Faculty and Staff Directory
All Faculty Staff Faculty by Research Area
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Munty Alfadel
Instructional Support Engineer
Babak Anasori
Reilly Rising Star Associate Professor of Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Sohel Anwar
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Arezoo Ardekani
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Kartik Ariyur
Lecturer
Working Remotely
Tami Armstrong
Instructional Support Engineer
Andres Arrieta
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Venkat Athmanathan
Senior Research Scientist, Zucrow Labs
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Euiwon Bae
Senior Research Scientist/Senior Lecturer
C. Kyle Baer
Instructional Support Engineer
Miranda Baer
Academic Advisor
Cody Bahler
Senior Engineering Technician
Jacob Bailey
Shipping and Receiving Clerk, Building Deputy Assistant
Anil K. Bajaj
Alpha P. Jamison Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Sally Bane
Associate Professor Of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Shubhra Bansal
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering
Salil Bapat
Research Scientist
WANG 4000A-4
Amanda Barnett
Academic Advisor
Eduardo Barocio Vaca
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Riley Barta
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Betsy Baxter
Event Planner
Thomas Beechem
Associate Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
Edward Berger
Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Lakshya Bhatnagar
Research Scientist, Zucrow Labs
ZL3 100
Ilias Bilionis
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Michael Black
Lead Production Technician
Laura Blumenschein
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
J. Stuart Bolton
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Satish Boregowda
Senior Lecturer
Brandon Boyd
Director Of Undergraduate Student Services
ME 2155
Evgeniy Boyko
Lillian Gilbreth Fellow, Post Doctoral Research Assistant
James E. Braun
Herrick Professor of Engineering, and Director of the Center for High Performance Buildings
James Braun
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Richard Buckius
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Adrian Buganza Tepole
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
FLEX 3081B
Darcy M Bullock
Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Joint Transportation Research Program (courtesy appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Michael Butzen
Research Engineer, Zucrow Labs
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Jie Cai
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Mukerrem Cakmak
Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
David Cappelleri
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Assistant Vice President for Research Innovation
Alex Casey
Research Scientist
Luciano Castillo
Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems
Deva Chan
Assistant Professor In Biomedical Engineering (courtesy in Mechanical Engineering)
Chun-Li Chang
Research Scientist
Jess Chen
Instructional Support Engineer (Purdue University in Indianapolis)
Jie Chen
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Jun Chen
Assistant Head for Facilities and Operations, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Weinong Chen
Reilly Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics & Materials Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
George T. C. Chiu
Assistant Dean for Global Engineering Programs, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jong Hyun Choi
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Alex Chortos
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ivan C. Christov
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Rebecca Ciez
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Raymond J. Cipra
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Diane Collard
Research Scientist
Sean Cook
Academic Advisor (Indianapolis)
Ria Corder
Lillian Gilbreth Fellow, Post Doctoral Research Assistant
Carlos Corvalan
Associate Professor Of Food Science; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
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Sadegh Dabiri
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
Hamid Dalir
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Patricia Davies
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jeremy Davis
Senior Test Engineer
Julia Davis
Associate Communications Specialist
ME 2129
Victoria Deardurff
Weekend Custodian, Day
Jennifer Deboer
Assistant Professor of Engineering Education; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Xinyan Deng
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Hemanth Devarapalli
CHPB Senior Research Support Analyst
HLAB 2007
Xiaoping Du
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Indianapolis)
Shirley J Dyke
Donald A. and Patricia A. Coates Professor of Innovation in Mechanical Engineering
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Louanna Eichrodt
Lead Academic Advisor
Hazim El Mounayri
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Jason Elliott
Lecturer
Cathy Elwell
Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs
Monica Embry
Senior Administrative Assistant
Dianne Evans
Senior Administrative Assistant, Research Machining Services
John Evans
Assistant Professor Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
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Robert Ferguson
Research Scientist, Zucrow Labs
Suzanne Ferguson
Senior Administrative Assistant
Claudia Fierro
Center Operations Manager
Christopher Finch
Professor of Engineering Practice (Indianapolis)
Steven Frankel
Adjunct Professor
Shelby Franklin
Academic Advisor (Indianapolis)
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Jason Gabl
Senior Test Engineer
Bryce Geesey
Lead Research Engineer, Herrick Labs
Rohan Gejji
Lead Research Engineer
Ioannis Georgiou
Adjunct Professor
James Gibert
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Cecily Girton
Academic Advisor (Indianapolis)
Julie Goens
Research Account Specialist, College of Engineering Business Office
Craig Goergen
Leslie A. Geddes Professor Of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by courtesy)
Christopher S. Goldenstein
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Hector Gomez
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Marcial Gonzalez
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
David Gonzalez Cuadrado
Senior Research Administrator
Jay P. Gore
Reilly Professor in Combustion Engineering (courtesy appointments in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Chemical Engineering)
Pamela Graf
Building Operations Manager
Bert Gramelspacher
Electronic Design Engineer
Lea Greathouse
Managing Director, Ray W. Herrick Laboratories
Eckhard A. Groll
