Faculty and Staff
Contact Information
Email: mme@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: (320) 308-5654
Address:
216 Headley Hall
Saint Cloud State University
720 Fourth Avenue South
Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498
Faculty
Jeongmin Byun
- Associate Professor
- Ph.D. 2003, Purdue University
(320) 308-0148 | 107 Headley Hall
Manufacturing process, materials processing, CAD/CAM,CAPP metrology/instrumentation, precision engineering, nano-technology, and fixture/tool design, machine/tool design.
Eric Little
- Associate Professor
- Ph.D. Michigan Technological University
(320) 308-2989 | 104 Headley Hall
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics.
Kenneth Miller
- Professor, Chair
- Ph.D. 2000, University of Southern Carolina
Hiral A. Shah
- Professor, Director - Master of Engineering Management Program
- Ph.D. 2008, Eastern Michigan University
Lean manufacturing, Delphi technique, curriculum development, trends and improvements in online teaching systems.
Yongli (Julianna) Zhao
- Professor
- Ph.D., University of Iowa
(320) 308-0147 | 204 Headley Hall
Computational multiphase/multi-scale flow, particulate transport, particle collision and adhesion, computation methods in high speed energy production (biofuel combustion), sustainable energy systems and energy efficiency characterizations, aerosol/air pollution, nanoparticle/nanotube suspensions in spin coating, and to biotechnologies.
Staff
Retired and Former Faculty
Ben Baliga
- Professor Emeritus
- Ph.D. 1999, Swinburne, Australia
Manufacturing engineering and engineering management, computer integrated manufacturing.
Andrew Bekkala, Ph.D., PE
- Professor
- Ph.D. 1990, Michigan Technological University
Control systems, machine controls, automated machine design, robotic systems design and control, robust control, quality engineering, design of experiments, robust product design.
Warren Yu, Ph.D.
- Professor
- Ph.D., Mechanical engineering, Washington State University, 1988
Steven J. Covey
- Professor
- Ph.D. 1993, University of Cincinnati
Exploiting interactions between mechanical design, material science, and manufacturing processes for product design and/or failure analysis including applications in the biomedical, aerospace, and computer industries. Specific areas include materials selection, solid mechanics, fatigue and failure analysis, finite element methods, stress analysis, composite materials, and manufacturing processes. Laboratory experience includes uniaxial/biaxial servo hydraulic mechanical testing, optical/SEM/AFM microscopy, material process simulations, fractography, and LabVIEW software.