Faculty & Staff

	Daniel J. Cox, Ph.D. Professor and Founding Chair of Manufacturing Engineering IT 3126A, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-8044 dcox@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Robotics Manufacturing Automation System Dynamics and Control Personal Biography Page
	Tara A. Drake Administrative Secretary IT 3126, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-2464 tdrake@georgiasouthern.edu
	Mahmoud Baniasadi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor IT 3132, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-5920 mbaniasadi@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Atomic Force Microscopy Nanofibers Nano/Microcomposites Materials Characterization Personal Biography Page
	Haijun Gong, Ph.D. Assistant Professor IT 3116, 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. Assistant Professor IT 3130, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-5205 vgurau@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Fuel Cells Robotics Advanced Manufacturing Personal Biography Page
	Kamran Kardel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Graduate Program Coordinator IT 3114, 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 IT 3134, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-5931 rkrenek@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Robust Design Deterministic/Stochastic Operations Research Mathematical/Computational Statistics Personal Biography Page Laboratory Website
	Andrew Michaud Laboratory Supervisor 1012B Carruth Building, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-5869 amichaud@georgiasouthern.edu
	Jingjing Qing, Ph.D. Assistant Professor IT 3140, 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 IT 3136, 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 IT 3130, 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 IT 3146, 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 IT 3142, Statesboro Campus (912) 478-1112 yzhang@georgiasouthern.edu Research Interests: Nanomanufacturing Energy Conversion and Storage Tissue Engineering Personal Biography Page