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Faculty

Faculty Research Expertise

 

Shin-Min (Simon) Song, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Professor and Chair

Research Interests: Robotics; Walking machines; Gait study; Mechanisms; Rehabilitation; Crutch design; Automation; CAD/CAM; Neural networks; CMP modeling; Diamond coating applications

Honors: ASME Fellow, NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award

Phone: (815) 753-9970

Email: smsong@ceet.niu.edu

 

 


 

Brianno D. Coller, Ph.D., Cornell University, Associate Professor
Research Interests: Nonlinear dynamical systems analysis; Modeling and simulation; Nonlinear control

 

Phone: (815) 753-9944

Email: coller@ceet.niu.edu

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Behrooz Fallahi, Ph.D., P.E., Purdue University, Professor

Research Interests: Smart material applications; Design of high speed machines and micro mechanical systems; Integrated design and manufacturing; Pro-E

Phone: (815) 753-9964

Email: fallahi@ceet.niu.edu

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Sengoda Ganesan, Ph.D., P.E., Oklahoma State University, Associate Professor
Research Interests: Robotics; Quartz resonators; CNC drilling machines

 

Phone: (815) 753-9385

Email: ganesan@ceet.niu.edu

 

 


 

Jenn-Terng Gau, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Associate Professor

Research Interests: Sheet Metal Forming; Microforming; Forging; FEM analysis; Solid Mechanics; Experimental mechanics; Machine design; Manufacturing process

Phone: (815) 753-1261

Email: gau@ceet.niu.edu

 

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Abhijit Gupta, Ph.D., P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Professor

Research Interests: Analytical and experimental stress and vibration analysis; Random vibrations and fatigue; Failure analysis of electronic, automotive, and rotating components; Finite element techniques; Accelerated testing; Noise and vibration harshness

Phone: (815) 753-9379

Email: gupta@ceet.niu.edu

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Meung Jung Kim, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Professor

Research Interests: CAD/CAM; VR (Virtual Reality); Laser cutting; Machine vibrations; Composite materials; Thermal Imaging and interferometry

Phone: (815) 753-9965

Email: kim@ceet.niu.edu

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Milivoje Kostic, Ph.D., P.E., University of Illinois – Chicago, Professor

Research Interests: Nano-fluids; Design, analysis, and optimization of fluid/thermal/energy systems; Non-Newtonian flows and heat transfer; Computerized data acquisition; Customized experimental and computational methods and applications

Phone: (815) 753-9975

Email: kostic@ceet.niu.edu

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Pradip Majumdar, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Professor

Research Interests: Analysis and design of thermal energy systems; Thermal design of electronic components; Fuel cell energy systems; Refrigeration and air-conditioning; Computational and experimental heat transfer and fluid dynamics; Finite element analysis; Transport phenomena in manufacturing and material processing; Nano-scale heat transfer and fluid flow

Phone: (815) 753-9963

Email: majumdar@ceet.niu.edu

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Parviz Payvar, Ph.D., P.E., University of California Berkeley, Presidential Teaching Professor

Research Interests: Refrigerant heat transfer, Compact torque converters, High thermal capacity

       wet clutches

Honors: ASME Fellow

Phone: (815) 753-3346

Email: payvar@ceet.niu.edu

 

 


 

Nicholas A. Pohlman, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Multi-phase fluid dynamics (in particular granular flow), Optimization of energy consumption for complex systems, Estimation and Control

 

Phone: (815) 753-9913

Email: npohlman@niu.edu

 

 


 

Federico Sciammarella, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Optical Methods (moiré, interferometry, holography) for characterization of materials and structures. Laser materials processing such as cladding, heat treating and surface cleaning

Honors: TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award (MPMD)

Phone: (815) 753-1288

Email: sciammar@ceet.niu.edu

 

 


 

Scott R. Short, Ph.D., P.E.(IL), University of Dayton, Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Materials engineering; Applied mechanics; Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, Composite materials stress & strain analysis; Part design; Failure analysis (including welds); Fracture mechanics; Fatigue analysis; Mechanical testing

Honors: D.R. Harting Award (Best Paper for 1995 from the Society for Experimental Mechanics)

Phone: (815) 753-8566

Email: short@ceet.niu.edu

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Adjunct Professors & Lecturers

Datta, Biswa, Adjunct Professor & Presidential Research Professor in Dept. of Mathematical Sciences,

                        IEEE Fellow, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, 1972

 

 

 

 


 

Anima Bose, Adjunct Associate Professor, Ph.D., Chemistry,  Kent State University, 2000

 

Phone: (815) 753-8024

Email: bose@ceet.niu.edu

 

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R. Scott Downing, Adjunct Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1999.

                               Hamilton-Sundstrand Technical Fellow.

Research Interests: Heat transfer and thermodynamics in aerospace systems

Phone: (815) 394-2811

 

 

 


 

Staff

Joy Hadley, Undergraduate Secretary

 

Phone: (815) 753-9979

Email: hadley@ceet.niu.edu

 


 

Linda Bauer, Graduate Secretary

 

Phone: (815) 753-9976

Email: lbauer@ceet.niu.edu

 


 

 

 

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