Faculty and Staff



DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty and Staff
Chair & Professor
Rajiv Dubey, Chair & Professor Robotics, Intelligent Machines, Teleoperation, Mechatronics, Dynamic Systems and Controls, Rehabilitation Engineering 813-974-2280 \| ENC 2300 \| dubey@eng.usf.edu

Professors
Glen Besterfield Associate Professor Mechanical Design, Computational Mechanics, Probability, Reliability, Fracture Mechanics 813-974-5629 \| ENC 2300 \| besterfi@eng.usf.edu

Nathan Crane Assistant Professor Micro and Nanoscale assembly, additive manufacturing/rapid prototyping processes, manufacturing, machine design, thermal protection systems for hypersonic flight 813-974-8586 \| ENC 2206 \| nbcrane@eng.usf.edu

Roger Crane Professor Thermal Sciences, Heat Exchanger Design, Space Power Systems, Thermal Energy Storage 813-974-5628 \| ENC 2216 \| crane@eng.usf.edu

Daniel Hess Professor Vibrations, Machine Dynamics, Tribology, Machinery Diagnostics, Controls 813-974-5643 \| ENC 2205 \| hess@eng.usf.edu

Autar Kaw Professor Engineering Education Research, Composite Materials, Thermal Stresses, Applied Mathematics, Engineering Software, Web Based Courseware 813-974-5626 \| ENC 2215 \| kaw@eng.usf.edu

Ashok Kumar Associate Professor MEMs, Materials, Thin Films 813-974-3942 \| akumar@eng.usf.edu

Craig Lusk Assistant Professor Compliant Mechanisms, MEMS Design, Biomechanics, and Theoretical Kinematics. 813-974-1394 \| clusk2@eng.usf.edu

Jose Porteiro Professor Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Separated Flows, Experimental Techniques 813-974-5644 \| ENC 2216 \| porteiro@eng.usf.edu

Yvonne Moussy Assistant Professor Biofluids, Biological transport, Low Re fluid flow, Applied mathematics 813-974-5656 \| ENC 2209 \| ymoussy@eng.usf.edu

Frank Pyrtle, III. Assistant Professor Two-Phase Cooling, Thermal Management, Heat Transfer 813-974-9015 \| ENC 2508 \| pyrtle@eng.usf.edu

Muhammad Rahman Associate Professor Electronic Cooling, Microclimate Cooling, Thermal Management, Turbomachinery, Heat Transfer 813-974-5625 \| ENC 2204 \| rahman@eng.usf.edu

Alex Volinsky Assistant Professor Thin films processing, mechanical properties and characterization. Adhesion and fracture of thin films. 813-974-5658 \| ENC 2214 \| volinsky@eng.usf.edu

Stuart Wilkinson Associate Professor Mechanical Design, Microprocessor Control Systems, Sensor Development, Autonomous Robots 813-974-5645 \| ENG 131 \| wilkinso@eng.usf.edu

Adjuncts and Instructors
Stephanie Carey Motion analysis, Rehabilitation engineering, Biomechanics, Prosthetic design Instructor 813-974-5765 \|ENB 008\| scarey3@eng.usf.edu
Don Dekker Adjunct Faculty 813-974-9677 \| ENC 1201 \| dekker@eng.usf.edu
Ronald Mann Adjunct Faculty Machine Design, Ethics, Mechanical Design and Analysis 813-974-9677 \| ENC 1201\| suengts@aol.com
Niranjan Pai Instructor 813-396-9350 \| ENG 205 \| pai@tampabay.rr.com
Stephen Sundarrao Rehabilitation Engineering Instructor 813-974-5346 \| ENG 138 \| sundarra@eng.usf.edu
Patrick Waters Fracture of thin films, Environmental effects on thin film adhesion Instructor 813-974-6933 \| ENC 2000 \|waters@eng.usf.edu

Emeritus Professors
Linus Scott Emeritus Professor Motor Selection, Controls
William Smith Emeritus Professor Air Conditioning, Acoustics, Noise Control
Shuh-Jing Ying Emeritus Professor Solar System Design, Turbulent Flows, Combustion, Machine Design ying@eng.usf.edu

Staff
Sue Britten Office Manager Office Management, Accounting 813-974-2280 \| britten@eng.usf.edu

Shirley Tervort Office Assistant Word Processing, Purchasing 813-974-2280 \| tervort@eng.usf.edu

Wes Frusher Tech Design Engineer Technical Design & Maintenance 813-974-3829 \| frusher@eng.usf.edu

