Faculty and Staff

	Hsing-Wei Chu, Ph.D., P.E Piper and University Professor, Department Chair Research Interests: Operations research, statistical decision analysis,network flow Office: Room 2008 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-8094 Email: hsingwei.chu@lamar.edu
	Malur Srinivasan, Ph.D., P.E Professor Research Interests: Structure-property relations in manufactured products, ultrasonic stress evaluation, Nanomaterials Office: Room 2028 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-7739 Email: malur.srinivasan@lamar.edu
	Paul Corder, Ph.D., P.E Professor, Undergraduate Advisor Research Interests: Simulation-based design (“SBD”); finite element analysis; mechanical design analysis; product analysis. Office: Room 2020 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-8772 Email: paul.corder@lamar.edu
	Kendrick Aung, Ph.D. Professor Research Interests: Combustion, reacting flows, energy systems, renewable energy Office: Room 2024 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-8764 Email: aungkt@lamar.edu
	Xuejun Fan, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Interests: Modeling and characterization of materials, and electronics and photonics systems Office: Room 2623 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-7792 Email: xuejun.fan@lamar.edu
	Jenny Zhou, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Graduate Advisor Research Interests: Dynamic responses and vibrations of electronic systems, mechanical behaviors of living plants in microgravity, multi-physics modeling, Plant Biomechanics Office: Room 2022 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-8770 Email: jenny.zhou@lamar.edu
	Xianchang Li, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Interests: Gas turbine blade cooling and heat transfer, thermal system/cycle analysis and optimization, renewable energy and waste energy usage, heat transfer and combustion,numerical simulation (CFD). Office: Room 2026 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-8774 Email: xianchang.li@lamar.edu
	Melinda Kay Venable Administrative Associate Sr. Office: Room 2000 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-8769 Email: melinda.venable@lamar.edu
	David Marshall Day Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Technician Office: Room 1402 Cherry Engineering Building Phone: (409) 880-1859 Email: david.day@lamar.edu