Faculty and Staff
Jenny Zhou, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Research: Plant Biomechanics, Multi-Scale Modeling, Engineering Education Research
Hsing-Wei Chu, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Research: Operations Research, Statistical Decision Analysis, Network Flow
Xuejun Fan, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Mary Ann and Lawrence E. Faust Endowed Professor
Regents’ Professor of Texas State University System (TSUS)
Research: Multi-Physics/Scale Modeling, Characterization and Reliability in Electronics Packaging
Xianchang Li, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Research: Gas Turbine Blade Cooling, Combustion and Emissions, Combustion Efficiency and Emissions Flares
Mansour Karkoub, Ph.D., HDR, PE, F-ASME, F-IET
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Associate Dean of Accreditation & Assessment, College of Engineering
Michael E. and Patricia P. Aldredge Endowed Chair
Research: Robust Control, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles
Chun-Wei Yao, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Research: Hydrophobic Coating, Microdroplets, Anti-Corrosion Coating, Surface Engineering
Ebrahim Seidi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research: Solid-State Metal Deposition, Improved Quality and Efficiency of Metallic Coatings, Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Technology
Sushil Doranga, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Research: Force Reconstruction in a Dynamic System, Nonlinear Structural Dynamics, Inverse Problem Modeling
Ajit Patki, D.E.Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Research: Numerical Simulation of Black Carbon Emissions from Non-Premixed Flames; CFD Study of Flare Operating Parameters
Baisravan HomChaudhuri, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research: Predictive Optimal Control, Learning-Based Control, Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics.
Adjunct Faculty
Julie N. Strickland, PMP
Adjunct Faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department
Email: jstrickland@dos5.net
Khedher Mellah
Adjunct Faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department
Email: kmellah@dos5.net
Teaching Assistants
Sima Besharatferdowsi
Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department
Md Ashraful X Hoque
Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department