Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Faculty

Name and Title	Areas of Specialization	Contact
Aghazadeh, Fereydoun Professor, Industrial Engineering Georgia Gulf Endowed Professorship in Engineering	Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering Occupational Biomechanics Safety Engineering Work Physiology	aghazadeh@lsu.edu Office: 3250A PFT 225-578-5367
Barbalata, Corina Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering R.O. Martin Lumber Company Professorship	Robotics Autonomy Marine Systems Industrial Automations	cbarbalata@lsu.edu Office: 3290D PFT 225-578-4509
Bappy, Mahathir Mohammad Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering	Advanced Sensing and Analytics Privacy-Preserving Modeling AI for Cyber-Physical Security Smart Manufacturing Supply Chain Resilience	mmbappy@lsu.edu 225-578-2466
Becnel, Andrew Senior Instructor, Mechanical Engineering	Engineering Design and Education Advanced Manufacturing Composite Materials Occupant and User Protection	abecne10@lsu.edu Office: 3240A PFT 225-578-0114
Ben Hmida, Jalel Senior Instructor, Industrial Engineering Industrial Engineering Online Programs Coordinator	Data Analytics Production Control Project Management Optimization Of Large-Scale Systems	benhmida@lsu.edu 225-578-0877
Devireddy, Ram Professor, Mechanical Engineering DeSoto Parish Chapter LSU Alumni Professorship Louisiana Land & Exploration Company Endowed Professorship	Bio-Nanufacturing and Design Bio-Heat and Mass Transport Tissue Engineering Stem Cell Engineering	rdevir1@lsu.edu Office: 3290P PFT 225-578-5891
Gartia, Manas Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council Professorship	Molecular Biology Optical Spectroscopy Photonics Lipidomics	mgartia@lsu.edu Office: 3290Q PFT 225-578-5900
Gilbert, Hunter Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Wooley Professorship in Engineering Mechanics	Robotics Continuum Robots	hbgilbert@lsu.edu Office: 3240W PFT 225578-2409
Gonthier, Keith A. Professor, Mechanical Engineering Nader Sabbaghian Professorship in Mechanical Engineering Director of the ME Undergraduate Program	High Speed Compressible Flow Shock and Detonation Physics	kgonth1@lsu.edu Office: 3261D PFT 225-578-5915
Guo, Shengmin Professor, Mechanical Engineering Jack Holmes Endowed Professorship in Mechanical Engineering	Metal Based Additive Manufacturing (AM) Additive Friction Stir Deposition AM for Energy Innovation (Hydrogen, Wind, Nuclear)	sguo2@lsu.edu Office: 3290L PFT 225-578-7619
Herbert, Robert Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Implantable and Wearable Electronics Cardiovascular Sensors Printing of Soft Materials and Electronics Soft Robotics and Multifunctional Materials	rherbert@lsu.edu Office: 3290F PFT 225-578-7396
Ikuma, Laura Professor, Industrial Engineering	Ergonomics and Human Factors Healthcare Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Psychosocial Factors	likuma@lsu.edu Office: 3290R PFT 225-578-5364
Khonsari, Michael M. Professor, Mechanical Engineering Dow Chemical Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering	Materials Degradation and Structural Integrity Tribology and Fatigue	khonsari@lsu.edu Office: 3283 PFT 225-578-9192
Knapp, Gerald M. Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Fred B. & Ruth C. Zigler Professorship in Engineering Coordinator of the eCommerce Engineering Minor	Data Science (Machine Learning and Analytics) Supply Chain and Ecommerce Systems Robotics Automation and Integration	gknapp@lsu.edu Office: 3250B PFT 225-578-5374
Li, Guoqiang Professor, Mechanical Engineering Major Morris S. & DeEtte A. Anderson Memorial Alumni Professor John W. Rhea, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Engineering	Smart Polymers: Shape Memory and Self-healing Engineering Mechanics: Constitutive Modeling Additive Manufacturing: Polymer Composites Machine Learning: Smart Polymers and Structure	lguoqi1@lsu.edu Office: 3250D PFT 225-578-5302
Marvel, Christopher Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Processing Microstructure Property Relationships Nanostructured Materials Powder Metallurgy Atomic Resolution Electron Microscopy	cmarvel@lsu.edu Office: 3290J PFT 225-578-1711
