Department Chair
Jaal B. Ghandhi
Grainger Professor of Sustainable Energy
Contact: jaal.ghandhi@wisc.edu, (608) 263-1684
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Other affiliations: Engine Research Center
Faculty
Peter Adamczyk
Assistant Professor
Contact: peter.adamczyk@wisc.edu, (608) 263-3231
Also: Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: Dr. Adamczyk directs the UW Biomechatronics, Assistive Devices, Gait Engineering and Rehabilitation Laboratory (UW BADGER Lab). Research interests...
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Roxann L. Engelstad
Stephen P. Timoshenko Professor and Bernard A. & Frances M. Weideman Professor
Contact: engelsta@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5745
Research interests: Structural dynamics, nonlinear vibrations, mechanical design, computer modeling and simulation
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Other affiliations: Center for NanoTechnology, Computational Mechanics Center, Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
Melih Eriten
Assistant Professor
Contact: eriten@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 890-4899
Also: Materials Science and Engineering
Research interests: Multiscale materials modeling (friction, energy dissipation, and failure in multiscale structures and systems; continuum and atomistic modeling of interfaces; dislocations; plasticity; delamination), Multiscale...
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Corinne Henak
Assistant Professor
Contact: chenak@wisc.edu, (608) 263-1619
Also: Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: Mechanical and biological responses of cartilage to injury, Orthopedic soft tissue materials characterization, Finite element modeling
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Sage L. Kokjohn
Assistant Professor
Contact: kokjohn@wisc.edu, (608) 263-1610
Research interests: High efficiency energy conversion, Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, Turbulent combustion modelling
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Other affiliations: Engine Research Center
Tom N. Krupenkin
Associate Professor
Contact: tnk@engr.wisc.edu
Research interests: Nanotechnology, Micro and nano-fluidics, Renewable energy
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Robert Lorenz
Elmer and Janet Kaiser Chair and Consolidated Papers Professor of Controls Engineering
Contact: rdlorenz@wisc.edu, (608) 262-5343
Research interests: Control of electromagnetic actuators and power electronics, Integration of sensing and control in power conversion, Physics-based multivariable control design methodologies, Design for sensing and control using...
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Other affiliations: Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium
Franklin Miller
Assistant Professor
Contact: fkmiller@wisc.edu, (608) 263-2479
Also: Engineering Physics
Research interests: Cryogenics, Thermodynamics of Superfluid 3He-4He mixtures, Sub-Kelvin cooling for space science, Energy Systems
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Sangkee Min
Assistant Professor
Contact: sangkee.min@wisc.edu, (608) 262-1993
Research interests: New Manufacturing Paradigm: Manufacturing for Design (MFD), Ultra-precision machining technology, Manufacturing energy efficiency and strategy, Appropriate technology, Burr minimization and prevention, Digital ...
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Other affiliations: Grainger Institute for Engineering
Dan Negrut
Mead Witter Foundation Professor
Contact: negrut@wisc.edu, (608) 265-6124
Also: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Research interests:
Software/Hardware Aspects Related to High Performance Computing in Engineering and Science,
Multi-physics Computer Modeling and Simulation,
Computational Multibody Dyna...
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Gregory F. Nellis
Professor
Contact: gfnellis@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 265-6626
Also: Engineering Physics
Research interests: Please visit the Solar Energy Lab web page, http://sel.me.wisc.edu/, in order to learn more about the ongoing projects.
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Tim Osswald
Consolidated Papers Foundation Chair sponsored by the Mead Witter Foundation
Contact: tosswald@wisc.edu, (608) 263-9538
Also: Materials Science and Engineering
Research interests: Plastics Design, Extrusion, Injection Molding, Blow Molding, Film Blowing, Compression Molding, Composites, Modeling and Simulation in Polymer Processing and Composites, Biopolymers, Intellectual Property, Ethi...
