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Faculty

 


Pinhas Ben-Tzvi

 

Assistant Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2008. Advanced mechanics and control of mechatronic and robotic systems, design of intelligent autonomous systems, mobile robotics, smart materials for the development of novel sensors and actuators for biomedical and miniature mechatronic and micro/nanorobotic systems.

 

bentzvi@gwu.edu


Andrew D. Cutler

 

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science. Ph.D., Stanford University , 1984. Mixing and combustion in scramjets; turbulence expiriments; laser-based non-intrusive methods; pulsed detonation.


adcutler@gwu.edu

 

 

 


David F. Chichka

 

Assistant Professor of Engineering and Applied Science. Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles , 1994. Aerospace vehicle guidance, control and dynamics. Robust and active control. Orbital mechanics. 


chichka@gwu.edu

 

 

 

 


David Dolling

 

Professor of Aeronautics and Dean of SEAS. Ph.D., London University, 1977.
His research interests are in supersonic and hypersonic turbulent fluid dynamics and aerodynamics.

 


dolling@gwu.edu

 


Charles Garris

Professor of Engineering; P.E.; Ph.D., SUNY-Stony Brook, 1971. Fluid mechanics, heat transfer, combustion, solar energy, propulsion. 

garris@gwu.edu

 


 

Stephen M. Hsu

 

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science;
Ph. D. Pa. State University , 1976.
Nanomaterials, nanometrology, ceramics, tribology, biomaterials, and engine technology.


stevehsu@gwu.edu

 



Roger E. Kaufman

 

Professor of Engineering; P.E.; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1969. Kinemation synthesis, mechanisms, computer-aided design. 

 

kaufman1@gwu.edu

 

 

Assistant Professor of Engineering and Applied Science; Ph.D., Tel Aviv University , 1997.

Advanced spacecraft propulsion, plasma-based nanotechnology, plasma processing, electrical discharge.

 

keidar@gwu.edu

 


James D. Lee

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science; P.E.; Ph.D., Princeton University , 1971.  Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Engineering

Physics. 

 

jdlee@gwu.edu

Assistant Professor of Engineering and Applied Science; Ph.D., Tsinghua University, 1999.
Molecular modeling of nanometer confined fluids and self assembly at organo-metallic interfaces; nanotribology; mechanical properties of metal nanowires and nanomechanics in atomic force microscope (AFM); contact  mechanics.

leng@gwu.edu



 


 


 

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign , 1995. Computational fluid dynamics, turbomachinery flows, biofluid mechanics, microflow, fluid-structure interaction, flow control. 

 

mittal@gwu.edu

 


Michael W. Plesniak

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science. Ph.D., Stanford  University, 1990. Experimental fluid dynamics, Turbulence and complex flows, Mixing phenomena, Biological flows: cardiovascular and phonation.

plesniak@gwu.edu

 


Yin-Lin Shen

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science;  Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1991. Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing, Precision Engineering, Metrology, CAD/CAM.

 
yshen@gwu.edu

 

 



  R. Ryan Vallance

Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. Design of precision machines and instruments, micro fabrication such as micro EDM and micro grinding, and nano fabrication using carbon nanotubes. 

vallance@gwu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emeriti

 

 


Galip Mehmet Arkilic

 

Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science 


Ali Bulent Cambel

 

Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science 

 


Donald Michael Esterling

 

Professor Emeritus of Engineering


áCharles M. Gilmore

 

 

Professor Emeritus of Engineering

 

cgilmore@gwu.edu

 


Robert Goulard

Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science 


Douglas L. Jones

Professor Emeritus of Engineering


jone@gwu.edu

 


Ali Muhlis Kiper

Professor Emeritus of Engineering

 

 

 


Vladislav Klein

Professor Emeritus of Engineering

 

 

 


 

Bruce Michael Kramer

Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science


 

Michael K. Myers

 

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science


mkmyers@gwu.edu

 

 


John L. Whitesides

Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science

jlw@gwu.edu

 

Part-Time Faculty

 

 


Lecturers

 

R. Cortesi

J. Fleming

D. Gerk

 

 


Adjunct Professors

 

B.W. Hannah 

P. Matic 

B. Whang

M.A. Imam

 

 


Professorial Lecturers

 

G. Bae

R.C. Blanchard

M.A. Busby   
M.O. Critchfield
D.S. Dodbele
G.C. Everstine
 
C.R. Hauer

H. Kim 

M. K. King  
E. McCafferty
D.J. Michel
J. Milgram
A.S. Rao

J.K. Soldner

 

Visiting Faculty  

 


Professor

Ken P. Chong

 


Assistant Professor

 

 


Associate Professor

 

Staff

 

 


Zephra Coles

 

Executive Administrator
siszac@gwu.edu
202/994-6749 


Christine  Walker

 

Executive Assistant 
cristine@gwu.edu
202/994-6749 

 


Joyce Jeffress

 

Executive Assistant
Graduate Records Coordinator 
seajjj@gwu.edu
202/994-5989 


Willard Morton

 

MAE Machine Shop Specialist 
wmorton@gwu.edu
202/994-6774

 


William Rutkowski

Laboratory Technician
wfrski@gwu.edu
202/994-6773


Mark Wagner

Supervisor Engineering Laboratory

gedgcd@gwu.edu

202/994-8188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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