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FACULTY

Stuart R. Bell
Professor, Dean of the School of Engineering (Ph.D., P.E. Texas A&M)
785-864-2977
sbell@ku.edu

Alternative Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines, Modeling of Engine and Engine Processes, Innovative Engine Designs, and Fundamental and Applied Combustion Topics

Louis Burmeister
Professor (Ph.D., Purdue)
785-864-2979
mrub@ku.edu

Solar Energy, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics

Christopher Depcik
Assistant Professor
785-864-2976
depcik@ku.edu

Ronald L. Dougherty
Chairman and Professor (Ph.D., P.E., Missouri-Rolla)
785-864-3181
doughrty@ku.edu

Radiative Heat Transfer, Two-Phase Heat Transfer, Thermal Fluid Sciences, Laser Scattering, Dynamic Light Scattering

Terry Faddis
Professor (D.E., Kansas)
785-864-2976
faddis@ku.edu

Mechanical Design, Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Ken Fischer
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Stanford)
785-864-2994
fischer@ku.edu

Biomechanics, Dynamics, Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics

Elizabeth A. Friis
Associate Professor (Ph.D. Wichita State University)
785-864-2104
lfriis@ku.edu

Biomaterials, Biomedical Product Design and Testing

 

Sarah L. Kieweg
Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Duke University)
785-864-3354
kieweg@ku.edu

Biofluids, Drug Delivery, Transport Phenomena

Carl W. Luchies
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Michigan)
785-864-2993
luchies@ku.edu

Biomechanics, Mechanical Measurements and Experimentation, Advanced Dynamics, Statics

Lorin Maletsky
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Purdue)
785-864-2985
maletsky@ku.edu

Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Kinematics, Introduction to Design, Machine Design, Senior Level Design, Design for Manufacturability, Biomechanics, Project Classes

Albert Romkes
Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Texas)
785-864-4397
romkes@ku.edu

Finite Element Analysis, Continuum Mechanics, Solid Mechanics

Robert M. Sorem
Associate Dean; School of Engineering (Ph.D., Kansas)
785-864-2989
sorem@ku.edu

Mechanical Design, Computational Mechanics, Finite Element Formation and Application, Mechanics of Materials, Composite Material Mechanics

Paulette Spencer
Ackers Distinguished Professor and Director of Bioengineering Research Center
785-864-8140
pspencer@ku.edu

Biomaterials

Karan S. Surana
Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor (Ph.D., Wisconsin)
785-864-2988
kssurana@ku.edu

Solid Mechanics, Finite Element Methods and Software, Computational Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Peter W. TenPas
Associate Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State)
785-864-2986
tenpas@ku.edu

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computer Aided Thermal Design

Robert C. Umholtz
Associate Professor (M.S., Kansas)
785-864-2984

Kinematics, Dynamics of Machinery, Computer-Aided Design

Sara Wilson
Associate Professor (Ph.D., M.I.T.)
785-864-2103
sewilson@ku.edu

Control Systems, Biomechanical Systems

Bedru Yimer
Professor (Ph.D., Dayton)
785-864-2982
yimer@ku.edu

Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics