Research Focus Areas and Contacts

Dr. Glenn Moglen, Department Chair
gmoglen@charlotte.edu

cee.charlotte.edu

Environmental Engineering – Dr. James Amburgey – James.Amburgey@charlotte.edu

• detection and treatment of waterborne contaminants
• environmental assessment and monitoring systems
• protecting public health from environmental pollutants

Geotechnical Engineering – Dr. Vincent Ogunro – vogunro@charlotte.edu

• laboratory and field determination of soil properties, site characterization, & testing of materiels
• soil-structure interactions of embedded structures
• soil-water interaction and innovative ground improvement

Structural Engineering – Dr. Matthew Whelan – M.Whelan@charlotte.edu

• experimental and numerical analysis of structures subject to extreme loads (fire, blast, impact, natural hazards)
• supplemental cementing materials, admixtures, and performance engineered concrete
• performance testing, monitoring, and digital twinning of structures

Transportation Engineering – Dr. Wei Fan – wfan7@charlotte.edu

• connected and autonomous vehicles
• multimodal transportation systems planning and operations
• transportation safety

Dr. Asis Nasipuri, Department Chair
anasipur@charlotte.edu

ece.charlotte.edu

Communication, Control and Signal Processing – Dr. Asis Nasipuri – anasipur@charlotte.edu

• wireless communications and networking, communications traffic modeling
• pattern recognition, computer vision, medical and natural image processing, RF circuits and systems
• spacecraft controls, multivariable controls, optimal controls, and nonlinear controls

Computer Systems – Dr. James Conrad – jmconrad@charlotte.edu

• embedded systems and robotics, embedded computing and architectures, embedded mobile computing, cloud computing
• reconfigurable computing, multicore computing, heterogeneous many-core architecture, real-time OS
• hardware security, hardware/software co-design, digital VLSI, Big Data, cyber-physical systems

Devices, Circuits and Systems – Dr. Jeremy Holleman – jhollem3@charlotte.edu

• RF circuit design, antennas, analog and mixed-signal circuit design, power electronics, fiber-optic sensors
• laser and detector design, optical and optoelectronic networks, optical image processing, optoelectronic material science
• photovoltaics, quantum devices, materials for submicron lithography, microstructural analyses, vacuum microelectronics, radiation hardened devices, packaging and systems integration, and device modeling

Power Systems – Dr. Tiefu Zhao – tiefu.zhao@charlotteedu

• power systems, Smart Grid, micro grid, power systems stability and control, power systems optimization
• utility applications, high voltage, condition monitoring, economic operation of power systems
• electromechanical systems and drives, power systems protection, and renewable energy

Dr. Lingguang Song, Department Chair
lsong2@charlotte.edu

Department Website

Dr. Nicole Barclay – nbarclay@charlotte.edu

• Green Stormwater Infrastructure
• Socio-technical Systems Analysis of Water Infrastructure
• Engineering Education for Sustainability

Dr. Michael Benjamin – mbenjam3@charlotte.edu

• Occupational chemical exposures
• Evaluation of mathematical models to predict chemical exposures
• Ergonomic stressors
• Technology use to improve awareness/reach of occupational safety and health topics

Dr. Anthony Brizendine – albrizen@charlotte.edu

• Geotechnical Engineering: earth structures/risk analysis/probabilistic modeling/finite element analysis
• Continuous Improvement/Outcomes Assessment
• Educational pedagogy

Dr. Aidan F. Browne – aidanbrowne@charlotte.edu

• Sensors & Signal Conditioning
• Control Systems
• Robotics
• Medical Devices and Diagnostics
• Applied Energy/Electro-mechanical Systems
• Engineering Education

Dr. Tara Cavalline – tcavalline@charlotte.edu

• Portland cement concrete and cementitious materials
  • Durability and service life
  • Optimizing materials and mixture design
  • Enhancing performance of concrete infrastructure
  • Quality assurance for concrete construction
• Sustainable construction materials
• Masonry materials
• Bridge Management Systems
• Pavement Management Systems

Dr. Yuting Chen – ychen106@charlotte.edu

• Data analytics
• Construction safety
• Automation/robotics/VR/BIM
• Organizational and individual resilience vs. construction safety
• Organizational maturity vs. risk management of projects

Dr. Don Chen – dchen9@charlotte.edu

• Pavement Management Systems
• Parametric Modeling and Visualization in Design and Construction
• Accelerated Bridge Construction

Dr. Claudia Garrido Martins – cgarrido@charlotte.edu

• Risk management in Construction
• Construction Project Management
• Decision-making
• Simulation
• New Technologies in Construction, Immersive Reality, Modular/Off-site Construction

Dr. Rodward Hewlin Jr. – rhewlin@charlotte.edu

• Animal flight morphology
• Biological Flows
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Electromagnetics and Medical Drug Delivery
• Heat and Mass Transport
• Instrumentation & Measurement Science
• Physio-chemical Hydrodynamics
• Particle Imaging Velocimetry
• Medical Implant design and analysis
• High-g, micro-g, and zero-g applications

Dr. Jeffrey Kimble – jkimble@charlotte.edu

• Fire Service Management
• Heavy and Tactical Rescue

Dr. Maciej Noras – mnoras@charlotte.edu

• Detection and applications of electric fields
• High voltage engineering
• Development of instrumentation and sensor devices
• Power electronics
• Energy harvesting
• Electric power monitoring
• Dielectric studies
• FEA modeling of multiphysics processes

Dr. Jaewon Oh – jaewon.oh@charlotte.edu

• PV reliability
• Solar cell and module characterization
• Building integrated PV
• PV system performance

Dr. Stephanie Pilkington – spilking@charlotte.edu

• Natural hazards
• Hazard impact and recovery modeling
• Community resilience and sustainability
• Human-infrastructure interaction
• AI applications in infrastructure

Dr. Jacelyn Rice-Boayue – jrice35@charlotte.edu

• Indirect (de facto) reuse of treated wastewater
• Water quality and contaminant modeling
• Coupled natural and human systems
• Water-energy nexus

Dr. Omidreza Shoghli – oshoghli@charlotte.edu

• Infrastructure Asset Management
• Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
• Decision-Making and Optimization in Construction

Dr. Elizabeth Smith – elizabeth.smith@charlotte.edu

• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
• Human Physiology Modeling
• Augmented Reality in Education

Dr. Michael Smith – michael.smith@charlotte.edu

• Modeling and Control of Process Systems and Energy Systems
• Energy Generation Systems (Power Plants)
• Nuclear Energy (PWR Fission and Fusion, Nuclear Fuel Cycle)
• Electro-Mechanical Systems and Magnetic Shielding
• System Dynamics (Vibration Analysis)
• Instrumentation, Metrology, and Uncertainty Evaluation
• Manufacturing / Machining (CNC High-Speed Milling)

Dr. Jake Smithwick – jsmithw1@charlotte.edu

• Optimization of project delivery within facility management (FM)
• Procurement technology, risk management, and performance measurement
• Organizational agility through strategic management of overhead
• Improving the “business” of facility management: leadership, organizational structure, operations, financial management

Dr. Weimin Wang – weimin.wang@charlotte.edu

• Modeling, analysis, and control of building systems
• Sustainable building design and operation
• Building grid integration
• Smart campus and smart city technologies

Dr. Wesley Williams – wesley.williams@charlotte.edu

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Mechanical Design
• Marine Energy
• Physics Based Modeling

Dr. Simon Hsiang, Department Chair
shsiang1@charlotte.edu

isye.charlotte.edu

Energy Systems – Dr. Linquan Bai – linquanbai@charlotte.edu

Healthcare Systems – Dr. Vishnu Girishan Prabhu – vgirisha@charlotte.edu

Transportation Systems – Dr. Lei Zhu – lzhu14@charlotte.edu

Logistics & Manufacturing Systems – Dr. Gary Teng – sgteng@charlotte.edu

• lean systems process design
• production systems modeling and design
• supply chain and logistics management
• systems efficiency and effectiveness enhancement

Decision & Risk Analysis – Dr. Ertunga Ozelkan – ecozelka@charlotte.edu

• multi-criteria decision making
• decision making under uncertainty
• risk simulation analysis

Optimization – Dr. Churlzu Lim – clim2@charlotte.edu

• mathematical optimization
• network analysis and optimization
• nonlinear systems optimization
• heuristics development

Dr. Harish Cherukuri, Department Chair
hcheruku@charlotte.edu

Department Website

Manufacturing and Metrology

• Precision and industrial metrology
• Surface metrology and analysis
• Optics and optical metrology
• Instrumentation and sensors
• Advanced manufacturing
• Applications of machine learning

Solid Mechanics and Materials Science

• Finite element modeling
• Multi-scale modeling
• Nanomaterial synthesis and characterization
• Ultrafine grain nanocrystalline materials
• Mechanical testing of small scale structures

Thermal Science and Fluid Mechanics

• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Bio-heat transfer and bio-fluid dynamics
• Combustion
• Stochastic flow and thermal processes
• Applied math and modeling of heat transfer

Dynamics and Controls

• System dynamics
• Vehicle dynamics
• Field robotics
• Control system

Biomedical Engineering

• Orthopedic biomaterials and biomechanics
• Cryopreservation and anhydrous cell preservation
• Biocompatibility of new materials
• Liver tissue engineering
• Design and testing of novel biomedical devices and instrumentation

Bioengineering – Dr. Gloria Elliott – gdelliot@charlotte.edu

• liver preservation, resuscitation, and tissue replacement devices
• orthopedic biomaterials and biomechanics
• biomechanics of Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation
• biopreservation in the cryoand dehydrated states
• biotherapeutic stabilization
• orthopedic and Liver tissue engineering
• design and testing of novel biomedical devices and instrumentation
• drug delivery and Biotransport analysis in biological systems

Computational Modeling – Dr. Harish Cherukuri – hcheruku@charlotte.edu

• computational fluid mechanics
• computational mechanics
• computer aided manufacturing

