About Our Faculty & Staff
Physics & Engineering Department

Expertise:

• Industrial Engineering
• Systems Analysis
• Operations Research
• Math Models
• Probability 
• Optimization

Education:

• Ph.D., Operations Research, Purdue, 1975
• M.A., Mathematics, University of New Mexico, 1972
• M.S., Engineering, Purdue, 1968
• B.S., Engineering Sciences, Purdue, 1967

Expertise:

• Energy Systems and Air Quality
• Indoor Air Quality
• Measurements of Atmospheric Trace Gases and Aerosols
• Atmosphere/Ocean/Ecosystem Interactions
• Electrochemical, Metal Oxide, NDIR Sensors
• Community Education and Outreach

Education:

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2018
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2013
• B.S., Physics, Fort Lewis College, 2007

Expertise:

• Water Quality Analysis and Treatment
• On-Site Water and Sanitation for Low-Income Country Applications
• Contextual Factor Influence on Technology Uptake
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions

Education:

• Ph.D., Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2013
• M.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2009
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Idaho State University, 2003

Expertise:

• Cryogenics
• Fluid Dynamics
• Optics
• Optoelectronics
• Solid State Physics
• Thermodynamics
• Waves and sounds

Education:

• Ph.D., Physics, University of Oregon, 1983
• M.A., Physics, University of Oregon, 1980
• B.A., Physics, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1979

Expertise:

• Physics
• Electrical Engineering

Education:

• Ph.D., Physics, Rice University, 1990
• M.A., Physics, Rice University, 1987
• M.E.E., Electrical Engineering, Rice University, 1983
• B.A., Physics, Rice University, 1981

Expertise: 

• Solid state physics and electronics 
• Device physics 
• Nanosytems and microfabrication 
• Microsensors and actuators 

Education: 

• B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1992 
• M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1994 
• Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1998 

Expertise:

• Fluid Mechanics
• Environmental Fluid Mechanics
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Turbulence & Stratified Turbulence
• Flow Measurement Instrumentation
• Numerical Methods

Education:

• Ph.D, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, 2021
• M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, 2017
• B.S, Engineering, Fort Lewis College, 2014

Expertise:

• Geophysics
• Differential Geometry
• Inverse Theory

Education:

• Ph.D., Geophysics, University of Oregon, 2023
• B.S., Physics, Fort Lewis College, 2015

Expertise:

• Finite element analysis
• Joint biomechanics and implant design
• Helmet testing
• Car, motorcycle, and airplane design
• Lightweight structure optimization
• Advanced composite material development
   

Education:

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2012 
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2004 

Expertise:

• Integrated Circuit Design
• Embedded Systems/FPGAs
• Robots
• Microfluidics/Digital Microfluidics

Education:

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2016
• M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing University, 2012
• B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, 2009

Expertise:

• Civil design
• International development – water and sanitation
• Water supply systems in the developing world​
• Open channel flow
• Surface water hydrology
• Water supply adequacy

Education:

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1993
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1982
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1978
   

Expertise:

• Chemical & Exotic Rocket Propulsion
• Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics
• Space Physics

Education:

• Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013 
• M.S., Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011 
• B.S., Space Physics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2009 
   

Expertise:

• Geophysics
• Nuclear Physics
• Physics

Education:

• Ph.D., Geophysics, University of Oregon, 1997
• M.S., Physics, University of Oregon, 1989
• B.S., Physics, Fort Lewis College, 1987

Expertise:

• Deep Space Navigation
• Orbit Determination

Education:

• Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2013
• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2011
• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2007

Expertise: 

• Alternative Energy, Distributed Generation, and Energy Storage Systems
• Electric Power and Transmission Systems
• Embedded Control Systems
• Inertial Navigation Systems
• Mobile Robots and Robotic Manipulators
• Modeling, Simulation, Analysis, Control, and Visualization of Dynamic Systems

 Education:

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico University, 1995 
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, New Mexico University, 1991