Faculty and Staff
Hsing-Wei Chu, Ph.D., P.E.Department Chair
Piper and University Professor
Research: Operations Research, Statistical Decision Analysis, Network Flow
Kendrick Aung, Ph.D.Professor
Research: Renewable Energy an Energy Systems, Hydrogen Flames and Combustion, Alternative Fuels
Xuejun Fan, Ph.D.
Professor
Research: Multi-Physics/Scale Modeling and Characterization, Electronic Packaging Design
Jenny Zhou, Ph.D.Professor
Research: Plant Biomechanics, Multi-Scale/Multi-Physics Modeling, Engineering Education Research
Xianchang Li, Ph.D.Professor
Research: Gas Turbine Blade Cooling, Combustion and Emissions, Combustion Efficiency and Emissions Flares
Keivan Davami, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Research: Micro- and Nanomanufacturing, Micro- and Nanomechanics, Metamaterials
Ramesh Guduru, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Research: Corrosion of Metals, Preventative Coatings and Solutions, Failure Analysis of Materials, CO2 Capture
Ping He, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Research: Coupled Thermodynamic and Transport Process, Gene Delivery via 3-D Bioprinting, Drug Delivery In Situ
Chun-Wei Yao, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Research: Hydrophobic Coating, Anti-Corrosion and Anti-Fouling Coating, Vibrations, Two-Phase Cooling Technology
Ajit Patki, D.E.Visiting Assistant Professor
Research: Numerical Simulation of Black Carbon Emissions from Non-Premixed Flames; CFD Study of Important Flare Operating Parameters
Staff
Melinda Kay Venable
Administrative Associate Sr.
Office: Room 2000 Cherry Engineering Building
Phone: (409) 880-8769
melinda.venable@lamar.edu
David Marshall Day
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Technician
Office: Room 1402 Cherry Engineering Building
Phone: (409) 880-1859
david.day@lamar.edu