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Other affiliations: Polymer Engineering Center, Rheology Research Center
Wenxiao Pan
Assistant Professor
Contact: wpan9@wisc.edu, (608) 263-4447
Also: College of Engineering
Research interests: Mesoscale Modeling, Numerical Methods, Scientific Computing, High Performance Computing, Lagrangian particle-based numerical methods, Complex Fluids, Multiphase Flows, Soft Matter, Energy Storage Materials, Mat...
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Benjamin Peherstorfer
Assistant Professor
Contact: peherstorfer@wisc.edu, (608) 265-6781
Research interests: Numerical analysis, computational statistics, scientific computing, model reduction, inverse problems, Bayesian inference, machine learning, high-dimensional problems, sparse grids
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Other affiliations: Grainger Institute for Engineering, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Frank E. Pfefferkorn
Associate Professor
Contact: frank.pfefferkorn@wisc.edu, (608) 263-2668
Also: Materials Science and Engineering
Research interests: Laser polishing and structuring, Friction stir welding and processing, Temperature measurement and control in manufacturing, Tool-chip interface temperature measurement, Additive-subtractive manufacturing of me...
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Other affiliations: Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
John M. Pfotenhauer
Professor
Contact: pfot@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-4082
Also: Engineering Physics
Research interests: Low temperature refrigeration, cryogenics, applied superconductivity
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Other affiliations: College of Engineering, Liquid Helium/Nitrogen Facility
Heidi-Lynn Ploeg
Associate Professor
Contact: ploeg@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-2690
Also: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Research interests: Bone modelling and remodelling, orthopaedic implant design and analysis, biomechanics of joints, finite element analysis, fatigue of materials
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Other affiliations: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Xiaoping Qian
Professor
Contact: qian@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1925
Research interests: Computational design, Design optimization (multi-physics topology and shape optimization), Geometric modeling, Isogeometric analysis, finite element analysis
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Alejandro Roldan-alzate
Assistant Professor
Contact: roldan@wisc.edu, (608) 265-3696
Also: Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: Cardiovascular fluid dynamics, Medical imaging based computational fluid dynamics, Patient specific in vitro experiments, Patient specific virtual surgery, In vivo and In vitro 4D flow MRI, Particle Image Veloc...
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David Rothamer
Associate Professor
Contact: rothamer@wisc.edu, 608.890.2271
Research interests: Laser based diagnostics, Internal combustion engines, Soot formation, Influence of fuel properties on combustion
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Other affiliations: Engine Research Center
Natalie Rudolph
Assistant Professor
Contact: natalie.rudolph@wisc.edu, (608) 890-0664
Also: College of Engineering
Research interests: Additive Manufacturing of Polymers with focus onSelective Laser Sintering (SLS), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Automated Fiber Placement (AFP), Design and Manufacturing of Composites with focus onContinuous ...
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Other affiliations: Polymer Engineering Center
Shiva Rudraraju
Assistant Professor
Contact: shiva.rudraraju@wisc.edu
Research interests: Computational Mechanics, Multiphysics (Mechanics and Transport), Biophysics, Finite element method, Isogeometric analysis, High performance computing
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Other affiliations: Grainger Institute for Engineering
Christopher J. Rutland
Phil and Jean Myers Professor
Contact: rutland@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5853
Research interests: Computational fluid dynamics, turbulence, combustion, and spray modeling for IC engines, turbulent reacting flows, large eddy simulation, IC engine aftertreatment modeling
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Other affiliations: Engine Research Center
Scott Sanders
Professor
Contact: stsanders@wisc.edu, (608) 262-3540
Also: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: Swept-wavelength sources, advanced spectrometers, hyperspectral imaging, optical sensors, piston and aeropropulsion engines
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Other affiliations: Engine Research Center
Vadim Shapiro
Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Professor
Contact: vshapiro@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-3591
Also: Computer Sciences
Research interests: Model-Based Engineering, Digital design, manufacturing, and simulation, Geometric, solid, and physical modeling, Cyber-physical systems
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Other affiliations: Spatial Automation Laboratory
Krishnan Suresh
Professor
Contact: ksuresh@wisc.edu, (608) 262-3594
Research interests: Topology Optimization, Design for Additive Manufacturing, Computational Mechanics, High-Peformance Computing, Advanced Finite Element Analysis, Finite Element Mesh Generation
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Darryl Thelen
Harvey D. Spangler Professor
Contact: dgthelen@wisc.edu, (608) 262-1902
Also: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Research interests: Simulation of musculoskeletal dynamics, Mechanics and control of movement, Neuromuscular adaptation with age, injury and disease, Imaging of soft tissue mechanics, Application of biomechanics in orthopedics and...
