Faculty


David DyerDavid Dyer
Professor and Chair

Office: 272 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3305
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 1966,  Thermal and Mechanical Design; Energy Utilization/Optimization; Boiler/Steam System Design and Optimization; HVAC Design/Optimization; Safety.

 

David BealeDavid Beale
Professor

Office: 354 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3336
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1988, Virtual and physical machine prototyping; Design, simulation and construction of automatic machinery and mechanisms; Application to manufacturing equipment for composites and braiding machinery.

 

David BevlyDavid Bevly
Assistant Professor

Office: 264 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3446
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Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2001, Vehicle Dynamics, Navigation, and Control; Sensor fusion for navgiation and control (including GPS/INS); On-line state and parameter estimation (primarily for vehicle control).

 

Sushil BhavaniSushil Bhavnani
Alumni Professor

Office: 268 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3303
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Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1987, Thermal management of electronics, phase-change heat transfer in microchannels, pool boiling, heat transfer enhancement, lost foam casting, gas turbines, solar energy, refrigeration, non-newtonian fluid mechanics, bio-energy, hybrid vehicles.

 

Tom BurchThomas Burch
Visiting Assistant Professor

Office: 257 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3304
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1990, Energy utilization, boiler safety, novel applications of materials and processes.

 

S.Y. Ben ChoeSong-yul Choe
Associate Professor

Office: 348 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3328
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Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, 1991, Architecture, design, analyses and controls of mechatronic, power source, power conversion system. (Hybrid system, Fuel cell system and Micro power device using new PZT materials, Ultra-high accurate position and speed controls of actuators).

 

Malcolm CrockerMalcolm Crocker
Distinguished University Professor

Office: 360A Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3310
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Ph.D., Engineering Science/Acoustics, Liverpool University, 1969, Dynamical Properties of Composite Materials; Prediction of Noise and Vibration of Spacecraft at Launch; Acoustical Properties of Road Pavement Surfaces.

 

George FlowersGeorge Flowers
Professor and Interim Dean of Graduate School

Office: 105 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3330
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988, Dynamics, vibration, and control of rotating machinery (including magnetic bearing controller development, simulation modeling, and experimental testing). Vibration analysis and testing of electronic systems (including electrical connectors, automotive electronic systems and components, and MEMS devices).

 

Daniel HarrisDaniel Harris
Associate Professor

Office: 250 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3337
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Research: Auburn TherMal Management Laboratory (AuTherMML)

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1997, Thermal Management of ground based radars, space-based assets, and advanced propulsion systems; Waste Heat Recovery And Use Strategies; Heat pipe technology; Metal felt porous media as conformal wick structures for heat pipes; MEMS cooling technologies and micro-channel heat pipes.

 

Jeyhoon KhodadadiJay Khodadadi
Professor

Office: 254 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3333
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at U-C, 1986, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Materials Processing, Microfluidics, Experimental Fluid Mechanics.

 

Robert JacksonRobert Jackson
Assistant Professor

Office: 103 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3340
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Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004, Multiscale (Macro, Micro and Nano) Tribology, Bearing Testing and Modeling, MEMS, Friction and Wear Fundamentals, Contact Mechanics, Hydrodynamic Lubrication, Bearing Dynamics, Electrical and Therma Contact Resistance.

 

Peter JonesPeter Jones
Associate Professor

Office: 346 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3368
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 1990; Oc.E. Ocean Engineering, MIT, 1981, Design methodology, propulsion system design, off-road vehicle dynamics, radiation and combined mode heat transfer, radiative materials properties.

 

Roy W. KnightRoy Knight
Assistant Professor

Office: 266 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3300
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas, 1986, Thermal Sciences, Thermal Issues in Electronics Packaging and Manufacture.

