Mechanical Engineering, Faculty
Eric Wolbrecht, Ph.D., P.E.
Department Chair and the Dean and Cindy Haagenson Mechanical Engineering Endowed Professor
Engineering Physics 324I
208-885-0348
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Dynamics; Dynamic Modeling of Engineering Systems; Experimental Methods for Engineers; Lean Manufacturing; Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control; Control Systems; Applied State Estimation
Areas of Expertise: Rehabilitation Robotics, Nonlinear and Adaptive Control, Neurorehabilitation, Mechanism Design and Synthesis, Control of Pneumatic Actuators, State Estimation, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Gianluca Blois, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Campus: Boise
Courses: HVAC Systems, Fluid Dynamics, Experimental Methods in Fluid Dynamics
Areas of Expertise: Environmental, geophysical, and biological systems with emphasis on complex
boundaries and interfaces
Dan Cordon, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234H
208-885-7134
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Dynamics, Introduction to Mechanical Design, Thermodynamics, Capstone Design
Areas of Expertise: Internal combustion engines, specifically looking at performance and emissions characteristics of various alternative fuels and non-traditional means of ignition
John C. Crepeau, Ph.D, P.E.
Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduates
Vibhav Durgesh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering Physics 324N
208-885-5195
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Experimental methods in fluids , Experimental methods for engineers, Fluid dynamics, Senior Design Capstone
Areas of Expertise: Fluid dynamics, Thermal-fluid systems, Experimental methods, Advanced data analysis, Viscous flow, Turbulence, Aerodynamics, and Aircraft design
Kamal Kumar, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234I
208-885-6263
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Experimental Methods for Engineers, Heat Transfer
Areas of Expertise: Alternative Hydrocarbon and Biofuel Fuel Combustion Chemistry, Catalytic Combustion, Solid Fuel Combustion, Internal Combustion Engines
Michael Maughan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering Physics Building 324H
208-885-1041
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Engineering Mechanics of Materials, Advanced Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Systems Design I/II, Mechanical Engineering Analysis
Areas of Expertise: Micromechanics of Materials, Defect Behavior in Crystalline Materials, Product Design and Development, Additive Manufacturing and Material Property Manipulation
Joel Perry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234D
208-885-2144
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Mechanical Design Analysis, Computer Aided Design Methods, Mechanical Systems Design I/II, Assistive Technology for Physical Impairment
Areas of Expertise: Wearable Exoskeletons; Neurorehabilitation Research; Interdisciplinary Design; Prototype Development
Gabriel Potirniche, P.E., Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Professor
JEB 125J
208-885-4049
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Mechanics of Materials, Machine Design, Fatigue and Fracture, Finite Element Applications in Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Graduate Seminar
Areas of Expertise: Multiscale modeling of plasticity and damage behavior in metals; Fatigue and Fracture; Constitutive Modeling for Metallic Alloys; Atomistic Simulations, Crystal Plasticity, Anisotropic Plasticity; Finite Element Method; Solid Mechanics; Stress Analysis
Daniel J. Robertson, Ph.D., P.E.
Grand Challenge Scholars Program Director, Associate Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234 G
208-885-7889
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Mechanical Design Analysis, Engineering Grand Challenges, Compliant Mechanism Design, Crop Biomechanics
Areas of Expertise: Biomechanics, Agricultural Engineering, Interdisciplinary Design, Product Development
Mark F. Roll, Ph.D., P.E.
NGeM Outreach Manager, Clinical Faculty
McClure Hall 407C
Campus: Moscow
Courses: First Year Engineering, Elements of Materials Science, Aerospace Materials
Focus Areas: Engineering Sustainability, Microelectronics Packaging, Polymers and Composites
Robert Stephens, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Engineering Physics 324L
208-885-7534
Campus: Moscow
Areas of Expertise: Failure Analysis; Fatigue and Fracture; Products and Liability/Expert Witness Testimony; Materials Properties Measurements and Modeling
Matthew Swenson, Ph.D., P.E.
Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Program Director, Associate Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234J
208-885-9029
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Interdisciplinary Capstone Design, Machine Component Design I
Areas of Expertise: Characterize and model radiation effects in metals and alloys, correlating microstructure and mechanical properties, enabling the development and validation of metals and alloys for advanced nuclear reactor applications
Tao Xing, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Engineering Physics 324G
208-885-9032
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Turbomachinery, Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical Systems Design I/II, Thermal Energy System Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Mechanical Engineering Analysis, FE Exam Review
Areas of Expertise: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD),
Verification, validation and uncertainty quantification,
Fluid-structure interaction,
Heat transfer