Professor of Mechanical Engineering Interim Assistant Provost Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering
Faculty | Engineering AdministrationME FacultyMechanical Engineering | Boundary and mixed lubrication testingFriction and Wear of materials and coatingsPitting and rolling contact fatigueScanning Probe MicroscopySurface patterning and modification
Bergles Professor of Thermal Science and University Professor Mechanical Engineering Chemical and Biological Engineering (Courtesy) Director, Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE)
Faculty | CBE Courtesy and Adjunct AppointmentsEngineering Research InstituteME FacultyMechanical Engineering | BiorenewablesEnergy EducationEnergy UtilizationExperimental multiphase flowsFlow visualizationFluid mechanicsGas-solid and particle-laden flowGranular FlowsX-ray imaging
University Professor Pithan Director of Innovation Student Innovation Center
Faculty | AERE Adjunct, Affiliate and Courtesy FacultyECpE Courtesy AppointmentsElectrical and Computer EngineeringEngineering AdministrationGraduate CollegeME FacultyMechanical EngineeringStudent Innovation Center | Augmented and mixed realityHuman computer InteractionOptimizationProduct development and manufacturing process automationVirtualVisualization and simulation
Faculty | ME FacultyMechanical Engineering | BiofuelsbioproductsBiorefiningLife cycle energy system analysisProcess design and simulationTechno-economic analysisThermochemical conversionThermodynamic system analysis