MEAM Faculty
Our faculty are engaged in teaching and research in the areas of Biomechanics, Computational Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Systems, Mechanics of Materials, Micro- and Nanomechanics and Thermal Sciences and Energy Conversion. To learn more about each of our faculty members,click to view their profiles, which can give you information on their specific research areas, center and institute affiliations, and publications.
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Name: Paulo E. Arratia, Associate Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Biomechanics | Fluid Mechanics | Mechanics of Materials | Micro- and Nanomechanics | Thermal Sciences and Energy Conversion Office: 271 Towne Building | Phone: 215-746-2174 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Portonovo S. Ayyaswamy, Asa Whitney Professor of Dynamical Engineering, MEAM |
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Name: Jeffrey Babin, Senior Lecturer and Associate Director of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program Areas of Interest: Engineering Entrepreneurship Office: 308 Towne Building | Phone: 215-573-0731 | Affiliation: Academic Support Staff Email | View Profile |
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Igor Bargatin, Class of 1965 Term Assistant Professor, MEAM Office: 277 Towne Building | Phone: 215-746-4887 | |
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Name: John L. Bassani, Richard H. and S.L. Gabel Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Biomechanics | Computational Mechanics | Mechanics of Materials | Micro- and Nanomechanics Office: 237 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-5632 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Haim H. Bau, Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Computational Mechanics | Fluid Mechanics | Micro- and Nanomechanics | Thermal Sciences and Energy Conversion Office: 233 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-8363 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Peter Bressler, Adjunct Associate Professor of Integrated Product Design Areas of Interest: Product Design Office: 210 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-3108 | Affiliation: Associated Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Michael Carchidi, Senior Lecturer, MEAM Areas of Interest: Engineering mathematics | Systems modeling Office: 208 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-8342 | Affiliation: Academic Support Staff Email | View Profile |
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Name: Robert Carpick, Professor and Chair, MEAM Research Areas: Mechanics of Materials | Micro- and Nanomechanics Office: 251 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-4608 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Thomas Cassel, Professor of Practice and Director of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program Areas of Interest: Engineering Entrepreneurship Office: 306 Towne Building | Phone: 215-573-9016 | Affiliation: Associated Faculty Email | View Profile |
| Name: Al Cho, Lecturer, MEAM Office: 322 Towne Building | Phone: 215-573-6543 | Affiliation: Academic Support Staff |
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Name: Dennis Discher, Robert D. Bent Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Affiliation: MEAM Secondary Faculty |
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Name: Jonathan Fiene, Senior Lecturer and Director of Laboratory Programs, MEAM Areas of Interest: Design | Robotics | Mechatronics | Modeling and Dynamic Simulation Office: 220 Towne Building | Phone: 215-573-6581 | Affiliation: Academic Support Staff Email | View Profile |
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Name: Daniel Gianola, Skirkanich Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Research Areas: Mechanics of Materials | Micro- and Nanomechanics | Thermal Sciences and Energy Conversion Office: 205 LRSM | Phone: 215-898-7974 | Affiliation: MEAM Secondary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Howard Hu, Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Computational Mechanics | Fluid Mechanics | Thermal Sciences and Energy Conversion Office: 241 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-8504 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Andrew Jackson, Professor of Practice, MEAM Areas of Interest: Tribology | Energy Office: 222 Towne Building | Phone: 215-746-4013 | Affiliation: Associated Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Robert Jeffcoat, Adjunct Professor, MEAM Areas of Interest: Systems Engineering | Biomedical Instrumentation | Data Collection and Management | Image Analysis Office: 210 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-5791 | Affiliation: Associated Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Daniel Koditschek, Alfred Fitler Moore Professor, Electrical and Systems Engineering Research Areas: Mechanical Systems Office: 203 Moore Building | Phone: 215-898-2442 | Affiliation: MEAM Secondary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Bruce Kothmann, Senior Lecturer, MEAM Areas of Interest: Aerospace Engineering Office: 320 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-4817 | Affiliation: Academic Support Staff Email | View Profile |
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Name: Katherine Kuchenbecker, Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation, MEAM Research Areas: Mechanical Systems Office: 224 Towne Building | Phone: 215-573-2786 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Vijay Kumar, UPS Foundation Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Computational Mechanics | Mechanical Systems Office: 470 Levine Hall| Phone: 215-898-3630 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Noam Lior, Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Fluid Mechanics | Thermal Sciences and Energy Conversion Office: 212 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-4803 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Changchun Liu, Research Assistant Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Microfluidic devices | BioMEMS and biosensors | Point-of-care diagnostics Office: 216 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-1380 | Affiliation: Research Faculty Email | View Website |
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Name: Jennifer Lukes, Associate Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Computational Mechanics | Fluid Mechancis | Micro- and Nanomechanics | Thermal Sciences and Energy Conversion Office: 247 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-3254 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Patrick J. McGinnis, Lecturer in Senior Design, MEAM Office: 246 Towne Building | Phone: 215-573-9928 | Affiliation: Academic Support Staff |
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Name: Elliot Menschik, Adjunct Associate Professor, Engineering Entrepreneurship Program Office: 246 Towne Building | Phone: 215-573-9928 | Affiliation: Associated Faculty |
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Name: George Pappas, Joseph Moore Professor and Chair, Electrical and Systems Engineering Research Areas: Computational Mechanics | Mechanical Systems Office: 460 Levine Hall| Phone: 215-898-9780 | Affiliation: MEAM Secondary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Pedro Ponte Castañeda, Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Computational Mechanics | Mechanics of Materials | Micro- and Nanomechanics Office: 235 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-5046 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Prashant Purohit, Associate Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Biomechanics | Computational Mechanics | Mechanics of Materials | Micro- and Nanomechanics Office: 239 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-3870 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Sarah Rottenberg, Lecturer, Architecture; Lecturer and Associate Director of Integrated Product Design Areas of Interest: Product Design |
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Name: Vivek Shenoy, Professor, MSE Reearch Areas: Computational Materials Science; Mechanical Behavior; Nanostructured Materials; Biomaterials; Physics of Materials; Surface and Interfaces Office: 309 LRSM | Phone: 215-898-1558 | Affiliation: MEAM Secondary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Talid Sinno, Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Research Areas: Computational Mechanics Office: 354 Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-2511 | Affiliation: MEAM Secondary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: David J. Srolovitz, Joseph Bordogna
Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, MEAM and MSE Research Areas: Computational and Theoretical Materials Science | Defects, Growth, Evolution and Deformation of materials Office: 409 LRSM | Phone: 215-898-8337 Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Kevin Turner, Associate Professor, Gabel Family Term Junior Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Mechanics of Materials | Micro- and Nano-mechanics Office: 245 Towne Building | Phone: 215-573-7485 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Karl Ulrich, Vice Dean of Innovation and the CIBC Professor of Entrepreneurship and e-Commerce Research Areas: Mechanical Systems Office: 547 Huntsman Hall | Phone: 215-898-6727 | Affiliation: MEAM Secondary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Vaclav Vitek, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Research Areas: Computational Mechanics | Mechanics of Materials | Micro- and Nanomechanics Office: 218 LRSM| Phone: 215-898-7883 | Affiliation: MEAM Secondary Faculty Email | View Profile |
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Name: Mark Yim, Professor, MEAM Research Areas: Mechanical Systems Office: 229A Towne Building | Phone: 215-898-5269 | Affiliation: Primary Faculty Email | View Profile |





