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Other affiliations: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Mario F. Trujillo
Associate Professor
Contact: mtrujillo@wisc.edu, (608) 262-0944
Also: Engineering Physics
Research interests: Modeling and Simulation of two-phase flows including:i) Liquid sprays in a crossflow (desuperheating and Urea SCR applications), ii) Liquid breakup and particle advection dynamics, iii) Multiple droplet impinge...
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Other affiliations: Engine Research Center
Lih-sheng Turng
Kuo K. and Cindy F. Wang Professor, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Contact: turng@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-0586
Also: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Research interests: Injection molding and innovative plastics manufacturing processes, bio-based polymers and tissue engineering scaffolds, microcellular injection molding (MuCell process), nanocomposites and electro-active polyme...
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Michael R. Zinn
Associate Professor
Contact: mzinn@wisc.edu, (608) 263-2893
Also: Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: Minimally-invasive medical robotics, Haptics and haptic devices, Robotic actuation technology and controls, Human-centered robotics
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Lecturers and Faculty Associates
Arganthael Berson
Faculty Associate
Contact: berson2@wisc.edu, (608) 890-4646
Research interests: Multiphase flow and flow at interfaces; Evaporation driven self-assembly; Advanced flow diagnostic techniques (PIV, hot-wire anemometry, high-speed microscopy ...); Energy systems (fuel cells, thermoacoustics, ...
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Glenn Bower
Faculty Associate
Contact: grbower@facstaff.wisc.edu, (608) 576-3979
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Other affiliations: Engine Research Center
Michael Cheadle
Lecturer and Senior Design Program Coordinator
Contact: mcheadle@wisc.edu, (608) 890-3951
Research interests: Cryogenics, Superconducting Power Transmission, Energy Systems, Hybrid Solar Lighting
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Michael De Cicco
Associate Lecturer
Contact: mdecicco@wisc.edu, 890-1975
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Kristofer Michael Dressler
Lecturer
Contact: dressler@wisc.edu, (608) 265-2579
Research interests: Fluid Mechanics, Drag Reduction, Wall shear measurents, Two-phase and annular flow, Waves and wave mechanics, Geophysical fluid mechanics
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Kim Manner
Senior Lecturer
Contact: kmanner@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-4825
Research interests: Geometric modeling, Computer-aided design, Senior Design, Mechanical dissection, Engineering graphics
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Andrew Mikkelson
Associate Faculty Associate
Contact: mikkelso@cae.wisc.edu, (608) 890-4897
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Erick L. Oberstar
P.E., Associate Faculty Associate, Mechatronics Lab Manager/Engineer
Contact: oberstar@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-6446
Research interests: Integration of Electrical, Mechanical, Software, & Control Engineering disciplinesEmbedded Systems, Real-Time Controls, Instrumentation, Automation, Robotics, Control Algorithms, Signal Processing, Image Pr...
