Full-time Faculty

Associate Professor Behrouz Abedian - Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
220 Anderson, x73012 
Professor Abedian teaches in the areas of fluid mechanics, thermal sciences and applied mathematics. His research activities are in the area of fundamental and applied fluid mechanics and electrochemical hydrodynamics. He is currently working on biomedical applications of fluid mechanics. He is also an active participant in the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program. (more)

Assistant Professor Caroline Cao - Ph.D., University of Toronto,
027 Anderson, x72484
Professor Cao is the founding Director of the Ergonomics in Remote Environments Lab (EREL) at Tufts University. She also serves as the Co-Director of the Human Factors Programme in the School of Engineering. She teaches courses in human factors and ergonomics. Her research interests are in human factors issues in medical systems. (more)

Professor Robert Greif - Ph.D., Harvard University
028 Anderson, x73238 
Professor Greif, who also chairs the Department's graduate committee, teaches courses in applied mechanics and applied mathematics. His research activities have covered a wide range of activities, including vibrations, dynamics, fracture mechanics, composite materials, and viscoelastic materials. Current research topics include active noise and vibration control, dynamics and failure of composite materials, and fracture mechanics of aging aircraft. (more)

Professor Mark Kachanov - Ph.D., Brown University
219 Anderson, x73318   
Professor Kachanov teaches courses in advanced strength of materials, fracture mechanics, applied mathematics for engineers, and dynamics and vibration. He conducts research in micromechanics of materials, fracture and stress analysis in solids with defects. (more)

Senior Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor Gary Leisk, Ph.D., Tufts University
022A Anderson, x72547

Professor Leisk teaches courses and conducts research in the areas of design, materials characterizations, nondestructive evaluation, manufacturing applications, and signal process using the Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) method.

Professor Vincent P. Manno - Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
221 Anderson, x72548 
Professor Manno, who also serves as Associate Provost, teaches courses in thermal-fluid sciences, power generation systems, and computational methods.  His primary research areas are modeling of chemical-mechanical planarization processes, energy system analysis, and electronic thermal management of electronics.(more)

Associate Professor Douglas Matson -Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
025 Anderson, x75742
Professor Matson teaches in the areas of mechanical design, thermal
sciences and materials processing. His research activities are in the area of crystal growth and applied materials processing technology development. He is
currently working on a microgravity solidification project with NASA and
is developing a novel casting process using a MEMS mold fabrication
technique. He is an active participant in the interdisciplinary
Multi-threaded Instruction Program. (more)

Assistant Professor Jason Rife - Ph.D., Stanford University
024 Anderson, x74732
Professor Rife teaches courses in robotics, control theory, and navigation. His research interests include mobile robot navigation, sensor fusion, estimation theory, high-integrity flight and landing for automated aircraft, novel sensing strategies for automotive safety, flexible robot actuators, and engineering education.

Professor Chris Rogers - Ph.D., Stanford University
023B Anderson, x72882 
Professor Rogers, who also serves as faculty advisor to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) student section, teaches in the area of fluid dynamics. His research includes the investigation of jet noise reduction and jet flow mixing enhancement; measurement techniques for turbulent particle-laden lows; characterization of mixing in material processing applications, and control methods of particle dispersion. He is also active in pre-college science and engineering education. (more)

Professor Anil Saigal - Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
026 Anderson, x72549 

Professor Saigal, who also chairs the Department's undergraduate education committee and directs the post-graduate Certificate in Manufacturing program, teaches in the areas of materials science and manufacturing engineering. His research deals with finite element analysis, composite materials, structure-property relations, machining, forging simulation, and expert system development for design and manufacturing of engineering products. (more)

Assistant Professor Robert White - Ph.D., University of Michigan
Anderson 301, x72210

Professor White teaches courses in acoustics, vibrations, and dynamics.  His research interests include microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors and actuators, microfabrication processes and materials, cochlear mechanics, and computational mechanics.  These interests are directed towards device development and engineering science in micro- and nano-technology, with an emphasis on acoustic sensing and biomedical devices.  (more)

Professor, ME Department Chair Richard Wlezien- Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
Anderson 204, x75760

Adjunct and Research Faculty

Professor Emeritus William Crochetiere - Ph.D., Case-Western Reserve University
Professor Crochetiere, had served as advisor to the Tufts Robotics Club, teaches courses in automation, machine design and manufacturing. His particular interests lie in the application of mechatronics to the design of computer controlled machines that range from special purpose assembly machines to general purpose robots. (more)

Professor Emeritus John G. Kreifeldt - Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Professor Kreifeldt, was also engineering director for the interdisciplinary BS degree in Engineering Psychology, specializes in human factors engineering, ergonomics, product design and biomedical engineering. His research interests include the development and application of engineering and mathematical theory and engineering design and practice to the design and evaluation of human centered systems and products.

Lecturer Kenneth James - Ph.D., University of Utah
Dr. James teaches courses in biomaterials and their applications.

Professor Emeritus Frederick C. Nelson - Ph.D., Harvard University
205 Bray, x72552 
Professor Nelson teaches courses in applied mechanics especially acoustics and rotor dynamics. He has interests in structural dynamics and the control of noise and vibration. His research interests are in passive damping and the active control of sound and vibration in machinery and structures. (more)

Professor Emeritus James P. O'Leary - M.S., West Virginia University
222 Anderson, x72266  |  
Professor O'Leary, who also serves as the advisor to the student section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and as advisor to BSME students pursuing the Biomedical Engineering minor, teaches courses in Machine Design, Project Design and Inventive Design. His research interests are in machines, bio-engineering and force measurement. He is also interested in the design of medical products and issues of manufacturing applied to the medical devices industry. (more)

Professor Emeritus A. Benjamin Perlman - Ph.D., Lehigh University
222 Anderson, x72554 
Professor Perlman, who also serves as director of the Blake Computational Mechanics Studio, teaches courses in solid mechanics, dynamics, and vibrations as well as related numerical techniques such as the finite element method. His research interests span the area of applied mechanics. Current projects in this field include numerical modeling of biomechanical systems, thermal stress analyses, and the role of residual stress effects in the failure of railroad track and vehicle structures. (more)

Adjunct Associate Professor Michael Wiklund - M.S., Tufts University
Professor Wiklund is an expert in human factors engineering and teaches courses in the area of ergonomic aspects of software interfaces.

Research Associate Professor Peter Y. Wong -  Ph.D., Tufts University
022B Anderson, x75162  | 
Professor Wong's research is in the areas of thermal materials processing and radiative heat transfer. He also serves as Director of the Thermal Analysis of Materials Processing Laboratory (TAMPL) and Director of University Relations at the Museum of Science in Boston. (more)

Adjunct Assistant Professor Michael Zimmerman - Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Zimmerman, who is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies, teaches and acts as a co-research mentor to the students in the area of applied materials science and manufacturing. He also serves on the Industrial Advisory Council of the Manufacturing Engineering Program.