Mechanical Engineering Faculty

Our faculty work in thermal and fluid sciences, micro/nano mechanics, photonics, tribology, and energy-water nexus.

  • Mechanical engineering assistant professor Saanyol Igbax

    Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research Interests: Thermal Fluid Systems, Power Plant Design Engineer, Sustainable Energy Systems, Safety and Quality Assurance in Manufacturing and Application of Teaching Methods
  • Mason mechanical engineering assistant professor Pilgyu Kang

    Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Bioengineering and ECE affiliate faculty

    Research Interests: Sensors, micro/nano mechanics
  • Professor Nathan Kathir

    Professor and Director of Senior Projects, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research interests: Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), vulnerability assessments and mitigations, probabilistic risk evaluation and risk management, security engineering, blast modeling and mitigation of effects, facilities engineering, and facilities management. 
  • Mechanical engineering associate professor Leigh McCue-Weil

    Professor and Department Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Beck Foundation Faculty Fellow

    A trailblazer in naval engineering research and engineering education, Leigh McCue combines curiosity, storytelling, and teaching that fosters a diverse environment for women and minorities in STEM.
  • Mechanical engineering assistant professor Jeffrey Moran

    Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and affiliate faculty in Bioengineering

    Research Interests: Self-propelled nanoparticles, mechanobiology, extracellular matrix, microbiology, fluid dynamics, heat transfer
  • Mason assistant professor Quentin Sanders

    Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research Interests: Bio-medical robots, soft robotics
  • Mechanical engineering assistant professor Daigo Shishika

    Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research Interests: Multi-robot systems, multi-agent games
  • SEOR and mechanical engineering professor Janis Terpenny

    Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research and Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research Interests: Smart integrated systems and processes for design, manufacturing, and design education.
  • Mechanical engineering assistant professor Charles White

    Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Research Interests: Mechanics and material behavior.