Mechanical Engineering Faculty
Dr. Walter L. Bradley
Mechanical behavior of materials (creep, fatigue, and fracture) including metals, plastics and polymeric composites, Fracture mechanics, Failure analysis and life-time prediction, Materials in design, and Intelligent Design (faith and science).
Mr. Richard W. Campbell
Aircraft and Mechanical Structures, Aircraft Combat Survivability, Systems Engineering, Simulation and Modeling
Dr. Robert T. Doty
Design, CAD and Data Acquisition
Dr. Brian Garner
Development, validation, and scaling of musculoskeletal computer models; Computer simulation and visualization in Biomechanics; 3D Reconstruction from medical images; Coordinated control of multi-segment, rigid-body systems.
Dr. David Jack
Dr. William Jordan
Engineering materials, mechanical behavior of materials, engineering ethics, appropriate technology, and engineering education
Dr. Stephen T. McClain
Gas Turbine Blade Aerodynamics and Cooling, Ice Accretion on Aircraft Surfaces, Energy Systems Design, Uncertainty Analysis, Experimental Techniques, Undergraduate Laboratory Education
Dr. Byron Newberry
Engineering materials, materials testing, and design
Dr. Carolyn Skurla
Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Mechanical Testing of Engineering and Biological Materials, Total Joint Replacements, and Animal Models
Dr. Kenneth Van Treuren
Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Propulsion Systems
Dr. Lesley Wright
Gas Turbine Heat Transfer & Cooling