Research Faculty

Faculty & Staff Research Expertise

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is home to research that spans cutting-edge fields, including advanced materials, energy systems, robotics, biomechanics, aerodynamics, and renewable energy. Through specialized laboratories and interdisciplinary collaborations, our researchers tackle complex challenges to advance technology and improve lives. Explore individual expertise and research interests to discover opportunities for innovation and collaboration.

Name

Position

Marwan Al-haik Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
malhaik@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7162
Q 129

Research Expertise and Interest

Composites, nanomaterials, sensors, mechanics of materials, multiscale modeling

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Q336

Faculty Web Page
Ashish Aphale Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
aaphale@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7835
Q 103

Research Expertise and Interest

Materials for energy, Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers, Oxidation and Corrosion

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Energy Materials Laboratory, Q136

Faculty Web Page
Eduardo Farfan Professor of Nuclear Engineering

Professor of Nuclear Engineering
efarfan1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5155
Q 149

Research Expertise and Interest

Radiation dose assessment, Monte Carlo simulation, radiation detector development, environmental dosimetry, internal/external dosimentry

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Q-149

Faculty Web Page
Ali Khazaei Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
akhazaei@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5154
Q 148

Research Expertise and Interest

Robotics, Control for Biomedical System, Brain imaging, Biomedical instrumentation, Fluorescence Imaging, Optimal Control, Model predictive control, Motion tracking, Microrobotics, Nonholonomic motion planning, Optogenetics, Neuroscience

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Automated Systems, Control, and Imaging(ASCI) Lab, G207

Faculty Web Page
Simin Nasseri Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
snasser1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7420
Q 150

Research Expertise and Interest

Mechanical Design, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Rheology and Viscoelasticity, Polymer Processing, Computational Mechanics and CFD, Robotics, Micromachinery (MEMS) and Engineering Education.

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Biomedical Engineering Lab, Q 336

BioMechanical Engineering Lab

Faculty Web Page
Jungkyu Park Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
jpark186@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6809
G 218

Research Expertise and Interest

Nanoscale heat transfer, carbon nanomaterials, molecular dynamics simulation, thermal measurement, nanomechanics

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Nanoscale Heat Transfer Lab, G207

Faculty Web Page
Richard Ruhala Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
rruhala@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2748
Q 131

Research Expertise and Interest

acoustics, vibration, noise measurement, noise control, mechanics.

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Q 336

Faculty Web Page
Muhammad Salman Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
msalman1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2438
G 222

Research Expertise and Interest

Bioacoustics, biomechanics, dynamics and vibrations in human body biomechanics. Mechanical properties of human skeletal muscles/tendons such as stiffness (E) are found using a low-cost surface wave and shear wave method.

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Bioacoustics Lab, G 131

Faculty Web Page
Mehdi Sarmast Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering
msarmast@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3699
Q 144

Research Expertise and Interest

Modal Analysis, Vibration testing, Nonlinear System Identification, Nonlinear Resonant Decay Method (NLRDM), Dynamics System.

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Q-144

Faculty Web Page
Novonil Sen Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering
nsen1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2657
Q 140

Research Expertise and Interest

Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation, Earthquake Engineering

Faculty Web Page
Gaurav Sharma Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
gsharma3@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4238
Q 138

Research Expertise and Interest

Aerodynamics, Advanced Space Propulsion, Compressible Flows, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and Swirl Flows and Swirl Dynamics

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Advanced Aero and Propulsion Lab, G 102

Faculty Web Page
Lei Shi Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
lshi@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7577
Q 225

Research Expertise and Interest

Biomechanics, Cardiovascular Research, Gastrointestinal Research, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Physics

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Cardiovascular Gastrointestinal AI Biomechanics Lab (CarVGasAI Lab)

Faculty Web Page
Valmiki Sooklal Assistant Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
vsooklal@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3864
Q 127

Research Expertise and Interest

Renewable energy, biomedical engineering, remote sensing, sustainable housing

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Q 336

Faculty Web Page
Philippe Sucosky Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
psucosky@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3158
Q 103

Research Expertise and Interest

fluid mechanics, hemodynamics, cardiovascular flow, cardiovascular biomechanics, mechanobiology, cardiovascular disease, tissue and cell culture

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Multi-Scale Cardiovascular Bioengineering Laboratory (G-202, Q-209)

Faculty Web Page
Ayse Tekes Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
atekes@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7518
G 236

Research Expertise and Interest

Design, development, modeling, and control of compliant mechanisms and soft robots; development of virtual lab simulations in MATLAB; development of 3D Printed Lab Equipment design for engineering courses

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Dynamics and Control Research Lab, G 114

Faculty Web Page
Tris Utschig Director for Scholarly Teaching and Professor of Nuclear Engineering

Director for Scholarly Teaching and Professor of Nuclear Engineering
tutschig@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6410
House 3211

Research Expertise and Interest

Process education and learning to learn, using 3D-printed laboraty equipment for learning vibrations and controls, faculty development in teaching, peer coaching, and modeling and analysis of thermal systems for nuclear applications particularly relating to safety aspects of fusion reactor designs

Faculty Web Page
David Veazie Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
dveazie@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2749
Q 130

Research Expertise and Interest

Basic and applied research in the areas of constitutive model development and processing for advanced materials including high performance and ultra-lightweight polymers, polymeric composites, and metals. Current research topics include experimental mechanics, energetics, MEMS, fatigue life, micromechanics and long term durability.

Research Center/Lab at KSU
Center for Advanced Materials Research and Education (CAMRE) Q 112-114

Faculty Web Page