASEVICZAssistant Professor of PracticeBiological Systems EngineeringEast Campus

B.S., Electrical Engineering (Astrophysics minor), University of Nebraska-Lincoln

M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Ph.D., Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Previous ExperienceLecturer, College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

USA Bobsled and Skeleton (2004-14)

ResearchPower output of jumping and other human movement; biomechanic modeling techniques for injury analysis; power systems equipment replacement scheduling

ROBERT WILHELMKate Foster ProfessorMechanical & Materials Engineering / Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic DevelopmentCity Campus

B.S., Industrial Engineering, Wichita State UniversityM.S., Industrial Engineering, Purdue UniversityPh.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois

Previous ExperienceVice Chancellor for Research and Development, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Executive Director, Charlotte Research Institute

ResearchPrecision engineering, virtual manufacturing and software frameworks for integrated measurement processes

BONITA SHARIFAssistant ProfessorComputer Science & EngineeringCity Campus

B.S., Computer Science, Cyrus College, Nicosia, CyprusM.S., Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent, OhioPh.D., Computer Science (specializing in Software

Engineering), Kent State University, Ohio

Previous Experience10 years of experience conducting empirical studies including the use of eye tracking equipment. Received the NSF Career award and the NSF CRI award related to empowering software engineering with eye tracking. Received the NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring award for mentoring female students.

ResearchSoftware engineering, eye tracking and biometrics, empirical studies, program comprehension, human computer interaction, software traceability, software visualization

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MATTHEW BARROWSAssistant Professor of PracticeDurham School of Architectural Engineering and ConstructionCity Campus

B.S., Construction Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla

M.S., Engineering, University of Colorado Denver

Previous ExperienceWorked in the construction industry for 16 years.

BRANDON KREILINGAssistant Professor of PracticeDurham School of Architectural Engineering and ConstructionScott Campus

B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Previous ExperienceProfessional career revolved around structural concrete, including working the last 10 years with drilled pier foundations.

ResearchThe advancement of concrete mix designs and admixture development

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERINGStephanie Valentine

THE DURHAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor Vish Reddi Matthew Barrows Brandon Kreiling

ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERINGKuan Zhang

MECHANICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERINGAli Tamayol Ryan Pedrigi

JENA SHAFAI ASGARPOORAssociate Professor of PracticeDurham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction / Director, Master of Engineering ManagementScott Campus

B.A., Political Science, Texas A&M UniversityM.Sc., Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M

Previous ExperienceProfessor, College of Business, Bellevue University

ResearchQuality management and process improvement, pedagogy, online teaching best practices, assessment and student learning outcomes

RYAN PEDRIGIAssistant ProfessorMechanical & Materials EngineeringCity Campus

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State UniversityPh.D., Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M

Previous ExperienceResearch associate / visiting researcher, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College LondonResearch Assistant; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University

ResearchMechanobiology, biomechanics, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, medical devices, cardiovascular medicine, diabetes, ophthalmology, wound healing

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STEPHANIE VALENTINEAssistant Professor of Practice The Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and ManagementCity Campus

B.A., Saint Mary’s University, MinnesotaPh.D., Texas A&M University

ResearchIntersection of human-computer interaction, social network analysis, machine learning and K-12/higher education; elective technologies for casually teaching children social and connected in virtual environments

KUAN ZHANGAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringScott Campus

B.A.Sc., M.S., Northeastern UniversityPh.D., University of Waterloo

ResearchSecurity and privacy for wireless networks, using cryptology, information theory, optimization and embedded system design

VISH REDDIAssistant Professor of PracticeDurham School of Architectural Engineering and ConstructionCity Campus

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of MadrasM.Sc., Industrial Engineering, University of

Wisconsin-Madison

Previous ExperienceLecturer, The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Principal, Reddi Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska

ALI TAMAYOLAssistant Professor Mechanical & Materials EngineeringCity Campus

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz UniversityM.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of TechnologyPh.D., Engineering Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Previous ExperienceInstructor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill Univerity

Founder and CEO, Pars Padab Sanat Co., Iran

ResearchMicro and nanosystems, bio-textiles, bio-printing, tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, smart and wearable biomedical devices, wound healing

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ASHRAF ALY HASSANResearch Assistant ProfessorCivil Engineering City Campus

B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Cairo UniversityM.Sc., Urban Environmental Management,

Wageningen UniversityPh.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati

Previous ExperienceR&D team leader, BioAir Solutions

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

ORISE postdoctoral fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) National Risk Management Research Laboratory

ResearchEmission control technologies; biological treatment of recalcitrant air toxics; air pollution control; treatment, fate, transport of emerging contaminants; advanced water/wastewater treatment processes development

FADI ALSALEEMAssistant ProfessorDurham School of Architectural Engineering and ConstructionScott Campus

B.S., Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Hashemite University, Jordan

M.S., Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton

Previous ExperienceAssistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University

Senior lead algorithm engineer, Emerson Climate Technology

MEMS control engineer, MicrostaQ Inc.

