Faculty
Paul Chiarot
pchiarot@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Microfluidics
- Multiphase Flows
- Electrohydrodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Energy
Research Interests
- Materials
- ceramic films
- metals and alloys
- microstructure design of advanced materials
- mechanical property
Sanat Dash
sdash@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Organ on a chip
- Mechanotransduction in the human body
- Microfluidic fluid flow
- In vitro organ modeling
Cosan (Joe-Sean) Daskiran
cdaskiran@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Multiphase flows
- Turbulent flows
- Renewable energy
- Transport phenomena
Research Interests
- Acoustics
- Ultrasound imaging
- Wave control
- Microfluidics
- Biomedicine
Pong-Yu (Peter) Huang
phuang@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Microfluidics
- transport phenomena
- optical diagnostics
- computational modeling
Research Interests
- Experimental mechanics of 1D and 2D nanostructures
- nanoscale adhesion and interfaces
- nanocomposites
- bio-inspired complex and hybrid nano-systems
- and NEMS
Atul Kelkar
akelkar1@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Dynamics and control
- Modeling and control of aerospace systems
- Active control of vibrations and noise
- Energy technologies
Research Interests
- Machine learning for materials discovery
- Atomistic modeling and first-principles simulations
- Generative AI for molecular and structural design
- Data-driven materials property prediction
- Surface and interface chemistry
Research Interests
- Contact mechanics
- Fundamental mechanism of friction, wear and lubrication
- Multiscale mechanics of thin films
- Dynamic adhesion
Research Interests
- Multiscale multiphysics modeling and simulation
- Physics-informed machine learning
- Optimization and uncertainty quantification
- Process monitoring and control
Research Interests
- Mechanical vibrations
- acoustics
S.B. Park
sbpark@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Electronics MEMS packaging
- reliability
- computer aided engineering
James Pitarresi
Vice Provost for Online and Innovative Education
Center for Learning and Teaching
Vice Provost for Online and Innovative Education
Academic Affairs, Office of the Executive VP and Provost
Vice Provost for Online and Innovative Education; Distinguished Teaching Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
Computational mechanics,vibration modeling and testing,opto-mechanical techniques,electronic packaging
Mir Jalil Razavi
mrazavi@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Solid/bio mechanics
- Mechanics of soft/bio materials
- Finite element modeling
- Fracture and fatigue mechanics
Bahgat Sammakia
Founding Director of S3IP
S3IP – Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging
Research Interests
- Heat transfer
- Electronics packaging
- Thermal management of data centers
- Heterogeneous integration research
Scott Schiffres
sschiffr@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Nanoscale and microscale energy transport
- Thermal properties of nanomaterials
- Thermal processes of additive manufacturing
- Sustainability engineering
Research Interests
- Robotics
Research Interests
- Fluid dynamics
- high temperature capillarity
- wetting
- reactive wetting
- physics of interfaces
- functional materials
Research Interests
- Multiscale/multiphysics modeling and simulations
- High-performance computational modeling
- Physics-based machine learning
- Transport phenomena
Shahrzad (Sherry) Towfighian
stowfigh@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- MEMS actuators and sensors
- Mechanical vibration
- Linear and nonlinear dynamics
- Energy harvesting
Robert Wagner
robert.j.wagner@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Solid mechanics
- Computational mechanics
- Soft matter
- Polymers
- Living systems and bioinspired design
Research Interests
- Nonlinear dynamics of micro and nano systems (MEMS/NEMS)
Kaiyan Yu
kyu@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Autonomous robotic systems
- Nano/micro particles control and manipulation
- Dynamic systems and control
- Motion planning and motion control
Research Interests
- Composite and architected material
- Constitutive modeling
- Multiscale and multiphysics simulation
- Additive and hybrid manufacturing
Jingzhou (Frank) Zhao
jingzhou.zhao@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Solidification nanomanufacturing processes
- Interfacial transport dynamics and control
- In-situ sensing systems
- Phase change materials
- Applied machine learning
Guangwen Zhou
Deputy Director of Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
SUNY Distinguished Professor ; Associate Director, Institute of Materials Research
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Materials science
- Atomistic mechanisms of surface and interface phenomena
- In situ electron microscopy in materials research
- Materials modeling
Research Interests
- Nanoengineering and NEMS
- Nano mechanics and manufacturing
- Acoustics and vibration
- Bio-inspired engineering
Staff
Emeritus Faculty
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Frank Cardullo |
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John Fillo Professor Emeritus |
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Roy McGrann Professor Emeritus Mechanical engineering design, computer-aided engineering, project management, engineering education |
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Bruce Murray |
Research Faculty
Al Ortega
Yaman Manaserh
Matthew Myers
Professional and Academic Advisors
A team of people within the department and across the campus guides students in the development of their intellectual life and prepares them to contribute constructively to a world that is rapidly changing and increasingly interdependent.
Within the Department
- Paul Chiarot - Department Chair
- Kaiyan Yu- Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Sherry Towfighian - Director of Graduate Studies
Within the School
Industrial Advisory Board
Joseph Kolly '88, Board Chair
(Retired) Director, Transportation Innovation Center
MITRE
Devin Shapley, '12
Facilities Group Manager
McFarland Johnson
E. Duane Daddis, Jr. PE, LEED, AP '88
(Retired) Associate Director of Engineering, Applied Rooftop Products
Carrier North America HVAC Commercial Systems
Charles H. Dando, lll
Senior Engineering Manager
RMS Sensors, Effectors, & Missions Systems (SEMS)
Radars, Electronic Warfare & Acoustic Sensors (REAS) Product Engineering
Lockheed Martin
Stephan Meschter, MS '87, PhD '01
Staff Design Engineer
BAE Systems
Tony Tsang, MS '11
General Manager
Pumpman – Pump Systems (Federal Pump & Alyan Pump)
Liang Yin, MS '03, PhD '05
Electronic Packaging Engineer
GE Global Research
Mechanical Engineering Student Advisory Committee (MESAC)
Contact MESAC: mesac@binghamton.edu
Graduate
Hasib Ahmed Prince
Seniors
Zachary Boje
Matthew Cardenaz
Emmanual Mingo
Juniors
Timothy Famiglietti
Josh Pudell
Sophomores
TBA
Student groups
There are a number of honor societies and student organizations that represent various engineering and computer science disciplines in which Watson College students can participate.