Department of Mechanical Engineering

FaCulty

	Richard B. Bannerot [ rbb@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., Rice University Office Location: N231 \| Phone: (713) 743-4511 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Thermal Sciences and Engineering Education \| Curriculum Vitae

	Yi-chao Chen [ chen@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., University of Minnesota Office Location: N229 \| Phone: (713) 743-4533 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Solid Mechanics \| Curriculum Vitae

	Charles Dalton [ dalton@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin Office Location: N218 \| Phone: (713) 743-4517 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Fluid Mechanics \| Curriculum Vitae

	Matthew A. Franchek [ mfranchek@uh.edu ] Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering Director of Biomedical Engineering Program Ph.D., Texas A&M University Office Location: N225 \| Phone: (713) 743-4502 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control \| Curriculum Vitae

	Karolos Grigoriadis [ karolos@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Aerospace Engineering Ph.D., Purdue University Office Location: N206 \| Phone: (713) 743-4387 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Dynamic Systems and Controls \| Curriculum Vitae

	Keith Hollingsworth [ hollingsworth@uh.edu ] Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Director of MECE Graduate Studies Ph.D., Stanford University Office Location: N217 \| Phone: (713) 743-4534 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Thermal Science and Fluid Mechanics \| Curriculum Vitae \| Lab

	Fazle Hussain [ fhussain@uh.edu ] Cullen Distinguished Professor Director, Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence Ph.D., Stanford University Office Location: N237 \| Phone: (713) 743-4545 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Fluid Mechanics \| Curriculum Vitae

	Stanley Kleis [ kleis@uh.edu ] Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., Michigan State University Office Location: N210 \| Phone: (713) 743-4536 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Fluid Mechanics \| Curriculum Vitae

	Yashashree Kulkarni [ ykulkarni@uh.edu ] Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Office Location: W204-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-3657 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Computational Mechanics, Materials Science \| Curriculum Vitae \| Website

	Kirill Larin [ klarin@uh.edu ] Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Office Location: W204-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-4623 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Biomedical Engineering/Optics \| Curriculum Vitae \| Lab

	Dong Liu [ dongliu@uh.edu ] Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., Purdue University Office Location: N236-D \| Phone: (713) 743-4532 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Microscale Thermal Transport Phenomena \| Curriculum Vitae \| Personal Web Page

	Liping Liu [ liuliping@uh.edu ] Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., University of Minnesota Office Location: N234 \| Phone: (713) 743-4531 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Mechanics and Materials \| Curriculum Vitae \| Personal Web Page

	Ralph Metcalfe [ metcalfe@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office Location: N223 \| Phone: (713) 743-4521 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Fluid Mechanics \| Curriculum Vitae

	Jagannatha R. Rao [ rao@uh.edu ] Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Office Location: N238 \| Phone: (713) 743-4535 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Mathematical Optimization Theory and Algorithms \| Curriculum Vitae

	Venkat Selvamanickam [ selva@uh.edu ] M.D. Anderson Chair Professor Ph.D., University of Houston Office Location: N214 \| Phone: (713) 743-4044 \| Fax: (713) 743-4513
	Materials Science & Engineering \| Curriculum Vitae \| Lab

	Pradeep Sharma [ psharma@uh.edu ] Bill D. Cook Chair Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park Office Location: N233 \| Phone: (713) 743-4256 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Nanomechanics of Materials \| Curriculum Vitae \| Personal Web Page

	Gangbing Song [ gsong@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., Columbia University Office Location: N235 \| Phone: (713) 743-4525 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Smart Materials and Structures \| Curriculum Vitae \| Lab \| Personal Web Page

	Li Sun [ lsun4@uh.edu ] Bill D. Cook Endowed Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University Office Location: N232 \| Phone: (713) 743-4509 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Nanoscale Materials Science \| Curriculum Vitae \| Lab

	Su Su Wang [ sswang@uh.edu ] Distinguished University Professor Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office Location: N216 \| Phone: (713) 743-4515 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Solid Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering \| Curriculum Vitae \| Lab

