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Faculty
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Contact
Information |
Areas
of Expertise and Degrees |
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Woosoon
Yim, Professor
and Chairman
Office:
TBE A-219
Phone:
(702) 895-0956
Email:
woosoon.yim@unlv.edu |
Dynamics,
Active material control, Robotics
B.S.,
Hanyang
University
; M.S.,
Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Robert
Boehm,
Distinguished Professor
Office:
TBE B-124
Phone:
(702) 895-4160
Email:
bob.boehm@unlv.edu |
Renewable
energy, Thermal system design
B.S.,
M.S.,
Washington
State
University
;
Ph.D.,
University
of
California
,
Berkeley
; P.E.,
California
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Yitung Chen, Associate Professor Office:
PAR 600 Rm 621 Phone:
(702) 895-1202 Email:
uuchen@nscee.edu |
Computational
fluid dynamics, Heat and mass transfer
B.S.,
Feng
Chia
University
;
M.S.,
Ph.D.,
University
of
Utah
.
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William
Culbreth, Associate Dean Office:
TBE A-114 Phone:
(702) 895-3699 Email:
william.culbredth@unlv.edu |
Fluid
dynamics, Aerodynamics, Nuclear eng
B.S.,
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.S., Ph.D.,
University
of
California
, Santa Barbara |
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Dan Cook, Assistant Professor
Office:
TBE B-372A Phone:
(702) 895-4133 Email:
dpcook@me.unlv.edu |
Material,
Heat transfer, Entertainment Eng B.S.
Ohio State University, M.S.,
Ph.D., University
of
California
,
Berkeley
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Georg
Mauer, Professor
(Undergraduate Program
Coordinator)
Office:
TBE B-130
Phone:
(702) 895-3830
Email:
mauer@me.unlv.edu |
Dynamics
and control, Robotics, Advanced sensor system and
instrumentation
Diploma-Ingenieur;
Ph.D.,
Technical
University
of
Berlin
.
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Samir
Moujaes, Professor
Office:
TBE B-3265
Phone:
(702) 895-3265 Email:
samir@me.unlv.edu |
HVAC,
Thermal eng.
B.S.,
M.S., American University of Beirut;
Ph.D.,
University
of
Pittsburgh
; P.E.,
Nevada
.
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Brendan
O'Toole, Associate Professor (Graduate Program
Coordinator) Office:
TBE B-122 Phone:
(702) 895-3885 Email:
bj@me.unlv.edu |
Composite,
Mechanics, Vehicle design
Associate
Professor;
B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D.,
University
of
Delaware
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Darrell
Pepper, Professor
Office:
TBE B-136
Phone:
(702) 895-1056
Email:
dwpepper@nscee.edu |
Computational
fluid dynamics, Heat transfer
Professor;
B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla.
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Douglas
Reynolds, Professor Office:
TBE B-116 Phone:
(702) 895-3807
Email:
reynolds@nscee.edu |
Acoustics,
Vibration
B.S.,
Michigan
State
University
;
M.S.,
Ph.D.,
Purdue
University
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Mohamed
Trabia, Professor Office:
FDH 165
Phone:
(702) 895-0957
Email:
mbt@me.unlv.edu |
Mechanical
design, Fuzzy system, Dyanmics
B.S.,
M.S.,
Alexandria
University
;
Ph.D.,
Arizona
State
University
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Zhiyong
Wang, Associate Professor
Office:
TBE B362 Phone:
(702) 895-3442
Email:
zwang@nscee.edu |
Manufacturing
system, Material
Associate
Professor;
B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D.,
Harbin
University
of Science and Technology.
