Faculty Directory
Tenured/Tenure-Track | Research Professors | Professors of Engineering Practice | Lecturers | Visiting Professors | Courtesy Professors | Adjunct Professors | Emeritus Professors
Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
A
Arezoo Ardekani
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Andres Arrieta
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ME 3061H, HLAB 1004
B
Anil K. Bajaj
Alpha P. Jamison Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Shubhra Bansal
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering
Riley Barta
Assistant Professor (Beginning August, 2023)
Thomas Beechem
Associate Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
Edward Berger
Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ilias Bilionis
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Laura Blumenschein
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
J. Stuart Bolton
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
James E. Braun
Herrick Professor of Engineering, and Director of the Center for High Performance Buildings
Richard Buckius
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Adrian Buganza Tepole
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ME 1076
C
Mukerrem Cakmak
Reilly Professor of Materials and Mechanical Engineering
David Cappelleri
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Luciano Castillo
Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering
Jun Chen
Assistant Head for Facilities and Operations, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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
D
Sadegh Dabiri
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
Patricia Davies
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Xinyan Deng
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Shirley J Dyke
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering
ME 2141
G
James Gibert
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Christopher S. Goldenstein
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Hector Gomez
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ME 3168
Marcial Gonzalez
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jay P. Gore
Reilly University Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering (courtesy appointments in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Chemical Engineering)
Eckhard A. Groll
William E. and Florence E. Perry Head of Mechanical Engineering, and Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Yan Gu
Associate Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
ME 3003A
H
Bumsoo Han
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering (by Courtesy)
E. Daniel Hirleman
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Executive Director for International Advancement
J
Neera Jain
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
James D. Jones
Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies, and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Martin Byung-Guk Jun
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
K
Nicole Key
Associate Head for Graduate Studies, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (by Courtesy)
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
Charles M. Krousgrill
150th Anniversary Professor of Mechanical Engineering
L
Chi Hwan Lee
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
MJIS 2086
Tian Li
Assistant Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
HERL 1034
Guang Lin
Professor of Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering
MATH 410
Yangfan Liu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Robert P. Lucht
Ralph and Bettye Bailey Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Director of Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories
M
Nina Mahmoudian
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ajay Malshe
R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Agricultural and Biological Engineering (by courtesy)
Amy Marconnet
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ME 2151
Monique McClain
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Peter H. Meckl
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Terrence R. Meyer
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (by Courtesy)
CHAF 124
Aaron Morris
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Issam Mudawar
Betty Ruth and Milton B. Hollander Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Partha P. Mukherjee
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
P
Liang Pan
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jitesh H. Panchal
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Guillermo Paniagua
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (by Courtesy)
Gordon R. Pennock
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Davin Piercey
Assistant Professor of Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
R
Arvind Raman
Dean, Robert V. Adams Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Materials Engineering (by Courtesy)
Karthik Ramani
Donald W. Feddersen Distinguished Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Educational Studies, College of Education (by courtesy)
Jeffrey Rhoads
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Xiulin Ruan
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
S
Farshid Sadeghi
Cummins Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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
Michael Sealy
Associate Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
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
Yung C. Shin
Donald A. and Nancy G. Roach Distinguished Professor of Advanced Manufacturing
Thomas Siegmund
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Steven F. Son
Alfred J. McAllister Professor of Mechanical Engineering
CHAF 130, ME 3003D
Luz Sotelo
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ME 2145
Ganesh Subbarayan
James G. Dwyer Professor of Mechanical Engineering
John Sutherland
Fehsenfeld Family Head of EEE, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
V
Andrea Vacca
Maha Fluid Power Faculty Chair, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, joint with Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Pavlos Vlachos
St. Vincent Health Professor of Healthcare Engineering; Director of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
ME 3174
W
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
Justin A. Weibel
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ME 1071
Steven T. Wereley
Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
Benxin Wu
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
X
Xianfan Xu
James J. and Carol L. Shuttleworth Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (by Courtesy)
Y
Bin Yao
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Z
Song Zhang
Assistant Head for Experiential Learning, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ME G088
Fu Zhao
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and EEE
ME 2194
Kejie Zhao
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Davide Ziviani
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Director of the Center for High Performance Buildings
HLAB 2032
Research Professors
James Braun
Research Assistant Professor
Veeraraghava Raju Hasti
Research Assistant Professor
Mikhail Slipchenko
Research Associate Professor
CHAF 228
Ryan Wagner
Research Assistant Professor
ME 2149
Professors of Engineering Practice
Beth Hess
Associate Professor of Engineering Practice
Beth M. Holloway
Leah H. Jamieson Director of the Women in Engineering Program; Assistant Dean of Diversity & Engagement, College of Engineering; Professor of Engineering Practice
Greg Jensen
Professor of Engineering Practice and Director of Senior Design
Lecturers
Kartik Ariyur
Lecturer
ME 2193
Euiwon Bae
Senior Research Scientist/Continuing Lecturer
Satish Boregowda
Senior Lecturer
Todd Lillian
Senior Lecturer
Min Liu
Lecturer
Francisco Montalvo
Lecturer (starts January 2023)
Morgan Murphy
Senior Lecturer
Sameer Naik
Senior Research Scientist/Continuing Lecturer
Todd Nelson
Continuing Lecturer, Managing Director of Purdue Motorsports
ME 2201
Visiting Professors
Galen Jackson
Visiting Assistant Professor
D. H. R. Sarma
Visiting Professor
Devahdhanush Vijayaraju Swathibanu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Courtesy Professors
Sally Bane
Associate Professor Of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
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)
Deva Chan
Assistant Professor In Biomedical Engineering (courtesy in Mechanical Engineering)
Weinong Chen
Reilly Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics & Materials Engineering; Associate Dean for Research and Innovation; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Carlos Corvalan
Associate Professor Of Food Science; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Jennifer Deboer
Assistant Professor of Engineering Education; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
John Evans
Assistant Professor Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Ahmed Hassanein
Paul L. Wattelet Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Eric Holloway
Senior Director of Industry Research, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
WANG 4052
W. Travis Horton
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Joseph Jewell
Assistant Professor Of Aeronautics And Astronautics (courtesy in Mechanical Engineering)
Karen Marais
Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Associate Head for Undergraduate Education; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
ARMS 3325
Nesrin Ozalp
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Department Chair of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Purdue Northwest
Timothee Pourpoint
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Li Qiao
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (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)
Shirley Rietdyk
Professor of Health and Kinesiology; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Tom Shih
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Carson Slabaugh
Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Hong Tan
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Athanasios (Thanos) Tzempelikos
Professor of Civil Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Chenn Zhou
Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Purdue University Northwest; Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by Courtesy)
Adjunct Professors
Steven Frankel
Adjunct Professor
Ioannis Georgiou
Adjunct Professor
Daniel Guildenbecher
Adjunct Associate Professor
Ibrahim Gunduz
Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School
Michael Plesniak
Adjunct Professor
Tahira Reid Smith
Adjunct Professor
Emeritus Professors
David Anderson
Professor Emeritus
Qingyan Chen
Professor Emeritus
Raymond J. Cipra
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Stephen Citron
Professor Emeritus
Suresh Garimella
Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Victor Goldschmidt
Professor Emeritus
Keith Hawks
Professor Emeritus
Galen B. King
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Mel L'Ecuyer
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Paul E. Sojka
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
John Starkey
Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering