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A.M. ‘Raj’ Rajendran, Ph.D.

Chair and Distinguished Professor
229A Carrier Hall
662-915-5770
raj@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Viola AcoffViola Acoff, Ph.D.

Professor
Dean, School of Engineering
229 Brevard Hall
662-915-7407
deanengr@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Samrat Choudhury, Ph.D.

Samrat Choudhury

Associate Professor
225 Carrier Hall
662-915-5375
schoudhu@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Farhad FarzbodFarhad Farzbod, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
203 Carrier Hall
662-915-5698
farzbod@olemiss.edu
Research
Education, experience and research interests

Yiwei HanYiwei Han, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
201D Carrier Hall
662-915-3032
yhan2@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Shan Jiang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
201B Carrier Hall
662-915-5808
jiang@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Taiho Yeom, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
201F Carrier Hall
662-915-5377
tyeom@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Tejas Pandya, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor
201G Carrier Hall
662-915-5378
tspandya@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Damian Stoddard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
124 Carrier Hall
662-915-5378
dlstodda@go.olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Wen Wu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
201E Carrier Hall
662-915-3491
wu@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Amitav Tikadar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
227 Carrier Hall
662-915-2994
atikadar@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Ohood AlsmairatOhood Alsmairat, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor
201C Carrier Hall
662-915-5990
oalsmair@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Yu (Amy) Jia, Ph.D.

Lab Instructor
201A Carrier Hall
662-915-3488
yjia2@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Aaron Joy, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor
229 Carrier Hall
662-915-7219
adjoy@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Jeff Rish, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor
229 Carrier Hall
662-915-7219
jwrish@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Jeff Roux, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
229 Carrier Hall
meroux@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Matt Lowe

Supervisor, Machine Shop
122A Carrier Hall
662-915-5380
pmliii@olemiss.edu

Brad FergusonBrad Ferguson

Supervisor, Machine Shop
122 Carrier Hall
662-915-7219
dbfergu1@olemiss.edu

Terence Williams

Operations Coordinator II
229 Carrier Hall
662-915-7219
tcwilli3@olemiss.edu

Rohini PatelRohini Patel

Staff Assistant II
229 Carrier Hall
662-915-2107
rpatel5@olemiss.edu

Prabhakar R. Mantena, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
meprm@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests

Tyrus McCartyTyrus McCarty, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus
mccarty@olemiss.edu
Education, experience and research interests
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