Our faculty & staff

Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Academic Faculty
Matteo Aureli
Matteo Aureli
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6973
maureli@unr.edu
PE 218
3616 3617 1346
Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Academic Faculty Deformation, microstructure evolution, mechanical properties, modeling and simulation, phase-field, fracture
Lei Cao
Lei Cao
Associate Professor
(775) 784-1690
leicao@unr.edu
PE 228
3618 1346 Deformation, microstructure evolution, mechanical properties, modeling and simulation, phase-field, fracture
Professional Staff
Seth Draper
Seth Draper
Development Technician 3
scdraper@unr.edu
PE 01A
1345
Professional Staff
Claudette Dutra
Claudette Dutra
NSHE Specialist 1
(775) 682-7482
claudetted@unr.edu
PE 204
1345
Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Academic Faculty
Cahit Evrensel
Cahit Evrensel
Associate Professor and ASME Fellow
(775) 784-6093
cahit@unr.edu
PE 220
3616 3617 1346
Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Academic Faculty
Feifei Fan
Feifei Fan
Associate Professor
(775) 784-1489
ffan@unr.edu
PE 206
3618 1346
Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Academic Faculty
Daichi Fujioka
Daichi Fujioka
Lecturer
(775) 682-7484
dfujioka@unr.edu
PE 202A
3616 1346
Academic Faculty
Mridul Gautam
Mridul Gautam
Vice President for Research and Innovation
(775) 327-2363
mgautam@unr.edu
RH 201
1346
Affiliated Faculty Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy fluid physics, rheology, macromolecular theory
Alan Jeffrey Giacomin (杰克明)
Alan Jeffrey Giacomin (杰克明)
Adjunct Professor He, him, his
(775) 682-9310
giacomin@unr.edu
1347 3617 fluid physics, rheology, macromolecular theory
Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Academic Faculty
Miles Greiner
Miles Greiner
Foundation Professor
(775) 784-4873
greiner@unr.edu
WPEB 216
3617 1346
Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Academic Faculty
Mustafa Hadj-Nacer
Mustafa Hadj-Nacer
Research Assistant Professor
(775) 682-7480
mhadjnacer@unr.edu
PE 219
3617 1346
Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Academic Faculty
James Hanna
James Hanna
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6406
jhanna@unr.edu
PE 217
3616 3617 3618 1346
Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Academic Faculty
Yanyao Jiang
Yanyao Jiang
Professor and ASME Fellow
(775) 784-4510
yjiang@unr.edu
WPEB 206
3618 1346
Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Academic Faculty additive manufacturing, 3D printing, bioprinting, 4D printing, rheology
Yifei Jin
Yifei Jin
Assistant Professor
yifeij@unr.edu
PE 230
3618 1346 additive manufacturing, 3D printing, bioprinting, 4D printing, rheology
Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Academic Faculty Tribology, Surface Engineering, Manufacturing, Composites
Pradeep Menezes
Pradeep Menezes
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7413
pmenezes@unr.edu
PE 224
3618 1346 Tribology, Surface Engineering, Manufacturing, Composites
Professional Staff
Brian Nagy
Brian Nagy
Development Technician 3
(775) 784-6795
bnagy@unr.edu
PE 1A
1345
Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Academic Faculty Computational fluid dynamics,Unsteady aerodynamics,Fluid-structure interaction,Data-driven modeling and control
Aditya G. Nair
Aditya G. Nair
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
(775) 682-6647
adityan@unr.edu
PE 232
3616 3617 1346 Computational fluid dynamics,Unsteady aerodynamics,Fluid-structure interaction,Data-driven modeling and control
Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Academic Faculty
Angelina Padilla
Angelina Padilla
Teaching Associate Professor / Associate Chair
(775) 784-6901
angelinapadilla@unr.edu
PE 204B
3617 1346
Academic Faculty
Michelle R. Ramirez
Michelle R. Ramirez
Lecturer
(775) 784 7522
mrramirez@unr.edu
PE 205
1346
Professional Staff
Sacha Reed
Sacha Reed
Administrative Assistant 3
(775) 682-7478
sachar@unr.edu
PE 204
1345
Affiliated Faculty
Yantao Shen
Yantao Shen
Professor
(775) 784-6918
ytshen@unr.edu
SEM 327
1347
Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Academic Faculty
Ryan Tung
Ryan Tung
Associate Professor
(775) 784-7782
rtung@unr.edu
PE 207
3616 3617 1346
Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Academic Faculty controls, robotics, data-driven, insects, behavior, system identification, neuroscience, neuroethology
Floris van Breugel
Floris van Breugel
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-9822
fvanbreugel@unr.edu
PE 226
3616 3617 1346 controls, robotics, data-driven, insects, behavior, system identification, neuroscience, neuroethology
Department Chair Academic Faculty
Petros Voulgaris
Petros Voulgaris
Chair, Founding Aerospace Program Director, and Victor LaMar Lockhart Professor
(775) 682-5725
pvoulgaris@unr.edu
PE 204C
2850 1346
Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Academic Faculty
Eric Wang
Eric Wang
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6094
elwang@unr.edu
PE 227
3616 1346
Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science and Energy Solid Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Academic Faculty Thermal Science, Heat Transfer, Energy, Mechanical Engineering
Yan Wang
Yan Wang
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6468
yanwang@unr.edu
PE 229
3617 3618 1346 Thermal Science, Heat Transfer, Energy, Mechanical Engineering
Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Academic Faculty Control systems; Robotics; Smart materials; Artificial muscles
Jun Zhang
Jun Zhang
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-9383
jun@unr.edu
PE 225
3616 1346 Control systems; Robotics; Smart materials; Artificial muscles

Emeritus faculty