Computer Aided Manufacturing – Dr.Edward Morse – emorse@charlotte.edu

• computational metrology
• assembly modeling and analysis
• geometric tolerancing and standards

Precision Metrology – Dr. Chris Evans – cevans52@charlotte.edu

• instrumentation for nanoscale metrology
• precision optical-electrical-mechanical systems
• national and international standards development

Precision Manufacturing – Dr. Scott Smith – kssmith@charlotte.edu

• computer-aided tolerancing and factory control
• high-speed machining
• polishing

battcave.charlotte.edu

Dr. Tiefu Zhao, Interim Director
tiefu.zhao@charlotte.edu

cammse.charlotte.edu

Dr. Wei Fan, Director
wfan7@charlotte.edu

• multimodal mobility
• big data analytics in transportation (safety and travel behavior)
• connected autonomous vehicles: impacts, simulation and control

cbes.charlotte.edu

Dr. Charles Lee, Director
cyclee@charlotte.edu

Medical Therapies and Technologies Focus Area – Dr. Mark Clemens

• biopreservation in the dehydrated, refrigerated, and cryostates
• organ preservation, resuscitation, and replacement technologies
• design of novel biomedical devices and instrumentation
• tissue engineering therapies
• novel cancel treatments
• development of optical probes

Molecular Engineering and Design Focus Area – Dr. Don Jacobs

• molecular recognition and design
• drug delivery
• biosensors and biocatalysts
• molecular machines and self assembly

Biomechanics and Mobility Research Focus Area – Dr. Nigel Zheng

• design and manufacturing of orthopedic materials
• medical imaging and medical informatics
• orthopedic implants
• orthopedic tissue engineering

clles.charlotte.edu

Dr. Gary Teng, Director – sgteng@charlotte.edu
Dr. Ertunga Ozelkan, Associate Director – ecozelka@charlotte.edu

Lean Logistics & Systems – Dr. Ertunga Ozelkan & Dr. Gary Teng

• lean systems process design
• production systems modeling and design
• supply chain and logistics management
• systems efficiency & effectiveness enhancement

Systems Optimization – Dr. Churlzu Lim – clim2@charlotte.edu

• mathematical optimization
• network analysis and optimization
• decision making under uncertainty

Systems Analysis and Engineering Management – Dr. A. Yesim Sireli – ysireli@charlotte.edu

• systems analysis, policy development, strategic planning
• global product innovation, customer-oriented product development
• business forecasting
• energy systems analysis

opticscenter.charlotte.edu

Dr. Eric Johnson, Director
egjohnso@charlotte.edu

• Biomedical Optics Laboratory – Dr. Nathaniel Fried – nmfried@charlotte.edu
• Guided Wave Photonic Lab; Light-Matter Interaction Lab – Dr. Tsing-Hua Her – ther@charlotte.edu
• Mesophotonics Lab – Dr. Vasily Astratov – astratov@charlotte.edu
• Micro/Nano-Optics Laboratory – Dr. Thomas Sulesk – tsuleski@charlotte.edu
• Micro-Photonics Lab – Dr. Eric Johnson – egjohnso@charlotte.edu
• Optoelectronic and Nanophotonics Devices – Dr. Yasin Raja – raja@charlotte.edu
• Single molecule microscopy and spectroscopy – Dr. Pat Moyer

cpm.charlotte.edu

Dr. Chris Evans
cevans52@charlotte.edu

Environmental Controls – Dr. Kevin Lawton – kmlawton@charlotte.edu

• temperature control
• humidity control
• vibration control

Large-Scale Manufacturing – Dr. John Ziegert – jziegert@charlotte.edu

• large power generation parts
• large aircraft parts

Polishing – Dr. Brigid A. Mullany – bamullan@charlotte.edu

• high-speed polishing
• ceramic polishing
• diamond turning

Precision Manufacturing – Dr. Scott Smith – kssmith@charlotte.edu

• computer-aided tolerancing and factory control
• high-speed machining
• polishing

Precision Metrology – Dr. Chris Evans – cevans52@charlotte.edu

• instrumentation for nanoscale metrology
• precision optical-electrical-mechanical systems
• national and international standards development

epic.charlotte.edu

Dr. Mike Mazzola, Executive Director
mmazzola@charlotte.edu

Energy and Sustainability

• active and passive photonic devices
• smart grids
• wide bandgap semiconductors

Power Systems – Dr. Robert Cox – rcox3@charlotte.edu

• electromechanical systems and drives
• electromechanics
• microelectromechanical systems

Large-Scale Manufacturing – Dr. John Ziegert – jziegert@charlotte.edu

• large power generation parts

ideas.charlotte.edu

Dr. Srinivas Pulugurtha, Director
sspulugurtha@charlotte.edu

• Connected and automated vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
• Trafic operations & Safety; Transportation planning & policy; Visualization & data analytics; Active transportation, public transportation & micromobility
• Airport landslide access & operations, airline operations