Faculty and Staff
Chair & Professor
Rajiv Dubey, Chair & Professor Robotics, Intelligent Machines, Teleoperation, Mechatronics, Dynamic Systems and Controls, Rehabilitation Engineering 813-974-2280 \| ENC 2300 \| dubey@eng.usf.edu

Professors
Glen Besterfield Associate Professor Mechanical Design, Computational Mechanics, Probability, Reliability, Fracture Mechanics 813-974-5629 \| ENC 2300 \| besterfi@eng.usf.edu

Nathan Crane Assistant Professor Micro and Nanoscale assembly, additive manufacturing/rapid prototyping processes, manufacturing, machine design, thermal protection systems for hypersonic flight 813-974-8586 \| ENC 2206 \| nbcrane@eng.usf.edu

Roger Crane Professor Thermal Sciences, Heat Exchanger Design, Space Power Systems, Thermal Energy Storage 813-974-5628 \| ENC 2216 \| crane@eng.usf.edu

Daniel Hess Professor Vibrations, Machine Dynamics, Tribology, Machinery Diagnostics, Controls 813-974-5643 \| ENC 2205 \| hess@eng.usf.edu

Autar Kaw Professor Engineering Education Research, Composite Materials, Thermal Stresses, Applied Mathematics, Engineering Software, Web Based Courseware 813-974-5626 \| ENC 2215 \| kaw@eng.usf.edu

Ashok Kumar Associate Professor MEMs, Materials, Thin Films 813-974-3942 \| akumar@eng.usf.edu

Craig Lusk Assistant Professor Compliant Mechanisms, MEMS Design, Biomechanics, and Theoretical Kinematics. 813-974-1394 \| clusk2@eng.usf.edu

Jose Porteiro Professor Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Separated Flows, Experimental Techniques 813-974-5644 \| ENC 2216 \| porteiro@eng.usf.edu

Yvonne Moussy Assistant Professor Biofluids, Biological transport, Low Re fluid flow, Applied mathematics 813-974-5656 \| ENC 2209 \| ymoussy@eng.usf.edu

Frank Pyrtle, III. Assistant Professor Two-Phase Cooling, Thermal Management, Heat Transfer 813-974-9015 \| ENC 2508 \| pyrtle@eng.usf.edu

Muhammad Rahman Associate Professor Electronic Cooling, Microclimate Cooling, Thermal Management, Turbomachinery, Heat Transfer 813-974-5625 \| ENC 2204 \| rahman@eng.usf.edu

Alex Volinsky Assistant Professor Thin films processing, mechanical properties and characterization. Adhesion and fracture of thin films. 813-974-5658 \| ENC 2214 \| volinsky@eng.usf.edu

Stuart Wilkinson Associate Professor Mechanical Design, Microprocessor Control Systems, Sensor Development, Autonomous Robots 813-974-5645 \| ENG 131 \| wilkinso@eng.usf.edu

Adjuncts and Instructors
Stephanie Carey Motion analysis, Rehabilitation engineering, Biomechanics, Prosthetic design Instructor 813-974-5765 \|ENB 008\| scarey3@eng.usf.edu
Don Dekker Adjunct Faculty 813-974-9677 \| ENC 1201 \| dekker@eng.usf.edu
Ronald Mann Adjunct Faculty Machine Design, Ethics, Mechanical Design and Analysis 813-974-9677 \| ENC 1201\| suengts@aol.com
Niranjan Pai Instructor 813-396-9350 \| ENG 205 \| pai@tampabay.rr.com
Stephen Sundarrao Rehabilitation Engineering Instructor 813-974-5346 \| ENG 138 \| sundarra@eng.usf.edu
Patrick Waters Fracture of thin films, Environmental effects on thin film adhesion Instructor 813-974-6933 \| ENC 2000 \|waters@eng.usf.edu

Emeritus Professors
Linus Scott Emeritus Professor Motor Selection, Controls
William Smith Emeritus Professor Air Conditioning, Acoustics, Noise Control
Shuh-Jing Ying Emeritus Professor Solar System Design, Turbulent Flows, Combustion, Machine Design ying@eng.usf.edu

Staff
Sue Britten Office Manager Office Management, Accounting 813-974-2280 \| britten@eng.usf.edu

Shirley Tervort Office Assistant Word Processing, Purchasing 813-974-2280 \| tervort@eng.usf.edu

Wes Frusher Tech Design Engineer Technical Design & Maintenance 813-974-3829 \| frusher@eng.usf.edu

Motion analysis, Rehabilitation engineering, Biomechanics, Prosthetic design

Fracture of thin films, Environmental effects on thin film adhesion