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Mechanical Engineering Faculty

Volkan Otugen

Professor and Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 1978; M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1982; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1986
otugen@lyle.smu.edu


Elena Borzova

Lecturer
Undergraduate Advisor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. Southern Methodist University
eborzova@lyle.smu.edu


Yildirim Hurmuzlu

Yildirim Hermuzlu
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S.M.E., Bosphorus University, Turkey 1981; M.S.M.E., Drexel University, 1983; Ph.D., Drexel University, 1987
hurmuzlu@lyle.smu.edu


Radovan Kovacevic

Radovan Kovacevic

Director
Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Center for Laser-aided Manufacturing

Herman Brown Chair Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1969; M.S., University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1972; Ph.D., University of Montenegro, Yugoslavia, 1978
kovacevi@lyle.smu.edu


Paul S. Krueger

Paul Krueger
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1997; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1998; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2001
pkrueger@lyle.smu.edu


José L. Lage

José Lage
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1984; M.S., Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1986; Ph.D., Duke University, 1991
jll@lyle.smu.edu


Charles M. Lovas

Charles Lovas
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S.M.E., University of Akron, 1961; M.S.M.E., University of Notre Dame, 1963; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1968
clovas@lyle.smu.edu


Dona T. Mularkey

Dona Mularkey
Lecturer
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S.M.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1969; M.S.M.E., Southern Methodist University, 1981; M.B.A., University of Dallas, 1985; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1996
mularkey@lyle.smu.edu


Donald C. Price

Lecturer, Industry Liaison
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
dprice@lyle.smu.edu


Peter E. Raad

Peter Raad

Linda Wertheimer Hart Director
Linda and Mitch Hart eCenter 

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S.M.E. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981; M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1982; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1986
peter@lyle.smu.edu


Edmond Richer

Edmond Richer

Associate Professor, Robert C. Womack Chair

Department of Mechanical Engineering

BSME, Univ. of Craiova, Romania, 1987; MSME, Univ. of Craiova, Romania, 1988; Ph.D., SMU, 1998
richer@lyle.smu.edu


Wei Tong

Wei Tong
Professor
Mechanical Engineering

BSME, USTC, China, 1985; MSME, Brown University, 1988; MSMA, Brown University, 1991; Ph.D. Brown University, 1991
wtong@lyle.smu.edu


David Willis

David Willis
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.S.M.E., North Carolina State University, 1995; M.S.M.E., Purdue University, 1997; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2001
dwillis@lyle.smu.edu


Jeong Ho You

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana & Champaign, 2007; M.S. University of Texas at Austin, 2002; B.Eng. ChungAng University, Seoul, Korea, 1999
jyou@lyle.smu.edu