	Lewis T. Wheeler [ lwheeler@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Office Location: N222 \| Phone: (713) 743-4519 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Continuum Mechanics \| Curriculum Vitae

	Ken W. White [ kwwhite@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Director, Center for Reliability of Ceramics Ph.D., University of Washington Office Location: N212 \| Phone: (713) 743-4526 \| Fax: (713) 743-4527 or 4503
	Materials Science and Engineering \| Curriculum Vitae \| Lab

	Larry Witte [ witte@uh.edu ] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Ph.D., Oklahoma State University Office Location: W438-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-4205 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Thermal Sciences \| Curriculum Vitae

	David Zimmerman [ dzimmerman@uh.edu ] Professor and Associate Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo Office Location: N208 \| Phone: (713) 743-4520 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Dynamic Systems and Controls \| Curriculum Vitae

EMERITUS FaCulty

	Hal Brinson [ hbrinson@uh.edu ] Professor Emeritus Ph.D., Stanford University Office Location: W216-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-4150 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Experimental Mechanics, Mechanical Properties and Characterization of Adhesives, Composites and Polymers, Viscoelasticity, Accelerated Life Prediction Methods Curriculum Vitae \| Personal Website

	Roger Eichhorn [ eichhorn@uh.edu ] Professor Emeritus Ph.D., University of Minnesota Office Location: W216-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-4383 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

	Robert Finch [ rfinch@uh.edu ] Professor Emeritus Ph.D., Imperial College (London)
	Acoustical Engineering, Cavitation and Non-destructive Testing

	Isaak Kunin [ kunin@uh.edu ] Professor Emeritus Ph.D., Polytech. Inst., St. Petersburg, Russia Doctor of Sciences, Academy of Sciences, Russia Office Location: W216-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-4150 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Applied Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics, Controls \| Curriculum Vitae

	John Lienhard [ jhl@uh.edu ] M.D. Anderson Professor of Technology and Culture, Emeritus Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley Office Location: N220 \| Phone: (713) 743-4518 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Cultural History and Public Radio. (Formerly Thermal Sciences, Thermodynamics and Boiling.) \| Engines of Our Ingenuity

	Alan Powell Professor Emeritus Ph.D., Southhampton University (England) Office Location: W216-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-4150 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Acoustics and Aeroacoustics

	Kamel Salama Professor Emeritus Ph.D., Cairo University Office Location: N214-D \| Phone: (713) 743-4514 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Materials Science and Metallurgy

	Nagaraja Shamsundar [ shamsundar@uh.edu ] Professor Emeritus Ph.D., University of Minnesota Office Location: N236 \| Phone: (713) 743-4532 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Thermal Sciences

Lecturers

	Haleh Ardebili Lecturer Ph.D. Office Location: N213 \| Phone: (713) 743-5562 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503

	Richard Beaubouef [ rbeauboef@uh.edu ] Lecturer Ph.D. Office Location: N234 \| Phone: (713) 743-4531 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503

	Ross Kastor [ rkastor@uh.edu ] Lecturer Office Location: W226-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-4385 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503

Research Faculty

	Akira Miyase [ amiyase@uh.edu ] Research Professor Ph.D., University of Waterloo Office Location: W222-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-4537 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Solid Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering \| Lab

	Javad Mohammadpour Velni [ jmohammadpour@uh.edu ] Research Professor Ph.D., University of Houston Office Location: N204 \| Phone: (713) 743-4811 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503
	Dynamic Systems and Controls

	Phillip Putman Research Professor Office Location: W212-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-9481 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503

	Yuxiang Zhou Research Professor Office Location: W212-D3 \| Phone: (713) 743-9481 \| Fax: (713) 743-4503

	Valery Zimin Research Professor Ph.D., University of Perm, Russia

Adjunct Faculty

Bonnie J. Dunbar
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Houston

Materials science, biomedical engineering

Timothy P. Harrigan
Adjunct Associate Professor
ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Biomechanics
Also at the University of Texas-Health Science Center, Houston

Y.H. Pao
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Fluid mechanics
Also at Flow Industries, Inc.

Mechanical Engineering