Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering

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http://www.engr.utk.edu/mabe/

Matthew M. Mench, Head
Kivanc Ekici, Director of Graduate Studies

Professors
Babu, S.S. (Governor’s Chair Professor), PhD – Cambridge (UK)
DeSmidt, H.A., PhD – Penn State
Frankel, J.I., PhD – Virginia Tech
Hamel, W.R., PhD – Tennessee
Johnson, J.A. (UTSI), PhD – University of Liverpool (UK)
Keyhani, M., PhD – Ohio State
Kihm, K.D., PhD – Stanford
Komistek, R.D., PhD – Memphis
Mahfouz, M.R., PhD – Colorado School of Mines
Mench, M.M. (Condra Chair of Excellence Professor), PhD – Penn State
Parang, M. (Associate Dean), PhD, PE – Oklahoma
Schmisseur, J.D. (H.H. Arnold Chair of Excellence, UTSI), PhD – Purdue
Smith, G.V., PhD, PE – Penn State
Tan, J., PhD – Michigan State
Vaidya, U., (Governor’s Chair Professor), PhD, – Auburn
Vakili, A. (UTSI), PhD – Tennessee

Associate Professors
Boulet, J.A.M., PhD – Stanford
Brooks, S. (UTSI), PhD – Catholic University of America 
Duty, C., PhD – Drexel
Ekici, K., PhD – Purdue
Madhukar, M.S., PhD – Pennsylvania (Drexel)
Moeller, T. (UTSI), PhD – Tennessee
Nguyen, K., PhD – Colorado
Pionke, C.D., PhD, PE – Georgia Tech
Reinbolt, J.A., PhD – Florida
Zhang, F.Y. (UTSI), PhD – Nagoya (Japan)
Zhang, Z., PhD – Princeton
Zhao, X., PhD – Virginia Tech

Assistant Professors
Abedi, R. (UTSI), PhD – Illinois
Chakraborty, S., PhD – Penn State
Coder, J. G., PhD – Penn State
Compton, B.G., PhD – California, Santa Barbara
Ferdous, Z., PhD – Texas (Rice)
Hu, A., PhD – Waterloo (Canada)  
Mukherjee, D., PhD – Minnesota
Rucker, D. C., PhD – Vanderbilt 
Sarles, S.A., PhD – Virginia Tech
Shin, S., PhD  – Michigan
TerMaath, S., PhD – Cornell
Wade, E. R., PhD – MIT

Clinical Associate Professors
Lyne, J.E., MD, PhD – North Carolina State
Solies, U.P. (UTSI), PhD – Tennessee 

Assistant Professor of Practice
Young, M.A., PhD – Tennessee

Senior Lecturers
Barker, J.M., PhD – Clemson
Bond, R.E., PhD – West Virginia
Sharpe, L.W., PhD – South Carolina

Emeriti Faculty
Arimilli, R.V., PhD – Virginia Tech
Baker, A.J., PhD, PE – New York
Carley, T.G., PhD, PE – Illinois
Caruthers, J. (UTSI), PhD – Georgia Tech
Collins, F. (UTSI), PhD – UC Berkeley
Crawford, R. (UTSI), PhD – Tennessee
Dareing, D.W., PhD, PE – Illinois
Engels, R. (UTSI), PhD – Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Flandro, G.A. (UTSI), PhD – California Institute of Technology
Forrester, J.H., PhD, PE – Iowa State
Hodgson, J., PhD, PE – Georgia Tech
Johnson, W.S., PhD, PE – Clemson
Keefer, D. (UTSI), PhD – Florida
Kim, K.H., PhD – North Carolina State
Landes, J.D., PhD, PE – Lehigh
Mathews, A., PhD, PE – Illinois
Milligan, M.W., PhD, PE – Tennessee
Schulz, R.J. (UTSI), PhD – Tennessee
Shannon, T.E., PhD, PE – Tennessee
Snyder, W.T., PhD – Northwestern
Soliman, O., PhD, PE – Tennessee
Wasserman, J.F., PhD, PE – Cincinnati
Wu, J-M (UTSI), PhD – California Institute of Technology
Wu, S. (UTSI), PhD – California Institute of Technology

Important Note: Not all Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering courses are available at both the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and UTSI campuses.

Graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy are available with majors in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and biomedical engineering.

In mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering, entrance into the Master of Science program is available to qualified graduates of recognized undergraduate curricula in mechanical or aerospace engineering and to qualified graduates of other curricula who satisfy the necessary prerequisites. Admission into the doctoral program will be granted to those applicants who have demonstrated superior achievement in their engineering backgrounds. The general GRE is required of all applicants for admission. Changing from one of these programs to another requires departmental approval. Each applicant is advised as to any prerequisite courses before entering a program. Each student must satisfactorily complete a program of study that has been approved by his/her advisory committee and complies with the requirements of the Graduate Council.

Entrance into the graduate program in biomedical engineering is available to graduates of recognized curricula in engineering, mathematics, or one of the physical sciences who satisfy the necessary prerequisites. The names and addresses of three references must be included with the program application. The general GRE is required of all applicants for admission.

Each student must satisfactorily complete a program of study that has been approved by his/her advisory committee and complies with the requirements of the Graduate Council.

Graduate Credit for Undergraduate Courses

Students majoring in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or biomedical engineering may not normally use more than one 400-level engineering course to meet their advanced degree requirements. Undergraduate courses that are required for the bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering may not be taken for graduate credit by graduate students in mechanical engineering. Undergraduate courses that are required for the bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering may not be taken for graduate credit by graduate students in aerospace engineering. Undergraduate courses that are required for the bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering may not be taken for graduate credit by graduate students in biomedical engineering. For students majoring in engineering science, 400-level graduate courses in engineering may be used to meet requirements at the discretion of the advising committee. However, at least two-thirds of the minimum required hours in a master’s degree program must be at or above the 500-level. With the approval of the student’s major department, a student whose major is outside the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering may take 400-level graduate courses in the department. Such students should consult with instructors regarding prerequisites for undergraduate courses.

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