ResearchNonlinear dynamics of MEMS, Smart MEMS, IoT, smart building, online monitoring and diagnostics, Big Data analysis

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGForrest Kievit Mark WilkinsTiffany Messer Aaron MittelstetYeyin Shi Rebecca Wachs

CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERINGShudipto Konika Dishari Siamak NejatiRajib Saha

CIVIL ENGINEERINGJongwan Eun Ashraf Aly HassanGeorge Hunt Seunghee KimChristine Wittich

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERINGHamid Bagheri Brady GarvinThanhvu Nguyen

THE DURHAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

Fadi Alsaleem

ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERINGAndrew Harms

MECHANICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERINGJae Sung Park Prahalada RaoRuiguo Yang

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HAMID BAGHERIAssistant ProfessorComputer Science & EngineeringCity Campus

B.Sc., Computer Engineering, University of TehranM.Sc., Software Engineering, Sharif University of

TechnologyPh.D., Computer Science, University of Virginia

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral researcher, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine

Postdoctoral research fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

ResearchSoftware engineering, practical software analysis and synthesis, compositional analysis of Android inter-app vulnerabilities, synthesis of application-specific frameworks, synthesis of tradeoff spaces for object-relational databases

JONGWAN EUNAssistant Professor Civil Engineering Scott Campus

B.S., M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea

M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Previous ExperienceLecturer and research associate, New York University, Abu Dhabi

Postdoctoral work, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Field engineer, Dongmyung E&C Co.

ResearchAnalysis and design optimization of geotechnical and geoenvironmental systems, energy geotechnics, radioactive material disposal

BRADY GARVINAssistant Professor of Practice Computer Science & Engineering City Campus

B.S., Computer Science, Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (J.D. Edwards Honors Program in Computer Science and Management)

M.S., Ph.D., Software Engineering, University of Nebraska

Previous ExperienceLecturer, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Projects with Mutual of Omaha, Design Data, IBM, and NASA

ResearchSoftware engineering focusing on feature-interaction faults, faults that are only detectable when certain combinations of features appear in a system’s configuration

ANDREW HARMSAssistant ProfessorElectrical & Computer EngineeringScott Campus

B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Notre DamePh.D., Electrical Engineering, Princeton University

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral researcher, Duke University

Air Force Research Labs

ResearchStatistical signal processing, efficient sampling and processing of signals, information theory, signal processing for radar systems

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SHUDIPTO KONIKA DISHARI Assistant ProfessorChemical & Biomolecular Engineering City Campus

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral researcher, Chemical Engineering Department/Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

ResearchResearch spans biotechnology to energy applications, including polymers and nanomaterials, thin films and membranes, energy, chemobiorecognition and biomedical applications

SEUNGHEE KIMAssistant ProfessorCivil Engineering Scott Campus

B.S., M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral fellow, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin

Assistant professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western New England University

ResearchEnergy geotechnology: modeling and experiment for hydro-chemo-thermo-mechanically coupled processes, reactive and/or multiphase fluid flow in porous media, induced seismicity/earthquakes

GEORGE HUNTAssistant Professor of PracticeCivil EngineeringScott Campus

B.S., Physics, Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)M.E., Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Environmental

Engineering), University of Virginia

Previous ExperienceSenior civil engineer, Burns and McDonnell

13 years of professional experience in civil engineering, including North Carolina Division of Water Quality

Civil engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

ResearchSurface water hydrology, hydrodynamic and water quality modeling, watershed management

FORREST KIEVITAssistant ProfessorBiological Systems Engineering East Campus

B.S., Bioengineering, University of WashingtonPh.D., Materials Science and Engineering,

University of Washington

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral and research faculty, Neurological Surgery Department, University of Washington

ResearchDeveloping nanoparticle-based delivery vehicles for transport into the brain for more effective brain cancer and brain injury treatments, nanoparticle-mediated delivery of nucleic acids into brain tumors

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TIFFANY MESSERAssistant ProfessorBiological Systems Engineering and School of Natural ResourcesEast Campus

AARON MITTELSTETAssistant ProfessorBiological Systems Engineering East Campus

B.S., Zoology, Oklahoma State UniversityM.S., Environmental Science, Oklahoma State UniversityPh.D., Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Department, Oklahoma State University

