Francis College of Engineering

At UMass Lowell we don't just tell you how to find success in a career in engineering, we show you.

We have strong ties to the regional companies and government agencies shaping the industry, connecting you to a variety of co-op and internship opportunities.

Our distinguished reputation for hands-on, practice-oriented education and cutting-edge research will ensure you graduate ready for work in this dynamic field.

Meet Our Faculty

John Ting, Sc.D., P.E.Dean of Engineering, Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering 
Byungki Kim, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringPrecision measurement, metrology, MEMS, nanomanufacturing. 
James A. Sherwood, Ph.D., P.E.Professor, Director, Co-Director, Mechanical Engineering; Baseball Research Center; Advanced Composite Materials & Textiles LaboratorySolid Mechanics, Composite Materials, Sports Engineering, Finite Element Modeling
Sammy Shina, Ph.D.Professor & Coordinator of College Co-op Program, Mechanical EngineeringElectronic manufacturing, six sigma applications, design of experiments, collaborative engineering, quality & product design
John W. Walkinshaw, Ph.D.Professor, Program Coordinator, Chemical Engineering; Paper Engineering  
Mufeed Mah'd, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Biomedical EngineeringDigital Signal and Image Processing
Jan Chan Huang, Ph.D.Professor, Doctoral Coordinator, Plastics EngineeringPhysical properties of polymers, conducting polymers, thermodynamics of solutions, modeling and numerical methods
James R. Sheff, Ph.D.Professor, Chemical EngineeringTransport phenomena; control systems; separation processes; laboratory processes & mathematical methods
Omer Khan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringComputer Architecture
David J. Willis, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Wind Turbine Research GroupAerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics
Nick SchottProfessor Emeritus, Plastics EngineeringExtrusion, injection molding, process control, mixing requirements, and product design.
Bridgette Budhlall, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Plastics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceSynthesis & applications of polymer colloids & soft matter towards stimuli-responsive materials. Emulsion polymers. Photoresist polymers for nanolithography, nanofluidic devices & microcapsules & hybrid nanoparticles for biomedical devices, drug delivery systems & biosensors.
Kenneth Lee, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Coordinator, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Environmental StudiesEnvironmental & Water Resources Engineering
Daniel F. Schmidt, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Plastics Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence, Biomedical Engineering, Wind Turbine Research GroupMaterials preparation and structure/properties relationships in polymer nanocomposites, polymer crosslinking and network formation, pre-ceramic polymers, sol-gel chemistry and materials analysis (porosimetry, permeation testing, thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction & spectroscopic techniques)
Craig Armiento, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringFiber Optics, Semiconductor & Devices
Carl W. Lawton, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Program Coordinator, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering 
Stephen Driscoll Burke , M.S.Professor, Co-op Coordinator, Plastics EngineeringNew polymeric materials, additives, fillers, economic evaluations, elastomers, & rheology
Tingshu Hu, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringDynamic Systems & Control
Robert Malloy, Ph.D.Professor & Department Chair, Plastics Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence, Center for Irish PartnershipsPlastics product design, polymer processing, recycling of thermoplastics.
Ahmed Abu-Hajar, Ph.D.LecturerImage Processing, Educational Technology & Renewable Energy
John R. White, Ph.D.Professor, Chemical Engineering 
Krishna Vedula, Ph.D.Professor, Dean Emeritus, EngineeringChemical Engineering
Fahd Wakim, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Electrical & Computer EngineeringPhotoelectronics & Photovoltaic Materials
Ross Stacer, Ph.D.Professor, Plastics EngineeringElastomers, adhesion & adhesives, fracture and failure analysis, time-dependent phenomena, viscoelasticity, electrorheological materials, & solid rocket propellants
Stephen Orroth, M.S.Professor, Executive Officer, Plastics EngineeringExtrusion, die design, processing, thermoforming, blow molding, & rotational molding
Charles Thompson, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringAcoustics, Systems & Field Theory
Donald Leitch, M.S.Professor, Department Undergraduate Coordinator, Executive Officer, Civil & Environmental EngineeringStructural Engineering
