Department of Mechanical Engineering Directory
Updated 9/13/2024
DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON
Sridhar Santhanam, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Laboratory for the Mechanics of Materials and Processing
Professor and Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Laboratory for the Mechanics of Materials and Processing
(610) 519-4996
FACULTY
Hashem Ashrafiuon, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory (HAVLab)
Director, Unmanned Surface and Underwater Vehicles
Professor
Director, Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory (HAVLab)
Director, Unmanned Surface and Underwater Vehicles
(610) 519-7791
(610) 519-5005
Garrett M. Clayton, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Professor
Director, Center for Nonlinear Dynamics & Control
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Professor
Director, Center for Nonlinear Dynamics & Control
(610) 519-4798
Gang Feng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, High Resolution Microscopy Laboratory
Director, Materials Science Laboratory
Co-Director, Nanofabrication Laboratory
Associate Professor
Director, High Resolution Microscopy Laboratory
Director, Materials Science Laboratory
Co-Director, Nanofabrication Laboratory
(610) 519-6654
(610) 519-4959
(610) 519-5017
(610) 519-6250
(610) 519-4997
(610) 519-6679
(610) 519-6129
Sylvie Lorente, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
William M. Brown ’84, ’87 Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
William M. Brown ’84, ’87 Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering
(610) 519-4990
(610) 519-4949
(610) 519-4994
(610) 519-8977
(610) 519-4208
Alfonso Ortega, Ph.D.
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems
James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems
(610) 519-7440
(610) 519-4945
(610) 519-4992
Ani Ural, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Computational Biomechanics and Solid Mechanics Laboratory
Director of Strategic Initiatives, College of Engineering
Professor
Director, Computational Biomechanics and Solid Mechanics Laboratory
Director of Strategic Initiatives, College of Engineering
(610) 519-7735
Qianhong Wu, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Director of the Cellular Biomechanics and Sports Science Laboratory (CBMSS)
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Director of the Cellular Biomechanics and Sports Science Laboratory (CBMSS)
(610) 519-8969
PROFESSORS EMERITI
Philip V. D. McLaughlin, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Alan Whitman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
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