Faculty

Jose C.M. Outeiro
Personal Website: Website Education: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Portugal, 2003 Research: Surface integrity and its influence on the functional performance and lifespan of components; Multi-physical/multi-scale modeling, simulation, and optimization of manufacturing processes; Conventional and advanced machining processes; Development of advanced manufacturing processes including hybrid processes; Additive Manufacturing; Sustainable manufacturing; Digital twin.

Jay Raja
Education: Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (Madras), Madras, India, 1980. M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras, Madras, India, 1978. B.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras, Madras, India, 1974 Research: Metrology Precision Engineering Computer Aided Manufacturing

Praveen Ramaprabhu
Education Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, TX, 2003 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, TX, 2000 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, India, 1996 Research: Buoyancy-driven flows Turbulence, shock-turbulence interactions, Multiphase flows Computational Fluid Dynamics and High-performance computing

Jeffrey Raquet
Personal Website Website Education Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering , UNC Charlotte, 2005 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Memphis, 1999 B.S., Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Rutgers University, 1987 Research Computer Aided Engineering/Computer Aided Design Engineering Design Plastic Component Design Solid Mechanics Numerical Methods

Steven Schmid
Education: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, B.S., 1986. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, M.S., 1989. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Ph.D., 1993 Research: Additive manufacturing, metal forming, metal cutting, tribology, design.

Ronald E. Smelser
Education Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1978 S.M.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1972 B.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 1971 Research Deformation Processing Materials Process and Structure Relations Failure of Materials


Stuart T. Smith
Personal Website Website Education Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Warwick, 1988 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Warwick, 1984 Research Low Load Contact Mechanics. Probe Microscopy, X-Ray Interferometry. Proximity Sensing Techniques. Design and Manufacturing of Precision Instrumentation.


Ying Sun
Personal Website Website Education Research Recognitions