 

Pradeep LallPradeep Lall
Thomas Walter Professor

Office: 350 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3424
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 1993, Finite Element for Continua and Structures; Thermo-mechanics, Reliability and Life-Prediction of Electronics Failure-Mechanisms (including solder joints); Prognostics and Structural Health Monitoring of Electronic Structures; Transient Dynamics of Microcircuits and MEMS in Shock and Vibration; Multi-scale Modeling of NANO-Structures; High Strain-rate Constitutive Behavior of Electronic Materials; Models for Human Body Trauma and Injury.

 

Daniel MackowskiDaniel Mackowski
Associate Professor

Office: 344 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3334
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1987, Development of mathematical/numerical models for the prediction of radiation scattering and absorption properties of small particles. Applications to radiation transfer in combustion environments and atmospheric radiative transfer, Investigations of particle formation in flames: predictions and measurement of the mechanisms which govern the growth of soot particles that are formed during hydrocarbon oxidation, Investigations of heat and mass transfer in rarefied/highly nonequilibrium conditions, using both continuum--based formulations and direct simulation molecular dynamics methods.

 

Nels MadsenNels Madsen
Associate Dean for Assessment & Special Programs

Office: 213C Ramsay Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3329
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Ph.D., Mechanics & Hydraulics, University of Iowa, 1978, Engineering education, Motion capture.

 

Dan MarghituDan Marghitu
Professor

Office: 109 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3335
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1994, Mechanical Impact, Mechanisms and Robots, Nonlinear Dynamics.

 

NOT PICTUREDA. Mishra
Visiting Professor

Office: 247 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3415
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Lewis Payton newLewis Payton
Assistant Research Professor

Office: 301-D Dunstan Hall
Phone: (334) 844-2716
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PK RajuP. K. Raju
Thomas Walter Professor

Office: 356 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3301
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India, 1977, Acoustics, Noise Control, Vibration, Non Destructive Evaluation, Engineering Education and Outreach, Technology transfer.

 

Subash C SinhaSubhash Sinha
Professor

Office: 338 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3325
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (Wayne State University), 1977, Dynamics, Vibration and Control of Systems and Structures. Stability and bifurcation of Systems with Periodic Coefficients. Structural Stability under In-Plane Dynamic Loading, Symbolic and Computational Dynamics, Linear and Nonlinear Control of Parametrically Excited Systems, Applications to Vehicle dynamics, Rotor-Bearing Systems, Helicopter Blades, etc.

 

Jeffrey SuhlingJeffrey Suhling
Quina Distinguished Professor

Office: 244 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3332
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PhD, Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin, 1985, Experimental Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Advanced and Composite Materials, Finite Element Analysis and Computational Mechanics, Continuum Modeling, Electronic Packaging, Silicon Sensors, Solder Joint Reliability, Mechanics of Paper and Other Wood-Based Materials.

 

Mrinal ThakurMrinal Thakur
Professor

Office: 352 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3326
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Ph.D., Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 1983, Electronic and nonlinear optical properties of novel organic conduction materials and molecular crystals. Photonic devices utilizing organic materials and microstructures. Organic single-crystal films, picosecond time-resolved measurements, nonconjugated conductive polymers, electro-optics, nano-optics and sensors.

 

Hareesh TippurHareesh Tippur
Alumni Professor

Office: 262 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-3327
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Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York (Stony Brook), 1988, Fracture and Failure Mechanics, Experimental Mechanics, Optical Metrology, Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Failure, High-Strain Rate and Impact Failure of Multiphase Materials (FRP and polymer blends, particulate composites, functionally graded materials, syntactic foams, nanocomposites, biocements).

 

Fei XieFei Xie 
Visiting Research Scholar

Office: 201 Ross Hall
Phone: (334) 844-4820
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Ralph ZeeRalph Zee
Professor and Associate Dean for Research

Office: 1301 Shelby Center
Phone: (334) 844-2301
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Ph.D., Materials Science, University of Wisconsin, 1981, Engineering education research & scholarship, high temperature materials for power conversion, sensing concepts, manufacturing processes.