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Mechanical Engineering Faculty

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Grant A. Risha, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Chair, Mechanical Engineering Program
[email protected]
814-949-5074
Cypress Building, 101A
Shreyash Gulati, Ph.D.

Shreyash Gulati, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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814-949-5000
Cypress Building, 101G
Christopher Martin

Christopher R. Martin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
[email protected]
814-949-5227
Cypress Building, 101C
Jeffrey Moore

Jeffrey D. Moore, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
[email protected]
814-949-5116
Cypress Building, 101B
Adam Plucinski

Adam Plucinski

Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering
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814-949-5236
Cypress Building, 101F
MD Fazlay Rabbi

MD Fazlay Rabbi, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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814-949-5000
Cypress Building, 101H

Mechanical Engineering

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