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Contact the Mechanical Engineering Department

Email:
megraduate​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-2704
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Faculty and staff

NAU Mechanical Engineering Department

Our faculty members draw on varied areas of expertise to support our interdisciplinary research and teaching missions.

Alphabetical listing by last name


Tom Acker, professor

Tom Acker

Professor
Email: Tom.Acker@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-8363
Research Interests: Thermal-fluid system analysis; Aerodynamics system analysis; Viscous fluid mechanics; Combustion-driven acoustic instabilities; Renewable energy systems; Statistical thermodynamics; Compressible gas dynamics; Wind turbine aerodynamics

Amirhossein Arzani

Assistant Professor
Email: Amir.Arzani@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-0541
Research Interests: Cardiovascular biomechanics; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Multiscale modeling; Computational solid mechanics; Mass transport; Dynamical systems

Timothy Becker, associate professor of practice

Timothy Becker

Associate Professor of Practice
Email: Tim.Becker@nau.edu
Phone:928-523-1468
Research Interests: Medical device development; Aneurysm and stroke modeling; Brain vessel modeling; Biomaterials characterization

Constantin Ciocanel, professor, department chair

Constantin Ciocanel

Professor, Department Chair
Email: Constantin.Ciocanel@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-2439
Research Interests: Modeling, multi-field characterization, and implementation of smart materials; Development and characterization of multifunctional composites; Fatigue and fracture mechanics; Self-healing materials

Heidi Feigenbaum, professor, associate chair of graduate studies

Heidi Feigenbaum

Professor, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies
Email: Heidi.Feigenbaum@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5326
Research Interests: Continuum mechanics; Constitutive modeling; Solid mechanics; Plasticity; Adaptive materials and structure

Zachary Lerner, assistant professor

 

 

 

 

Zachary Lerner

Assistant Professor
Email: Zachary.Lerner@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-1787
Research Interests: Robotics; Control; Biomechanics; Neuromuscular disorders

Hesam Moghaddam, Lecturer, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Programs

Hesam Moghaddam

Lecturer, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Programs
Email: Hesam.Moghaddam@nau.edu
Phone:928-523-5185
Teaching Interests: Engineering Design; Fluid Mechanics; Computer-Aided Design (CAD); Biomechanics; Finite Element Analysis (FEA); Dynamics; Statics

Sarah Oman, Lecturer

Sarah Oman

Lecturer
Email: Sarah.Oman@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-0468
Teaching Interests: Design Theory & Methodology; Concept Generation and Evaluation; Creative Design; Senior Capstone Design; Dynamics; Computer-Aided Design

F. Ernesto Penado, Professor

F. Ernesto Penado

Professor
Email: Ernesto.Penado@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-9453
Research Interests: Mechanics of composite materials; Fracture mechanics; Finite element analysis; Optomechanics

Carson Pete, Lecturer

Carson Pete

Lecturer
Email: Carson.Pete@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-4970
Teaching Interests: Engineering Design; Heat Transfer; Computer-Aided Design

Michael Shafer, Associate Professor

Michael Shafer

Associate Professor
Email: Michael.Shafer@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-8696 
Research Interests: Energy harvesting; Advanced actuation technologies; Bio-inspired engineering systems; UAV systems; Ecological tools development

David Trevas, Lecturer

David Trevas 

Lecturer
Email: David.Trevas@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-6914
Teaching Interests: Machine Design; Senior Capstone Design; Thermal-Fluids Lab; Integrating Electronics in Mechanical Systems

Peter Vadasz, Professor

Peter Vadasz

Professor
Email: Peter.Vadasz@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5843
Research Interests: Transport Phenomena in Porous Media; Heat and Mass Transfer; Fluid Dynamics; Non- Linear Dynamics, Stability, Bifurcation and Routes to Chaos; Bio-Engineering; Energy Conversion and Storage; Engineering Economics

Jennifer Wade, Assistant Professor

Jennifer Wade

Assistant Professor
Email: Jennifer.Wade@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-1528
Teaching Interests: Materials Science; Thermodynamics; Engineering Design; Thermal Fluids Laboratory

David Willy, Senior Lecturer

David Willy

Senior Lecturer
Email: David.Willy@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5322
Teaching Interests:  Thermal fluids; Renewable energy; Engineering design

Perry Wood, Lab Manager, Instructor

Perry Wood

Lab Manager, Instructor
Email: Perry Wood@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-4421
Teaching Interests: Engineering graphics; Material science; Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
Location
Building Building 69
Engineering
15600 S. McConnell Dr. NAU bldg. 69
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5600
Mailing Address
Northern Arizona University PO Box: 15600
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5600
Email
CEIAS@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-2704