Meng, Wen Jin Professor, Mechanical Engineering Gerald Cire & Lena Grand Williams Endowed Professorship in ME Smiley and Bernice Romero Raborn Chair in ME	Material Science and Engineering Mechanical Response of Materials Surface Engineering and Functional Ceramics Microfabrication	wmeng1@lsu.edu Office: 3270E PFT 225-578-5832
Menon, Shyam Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Propulsion and Power Generation Thermo-fluids	smenon@lsu.edu Office: 3270H PFT 225-578-7279
Moldovan, Dorel Professor, Mechanical Engineering Fruehan Family Distinguished Professorship	Atomistic Simulations Modeling and Simulation of Materials	dmoldo1@lsu.edu Office: 3290N PFT 225-578-6488
Nahmens, Isabelina Professor, Industrial Engineering Director of the IE Program	Quality Management, Assurance and Control Manufacturing Systems and Lean Manufacturing Healthcare Systems Engineering Lean Construction and Offsite Homebuilding	nahmens@lsu.edu Office: 3261C PFT 225-578-0943
Nikitopoulos, Dimitris E. Professor, Mechanical Engineering Alexis and Marguerite Voorhies Professorship Richard J. and Katherine J. Distinguished Professorship MIE Department Chair	Design Additive Manufacturing Experimental and Numerical Fluid Dynamics Multiphase Flows and Multiscale Phenomena	medimi@lsu.edu Office: 3261E PFT 225-578-5903
Nooraie, Seyed Vahid Reza Instructor, Industrial Engineering	Supply Chain Risk Management Operations Research Machine Learning Simulation	snooraie@lsu.edu Office: 3290B PFT 225-578-5905
Owoyele, Ope Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Data Science and Machine Learning Turbulent Combustion Modeling Computational Fluid Dynamics	oowoyele@lsu.edu Office: 3290E PFT 225-578-7953
Palardy, Geneviève Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Polymer Composite Manufacturing Joining Methods for Composites Additive Manufacturing	gpalardy@lsu.edu Office: 3290H PFT 225-578-3709
Park, Sunggook Professor, Mechanical Engineering L. R. Daniel Endowed Professorship in Mechanical Engineering	Manufacturing Nanomanufacturing	sunggook@lsu.edu Office: 3290M PFT 225-578-0279
Pettrey, Katherine Instructor, Mechanical Engineering	Education Student Success Real-World Engineering	kpettr1@lsu.edu Office: 3240C PFT 225-578-6299
Saadatian, Salar Instructor, Mechanical Engineering	Fluid Mechanics Heat Transfer	ssaada1@lsu.edu Office: 3290C PFT 225-578-5777
Sarker, Bhaba R. Professor, Industrial Engineering Elton G. Yates Distinguished Professor in Industrial Engineering	Supply Chain Management Lean Production Systems Manufacturing Systems Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technologies Transportation Infrastructure Optimization.	bsarker@lsu.edu Office: 3290T PFT 225-578-5370
Schoegl, Ingmar Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Chevron Professorship of Engineering in ME Director of the ME Graduate Program	Combustion Science Sustainable Fuels Numerical Modeling and Data Science Instrumentation and Mechatronics	ischoegl@lsu.edu Office: 3290K PFT 225-578-4332
Stein, Adrian Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Precision Motion Control Uncertainty Quantification Optimal Control Additive Manufacturing	astein@lsu.edu 225-578-6886
Upadhyay, Kshitiz Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Mechanics of Soft Materials High Strain Rate Characterization Scientific Machine Learning Injury Biomechanics	kshitizu@lsu.edu Office: 3290G PFT 225-578-5894
Wahab, Muhammad A. Professor, Mechanical Engineering Formosa Plastics Endowed Professorship	Solid Mechanics, Pressure Vessels Weld Mechanics and Modeling Friction Stir Welding, Stress Analysis Materials Characterization	mwahab1@lsu.edu Office: 3270F PFT 225-578-5823
Walker, Eamonn Instructor, Mechanical Engineering		ewalke1@lsu.edu Office: 3240B PFT 225-578-4608
Wang, Ying Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Energy Technology and Materials Nanomaterials Synthesis	ywang@lsu.edu Office: 3290S PFT 225-578-8577
Wong, Harris Professor, Mechanical Engineering Fritz & Frances M. Blumer Endowed Professorship in ME	Heat Pipes Heat transfer with Evaporation Kinetics Perturbation Methods Thin Films	hwong@lsu.edu Office: 3270G PFT 225-578-5893

