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Faculty

Woosoon Yim, Professor and Chairman, ASME Fellow
Office: TBE A-219
Phone: 702-895-0956
E-mail: woosoon.yim@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Dynamics, Active material control, Robotics
Degrees: B.S., Hanyang University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, ASME Fellow

Alexander Barzilov, Associate Professor
Office: TBE-B 122
Phone: 702-895-4325
E-mail: alexander.barzilov@unlv.edu
Areas of Expertise: Nuclear engineering, radiation applications, nondestructive assay methods
Degrees: M.S., Obninsk Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering, Ph.D., Institute for Physics and Power Engineering

Robert Boehm, Distinguished Professor, ASME Fellow
Office: TBE B-124
Phone: 702-895-4160
E-mail: bob.boehm@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Renewable energy, Thermal system design
Degrees: B.S., M.S., Washington State University; Ph.D., University of California , Berkeley; P.E., California, ASME Fellow

Yitung Chen, Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator, ASME Fellow
Office: SEB 4251
Phone: 702-895-1202
E-mail: Yitung.Chen@unlv.edu
Areas of Expertise: Computational fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, nuclear and renewable energy, thermal system, hydrogen production and utilization, corrosion modeling, and fuel cells.
Degrees: B.S., Feng Chia University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah, ASME Fellow

William Culbreth, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Prodram Coordinator
Office: TBE A-114
Phone: 702-895-3699
E-mail:william.culbreth@unlv.edu
Areas of Expertise: Fluid dynamics, Aerodynamics, Nuclear eng
Degrees: B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Kwang J. Kim, Southwest Gas Professor of Energy and Matter, ASME Fellow
Office: SEB 2176
Phone: 702-774-1419
E-mail: kwang.kim@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Energy systems and Active materials
Degrees: B.S. (1987), Yonsei University, Seoul, S. Korea; M.S. (1989), Ph.D. (1992), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Georg Mauer, Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Office: TBE B-130
Phone: 702-895-3830
E-mail: georg.mauer@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Dynamics and control, Robotics, Advanced sensor system and instrumentation
Degrees: Diploma-Ingenieur; Ph.D., Technical University of Berlin

Samir Moujaes, Professor
Office: TBE B-134
Phone: 702-895-3265
E-mail: samir.moujaes@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: HVAC, Thermal eng.
Degrees: B.S., M.S., American University of Beirut; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; P.E., Nevada

Brendan O'Toole, Professor (Director of Mendenhall Innovation Program)
Office: SEB 2218
Phone: 702-895-3885
E-mail: brendan.otoole@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Composite, Mechanics, Vehicle design
Degrees: B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware

Darrell Pepper, Professor, ASME Fellow
Office: TBE B-136
Phone: 702-895-1056
E-mail: darrell.pepper@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Computational fluid dynamics, Heat transfer
Degrees: B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla, ASME Fellow

Douglas Reynolds, Professor
Office: TBE B-116
Phone: 702-895-3807
E-mail: reynolds@nscee.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Acoustics, Vibration
Degrees: B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University

 

Stephen Rice, Professor, ASME Fellow
Office: TBE-B-372B  
Phone: 702-895-4240 
E-mail: stephen.rice@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: tribology; healthcare; design; materials 
Degrees:  BS, MEng, PhD:  University of California, Berkeley;  FASME; P.E., Florida; Eminent Engineer, TBP;  CPHIT

Mohamed Trabia, Professor & Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies and Computing, ASME Fellow
Office: TBE A-114
Phone: 702-895-0957
E-mail: mohamed.trabia@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Mechanical design, Fuzzy system, Dyanmics
Degrees: B.S., M.S., Alexandria University; Ph.D., Arizona State University, ASME Fellow

Zhiyong Wang, Associate Professor
Office: TBE B362
Phone: 702-895-3442
E-mail: zhiyong.wang@unlv.edu
Areas of Expertise: Manufacturing system, Material
Degrees: B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Harbin University of Science and Technology

Hui Zhao, Assistant Professor
Office: SEB 2174
Phone: 702-895-1463
E-mail: hui.zhao@unlv.edu
Areas of Expertise: Micro and nano fluidics, Lab-on-chip technology, Nanotechnology and micro/nano energy conversion
Degrees: B.S., M.S., Peking University, China Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Research Faculty

V.C. Venkatesh, Research Professor, ASME Fellow
Office: RAJ 271B
Phone: 702-895-5754
E-mail: vellore.venkatesh@unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Design for Manufacturing, Precision Engineering
Degrees: 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, Fellow CIRP, SME, ASME

Hsuan-Tsung (Sean) Hsieh, Assistant Research Professor
Office: SEB 4247
Phone: 702-895-2693
E-mail: hsiehht@nscee.edu

Joon S. Lee, Associate Research Professor
Office: SEB 2214
Phone: 702-895-5367
E-mail: jslee@egr.unlv.edu
Website
Areas of Expertise: Active controls, biomimetic robots, fuzzy logic, neuro-controls, smart materials and structures, advanced electronics, antenna theories
Degrees: B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Hanyang University, South Korea

Rick A. Hurt, Research Engineer
Office: SEB 2168
Phone: 702-774-1428
E-mail: rikhurt@earthlink.net
Area of Expertise: Renewable energy research specially solar power generation

Visiting Scholar

Professional Staff

Jeffery Markle, Lab Director
Office: TBE B166
Phone: 702-895-5597
E-mail: jeff.markle@unlv.edu

Terry Kell, Machine Shop Director
Office: TBE B166
Phone: 702-895-4285
E-mail: terrance.kell@unlv.edu



Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Taeseon Hwang, Postdoctoral Researcher
Office: SEB 2178
Phone: 702-895-2018
E-mail: taeseon.hwang@unlv.edu
Areas of Expertise: Carbon and Barrier materials
Degree: Ph.D., SungKyunKwan University (SKKU), S. Korea

Dr. Bong June Zhang, Postdoctoral Researcher
Office: SEB 2178
Phone: 702-895-2018
E-mail: bongjune.zhang@unlv.edu
Areas of Expertise: Heat Transfer and Nanotechnology
Degree: Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno

Office Staff

Joan Conway, Administrative Assistant III
Office: TBE A211B
Phone: 702-895-1331
E-mail: joan.conway@unlv.edu

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