Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Faculty

Ma’moun Abu-Ayyad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6786
e-mail: maa21@psu.edu
Research: Real time applications for advanced control strategies, design of mechatronics systems for industrial processes, computer interfacing, instrumentation, programming and data acquisition, multivariable process control, system identifications and nonlinear modeling.

 

Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6361
e-mail: iaa2@psu.edu

Research: Nonlinear vibrations and chaos, machine health monitoring using vibration and acoustic signals, artificial neural networks for pattern recognition, rotor dynamics and bearing design.

 

Ganesh Bal, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Office: Engineering Lab
Telephone: (717) 948-6231
e-mail: gpb1@psu.edu

Research: Stress analysis, mechanical instrumentation, solid modeling, thermal stress analysis.

Amit Banerjee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6661
e-mail: aub25@psu.edu
Research: Artificial intelligence, genetic algorithms, engineering design, fuzzy logic, clustering and classification, human computer interaction.

Rick Ciocci, Ph.D., P.E.
Program Chair and Associate Professor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6095
e-mail: rcc102@psu.edu

Research: Advanced manufacturing and design, lead-free solder in electronics manufacturing, design for the environment, sustainable engineering, material flow analysis.

 

Mike Dideban, M.S.
Associate Chair
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6120
e-mail: mxd17@psu.edu

John Fortuna, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6020
e-mail: jaf40@psu.edu

Ram Goel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6085
e-mail: rpg10@psu.edu

Harris Imadojemu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6392
e-mail: hxi7@psu.edu

Research:

Gautam Ray, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6125
e-mail: gxr6@psu.edu
Research: Biomechanics, engineering mechanics, numerical methods in engineering

Masoud Tabatabai, M.A., M.S., C.Q.E.
Instructor
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6346
e-mail: mxt9@psu.edu

 

Terry Kelley
MET Laboratory Coordinator
Office: Engineering Lab
Telephone: (717) 948-6230
e-mail: tmk2@psu.edu

Mandy Thompson
Staff Assistant
Office: Olmsted W-239
Telephone: (717) 948-6116
e-mail:
met15@psu.edu

Staff