Department

of
Mechanical
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
114 OPP Randolph Hall
460 Old Turner St. (0238)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-6661
Fax: 540-231-9100
Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer
2013-2014

Faculty
Areas of Expertise
Diller, Tom OBrien, Walter
Ekkad, Srinath Tafti, Danesh
Kasarda, Mary Vandsburger, Uri
Ng, Wing

VEHICLE DYNAMICS/SYSTEMS
Ahmadian, Mehdi Sandu, Corina
Ferris, John Southward, Steve
Furukawa, Tomo Taheri, Saied
Nelson, Doug
The interested student should visit
the Mechanical Engineering web
page for more information regarding
the graduate program:
www.me.vt.edu.
Dr. Michael Roan, Assoc. Prof. &
Assistant Department Head,
for Graduate Studies
111 Randolph Hall
460 Old Turner St. (0238)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-5846
540-231-9100 FAX
mroan@vt.edu
Mrs. Cathy Hill
Graduate Coordinator
100 A Randolph Hall
460 Old Turner St. (0238)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-7460
540-231-9100 FAX
hillcath@vt.edu
Mrs. Marie Trimmer
Assist. Graduate Coordinator
100 A Randolph Hall
460 Old Turner St. (0238)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-3608
540-231-9100 FAX
mtrimmer@vt.edu
Mrs. Amanda Collins
Program Support Technician
100F Randolph Hall
460 Old Turner St. (0238)
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540-231-5056
540-231-9100 FAX
mandamcg@vt.edu

Ahmadian, Mehdi
Bayandor, Javid
Furukawa, Tomo
Huxtable, Scott
Nain, Amrinder
Pitchumani, Ranga
Priya, Shashank
*Seidel, Gary
Tarazaga, Pablo

SMART MATERIALS SYSTEMS
STRUCTURES & ADVANCED MATERIALS,
STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING
Thermodynamics
Battaglia, Francine
Brown, Eugene
Dancey, Clint
Ellis, Michael
Hin, Celine
Huxtable, Scott
Kornhauser, Alan
Lattimer, Brian
Mahajan, Roop

Nelson, Doug
Ng, Wing
Paul, Mark
Pitchumani, Ranga
Rylander, Chris
Rylander, Nichole
Tafti, Danesh
Vandsburger, Uri
Vick, Brian
von Spakovsky, Michael


TURBOMACHINERY & PROPULSION
ROBOTICS & HUMANOIDS
Behkam, Bahareh Leonessa, Alex
Furukawa, Tomo Priya, Shashank
Hong, Dennis Southward, Steve
Kochersberger, Kevin
*Affiliate faculty member
Ahmadian, Mehdi
Behkam, Bahareh
Bickford, Lissett
Diller, Tom
Hardy, Warren
Lattimer, Brian
Leonessa, Alex
Mahajan, Roop
Mueller, Rolf
Nain, Amrinder



Paul, Mark
Priya, Shashank
Roan, Michael
*Robertson, John
Rylander, Chris
Rylander, Nichole
Southward, Steve
Taheri, Saied
Vick, Brian
Wicks, Al


BIOHEAT TRANSFER, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, BIO-
MEDICAL OPTICS, HOMELAND SECURITY / COUNTERTER-
RORISM, INJURY BIOMECHANICS, SPORTS BIOMECHAN-
ICS, BIOTRIBOLOGY, BIO-INSPIRED TECHNOLO-
GY/SYSTEMS
Battaglia, Francine Paul, Mark
Bayandor, Javid Pierson, Mark
Brown, Eugene Pitchumani, Ranga
Ferris, John Rylander, Nichole
Furukawa, Tomo Sandu, Corina
Mueller, Rolf *Seidel, Gary
Kochersberger, Kevin Tafti, Danesh
Kurdila, Andy Vick, Brian
Lattimer, Brian
Leonessa, Alex
Liu, Yang
ACOUSTICS & NOISE CONTROL
ADAPTIVE AIRCRAFT DESIGN
Ferris, John
Nelson, Doug
Sandu, Corina
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
CONTROL THEORY & DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, DIGI-
TAL SIGNAL PROCESSING, MAGNETIC BEARINGS,
MODAL & VIBRATION, ROTOR DYNAMICS, STO-
CHASTICS, TRIBOLOGY, VEHICLE DYNAMICS
DYNAMICS / CONTROLS
Ahmadian, Mehdi
Behkam, Bahareh
Burdisso, Ricardo
Ferris, John
Fuller, Chris
Furukawa, Tomo
Kasarda, Mary
Kochersberger, Kevin
Kurdila, Andy
Leonessa, Alex
Nelson, Doug


Ng, Wing
Paul, Mark
Sandu, Corina
Southward, Steve
Tafti, Danesh
Taheri, Saied
Tarazaga, Pablo
Vandsburger, Uri
Vick, Brian
West, Robert
Wicks, Al
ENERGY SYSTEMS

ENERGY HARVESTING, ENERGY SYSTEMS CONTROL, FUEL
CELLS
Battaglia, Francine
Behkam, Bahareh
Brown, Eugene
Diller, Tom
Ellis, Michael
Haghighat, Ali
Hall, Simin
Hin, Celine
Huxtable, Scott
Kornhauser, Al
Liu, Yang
Nelson, Doug
Pierson, Mark
Pitchumani, Ranga
Priya, Shashank
Tafti, Danesh
Vansburger, Uri
vonSpakovsky, Michael

ENGINEERING DESIGN METHODS &
MACHINE DESIGN/FEA
Bhn, Jan Helge Southward, Steve
Furukawa, Tomo West, Robert
Hong, Dennis Williams, Christopher
Rylander, Chris

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN, EXPERIMENTAL
METHODS, RAPID PROTOTYPING
Ahmadian, Mehdi Ng, Wing
Burdisso, Ricardo Southward, Steve
Fuller, Chris Tarazaga, Pablo
Bayandor, Javid Kurdila, Andy
Furukawa, Tomo Leonessa, Alex
Kochersberger, Kevin
AUTOMOBILE SAFETY
AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAINS
BIO-ENGINEERING
Behkam, Bahareh
Furukawa, Tomo
Hong, Dennis
Kochersberger, Kevin
Leonessa, Alex
Mueller, Rolf
Southward, Steve
Wicks, Al
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, ROTORCRAFT, SYS-
TEMS, MECHATRONICS,
COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES
APPLIED MATHEMATICS, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DY-
NAMICS, IMPACT & CRASH-WORTHINESS HYPER
VELOCITY PHYSICS, MODELING & MECHANICS
*Affiliate faculty member
MICRO & NANOTECHNOLOGY
Behkam, Bahareh
Brown, Eugene
Diller, Thomas
Hin Celine
Huxtable, Scott
Mahajan, Roop
Nain, Amrinder
Paul, Mark
Pierson, Mark
Pitchumani, Ranga
Priya, Shashank
Rylander, Chris
Rylander, Nichole
*Seidel, Gary
NUCLEAR ENGiNEERING

ADVANCED RADIATION TRANSPORT, MODELING &
SIMULATION, MATERIALS, NONPROLIFERATION,
PLASMA PROCESSING & FUSION, REACTOR PHYSICS,
THERMAL HYDRAULICS/SAFETY
Haghighat, Ali
Hall, Simin
Hin, Celine
Liu, Yang
Pierson, Mark
Winfrey, Leigh