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Other affiliations: Mechatronics Laboratory, Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
Jeffrey Roessler
Lecturer
Contact: roessler@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-4815
Research interests: Distance Education, Computer-Aided-Design, Engineering Graphics
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Faculty Affiliates
Matt Allen
Associate Professor
Contact: msallen@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1619
Research interests: Dynamics, vibrations and controls, micro/nano systems, uncertainty and stochastic systems, linear/nonlinear system identification, model reduction/substructuring
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Riccardo Bonazza
Professor
Contact: bonazza@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 265-2337
Research interests: Experimental fluid mechanics , impulsive, unsteady phenomena, shock tube applications, laser and X-ray imaging & measuring techniques
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Other affiliations: Engineering Mechanics, Fusion Technology Institute, Nuclear Engineering
Tracey Holloway
Professor
Contact: taholloway@wisc.edu
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Other affiliations: Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Daniel Kammer
Professor Emeritus
Contact: kammer@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5724
Research interests:
- system identification and damage detection, structural dynamics and vibration, uncertainty quantification and propagation, substructuring of systems, experimental substructuri...
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Other affiliations: Fusion Technology Institute
Christopher Luzzio
Associate Professor
Contact: luzzio@neurology.wisc.edu, (608) 287-2093
Research interests: Mechanical Assistive DevicesHydrocephalus Shunt Valves
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Douglas Reindl
Professor, Associate Department Chair
Contact: dreindl@wisc.edu, (608) 262-6381
Research interests: Industrial refrigeration systems and technologies, safety and process safety management, refrigeration system modeling, advanced thermal storage technologies, energy, HVAC systems
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Other affiliations: Industrial Refrigeration Consortium
Raluca Scarlat
Assistant Professor
Contact: roscarlat@wisc.edu, (608) 890-4256
Research interests: Heat and mass transport, nuclear reactor safety, thermal-hydraulics, fluoride-salt cooled high temperature reactors (FHR), tritium transport and salt electrochemistry, salt freezing and overcooling transients, ...
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James Jay Schauer
Professor
Contact: jjschauer@wisc.edu, (608) 262-4495
Also: Environmental Chemistry and Technology, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Research interests: I am interested in developing measurement and chemical characterization tools to quantitatively understand the origin and impacts of air pollution. These tools are desgined to address the impacts of air p...
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Other affiliations: Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Emeritus Faculty
Norman H. Beachley
Professor Emeritus
Contact: beachley@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-6142
Research interests: Mechanical design, mechanical energy storage, fluid power systems, continuously variable transmissions, automotive engineering
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William A. Beckman
Ouweneel-Bascom Professor Emeritus
Contact: beckman@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-1590
Research interests: Solar energy applications, radiation heat transfer, systems analysis, computer simulation-solar processes, energy load calculation
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Other affiliations: Solar Energy Laboratory
John G. Bollinger
John Bascom Professor Emeritus
Contact: jgbollinger@sbcglobal.net, (608) 233-5404
Research interests: Dynamic behavior of machine tool drive systems
Position control for automatic welding
Noise generation/noise control in product design
Machine tool structure control dynamics
Dynamic loads i...
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Michael Corradini
Wisconsin Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Contact: corradini@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-1648
Also: Engineering Physics
Research interests: Multi-phase fluid mechanics and heat transfer, fission and fusion reactors, nuclear reactor safety, severe accident phenomena, power plant operation and design, energy policy, nuclear fuel cycle
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Other affiliations: Wisconsin Shock Tube
Marvin F. Devries
Professor Emeritus
Contact: devries@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-2557
Research interests: Metal-cutting processes, computer-integrated manufacturing, manufacturing systems
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Neil A. Duffie
Professor Emeritus
Contact: neil.duffie@wisc.edu, (608) 262-3543
Also: Engineering Professional Development
Research interests: Robotics, computer control, manufacturing process automation, dynamics and robustness of production planning and control, distributed system control, manufacturing systems, manufacturing logistics, computer-int...
