Mechanical Engineering Faculty

Darryl S. Webber, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
260.665.4235; Fawick 251
webberd@trine.edu
B.S. - Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology
M.S. - Montana Tech
Ph.D. - Missouri University of Science and Technology
Specialty:
Cast Metals, Metallurgy, Pyrometallurgy
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Gurudutt Chandrashekar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4305; Fawick 245
chandrashekarg@trine.edu
B.S. - Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, Bangalore, India
M.S. - Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
Ph.D. - University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Specialty: Materials Science, Finite Element Methods, Structural Mechanics
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Jon Koch, Ph.D.
Professor
260.665.4986; Fawick 252
kochj@trine.edu
B.S. - Valparaiso University
M.S./Ph.D. - Stanford University
Specialty: Thermofluid sciences, Combustion & Energy systems, Lasers, Spectroscopy & Optical Measurements
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John Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4230; Fawick 244
liuj@trine.edu
B.S. - Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China
Ph.D. - The University of Kansas
Specialty: Energy Storage Systems, Lithium-ion Batteries, and Electric Vehicles
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James Miller
Assistant Professor
260.665.4371; Fawick 251
millerj@trine.edu
B.S.- Michigan State University
M.S.- Stanford University
Ph.D- Stanford University
Specialty: Nonlinear dynamics, MEMS, resonators, photonics
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Rizacan Sarikaya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4238; Fawick 242
sarikayar@trine.edu
B.S. - Istanbul Technical University
M.S. - University of Kansas
Ph.D. - University of Kansas
Specialty: Materials characterization, computational mechanics, material modeling, finite element analysis, interfacial mechanics, biomaterials
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Myungwon Hwang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4322; Fawick 243
hwangm@trine.edu
B.S. - Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S - Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D. - Purdue University
Specialty: Nonlinear dynamics in lattices composed of bistable elements and wave-matter interactions in mechanical systems.

James Kamm, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4232; Fawick 251
kammj@trine.edu
B.S. - Carnegie-Mellon University 
Ph.D. - Ohio State University 
Specialty: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering with research in energy and energy conservation techniques. 

Joseph Thompson II
Laboratory Manager/Instructor
260.665.4524; Bock 107
thompsonj@trine.edu

Christina Boggs
Administrative Assistant
260.665.4231
boggsc@trine.edu