Faculty

Lin Ma

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

Education Postdoc, US Army Research Laboratory/University of Maryland, USA, 2019-2022 Ph.D., Dalhousie University, Canada, 2019 M.S., Dalhousie University, Canada, 2014 B.S., Xiamen University, China, 2012 Research Materials science Electrochemical engineering Rechargeable battery technology Personal Website

Jimmie Miller

Chief Engineer
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

ResearchInstrumentation and Sensors

Marjan Molavi-Zarandi

Research Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Sciences

Education: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, CanadaPh.D., McGill University, Mechanical Engineering, CanadaM.S., Concordia University, Mechanical Engineering, CanadaB.S., Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Mechanical Engineering, Iran Personal Website: Additive Manufacturing Technology Laboratory: https://amtl.charlotte.edu/ Research Interests:  Design and topology optimization for additive manufacturing (AM)  Multiscale numerical modeling and simulation of metal, composite and polymer AM including […]

Edward P. Morse

Norvin Kennedy Dickerson Jr. Distinguished Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

Personal Website Website Education Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 2000 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1997 M.Eng. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1989 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Swarthmore College, 1985 Research Large Scale Metrology, Computational Metrology, Assembly Modeling and Analysis, Geometric Tolerancing and Standards, Computer Aided Manufacturing, and the Model Based Enterprise

Brigid A. Mullany

Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

Personal Website Website Education Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland, 2002 B.E. University College Dublin, Ireland, 1995 Research Precision Surfaces Polishing Surface Roughness Measurements

Jose C.M. Outeiro

Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Sciences

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

Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

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

Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

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

Teaching Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

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

Belk-Woodward Distinguished Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

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.