Faculty and Staff

Jenny Zhou, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department

Research: Plant Biomechanics, Multi-Scale Modeling, Engineering Education Research

Hsing-Wei Chu, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Research: Operations Research, Statistical Decision Analysis, Network Flow

Xuejun Fan, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Mary Ann and Lawrence E. Faust Endowed Professor
Regents’ Professor of Texas State University System (TSUS)

Research: Multi-Physics/Scale Modeling, Characterization and Reliability in Electronics Packaging

Xianchang Li, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department

Research: Gas Turbine Blade Cooling, Combustion and Emissions, Combustion Efficiency and Emissions Flares

Mansour Karkoub, Ph.D., HDR, PE, F-ASME, F-IET
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Associate Dean of Accreditation & Assessment, College of Engineering
Michael E. and Patricia P. Aldredge Endowed Chair

Research: Robust Control, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles

Chun-Wei Yao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department

Research: Hydrophobic Coating, Microdroplets, Anti-Corrosion Coating, Surface Engineering

Ebrahim Seidi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research: Solid-State Metal Deposition, Improved Quality and Efficiency of Metallic Coatings, Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Technology

Sushil Doranga, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department

Research: Force Reconstruction in a Dynamic System, Nonlinear Structural Dynamics, Inverse Problem Modeling

Ajit Patki, D.E.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department

Research: Numerical Simulation of Black Carbon Emissions from Non-Premixed Flames; CFD Study of Flare Operating Parameters

Baisravan HomChaudhuri, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering