Faculty & Staff

Perry “Channing” Beauman

Administrative Assistant II

ERB 1004A, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-2464

pbeauman@georgiasouthern.edu

Daniel J. Cox, Ph.D.

Professor and Founding Chair of

Manufacturing Engineering

ERB 1004, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-8044

dcox@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Robotics
Manufacturing Automation
System Dynamics and Control

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Haijun Gong, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

ERB 2067, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-2554

hgong@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

3D Printing
Mechanical testing
Lightweight structure design
High-performance materials

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Vladimir Gurau, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

ERB 2020, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-5205

vgurau@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Fuel Cells
Robotics
Advanced Manufacturing

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Kamran Kardel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Graduate Program Coordinator

ERB 2057, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-8566

kkardel@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Additive Manufacturing
Sustainable Manufacturing
Surface Metrology

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Laboratory Website

Russ Krenek, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ERB 2026, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-5931

rkrenek@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Robust Design
Deterministic/Stochastic Operations Research
Mathematical/Computational Statistics

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Andrew Michaud

Laboratory Supervisor

ERB 1061, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-5869

amichaud@georgiasouthern.edu

Jingjing Qing, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ERB 2022, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-6031

jqing@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Materials Characterization
Metallurgy
Metal Casting
Failure Analysis

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Drew Snelling, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ERB 2061, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-2285

dsnelling@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM)
Novel AM Materials Development
Materials Characterization
Design for Additive Manufacturing

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Hossein Taheri, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ERB 2059, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-7463

htaheri@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Non-Destructive Testing
Additive Manufacturing
Preventive Maintenance

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Lianjun Wu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ERB 2063, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-1459

lwu@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Robotics
Smart Materials
Soft Exoskeletons
Soft Sensors

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Yue Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ERB 2065, Statesboro Campus

(912) 478-1112

yzhang@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Interests:

Nanomanufacturing
Energy Conversion and Storage
Tissue Engineering

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	Perry “Channing” Beauman Administrative Assistant II ERB 1004A, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-2464 pbeauman@georgiasouthern.edu
	Daniel J. Cox, Ph.D. Professor and Founding Chair of Manufacturing Engineering ERB 1004, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-8044 dcox@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Robotics Manufacturing Automation System Dynamics and Control Personal Biography Page
	Haijun Gong, Ph.D. Associate Professor ERB 2067, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-2554 hgong@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: 3D Printing Mechanical testing Lightweight structure design High-performance materials Personal Biography Page
	Vladimir Gurau, Ph.D. Associate Professor ERB 2020, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-5205 vgurau@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Fuel Cells Robotics Advanced Manufacturing Personal Biography Page
	Kamran Kardel, Ph.D. Associate Professor Graduate Program Coordinator ERB 2057, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-8566 kkardel@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing Sustainable Manufacturing Surface Metrology Personal Biography Page Laboratory Website
	Russ Krenek, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ERB 2026, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-5931 rkrenek@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Robust Design Deterministic/Stochastic Operations Research Mathematical/Computational Statistics Personal Biography Page
	Andrew Michaud Laboratory Supervisor ERB 1061, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-5869 amichaud@georgiasouthern.edu
	Jingjing Qing, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ERB 2022, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-6031 jqing@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Materials Characterization Metallurgy Metal Casting Failure Analysis Personal Biography Page
	Drew Snelling, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ERB 2061, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-2285 dsnelling@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Novel AM Materials Development Materials Characterization Design for Additive Manufacturing Personal Biography Page \| Website
	Hossein Taheri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ERB 2059, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-7463 htaheri@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Non-Destructive Testing Additive Manufacturing Preventive Maintenance Personal Biography Page
	Lianjun Wu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ERB 2063, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-1459 lwu@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Robotics Smart Materials Soft Exoskeletons Soft Sensors Personal Biography Page
	Yue Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ERB 2065, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-1112 yzhang@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Nanomanufacturing Energy Conversion and Storage Tissue Engineering Personal Biography Page

Daniel J. Cox, Ph.D.

Haijun Gong, Ph.D.

Vladimir Gurau, Ph.D.

Kamran Kardel, Ph.D.

Russ Krenek, Ph.D.

Andrew Michaud

Jingjing Qing, Ph.D.

Drew Snelling, Ph.D.

Hossein Taheri, Ph.D.

Lianjun Wu, Ph.D.

Yue Zhang, Ph.D.

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