Previous ExperiencePeace Corps in Guatemala: animal husbandry

Taught English in Spain; Spanish and English as a Second Language, Enid Public Schools, Enid, Oklahoma

ResearchBasic and applied research in hydrologic processes and water resources management at multiple scales, emphasis on understanding water resources within watersheds, specifically the water balance

SIAMAK NEJATIAssistant ProfessorChemical & Biomolecular Engineering City Campus

B.S., M.S., Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral research associate, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University

ResearchPolymeric materials, nanostructures and coatings, developing economically viable and advanced methods for addressing the current challenges to water and energy supplies and security

THANHVU NGUYENAssistant ProfessorComputer Science & EngineeringCity Campus

B.S., M.S., Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of New Mexico

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral work, University of Maryland

ResearchIntersection of software engineering and programming languages, with a particular focus on using static, dynamic analyses for automatic invariant generation and program repair

B.S., Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky

M.S., Ph.D., Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral appointment, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 2016

ResearchEmerging technologies such as nutrient recovery from animal manures; arising issues in water quality associated with the fate, transport and remediation of emerging contaminants in stream, wetland, and agricultural ecosystems; assessing risk management and/or mitigation of water-borne contaminants

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RAJIB SAHAAssistant ProfessorChemical & Biomolecular EngineeringCity Campus

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

M.S., Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Costas Maranas Lab, Pennsylvania State University

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral research associate, Himadri Pakrasi Lab (Biology Department), Washington University in St. Louis

ResearchReconstruction and analysis of genome-scale and community models, systems-level analysis of ‘omics’ data, development of genetic toolkit and engineering metabolic pathways, redesign of photosynthetic apparatus and carbon fixing mechanism

YEYIN SHIAssistant ProfessorBiological Systems EngineeringEast Campus

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, China

M.S., Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral experience, University of Florida and Texas A&M University

ResearchAgricultural information systems, including developing and transforming state-of-the-art technologies to record, transmit, manage, analyze and utilize digital information to address the nexus of health, productivity and sustainability in agricultural production systems, UAV applications in agronomic research and high-throughput field-based phenotyping

PRAHALADA RAOAssistant ProfessorMechanical & Materials Engineering City Campus

B.Engg., Production Engineering, Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay University, India

M.S., Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Oklahoma State University

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral research associate, Virginia Tech

Assistant professor, System Science and Industrial Engineering, Binghamton University

ResearchSensor-based monitoring and diagnosis of complex bio-physical and manufacturing processes (e.g., additive manufacturing, ultraprecision machining, semiconductor planarization, and neurophysiology)

JAE SUNG PARKAssistant ProfessorMechanical & Materials EngineeringCity Campus

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

M.S., Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral associate, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ResearchWide range of fluid mechanics, covering from low Reynolds number flows (Ph.D. research) to high Reynolds number flows (postdoctoral research), focusing on complex fluids, colloidal suspensions, electrokinetics and turbulent flow

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REBECCA WACHSAssistant ProfessorBiological Systems EngineeringEast Campus

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Previous ExperienceSenior engineer in research and development, RTI Surgical, Inc.

Postdoctoral studies in neural engineering, University of Florida

ResearchNovel interventions for the treatment of low back pain using three major arms of research: engineered biomaterials to prevent and reverse nerve growth, targeted delivery of antioxidants to modulate inflammation, and development of in vitro test beds to mimic disease progression

MARK WILKINSProfessorBiological Systems Engineering/ Director, Industrial Agricultural Products CenterEast Campus

CHRISTINE WITTICHAssistant ProfessorCivil EngineeringCity Campus

B.S., Civil Engineering, Lafayette CollegeM.S., Ph.D., Structural Engineering, University of

California, San Diego

ResearchStructural engineering for extreme loads and natural hazards; structural dynamics; remote sensing for structural characterization

RUIGUO YANGAssistant ProfessorMechanical & Materials EngineeringCity Campus

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Nanjin University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

M.S., Mechatronics Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University

Previous ExperiencePostdoctoral fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University

Research scientist, iNfinitesimal llc (nanotechnology startup)

ResearchNanorobotics, bioMEMS and mechanobiology, micro/nanosytems for cellular engineering to manipulate cells through delivery of biomolecules, to study cell-cell interactions and to understand mechanotransduction under physio/pathological conditions, all at the single cell level

B.S., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University

M.S., Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Previous ExperienceFaculty, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department, Oklahoma State University

Postdoctoral engineer, USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Citrus and Subtropical Products Laboratory, Winter Haven, Florida

ResearchBioprocessing and food processing

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