Meet our faculty that comprise the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MME) Ph.D. Program.
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Dr. Bahram AsiabanpourMFGE Program Coordinator & ProfessorEmail Dr. Bahram Asiabanpour at ba13@txstate.edu ba13@txstate.edu IGRM 3306F Faculty Profile for Dr. Bahram Asiabanpour Faculty Profile
Research Interests: Rapid Prototyping, CAD/CAM, Rapid Product Development
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Dr. Wenquan DongAssistant ProfessorEmail Dr. Wenquan Dong at qfi9@txstate.edu qfi9@txstate.edu IGRM 4001H Faculty Profile for Dr. Wenquan Dong Faculty Profile
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Dr. Anahita EmamiAssociate ProfessorEmail Dr. Anahita Emami at a_e386@txstate.edu a_e386@txstate.edu IGRM 4314 Faculty Profile for Dr. Anahita Emami Faculty Profile
Research Interests: Integration of artificial intelligence in additive manufacturing, Design optimization of structured materials, Contact mechanics, friction, and wear of viscoelastic materials, Process optimization in advanced manufacturing
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Dr. Christine HaileyProfessorEmail Dr. Christine Hailey at ceh138@txstate.edu ceh138@txstate.edu IGRM 3306B Faculty Profile for Dr. Christine Hailey Faculty Profile
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Dr. Jesus JimenezProfessorEmail Dr. Jesus Jimenez at jj30@txstate.edu jj30@txstate.edu IGRM 2203 Faculty Profile for Dr. Jesus Jimenez Faculty Profile
Research Interests: Data-Intensive Analytics and Simulation. Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing and Supply Chain System. Industry 4.0 and Digital Twins. Design of Experiments
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Dr. Tongdan JinProfessorEmail Dr. Tongdan Jin at tj17@txstate.edu tj17@txstate.edu IGRM 4001D Faculty Profile for Dr. Tongdan Jin Faculty Profile
Research Interests: Sustainable manufacturing operations, Net-zero energy, Space supply chain design, reliability and maintenance logistics.
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Dr. Namwon KimAssociate ProfessorEmail Dr. Namwon Kim at n_k43@txstate.edu n_k43@txstate.edu IGRM 3307 Faculty Profile for Dr. Namwon Kim Faculty Profile
Research Interests: Micro/nano-systems for bio-medical/analytical applications, Experimental microfluidics and optical measurements, Transport phenomena as related to micro/nano-fluidic systems, Advanced multi-scale manufacturing and surface modification
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Dr. Karim MuciProfessorEmail Dr. Karim Muci at est30@txstate.edu est30@txstate.edu IGRM 3306A Faculty Profile for Dr. Karim Muci Faculty Profile
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Dr. Clara NovoaProfessorEmail Dr. Clara Novoa at cn17@txstate.edu cn17@txstate.edu IGRM 4001E Faculty Profile for Dr. Clara Novoa Faculty Profile
Research Interests: Mathematical optimization and prescriptive analytics (i.e., linear, non-linear, integer, stochastic, dynamic, or neuro-dynamic programming, and heuristic optimization), data science, parallel computing to solve large-scale optimization problems and machine learning methods. Applications in renewable energy planning and supply chain optimization under uncertainty, stochastic and dynamic facility layout, vehicle routing, and supplier selection. Minor interest in additive manufacturing and statistical design of experiments to optimize the quality of 3D manufactured parts.
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Dr. Eduardo PerezProfessorEmail Dr. Eduardo Perez at e_p86@txstate.edu e_p86@txstate.edu IGRM 4001F Faculty Profile for Dr. Eduardo Perez Faculty Profile
Research Interests: Optimal decision policies for system configuration and resource allocation, Health care systems engineering and analysis of patient flow, Reliability analysis and maintenance decisions for wind energy systems, Discrete event modeling and simulation. Stochastic Programming
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Dr. Jitendra TateProfessorEmail Dr. Jitendra Tate at jt31@txstate.edu jt31@txstate.edu IGRM 3306G Faculty Profile for Dr. Jitendra Tate Faculty Profile
Development, manufacturing, and characterization of high-performance thermoset and thermoplastics polymeric matrix composites for industrial, aerospace, sports, biomedical, and energy applications.
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Dr. Bingyang ZhangAssistant ProfessorEmail Dr. Bingyang Zhang at wal47@txstate.edu wal47@txstate.edu IGRM 3306C Faculty Profile for Dr. Bingyang Zhang Faculty Profile
Research Interests: Mechanics and characterization of soft materials and biological materials; Theoretical and computational fracture mechanics; Damage and failure behavior of soft polymers; Biomechanics of natural stingers and animal protective structures; Design and fabrication of bio-inspired functional materials and soft composite materials.