Mechanical Engineering Research Area: Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

Graduate Program

MEEM Teaching Teaching Laboratory Facilities
*Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering*
Faculty	Laboratories

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Faculty
Emphasizes topics in mechanics and materials science. Current research activity is in mechanics of materials with microstructure, experimental mechanics, plasticity, wave propagation and dynamic fracture, biomechanics, micromechanics, ceramics, crashworthiness, composites, and computational mechanics.

Faculty	Telephone: Area Code 906
Jaime Camelio, Assistant Professor PhD, University of Michigan Assembly Systems, Dimensional Analysis of Manufacturing Processes, System Diagnosis	487-3363 jcamelio@mtu.edu
Roshan D’Souza, Assistant Professor PhD, University of California - Berkeley Manufacturing planning, Optimization, Process planning, Planning Automation	487-1001 rmdsouza@mtu.edu
William J. Endres, Associate Professor Area Director Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Machining Dynamics, Cutting Mechanics, Manufacturing Processes, Process and Tooling Innovation	487-2567 wjendres@mtu.edu
Craig R. Friedrich, Professor Director Multi-Scale Technologies & Sensors Caucus PhD, Oklahoma State Micromechanical Systems, Micromachining, Nanofabrication, Metrology	487-1922 craig@mtu.edu
Mahesh Gupta, Professor PhD, Rutgers University Polymer Processing, Polymer Rheology, Design with Plastics and Composites, Finite Element Method	487-3566 mahesh@mtu.edu
Dennis DeSheng Meng, Assistant Professor PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Micro and nano technologies for energy and environmental applications, Microfluidics, Micro fuel cells, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), micro and nano fabrication	487-3551 dmeng AT mtu DOT edu
Michele H. Miller, Associate Professor Director Engineering Education Innovation Caucus PhD, North Carolina State University Grinding, Precision Engineering	487-3025 mhmiller@mtu.edu
Sudhakar M. Pandit, Professor PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison Data Dependent Systems Modeling, Computer Control, Machine Vision, Nanometrology	487-2153 pand@mtu.edu
John W. Sutherland, Richard W. & Elizabeth A. Henes Chair Professor PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing, Quality, Machining, Sustainabiltiy	487-3395 jwsuther@mtu.edu
Research Faculty
Klaus J. Weinmann, Research Professor Emeritus PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Sheet Metal Forming, Tribology in Metal Forming, Metal Cutting	487-2154 kjweinma@mtu.edu