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Other affiliations: Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, Master of Engineering in Engine Systems
Frederick Elder
Adjunct Professor Emeritus
Contact: elder@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-9328
Also: Engineering Physics
Research interests: Mechanical systems, energy systems design
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Patrick V. Farrell
Professor Emeritus
Contact: null@nowhere.net
Research interests: Fluid mechanics, optical diagnostics, combustion, heat transfer
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Other affiliations: Computer-aided Engineering, Engine Research Center
David Foster
Phil and Jean Myers Professor Emeritus
Contact: foster@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-1617
Research interests: Thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, internal combustion engines, combustion kinetics, emission formation, optical diagnostics in engines
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Other affiliations: Engine Research Center
Frank Fronczak
Professor Emeritus
Contact: fronczak@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 231-1660
Also: Biomedical Engineering
Research interests: Biomedical equipment design, hydraulics, fluid power systems, machine design, product design, rehabilitative and assistive technology
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Other affiliations: Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
Kent Hobson
Adjunct Assistant Professor Emeritus
Contact: hobson@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-2893
Research interests: Computer graphics, geometric modeling, computer-aided design, architectural and engineering graphics
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Sanford Klein
Ouweneel-Bascom Professor Emeritus
Contact: klein@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-5626
Research interests: Solar energy applications, thermodynamics, heat transfer, conservation, simulation methods, educational software, sorption processes
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Other affiliations: Solar Energy Laboratory
Edward G. Lovell
Professor Emeritus
Contact: lovell@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-0944
Research interests: Structural mechanics, stress analysis , pressure vessels, thermal stresses, micromechanical sensors, buckling, vibrations
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Other affiliations: Computational Mechanics Center, Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics
Vladimir Lumelsky
Professor Emeritus
Contact: vjlumels at wisc.edu
Research interests: Pattern recognition, computer vision, Kinematics, dynamics, Control theory, industrial automation, Sensor-based intelligent systems, Human spatial reasoning, human-robot interaction, Navigation, localization, a...
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Jay Martin
Professor Emeritus
Contact: martin@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-9460
Also: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science Program
Research interests: Research, Design, and Product Development - Assistive Technology, Access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and Careers for Individuals with Disabilities, Formative Assessment Methods...
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Other affiliations: Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology
Wayne D. Milestone
Professor Emeritus
Contact: mileston@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-0023
Research interests: Mechanical design, machine design, innovation and creativity, stress & fatigue analysis, fretting-fatigue, fasteners, hybrid and hybrid electric vehicles
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Other affiliations: Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
John W. Mitchell
Elmer R. and Janet A. Kaiser Professor Emeritus
Contact: mitchell@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5972
Research interests: Convective heat transfer, solar energy applications, energy utilization, bulding HVAC systems
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Other affiliations: Solar Energy Laboratory
John Moskwa
Professor Emeritus, Vilas Scholar, Director: Powertrain Control Research Laboratory (PCRL)
Contact: jjmoskwa@gmail.com, (608) 238-9896
Research interests: Vehicle powertrain system dynamic modeling, real-time control, system diagnostics, and transient testing. Multivariable linear and nonlinear control methodologies, state observers, and ...
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Other affiliations: Powertrain Control Research Laboratory
Glen E. Myers
Professor Emeritus
Contact: myers@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-0225
Research interests: Conduction heat transfer, numerical methods (finite differences, finite elements), thermodynamics
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David R. Otis
Professor Emeritus
Contact: otis@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-3591
Research interests: Energy storage, heat transfer, fluid dynami
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Kenneth W. Ragland
Professor Emeritus
Contact: ragland@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 263-3231
Research interests: Fluid dynamics, combustion processes, bioenergy, air pollution control
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Rolf Reitz
Wisconsin Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Contact: reitz@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-0145
Also: College of Engineering, Engineering Professional Development
Research interests: Combustion, gas dynamics, sprays-motion & formation, hydrocarbon kinetics, engine fluid dynamics, computer modeling
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Robert Rowlands
Professor
Contact: rowlands@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-3205
Also: Materials Science and Engineering
Research interests: Laser applications to mechanics, composite and advanced materials, digital image analysis, structural mechanics, experimental mechanics and stress analysis
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Other affiliations: Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory
John J. Uicker
Professor Emeritus
Contact: uicker@engr.wisc.edu, (608) 262-0225
Research interests: Kinematics, mechanical system dynamics, solid modeling, simulation of solidification in metal castings, simulation of multi-body dynamic systems
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