Mechanical Engineering, Faculty
Steven W. Beyerlein, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair
Engineering Physics 324I
208-885-4932
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Lean Manufacturing, Advanced CAD, Capstone Design, Combustion Engine Systems
Areas of Expertise: Design Pedagogy, Combustion Science, Industrial Energy Conservation, Curriculum Design and Assessment
Ralph Budwig, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
208-364-4996
Campus: Boise
Courses: Fluid Mechanics, HVAC Systems, Fluid Dynamics, Experimental Methods in Fluid Dynamics
Areas of Expertise: Experimental/theoretical fluid dynamics and turbulence; Optical, acoustic, and thermal measurements techniques; Experimental methods; Laboratory pedagogy
Dan Cordon, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234H
208-885-7134
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Dynamics, Introduction to Mechanical Design, Thermodynamics, Capstone Design
Areas of Expertise: Internal combustion engines, specifically looking at performance and emissions characteristics of various alternative fuels and non-traditional means of ignition
Kamal Kumar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234I
208-885-6263
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Experimental Methods for Engineers, Heat Transfer
Areas of Expertise: Alternative Hydrocarbon Fuels, Bio-fuels, CFD, Conventional Hydrocarbon Fuels, Hydrocarbon Fuels, Molecular Modeling, Renewable Energy, Smart Grids
Michael Maughan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Engineering Physics Building 324H
208-885-1041
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Engineering Mechanics of Materials, Advanced Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Systems Design I/II, Mechanical Engineering Analysis
Areas of Expertise: Micromechanics of Materials, Defect Behavior in Crystalline Materials, Product Design and Development, Additive Manufacturing and Material Property Manipulation View Full Profile
Edwin Odom, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234D
208-885-7330
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Computer Aided Design Methods, Machine Component Design I/II, Intermediate Mechanics of Materials, Advanced Computer Aided Design
Areas of Expertise: Applied Mechanics and Manufacturing; Experimental Stress Analysis; TQM
Joel Perry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering Physics 324D
208-885-2144
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Mechanical Design Analysis, Computer Aided Design Methods, Mechanical Systems Design I/II, Assistive Technology for Physical Impairment
Areas of Expertise: Wearable robotics and exoskeleton design; Rehabilitation and surgical robotics; Assistive and enabling technologies for motor disability; Neurorehabilitation and motor recovery; Technology-assisted Impairment Assessment and Training; Telerehabilitation and Rural Patient Care
Gabriel Potirniche, P.E., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Engineering Physics 324Q
208-885-4049
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Mechanics of Materials, Machine Design, Fatigue and Fracture, Finite Element Applications in Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Graduate Seminar
Areas of Expertise: Multiscale modeling of plasticity and damage behavior in metals; Fatigue and Fracture; Constitutive Modeling for Metallic Alloys; Atomistic Simulations, Crystal Plasticity, Anisotropic Plasticity; Finite Element Method; Solid Mechanics; Stress Analysis
Behnaz Rezaie, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Engineering Physics 324E
208-885-1026
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Thermal Energy Systems Design and Analysis, Sustainability and Green Design
Areas of Expertise: Clean Energy and Renewable Energy Technologies, District Heating & Cooling and Energy management in Buildings, Thermal Energy Storage (TES) and Multiple TES, Energy, Exergy, and Environmental Impact Assessment, Modeling and Simulation of Integrated Energy Systems, Sustainability and Green Design
Daniel J. Robertson, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor, Grand Challenge Scholars Program Director
Gauss-Johnson 234 G
208-885-7889
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Mechanical Design Analysis, Engineering Grand Challenges, Compliant Mechanism Design, Crop Biomechanics
Areas of Expertise: Biomechanics, Agricultural Engineering, Interdisciplinary Design, Product Development
Robert Stephens, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Engineering Physics 324L
208-885-7534
Campus: Moscow
Areas of Expertise: Failure Analysis; Fatigue and Fracture; Products and Liability/Expert Witness Testimony; Materials Properties Measurements and Modeling
Matthew Swenson, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Gauss-Johnson 234J
208-885-9029
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Interdisciplinary Capstone Design, Machine Component Design I
Areas of Expertise: Characterize and model radiation effects in metals and alloys, correlating microstructure and mechanical properties, enabling the development and validation of metals and alloys for advanced nuclear reactor applications
Eric Wolbrecht, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Engineering Physics 324P
208-885-0348
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Dynamics; Dynamic Modeling of Engineering Systems; Experimental Methods for Engineers; Lean Manufacturing; Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control; Control Systems; Applied State Estimation
Areas of Expertise: Rehabilitation Robotics, Nonlinear and Adaptive Control, Neurorehabilitation, Mechanism Design and Synthesis, Control of Pneumatic Actuators, State Estimation, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Tao Xing, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Engineering Physics 324F
208-885-9032
Campus: Moscow
Courses: Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Turbomachinery, Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical Systems Design I/II, Thermal Energy System Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Mechanical Engineering Analysis
Areas of Expertise: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines, Vehicle Aerodynamics, Verification & Validation, Pulmonary Ventilation, Desalination Technology, Ship Hydrodynamics