Glenn Sundberg, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Program Coordinator, Engineering Technology 
Sanjeev Manohar, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence 
Eric MaaseLecturer, Chemical Engineering 
Alkim Akyurtlu, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringElectromagnetics
Seongkyu Yoon, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Director, Chemical Engineering, MA BioManufacturing Center (MBMC) 
Xuejun Lu, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringOptoelectronics, Nanophotonics & Fiber Optics
Clifford Bruell, Ph.D.Professor, Department Chair, Civil EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering
Pradeep Kurup, Ph.D.Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence, Geotechnical Research LabGeotechnical Engineering
Kanti Prasad, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering 
George Cheney, M.S.Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringEmbedded Systems, Analog/Digital Design
Christopher Hansen, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringMaterials science, self-healing materials, micro-patterning & additive manufacturing techniques
Jennifer Gorczyca, D.Eng.Visiting Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering 
Michael J. Geiger, Ph.D.Lecturer, Electrical and Computer EngineeringComputer architecture, embedded systems
Steven Grossman, Ph.D.Professor, Plastics EngineeringStructure-property relationships of plastics, reactive processing of polymers, polyblends and additives, & new polymerization reactions
Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Plastics Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceBiocatalysis, greener advanced materials (electronic, photo-responsive polymers, molecularly integrated hybrid nanomaterials, materials for energy conversion/storage), elastomers, thermal & morphological characterization of materials, roll to roll manufacture of flexible electronic products
Meg Sobkowicz-Kline, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Plastics EngineeringRenewable polymers, nanocomposites, organic photovoltaics, rheology, scattering
Fang Lai, Ph.D.Professor, Plastics EngineeringPlastics processing, process control and instrumentation, powder technology, industrial hazard assessment, SQC/SPC, & statistical methods
Yuanchang Xie, Ph.D., P.E.Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental EngineeringTransportation Engineering
Eugene E. Niemi, Jr. Ph.D.Professor, Mechanical EngineeringAerodynamics, Wind Tunnel, Thermofluid Engineering
Amad TayebiProfessor Emeritus, Plastics EngineeringFibrous materials and composites.  mechanical behavior, performance and failure of plastics products.  air filtration and respiratory protective devices, automated assembly systems. Patent law.
Dikshitulu Kalluri, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Electrical & Computer EngineeringApplied & Computational Electromagnetics Including Plasmas
Hongwei Sun, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Mechanical EngineeringMicro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Microfluidics
John McKelliget, Ph.D.Professor, Chair & Undergraduate Coordinator, Mechanical EngineeringComputational Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Plasma Processing
Alfred A. Donatelli, Ph.D.Professor, Dept. Chair, Transfer & Readmit Coordinator, Chemical EngineeringHeat & mass transfer to non-Newtonian fluids; permeation through polymer films and membranes; mathematical modeling, simulation & control of dynamic processes.
Jinkoo Lee, Ph.D.Research Professor, Plastics Engineering 
Tzu Yang Yu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Wind Turbine Research GroupRadar NDE, Structural Engineering, Concrete Materials, Structural Stability & Dielectric Dispersion of Materials
Aldo CrugnolaProfessor & Dean Emeritus, Plastics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology ProgramMechanical-physical properties, process-induced changes in physical molecular structure
Robert E. Parkin, Ph.D.Professor, Mechanical EngineeringRobotics, Control, Manufacturing
Gonca Altuger-GencLecturer, Plastics EngineeringDesign, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management. Virtual learning Environments & Self-Directed Lifelong Learning in undergraduate education.
Michele Putko, Ph.D.Lecturer, Mechanical EngineeringMechanical and Industrial Engineering
Kavitha Chandra, D. Eng.Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringCommunications networks
Chronis Stamatiadis, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Civil & Environmental EngineeringTransportation Engineering
Yan Luo, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringComputer Architecture
Rebecca DarlingtonAdjunct Instructor, Mechanical Engineering 
Tenneti K. Rao, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringElectromagnetics
Dalila Megherbi, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringDigital Image Processing, Computer Vision, AI, Networking, Distributed & Embedded Systems