Research Faculty

Name	Title	Email
Jang, Joonyoung	Assistant Professor of Research in Mechanical Engineering	jyjang@lsu.edu
Zhang, Bin	Assistant Professor of Research in Mechanical Engineering	zhan15@lsu.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Name	Title	Email
Amous, Osama	Adjunct Instructor	oamous@lsu.edu
Baran, Adam	Adjunct Instructor	abaran@lsu.edu
Bourdin, Blaise	Adjunct Professor	bourdin@lsu.edu
Carver, David	Adjunct Associate Professor	dcarver52@lsu.edu
Eller, Michael	Adjunct Instructor	mreller@lsu.edu
Fuchs, Sidney	Executive in Residence	sidfuchs@lsu.edu
Gillio, Clifford	Adjunct Instructor	cgillio@lsu.edu
Guillot, Michael	Adjunct Instructor	mwguillot@lsu.edu
Jagneaux, Tonya	Adjunct Associate Professor	tjagneaux@lsu.edu
Juneau, Richard	Coordinator - Industrial Relations	rjuneau@lsu.edu
Mallow, Andrew	MIE Industry Coordination Liaison	amallow@lsu.edu
Peck, Jerry	Adjunct Instructor	jerrypeck@lsu.edu
Shao, Shuai	Adjunct Associate Professor	sshao@lsu.edu
Shelton, Thomas	Adjunct Instructor	tcshelton@lsu.edu
Yang, Shizhong	Adjunct Associate Professor	shizhongyang@lsu.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Name	Title
Acharya, Sumanta	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Held the L. R. Daniels Endowed Professorship and the Francis & Fritz Blumer Professorship
Arnas, A. Özer	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Courter, Robert W.	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Held the A. J. M. "Bubba" Oustalet Professorship of Engineering
Daniel, Lawrence R. "Dan"	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Former Chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1962-1976)
Harvey, Craig M., PE	Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering Former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Engineering
Sabbaghian, Mehdi	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Held the Chevron Professorship in Engineering Former Chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1998-2002)
Sinclair, Glenn	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Held the Groves Hodge Professorship of Mechanical Engineering Former Chairperson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2002-2003; 2005-2008)
Waggenspack, Warren	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Held the Ned Adler Scholarship
Yannitell, Daniel W.	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Held the Fritz and Frances Blumer Professorship of Engineering

Past Faculty Contributors

We remember and recognize those faculty who have contributed to our department through the years. The following is a partial list of such contributors based on our current knowledge.

Name	Contributions
Tryfon T. Charalampopoulos	(1985 – 2020) -- Professor of Mechanical Engineering, held the Ted and Esther Walker Professorship and the Al East Jr. Endowed Professorship in Mechanical Engineering. Areas of Contribution: Heat Transfer, Combustion, Thermodynamics, Optical Diagnostics, Renewable Energy. Dr. Charalampopoulos, known as “Dr. C” to his students and many of his colleagues, taught subjects such as heat transfer, thermodynamics, combustion, internal combustion engines, renewable and nuclear power plant design, and laser diagnostics (at both the undergraduate and graduate levels) throughout the span of his 35-year career at LSU. In research, he made seminal contributions in combustion, radiative heat transfer diagnostics, and soot formation and characterization, among several other subjects. He also served as associate dean for academics in the College of Engineering and as interim department chair of mechanical engineering.
Raman, Aravamudhan	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Held the Chevron Professorship in Engineering
Murphy, Michael. C	Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Held the Roy O. Martin Lumber Co. Distinguished Professorship in the College of Engineering

Name

Contributions

Tryfon T. Charalampopoulos

(1985 – 2020) -- Professor of Mechanical Engineering, held the Ted and Esther Walker Professorship and the Al East Jr. Endowed Professorship in Mechanical Engineering.

Areas of Contribution: Heat Transfer, Combustion, Thermodynamics, Optical Diagnostics, Renewable Energy.

Dr. Charalampopoulos, known as “Dr. C” to his students and many of his colleagues, taught subjects such as heat transfer, thermodynamics, combustion, internal combustion engines, renewable and nuclear power plant design, and laser diagnostics (at both the undergraduate and graduate levels) throughout the span of his 35-year career at LSU. In research, he made seminal contributions in combustion, radiative heat transfer diagnostics, and soot formation and characterization, among several other subjects. He also served as associate dean for academics in the College of Engineering and as interim department chair of mechanical engineering.

Raman, Aravamudhan

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Held the Chevron Professorship in Engineering

Murphy, Michael. C

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Held the Roy O. Martin Lumber Co. Distinguished Professorship in the College of Engineering