FACULTY

Mario G. Beruvides,Ph.D., P.E.; Professor

Research Interests: Management of technology, engineering management, white-collar/knowledge performance measurement, production and quality systems engineering, and applied ergonomics.

Jennifer A. Farris , Ph.D.; Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Lean manufacturing; teams; performance measurement; product development; design and management of engineering, service and healthcare operations.

John E. Kobza, Ph.D., P.E.; Professor

Research Interests: Operations research,system performance modeling, quality, probability modeling,statistics.

Timothy I. Matis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Operations research, stochastic processes, queueing theory, ad-hoc communication networks, conceptual learning theories and virtual learning environments.

Patrick E. Patterson, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Chair

Research Interests: Biomechanics, Physical Ergonomics, Cognitive Ergonomics, Computational Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Project Management, Rehabilitation Engineering, Website Design and e-Commerce, and Work Methods and Design

Iris V. Rivero, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Design, fabrication, and statistical characterization of nanomaterials/composites, carbon nanotubes: fabrication and macro-applications, NDT: X-ray Diffraction, fatigue/failure analysis, modeling of residual stresses in aerospace and automotive materials.

James L. Simonton, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Systems and engineering management, engineering economics, textile engineering, facilities engineering and manufacturing management

James L. Smith, Ph.D., P.E., CPE; Professor

Research Interests: Occupational ergonomics including work physiology, biomechanics, workplace design, manual materials handling, anthropometry, and human strength assessment.

Milton L. Smith, Ph.D., P.E.; Professor

Research Interests: Production scheduling and control including sequencing and scheduling algorithms, simulation modeling of manufacturing systems, design and evaluation of production systems, and impact testing of materials including hail and explosive propelled objects.

Jeffrey C. Woldstad, Ph.D., P.E.; Professor

Research Interests:  Human factors engineering/ergonomics; occupational biomechanics; human reliability and safety; engineering statistics.

Shiren (Edward) Wang , Ph.D.; Assistant Professor

Research Interests:  Nano-manufacturing; synthesis, assembly and characterization of one-dimensional nanomaterials; design and manufacturing of polymer composites and functional materials; nanostructured materials for solar cell applications; modeling and simulation for manufacturing process and system.

David A. Wyrick , Ph.D., P.E.; Professor and Bryan Pearce Bagley Regents Chair

Research Interests:  Asset management, engineering learning, entrepreneurship, and effective management of technology

Hong-Chao Zhang, Ph.D., P.E.; Professor

Research Interests:  Computer-aided manufacturing, including CIM, CAPP, CAD/CAM, FMS, knowledge engineering and expert systems, production simulation, MRP I and II, and concurrent engineering design.