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Darryl S. Webber, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
260.665.4235 | webberd@trine.edu | Fawick 251
B.S. - Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology
M.S. - Montana Tech
Ph.D. - Missouri University of Science and Technology
Specialty: Cast metals, metallurgy, pyrometallurgy
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Gurudutt Chandrashekar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
260.665.4305 | chandrashekarg@trine.edu | Fawick 245
B.S. - Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, Bangalore, India
M.S. - Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
Ph.D. - University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Specialty: Materials science, finite element methods, structural mechanics
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Jon Koch, Ph.D.
Professor
260.665.4986 | kochj@trine.edu | Fawick 252
B.S. - Valparaiso University
M.S./Ph.D. - Stanford University
Specialty: Thermofluid sciences, combustion and energy systems, lasers, spectroscopy and optical measurements
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John Liu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
260.665.4230 | liuj@trine.edu | Fawick 244
B.S. - Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China
Ph.D. - The University of Kansas
Specialty: Energy storage systems, lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles
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James Miller, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4371 | millerj1@trine.edu | Fawick 251
B.S.- Michigan State University
M.S./Ph.D. - Stanford University
Specialty: Nonlinear dynamics, MEMS, resonators, photonics
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Rizacan Sarikaya, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
260.665.4238 | sarikayar@trine.edu | Fawick 242
B.S. - Istanbul Technical University
M.S./Ph.D. - University of Kansas
Specialty: Materials characterization, computational mechanics, material modeling, finite element analysis, interfacial mechanics, biomaterials
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Myungwon Hwang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4322 | hwangm@trine.edu | Fawick 243
B.S./M.S. - Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D. - Purdue University
Specialty: Vibrations and waves, nonlinear dynamics, MPI programming
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Caleb Kruse
Instructor
260.665.4359 | krusec@trine.edu | Fawick 253
B.S. - Trine University
M.S. - Purdue University
Specialty: High altitude rocketry, hypergolic rocket fuels, monopropellant decomposition
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Joseph Thompson II
Laboratory Manager
260.665.4524 | thompsonj@trine.edu | Bock 107

Christina Boggs
Administrative Assistant
260.665.4231 | boggsc@trine.edu