Gerard Ateshian, Professor
ateshian@columbia.edu
242 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-8602
Office Hours:
Mon. & Wed., 10 am to 11 am
 
  Research Interests:
Biomechanics of diarthrodial joint contact and lubrication, 3-D modeling of articular surfaces, photogrammetry, and constitutive modeling of soft biological tissues.
         
  Daniel Attinger,
Assistant Professor

daniel.attinger@sunysb.edu
242 S.W. Mudd
Office Hours:
 
  Research Interests:
Transport of heat, momentum and energy at the micrometer scale. He focuses particularly on interfacial phenomena in the presence of drops, bubbles and microspheres.
         
  Rene Chevray, Professor
rc16@columbia.edu
230 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2970
Office Hours:

 
  Research Interests:
Fluid dynamics, turbulence, dynamical systems and chaos
         
  Anouck Renée Girard, Assistant Professor
ag2363@columbia.edu 
228 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2962
Office Hours:
T Th 4:00-6:00 pm.


 
  Research Interests:
Systems engineering with applications to intelligent systems, hybrid, distributed and embedded systems, autonomous vehicles, mobile, air and ocean robots, mixed initiative, supervisory control, non-linear and sliding mode control, biomotion and biocontrols, artificial intelligence.
         
  James C. Hone, Assistant Professor
jh2228@columbia.edu
240 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-6244
Office Hours:
  Research Interests:
Nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS) using nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, metal nanowires, semiconductor nanowires). Synthesis of nanomaterials.
         
  Jeffrey W. Kysar, Assistant Professor
jk2079@columbia.edu
244 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-7432
Office Hours:
  Research Interests:
Micromechanisms of fracture in ductile materials. Multi-scale experiments and modeling of fracture.
         
  Qiao Lin, Associate Professor
ql2134@columbia.edu
S.W. Mudd
Office Hours:
  Research Interests:
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with applications to biology and medicine. Micro/nanofluidics, MEMS biosensors, devices with nanoscale structures and materials, and micro/nanodevice science.
         
  Richard W. Longman, Professor
rwl4@columbia.edu
232 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2959
Office Hours:
  Research Interests:
Dynamics and Control. Learning, repetitive, and optimal control theory and applications. System identification. Robotics in space. Satellite altitude and shape control.
         
  Vijay Modi, Professor
modi@columbia.edu
248 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2956
Office Hours:
  Research Interests:
Thermo-fluid science, CFD, microfluidics, MEMS, sensors, optimal design.
         
  Nabil Simaan, Assistant Professor
ns2236@columbia.edu
234 S.W. Mudd
Phone: (212) 854-2957
Office Hours:

 
  Research Interests:
Robotic medical assistance and medical applications. Theoretical kinematics of mechanisms, synthesis and optimization of robots and mechanisms, design of flexure mechanisms and flexible robots, parallel robots.
         
  Fred Stolfi, Lecturer
frs6@columbia.edu
228A S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2954
Office Hours:
Before or after class
 
  Research Interests:
Engineering Design,
Mechatronics and Embedded Microcomputer Control
         
  Chee Wei Wong, Assistant Professor
cww2104@columbia.edu
246 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2965
Office Hours:
  Research Interests:
Optical nanostructures, solid-state microcavities, NEMS / MEMS, photonic nanostructured crystals, high-density photonic integrated circuits, derived biological applications with optics.
         
  Y. Lawrence Yao, Professor/Department Chair
yly1@columbia.edu
236 S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2887
Office Hours:
  Research Interests:
Non-traditional manufacturing, laser materials processing, laser assisted material removal, shaping, and surface modification; laser applications in industry and art restoration, robotics in industry and health care industry.



 

Adjunct Faculty
(email contact recommended)
 
  Dr. Homayoon S. M. Beigi
beigi@recotechnologies.com
228A S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2954
Office Hours:
Before or after class
 
  Teaching/Research Interests:
E6602-Applied Signal Recognition and Classification-Spring 2004
         
  Dr. Vittorio Castelli
vc2127@columbia.edu
Castelli_rino@hotmail.com
228A S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2954
Office Hours:
Before or after class
 
  Teaching/Research Interests:
E4404-Lubrication Theory and Design-Fall 2003
         
  Luc Frechette, Adjunct Assistant Professor
lf307@columbia.edu
228A S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2962
Office Hours: upon request
 
  Research Interests:
icroelectromechanical systems (MEMS), energy conversion, microfluidics, microturbomachinery, micro fuel cells, aerothermal sensors and actuators
         
  Dr. Mohammad Naraghi
mhn22@columbia.edu
228A S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2954
Office Hours:
Before or after class
 
  Teaching/Research Interests:
E4312-Design of Thermal Systems-Spring 2004
         
  Dr. Elias Panides
ep126@columbia.edu
228A S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2954
Office Hours:
Before or after class
 
  Teaching/Research Interests:
E6200-Turbulence-Spring 2004
         
  Dr. Vijay Srinivasan
vs13@columbia.edu
228A S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2954
Office Hours:
Before or after class
 
  Teaching/Research Interests:
E4501-Geometrical Modeling-Spring 2004

E4502-Computational Geometry for CAS/CAM-Fall 2003
         
  Dr. Nicholas Tiliakos
nt2001@columbia.edu
228A S.W. Mudd
(212) 854-2954
Office Hours:
Before or after class
 
  Teaching/Research Interests:
E4302-Advanced Thermodynamics-Spring 2004

E6313-Advanced Heat Transfer-Fall 2003



 

Affiliated Faculty
(email contact recommended)
 
  Van C. Mow
Stanley Dicker Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
vcm1@columbia.edu
351C Engineering Terrace
(212) 854-8462

 
  Teaching/Research Interests:
Orthopedic biomechanics and osteoarthritis research, computer-aided surgical planning, telemedicine.
         
  X. Edward Guo
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering

exg1@columbia.edu
365 Engineering Terrace
(212) 854-6730
  Teaching/Research Interests:
Bone tissue biomechanics, cellular and molecular mechanisms of mechano-signal transduction.
     
       
       
       
       
 

Xiomara Perez-Betances      
Xiomara Perez-Betances
Departmental Administrator
(212) 854-6269
xp1@columbia.edu