William E. and Florence E. Perry Head of Mechanical Engineering, and Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Lori Groven
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Yan Gu
Associate Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
ME 2195
Cesare Guariniello
Research Scientist
Daniel Guildenbecher
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
CHAF 128
David Gunderman
Lillian Gilbreth Fellow, Post Doc Research Assistant
Ibrahim Gunduz
Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School
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Tina Han
Lecturer
Ahmed Hassanein
Paul L. Wattelet Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Beth Hess
Associate Professor of Engineering Practice and Assistant Head of Undergraduate Student Well-Being
E. Daniel Hirleman
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Executive Director for International Advancement
Beth M. Holloway
Senior Assistant Dean for Student Access and Success; Leah H. Jamieson Director of the Women In Engineering Program, College of Engineering; Professor of Engineering Practice
Eric Holloway
Professor of Engineering Practice
W. Travis Horton
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Andrew Hsu
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (By Courtesy)
Robert R Hughes
Instructional Laboratory Technician
Karen Hurtubise
Program Coordinator, Schedule Deputy
ME 2129
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Swapnil Sushil Ingale
Senior Turbine Test Assistant
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Neera Jain
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jeffrey Jaworek
Operations Administrator, MMRL
Greg Jensen
Professor of Engineering Practice and Director of Senior Design
Joseph Jewell
Associate Professor Of Aeronautics And Astronautics (courtesy in Mechanical Engineering)
Deborah Johnson
Senior Administrative Assistant, Zucrow Labs
Alan Jones
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
James D. Jones
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Assistant Head for ME Programs at Purdue Indianapolis
Martin Byung-Guk Jun
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Stephanie Keller
Senior Administrative Assistant
Brian Kennelly
Academic Advisor (Indianapolis)
Steve Kessler
Electronic Shop Manager
Nicole Key
Associate Head for Graduate Studies, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (by Courtesy)
Danny King
Academic Advisor (Indianapolis)
Galen B. King
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Julia King
Managing Director of Staff; Director, Office of Industrial Experience
Kevin Kircher
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
HLAB 1022
Klod Kokini
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Marisol Koslowski
Assistant Head for Engagement and Partnerships, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Lily Krest
Academic Advisor
Adam Krichbaum
Machinist
Charles M. Krousgrill
Tebbe Family 150th Anniversary Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Toby Lamb
Aerospace Prototyping Specialist
Noelle Larimer
Business Assistant, ME Business Office
Carlos Larriba-Andaluz
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Indianapolis)
Chi Hwan Lee
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Kwok (Frank) Lee
Lead Engineering Technician
Aaron Lemcherfi
Research Engineer
Yujun Leng
Research Scientist, Zucrow Labs
Ravin Levin
Business Assistant, ME Business Office
Junfei Li
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Tian Li
Assistant Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
Heather Liddell
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Environmental & Ecological Engineering
POTR 326B
Todd Lillian
Senior Lecturer
Guang Lin
Professor of Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering
MATH 410
Haotian Liu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Min Liu
Lecturer
Yangfan Liu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Michael Logan
Managing Director of Technical Services
Jose Lopez Romero
Engineering Technician, Herrick Labs
Steven Lorenz
Visiting Assistant Professor
Martha Lucht
Senior Administrative Assistant
Robert P. Lucht
Ralph & Bettye Bailey Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Director of Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories
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Jie Ma
Senior Research Associate
Nina Mahmoudian
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
KEPNER
Grant Malicoat
Operations Engineer
Ajay Malshe
R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Agricultural and Biological Engineering (by courtesy)
Timothy Manship
Lead Research Engineer
Karen Marais
Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Associate Head for Undergraduate Education; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
ARMS 2041
Amy Marconnet
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan Martz
Academic Advisor
Chelsi McAnelly
Academic Advisor
Monique McClain
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Robert McGuire
Technical Services Supervisor, Zucrow Labs
Brian McVay
Machine Shop Student Educator
Peter H. Meckl
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Chad Meltzer
Senior Engineering Laboratory Technici
Scott Meyer
Managing Director for Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories
Terrence R. Meyer
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (by Courtesy)
Francisco Montalvo
Lecturer
Michelle Moody
Building Manager, Hypersonics And Appl
Aaron Morris
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Issam Mudawar
Betty Ruth & Milton B. Hollander Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Partha P. Mukherjee
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Morgan Murphy
Senior Lecturer
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Sameer Naik
Senior Research Scientist/Senior Lecturer
Razi Nalim
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Eric Nauman
Adjunct Professor
Todd Nelson
Continuing Lecturer, Managing Director of Purdue Motorsports
Mohammed Noor-A-Alam
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Hessam Noori Dokht
Instructional Support Manager
Nicholas Novosel
Academic Advisor
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Metin Ornek
Research Scientist, Zucrow Labs
CHAF 127
Nesrin Ozalp
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Department Chair of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Purdue Northwest
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Liang Pan
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jitesh H. Panchal
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Head of Undergraduate Programs
Yash Pande
Central Hr Hiring Manager Student Serv
Guillermo Paniagua
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (by Courtesy)
Yashoda Patil
Web Developer And Content Specialist
ME 2042 & Working Remotely
