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Ph.D. in Automotive Systems Engineering
Faculty
The following faculty members will participate in the Ph.D. program in automotive systems engineering.

Name

Department

Rank

Areas of Research

Dr. Alan Argento

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

Structural dynamics, vibration

Dr. Vivek Bhise

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Professor

Human factors engineering, vehicle ergonomics, total quality management

Dr. Charu Chandra

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Associate Professor

Supply chain management, Enterprise resource planning systems

Dr. Chi L. Chow

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

Fatigue, Fracture mechanics, Damage mechanics

Dr. Yubao Chen

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Professor

Knowledge-based systems, intelligent diagnosis and monitoring, reliability engineering

Dr. Jinhua Guo

Computer and Information Science

Assistant Professor

Networking, wireless networks, vehicular networks, security and privacy

Dr. Dohoy Jung

Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor

Advanced energy conversion in automotive systems including internal combustion engine processes, hybrid powertrain, PEM fuel cell, vehicle thermal management and system integration.

Dr. Hongtae Kang

Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor

Fatigue, finite element analysis

Dr. Tehyung Kim

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor

Power electronics, vehicle control systems

Dr. Ghassan Kridli

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Associate Professor

Materials processing, metal forming

Dr. Cheol Lee

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Assistant Professor

Dynamic systems, machining

Dr. Ben Li

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

Heat and mass transfer

Dr. Sean Li

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Assistant Professor

Information systems, intelligent systems, knowledge management

Dr. Yung-Wen Liu

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Assistant Professor

Reliability and quality engineering

Dr. P. K. Mallick

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

Composite materials, polymers, light metals, joining, materials processing, design

Dr. Carole Mei

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

Vibration and acoustics, controls

Dr. Chris Mi

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Associate Professor

Power electronics, electrical machines, vehicle electronics, alternative energy

Dr. Pravansu Mohanty

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

Nano-structures, casting, thermal spray technology, rapid prototyping

Dr. Yi Lu Murphey

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professor

Intelligent systems, machine learning

Dr. Elsayed Orady

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Professor

Manufacturing processes, machine tool and tool design, metrology

Dr. Eric Ratts

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

Refrigeration, heat transfer

Dr. Paul Richardson

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Associate Professor

Wireless communications, target tracking

Dr. Tariq Shamim

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

Combustion and Advanced Energy Systems, Emissions Control, CFD

Dr. Taehyun Shim

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

Vehicle dynamics, multi-body dynamics, controls

Dr. Kesh Varde

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

Powertrain, emissions, alternative fuels

Dr. Weidong Xiang

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor

Wireless and broadband communications

Dr. Armen Zakarian

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Associate Professor

Modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems, system/product engineering and architecting

Dr. Yi Zhang

Mechanical Engineering

Professor

Kinematics and mechanical design, powertrains

Dr. Dongming Zhao

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Associate Professor

Digital image processing, financial data processing

Dr. Oleg Zikanov

Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor

Computational fluid mechanics