Jay A. Weitzen, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringWireless Communication
Anh Tran, Ph.D.ProfessorLogic Design & Switching Theory
Samuel Paikowsky, Sc.D.Professor, Director, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Research LaboratoryGeotechnical Engineering
Oliver Ibe, Sc.DAssociate Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringMobile & Converged Communications
Jay Conant, Ph.D.Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering 
Joel Therrien, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence, Biomedical EngineeringNanoelectronic Devices
Pawan Pingle, Ph.D.Visiting Lecturer, Mechanical EngineeringVibrations, Structural Dynamics & Modal Analysis
Xingwei Wang, Ph.DAssistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceOptical biosensing & biomedical devices
Zhiyong Gu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Chemical EngineeringNanomaterials and nanotechnology, nanowires
Samson Mil'shtein, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringSemiconductor Electronics & Technology
Nese Orbey, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering 
Gilbert J. Brown, Ph.D.Professor, Chemical EngineeringEnergy Engineering, Nuclear Engineering
Peter Avitabile, D.Eng.Professor & Co-Director, Mechanical Engineering; Structural Dynamics & Acoustics Systems LaboratoryModal Analysis, Analytical and Experimental Structural Dynamics
Susan Faraji, Ph.D.Professor, Civil EngineeringStructural Engineering
Martin Margala, Ph.D.Acting Chair, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceDigital & Mixed-Signal VLSI Design & VLSI Testing
Joey Mead, Ph.D.Co-Director, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence; Deputy Director, NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing; Professor, Plastics Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceRubber technology, thermoplastic elastomers, design, properties and processing of elastomers, nano materials.
John Duffy, D.Sc.Professor & Coordinator of Solar Engineering Graduate Program, Mechanical EngineeringMechanical engineering, control systems science, solar engineering, environmental engineering, education, statistics and manufacturing systems
Carol Barry, D.Eng.Co-Director, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence; Associate Director, NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing; Professor, Plastics EngineeringExtrusion, injection molding, electrorheology, novel processing techniques, coatings, CAE & nano plastics processing
Julie Chen, Ph.D.Professor, Co-Director, Mechanical EngineeringComposite Materials, Nanomanufacturing.
Xiaoqi (Jackie) Zhang, Ph.D.Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceEnvironmental Engineering
Ming Wei, D.EngResearch Professor, Plastics EngineeringNanomanufacturing, polymer blends, surface chemistry, polymer characterization, project management
Majid Charmchi, Ph.D.Professor, Associate Chair & Graduate Coordinator, Mechanical EngineeringHeat and Mass Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics
Nathan Gartner, Sc.DProfessor, Co-op Coordinator, Civil EngineeringTransportation Engineering
Frank J. Bonner, Ph.D.Professor, Grad. Program Coordinator, Grad. Student (Chemical) Faculty Advisor , Chemical Engineering 
Edward L. Hajduk, D.Eng, PELecturer, Civil & Environmental EngineeringGeotechnical engineer. Specialized focus related to the design, inspection, and construction of deep foundations; evaluation of soil engineering properties though in-situ testing; construction vibrations; and the development, use and analysis of geotechnical and structural instrumentation. Academic interests focus on geotechnical and materials engineering coursework overlaid with improving student’s cognitive development and critical thinking skills.
Stephen McCarthy, Ph.D.Professor, M.S. Co-Coordinator, Director, Co-Director, Plastics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, Center for Irish PartnershipsMedical devices, biodegradable polymers, mechanical behavior, applications of CAD/CAM
Stephen Johnston, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Plastics EngineeringComputer-aided engineering, computer-aided manufacturing, process control, injection molding, part design, mold design, finite element analysis
Christopher Niezrecki, Ph.D.Professor, Co-director, Mechanical Engineering; Structural Dynamics & Acoustic Systems LaboratoryModeling & control of vibrations  & acoustics, smart structures & materials
Emmanuelle Reynaud, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringMaterials Science, Nanomanufacturing
Ziyad Salameh, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Wind Turbine Research GroupPower & Energy
David Kazmer, Ph.DProfessor & Associate Dean, Plastics EngineeringPlastics product design & process engineering

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