Gordon R. Pennock
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Davin Piercey
Assistant Professor of Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Jared Pike
Senior Communications Director
Michael Plesniak
Adjunct Professor
Timothee Pourpoint
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
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Xiaomin Qian
Program Admin Specialist, Lead
Li Qiao
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
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Gabrielle Rainwater
Business Assistant, ME Business Office
Arvind Raman
John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, Robert V. Adams Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Materials Engineering (by Courtesy)
Karthik Ramani
Donald W. Feddersen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Educational Studies, College of Education (by courtesy)
Mo Rastgaar
Associate Professor Of Engineering Technology (courtesy in Mechanical Engineering)
Vitaliy Rayz
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Ali Razban
Adjunct Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Indianapolis)
Janeen Redman
Academic Advisor
Tahira Reid Smith
Adjunct Professor
Elizabeth Reiff
Senior Academic Advisor
ME 2151
Jeffrey Rhoads
Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Shirley Rietdyk
Professor of Health and Kinesiology; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Ruth Rothstein
Project Coordinator, MEERCAT
Xiulin Ruan
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Farshid Sadeghi
Cummins Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Michelle Sarault
Business Assistant, ME Business Office
Swanand Sardeshmukh
Mechanical Engineer
ARMS-3142
D. H. R. Sarma
Visiting Professor
Cagri A. Savran
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, by courtesy in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carlo Scalo
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (by Courtesy)
FLEX 2081A
Vivian Scott
Senior Administrative Assistant
Michael Sealy
Associate Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
Justin Seipel
Transdisciplinary Research Specialist at Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Assistant Professor (by Courtesy)
Fabio Semperlotti
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Lizhi Shang
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
Gregory M. Shaver
Director of Herrick Labs, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Michael Sherwood
Manager Technical Services - Pearl
Tom Shih
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Hosop Shin
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Yung C. Shin
Donald A. and Nancy G. Roach Distinguished Professor of Advanced Manufacturing
Thomas Siegmund
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Zachary Sigafoes
Executive Assistant (Purdue University in Indianapolis)
Christian Silva Salazar
Research Scientist
Carson Slabaugh
Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Mikhail Slipchenko
Research Professor
CHAF 228
Paul E. Sojka
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Steven F. Son
Alfred J. McAllister Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Luz Sotelo
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
MMRL 1900D
Christina Starace
Senior Director of Development
Ganesh Subbarayan
James G. Dwyer Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Shawn Swindle
Electrical Specialist
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Sheri Tague
Senior Graduate Program Manager
Jane Talla
Academic Advisor (Indianapolis)
Hong Tan
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Cheyenne Taskey
Business Assistant
Clint Terrell
Senior Engineering Technician
Ryan Thayer
Research Technician, Herrick Labs
Andres Tovar
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Athanasios (Thanos) Tzempelikos
Professor of Civil Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
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Andrea Vacca
Maha Fluid Power Faculty Chair, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, joint with Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Alex Van Allen
Research Facility Development And Oper
Devahdhanush Vijayaraju Swathibanu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Pavlos Vlachos
St. Vincent Health Professor of Healthcare Engineering; Director of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
MANN
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Diane Wagner
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Ryan Wagner
Research Assistant Professor
WANG 4025
Christine Warnock
Senior Administrative Assistant, Motorsports Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis)
DALLARA
David Warsinger
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Carl Wassgren
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy (by Courtesy)
Tiwei Wei
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Xiaoliang Wei
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Justin A. Weibel
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Steven T. Wereley
Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
John Wheeler
Machinist
Dawn Whitaker
Insgc Associate Director
MANN B067
Benjamin Whitehead
Senior Test Engineer
Darrin Wilcoxson
Student Maker Spaces Senior Manager
Daniel Williams
Professor Of Engineering Practice
Stephanie Winder
Program Coordinator
Katherine Winton
Academic Advisor (Indianapolis)
Ed Woltersdorf
Senior Administrative Assistant
ME 2172
Benxin Wu
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Victoria Wunderlich
Executive Assistant
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Jian Xie
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Xianfan Xu
James J. and Carol L. Shuttleworth Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (by Courtesy)
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Shengfeng Yang
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis)
Brandon Yant
Research Engineer, Zucrow Labs
Bin Yao
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Huidan (Whitney) Yu
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
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Daniel Zehner
Schedule And Operations Coordinator
Hao Zhang
Post Doc Research Associate
Jing Zhang
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Song Zhang
Assistant Head for Experiential Learning, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Fu Zhao
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and EEE
Kejie Zhao
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Chenn Zhou
Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Purdue University Northwest; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Likun Zhu
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
Davide Ziviani
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Director of the Center for High Performance Buildings