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Hui
Zhao, Assistant Professor
Office:
TBE B112 Phone:
(702) 895-1463
Email:
hui.zhao@unlv.edu
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Micro
and nano fluidics, Lab-on-chip technology, Nanotechnology and
micro/nano energy conversion
Assistant
Professor
B.S.,
M.S., Peking University, China
Pd.D.,
University of Pennsylvania
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William
Wells (Emeritus) |
Aerodynamics,
Flight control
B.S.,
Georgia Institute of Technology;
M.A.,
Harvard University;
M.S.,
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
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V.C. Venkatesh
(Visiting Professor) Office:
RAJ 271B Phone:
(702) 895-5754 Email:
vellore.venkatesh@unlv.edu |
Design
for Manufacturing, Precision Engineering B.E.,
University of Mysore, India, M.S.,
Institut Supérieur des Matériaux et de la Construction Mécanique,
Paris, France, Ph.D.,
University
of
Paris
,
Paris
6,
France
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Research Faculty
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Denis
Beller
Research
Professor
Nuclear
Engineering Coordinator
Phone:
(702) 895-1452
Email:
bellerd@unlv.nevada.edu
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Nuclear
Engineering, Reactor Physics, Fusion
B.S.,
University of Colorado
M.S.,
Air Force Institute of Technology
Ph.D.,
Purdue University |
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Brian
J Landsberger
Assistant
Research Professor
Office:
RAJ
271C
Phone:(702)
895-5059
Email:
bjlands@me.unlv.edu
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Product
Design, Six Sigma, Acoustics, Wave propagation
B.S., US Air Force Academy
M.S.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D.,
University of Texas at Austin
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Hsuan-Tsung (Sean) Hsieh
Assistant
Research Professor
Office:
PRDSE600
Phone:(702)
895-2693
Email:
hsiehht@nscee.edu |
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Joon
S Lee
Associate
Research Professor
Office:
RAJ-271J
Phone:(702)
895-5367
Email:
jslee@egr.unlv.edu |
Active
controls, biomimetic robots, fuzzy logic, neuro-controls,
smart materials and structures, advanced electronics, antenna
theories
B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D., Hanyang University, South Korea |
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Jian Ma
Assistant
Research Professor
Office:
TBE B-164
Phone:(702)
895-5055
Email:maj3@unlv.nevada.edu |
Thermal fluid sciences, process/system engineering and
renewable energy systems.
B.S., M.S., Fudan
University, P.R. China
Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
P.E. Nevada
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Jianhu Nie
Assistant
Research Professor
Office:
PAR-617
Phone:(702)
895-0423
Email:
niej@unlv.nevada.edu |
Thermal
fluid sciences, energy and power systems
B.S.,
University of Petroleum
,
China;
Ph.D.,
Xi’an
Jiaotong
University
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Suresh B. Sadineni
Assistant
Research Professor
Office:
TBE B-159
Phone:(702)
895-3422
Email:
sbsadineni@yahoo.com |
Solar
Energy Technologies, Thermal Sciences and Nuclear Engineering
B.S.,
Andra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, INDIA
M.S.,
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Ph.D.
University of Nevada Las Vegas |
Research
Engineer/Post Doctoral Scholar
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Rick
A Hurt
Research
Engineer
Office:
TBE B-159
Phone:(702)
895-3422
Email:
rikhurt@earthlink.net |
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Daniel
R Lowe
Research
Engineer
Office:
TBE B-150
Phone:(702)
895-4656
Email:
lowe@nrcc.unlv.edu |
Radiation
transport modeling, large scale computing, active
interrogation techniques
B.S.
Mechanical Engineering, UNLV
M.S.
Nuclear Engineering, UNLV
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Robert
O'Brien
Research
Engineer
Office:
TBE B-150
Phone:(702)
895-5719
Email:
obrien@nrcc.unlv.edu |
Radiation
Detection, Radiation Transport, Unmanned Aerial Systems
B.S.
Applied Physics, UNLV
B.S.
Mechanical Engineering, UNLV
M.S.
Nuclear Engineering, UNLV |
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Sharon
Tan
Database
Analyst & Software Engineer
Office:
PAR-600
Phone:(702)
895-3712
Email:
tanx@unlv.nevada.edu |
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Taide
Tan
Post
Doctoral Scholar
Office:
PAR-600
Phone:(702)
895-1924
Email:
atide1000@yahoo.com |
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Professional Staff
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Model Designer / Machinist:
Kevin Nelson
Office:
TBE B166 Phone:
(702) 895-4285
Email:kevinn@me.unlv.edu
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Lab Director:
Jeffery Markle
Office:
TBE B166
Phone:(702)
895-5597
Email:jmarkle@me.unlv.edu
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Office Staff
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Joan
Conway
Administrative Assistant III
Office:
TBE A211B
Phone:(702)
895-1331
Email:
joan.conway@unlv.edu
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