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Multi-scale Systems and Sensors

Faculty

Telephone: Area Code 906
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Jeffrey S. Allen, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Dayton  
Capillary Flow, Interfacial Transport Phenomena, Fuel Cells,
Phase-Change Heat Transfer, Microgravity Fluid Physics

 

 

487-2349
jstallen@mtu.edu

 

John E. Beard, Associate Professor,   
Area Director Design / Dynamic Systems
PhD, Purdue University
Design of Mechanical Systems and Hybrid Electric Powertrains, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing

 

 

487‑3110
jebeard@mtu.edu

 

Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2007
Opto-Electric Biosensor, Micro-/Nano-Fabrication, Microfluidics, Microscopic Optical Imaging, Synthetic Biology, Computer Simulation (CFD)

 

 

487-1463
cchoi@mtu.edu   

 

Tammy L. Haut Donahue, Associate Professor
Director Mechanics of Multiscale Materials Research  
PhD, University of California at Davis
Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Finite Elements, Computational and
Experimental Mechanics  

 

 

487-2078
thdonahu@mtu.edu

 

Craig R. Friedrich, Professor
Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies
Director Multi-scale Sensors and Systems Research
PhD, Oklahoma State University
Micromechanical Systems, Nanotechnology

 

 

487-1922
craig@mtu.edu

 

Thomas R. Grimm, Associate Professor
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Mechanical Engineering Design, Computer-Aided Design, Biomechanics

 

 

487-2574
trgrimm@mtu.edu

 

Gopal Jayaraman, Professor,   
Area Director  Solid Mechanics  
PhD, University of Iowa
Biomechanics, Orthopaedic Mechanics, Sports Safety, Autocrash Safety, Elastic Stability of Structures 

 

 

487‑2519
gjayar@mtu.edu

 

Spandan Maiti, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Computational Solid Mechanics, Multiscale Modeling, Biomimetics, Dynamic Failure  and  Fracture,
Fatigue Response of Advance Materials

 

  
 487-3442
spandan@mtu.edu

 

Donna J. Michalek, Associate Professor,   
Assistant Provost
PhD, University of Texas at Arlington 
CFD, Multi-Phase Flow, Atomization and Sprays, Thermosciences in Manufacturing

 

 

487‑3152
donna@mtu.edu

 

Michele H. Miller, Associate Professor
Director Engineering Education Innovation Research
PhD, North Carolina State University
Grinding, Precision Engineering, MEMS, Human Factors

 

 

487-3025
mhmiller@mtu.edu

 

Ibrahim Miskioglu, Associate Professor   
PhD, Iowa State University  Engineering Mechanics, Experimental Stress Analysis, Composite Materials

 

 

487‑2752
imiski@mtu.edu

 

Amitabh Narain, Professor
PhD, University of Minnesota  
Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Viscoelastic Flow

 

 

487‑2555
narain@mtu.edu

 

Gregory M. Odegard, Assistant Professor   
PhD, University of Denver
Multiscale Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Composites, Multifunctional Materials 

 

 

487-2329
gmodegar@mtu.edu

 

Song-Lin (Jason) Yang, Professor
PhD, University of Florida Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Grid Generation, Turbine Combustor Simulation, Computational Aerodynamics

 

 

487-2624
slyang@mtu.edu