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nicholas baksh

Nicholas Baksh
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Research: Biomaterials, Polymers Synthesis 
Email |Office: ENC 1205 

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Glen Besterfield
Associate Professor; Dean, Admissions;
Associate Vice President, Student Success.
Research: Finite Element Analysis, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Design, Bascule bridges
Email | Phone: 813-905-4681

Redwan Alqasemi

Redwan Alqasemi
Research Professor and Lead Researcher, CARRT
Research:  Robotics, Assistive Technology, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Prosthetics, Controls
Email |Office: ENG 007 | Phone: 813-974-2115 | Website | Lab Website  Youtube

 

Stephanie Carey

Stephanie Carey
Associate Research Professor
Research Area: Applied Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Engineering, Prosthetics
Email |Office: ENG 008  |  Phone: 813-974-5765 | Lab Website  

 

Rajiv Dubey

Rajiv Dubey
Professor & Department Chair
Director, CARRT
Research Area: Rehabilitation Robotics; Prosthetics and Orthotics, Dynamic Systems and Controls
Email  |Office: ENC 2303  |  Phone: 813-974-5619  |  Lab Website

 

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Nancy Diaz-Elsayed
Assistant Professor 
Research Area: Manufacturing; Smart and Sustainable Systems; Data-Driven Modeling
Email | Office: ENB 334 | Website

Delcie Durham

Delcie Durham
Professor Emerita
Research Area: Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing
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Nathan Gallant

Nathan Gallant
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director
Research Area: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Email |Office: ENC 2504  |  Phone: 813-974-5840  | Website

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Miguel Goni Rodrigo
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Research Area: Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Solid Mechanics
Email |Office: ENC 1203  |  Phone: 813-974-7364

Rasim Guldiken

Rasim Guldiken
Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Research Area: Microfluidics, Acoustics, MEMS, Engineering Education Research
Email |Phone: 813-974-5628 

 Lab Website |Youtube |Open Courseware and FE Review

Daniel Hess

Daniel Hess
Professor
Research Area: Vibrations, Friction, Fasteners
Email |Office: ENC 2205  |  Phone: 813-974-5643

 

Autar Kaw

Autar Kaw
Professor
Research Area: Engineering Education Research, Mechanics
Email |Office: ENC 2215 | Phone: 813-974-5626
Website   YouTube   Blog  

 

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar
Professor
Research Area: Nanomaterials, Microelectronics, Thin Film Technology
Email |Office: ENB 252  |  Phone: 813-974-3942 |  Website |  Lab Website  

 

Craig Lusk

Craig Lusk
Associate Professor
Research Area: Compliant Mechanisms and Biomechanics
Email |Office: ENC 2507  |  Phone: 813-974-1394  

 

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Wenbin Mao
Assistant Professor
Research Area: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Cardiovascular Biomechanics
Email |Office: ENB 372A  |  Phone: 813-974-6636  |  Lab Website  

 

Ajit Mujumdar

Ajit Mujumdar
Professor of Instruction & Undergraduate Program Director
Research Area: Powder Technology, Discrete Element Simulations
Email |Office: ENC 1201  |  Phone: 813-974-9677  |  Website  

 

David Murphy

David Murphy
Assistant Professor
Research Area: Fluid Mechanics, Animal Biomechanics, Oil Spills
Email|Office: ENC 2204  |  Phone: 813-974-5625  |  Website  

 

Frank Myrtle III

Frank Pyrtle, III
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Research Area: Thermal Management, Heat Transfer
Email|Office: ENC 3507  |  Phone: 813-974-9015  |  Website  

 

Kyle Reed

Kyle Reed
Associate Professor
Research Area: Rehabilitation Engineering and Haptics
Email|Office: ENC 2503  |  Phone: 813-974-2385  |  Website |  Lab Website

 

Arman Sargolzaei

Arman Sargolzaei
Assistant Professor
Research Area: Linear and Non-linear Control Theory, Security of Networked Control Systems, Safety and Security of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicle Control and Optimization, Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Email | Office: ENC 2508 Phone: 813-974-5578 | Lab Website 


Alex Volinsky

Alex Volinsky
Associate Professor
Research Area: Thin Films Processing, Mechanical Properties and Characterization
Email|Office: ENC 2214  Phone: 813-974-5658  |  Website  

 

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Michael Cai Wang
Assistant Professor
Research Area: Nano-science/nano-manufacturing, Interfacial/surface phenomena
Email|Office: ENC 2206  |  Phone: 813-974-8586  |  Lab Website  

 

Stuart Wilkinson

Stuart Wilkinson
Associate Professor
Research Area: Energy Systems Design, Bionomic Engineering
Email|Office: ENG 131  |  Phone: 813-974-5645  

 

Shut Jing Ying

Shuh Jing Ying
Professor Emeritus
Email|Office: ENG 146  |  Phone: 813-974-5627

 

yucelen

Ipek Yucelen
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Research Area: Nanoscale Materials
Email|Office: ENG 118C  |  Phone: 813-396-9353

 

Tansel Yucelin

Tansel Yucelen
Associate Professor
Research Area: Systems and Control 
Email|Office: ENC 2209  |  Phone: 813-974-5656  |  Website