Our faculty & staff

Academic Faculty
Evan Aguirre
Evan Aguirre
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6067
evanaguirre@unr.edu
PE 231
1346
Academic Faculty Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Matteo Aureli
Matteo Aureli
Associate Professor / Associate Chair, Graduate Director
(775) 784-6973
maureli@unr.edu
PE 218
1346 3616 3618 4577
Academic Faculty
Facundo Booman
Facundo Booman
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
(775) 682-5953
fbooman@unr.edu
PE 202B
1346
Academic Faculty Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics 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
1346 3618 4577 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
Academic Faculty
Daichi Fujioka
Daichi Fujioka
Teaching Assistant Professor
(775) 682-7484
dfujioka@unr.edu
PE 202A
1346
Academic Faculty
Mridul Gautam
Mridul Gautam
Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
(775) 327-2363
mgautam@unr.edu
RH 201
1346
Academic Faculty Thermal and Energy Science Nuclear Packaging Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Miles Greiner
Miles Greiner
Foundation Professor
(775) 784-4873
greiner@unr.edu
WPEB 216
1346 3617 5514 4577
Academic Faculty Thermal and Energy Science Nuclear Packaging Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Mustafa Hadj-Nacer
Mustafa Hadj-Nacer
Research Associate Professor
(775) 682-7480
mhadjnacer@unr.edu
PE 219
1346 3617 5514 4577
Academic Faculty Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials Design and Manufacturing Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
James Hanna
James Hanna
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6406
jhanna@unr.edu
PE 217
1346 3616 3618 8228 4577
Academic Faculty Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials Design and Manufacturing additive manufacturing, 3D printing, bioprinting, 4D printing, rheology
Yifei Jin
Yifei Jin
Assistant Professor
yifeij@unr.edu
PE 230
1346 3618 8228 additive manufacturing, 3D printing, bioprinting, 4D printing, rheology
Academic Faculty Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials Design and Manufacturing Tribology, Surface Engineering, Manufacturing, Composites
Pradeep Menezes
Pradeep Menezes
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7413
pmenezes@unr.edu
PE 224
1346 3618 8228 Tribology, Surface Engineering, Manufacturing, Composites
Professional Staff
Brian Nagy
Brian Nagy
Development Technician 3
(775) 784-6795
bnagy@unr.edu
PE 1A
1345
Academic Faculty Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics 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
1346 3616 4577 Computational fluid dynamics,Unsteady aerodynamics,Fluid-structure interaction,Data-driven modeling and control
Academic Faculty
Angelina Padilla
Angelina Padilla
Teaching Associate Professor / Associate Chair, Undergraduate Director
(775) 784-6901
angelinapadilla@unr.edu
PE 204B
1346
Academic Faculty
Hoang-Vu Phan
Hoang-Vu Phan
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
(775) 682-6301
vuphan@unr.edu
PE 202-C
1346
Academic Faculty
Michelle R. Ramirez
Michelle R. Ramirez
Lecturer
(775) 784 7522
mrramirez@unr.edu
PE 205
1346
Academic Faculty
Nalin Samarasinghe
Nalin Samarasinghe
Teaching Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5239
nsamarasinghe@unr.edu
1346
Affiliated Faculty
Yantao Shen
Yantao Shen
Associate Professor, Electrical & Biomedical Engineering
(775) 784-6918
ytshen@unr.edu
SEM 327
1347
Academic Faculty Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Ryan Tung
Ryan Tung
Associate Professor
(775) 784-7782
rtung@unr.edu
PE 207
1346 3616 4577
Academic Faculty Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics controls, robotics, data-driven, insects, behavior, system identification, neuroscience, neuroethology
Floris van Breugel
Floris van Breugel
Associate Professor
(775) 682-9822
fvanbreugel@unr.edu
PE 226
1346 3616 4577 controls, robotics, data-driven, insects, behavior, system identification, neuroscience, neuroethology
Academic Faculty Department Chair Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
Petros Voulgaris
Petros Voulgaris
Chair, Founding Aerospace Program Director, and Victor LaMar Lockhart Professor
(775) 682-5725
pvoulgaris@unr.edu
PE 204C
1346 2850 3616 4577
Academic Faculty Thermal and Energy Science Thermal Science, Heat Transfer, Energy, Mechanical Engineering
Yan Wang
Yan Wang
Associate Professor
(775) 784-6468
yanwang@unr.edu
PE 229
1346 3617 Thermal Science, Heat Transfer, Energy, Mechanical Engineering
Academic Faculty Dynamics, Controls and Robotics Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials Control systems; Robotics; Smart materials; Artificial muscles
Jun Zhang
Jun Zhang
Associate Professor
(775) 682-9383
jun@unr.edu
PE 225
1346 3616 3618 Control systems; Robotics; Smart materials; Artificial muscles

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