Our People
Nuclear Engineering & Industrial Management, Faculty
Indrajit Charit, Ph.D., P.E.
Department Chair, Professor
TAB Building, Room 314
208-757-5409
Campus: Idaho Falls
Courses: Physical Metallurgy, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Radiation Effects on Materials, Fundamentals of Nuclear Materials, Microstructures and Defects
Areas of Expertise: Processing-Microstructure-Property Correlations, Nuclear Materials, Structural Materials, High Temperature Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Advanced Manufacturing
David Arcilesi
Assistant Professor
Campus: Idaho Falls
Area of Expertise: Reactor thermal hydraulics, thermal sciences
R. A. Borrelli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering, Graduate Faculty
208-533-8122
Campus: Idaho Falls
Courses: Principles of Nuclear Engineering, Master's Research and Thesis, Risk Assessment
Areas of Expertise: Advanced fuel cycle analysis, Open source scientific computing, Pyroprocessing, Safeguards- and security-by-design, Geologic repository design, Neutronics, Nuclear hybrid energy systems analysis, Cybersecurity, plant modernization, digital I&C, Risk assessment, management
Sandy Lieske
Lecturer, Engineering Management
Campus: Boise
Courses: Technical Project Management, Advanced Project Management, Engineering and Technology Management Fundamentals, Process Improvement Methods, Effective Global Product Development
Areas of Expertise: Research and development, project management, change management, process improvement, offshoring, and talent development
Amin Mirkouei, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
TAB Suite 310
208-757-5420
Campus: Idaho Falls
Areas of Expertise: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Operations Research, Energy Systems Modeling, Life Cycle Assessment, Real-Time Data Analytics, Bioenergy Production Processes, Advanced & Smart Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain Planning, Project Management, Network Optimization, Cyber-physical Systems
Lee Ostrom, Ph.D.
Center Executive Officer, Idaho Falls Center
TAB 307
208-757-5427
Campus: Idaho Falls
Courses: Project Engineering, Project Risk Assessment, Capstone I and II, Industrial Ergonomics
Areas of Expertise: Risk assessment, human factors, ergonomics, industrial safety
Alex Vakanski, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor, Industrial Technology
TAB 311
208-757-5422
Campus: Idaho Falls
Courses: Engineering Graphics, Quality Assurance Organization and Management, Computer Integrated and Robotics Manufacturing Technology, Fundamentals of Unmanned Aerial Systems, Mechatronics Systems
Areas of Expertise: Cognitive robotics, learning from demonstration, Vision-based control of robots, Machine learning and artificial intelligence, Control systems and automation
Nuclear Engineering & Industrial Management, Staff
Alice Allen
Director, Student Recruitment/Engagement
Denise Engebrecht
Academic Program & Student Services Manager
Idaho Water Center
208-364-6123
Campus: Boise Program Support: Engineering Management Advisor Technology Management Advisor
Natalie Petersen
Administrative Assistant II
