Mechanical Engineering Faculty
Darryl S. Webber, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
260.665.4235
webberd@trine.edu
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.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4305
chandrashekarg@trine.edu
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
B.S. - Valparaiso University
M.S./Ph.D. - Stanford University
Specialty: Thermofluid sciences, Combustion & Energy systems, Lasers, Spectroscopy & Optical
Measurements
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John Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4316
liuj@trine.edu
B.S. - Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China
Ph.D. - The University of Kansas
Specialty: Energy Storage Systems, Lithium-ion Batteries, and Electric Vehicles
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James Miller
Assistant Professor
260.665.4371
millerj@trine.edu
B.S.- Michigan State University
M.S.- Stanford University
Ph.D- Stanford University
Specialty: Nonlinear dynamics, MEMS, resonators, photonics
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Rizacan Sarikaya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
260.665.4238
sarikayar@trine.edu
B.S. - Istanbul Technical University
M.S. - University of Kansas
Ph.D. - University of Kansas
Specialty: Materials characterization, computational mechanics, material modeling, finite element
analysis, interfacial mechanics, biomaterials
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Kendall Teichert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
260.665.4322
teichert@trine.edu
B.S. - Brigham Young University
M.S - Brigham Young University
Ph.D. - University of Michigan
Specialty: Microelectromechanical Systems, Modeling (Microbattery applications)
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Joseph Thompson II
Laboratory Manager/Instructor
260.665.4524
thompsonj@trine.edu
Christina Boggs
Administrative Assistant
260.665.4231
boggsc@trine.edu