New Faculty Join the College of Engineering

The College of Engineering has hired seven highly qualified faculty members to fill tenure-track positions starting in fall 2008. This impressive and diverse group of professors includes two women and represents a wide range of educational backgrounds and areas of expertise.

Chemical Engineering

• Dr. Noelle K. Comolli
  Assistant Professor
  Biomaterials, polymers, tissue engineering, and drug delivery
  Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Drexel University

• Dr. Michael A. Smith
  Assistant Professor
  Advanced materials, nanotechnology, and alternative energy
  M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Villanova University
  Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Dr. Aleksandra Radlinska
  Assistant Professor
  Concrete for sustainable design; shrinkage and cracking in cementitious materials
  Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Purdue University

Mechanical Engineering

• Dr. Garrett M. Clayton
  Assistant Professor
  Mechatronics, nanosensors
  Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington
   
• Dr. Gang Feng
  Assistant Professor
  Nanomechanics, bioengineering
  Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
   
• Dr. Jens O.M. Karlsson
  Associate Professor
  Bioengineering, cryobiology, system dynamics
  Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT
   
• Dr. Aaron P. Wemhoff
  Assistant Professor
  Nanothermal sciences, fluid mechanics
  Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley