Mechanical Engineering Faculty and Staff
Dr. Badih Ali Jawad
Interim Department Chaiir
Professor Badih A. Jawad is the new interim chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
He joined Lawrence Tech in 1996 and was promoted to full professor in 2006. His areas of expertise are thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and internal combustion engines.
Jawad has been part of many initiatives involving faculty, staff, students and the College of Engineering. He served as the faculty advisor to the Formula SAE team and the "supermileage car" project. He is also the director of the master of science degree program in mechanical engineering (MSME) program.
He has served as director of the University Assessment Program, the College of Engineering representative on the Graduate Council and as a co-chair for the Faculty and Staff Campaign several times.
He has a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and an M.S. and a Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering all from Wayne State University. Previously, he taught at several local universities and also worked as a Research and Product Development Engineer for Chrysler Corporation ...more
Dr. Laura L. Lisiecki
Associate Professor and Assistant Department Chair
Dr. Lisiecki is Associate Professor and Assistant Department Chair for Mechanical Engineering at LTU. She obtained her Ph.D. in Materials Science from Northwestern University in 1986. Prior to joining LTU, Dr. Lisiecki worked at GE Aircraft Engines in Cincinnati and at Riso National Laboratories in Roskilde, Denmark. She has conducted research on composite drive shafts at Lawrence Tech through grants from DaimlerChrysler and Visteon. She is a member of the University Assessment Committee.
Dr. Ahad Ali
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ahad Ali joined Lawrence Technological University in 2007 as an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Khulna (1994), Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2000) and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2003). Prior to coming to LTU Dr. Ali worked with the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez in Industrial Engineering as Assistant Professor ...more
Dr. Daw R. Al-Werfalli
Professor and Director, Master of Engineering Management
Dr. Alwerfalli is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Master of Engineering Management. He has over 30 years of industrial and teaching experience. Prior to joining LTU in 1990, Dr. Alwerfalli assumed many engineering positions at JNOFI Libya as Process Engineer, Production Manager and Senior Engineer ...more
Dr. Steve R. Bhonsle
College Professor Associate Professor and Director, Alternative Energy Program
Dr. Bhonsle is College Professor and Supervisor for NVH Laboratory at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) since 2003. He initiated the effort towards establishing NVH Laboratory and use of MATLAB software in Numerical Methods for Engineers course and is actively leading this initiative. Prior to joining LTU, he has taught in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University for 27 years teaching undergraduate and graduate students ...more
Greg Feierfeil
College Professor
Professor Feierfeil has been at Lawrence Technological University since Spring 2002 and is a College Professor and Director of the Lear Entrepreneurial Program for Mechanical Engineering. Professor Feierfeil received a BSME from the University of Detroit and his MSME from Wayne State University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Michigan. He founded the Student Chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization, and is actively participating as the faculty advisor ...more
Dr. Vernon M. Fernandez
Associate Professor and Director, Industrial and Operations Engineering Program
Dr. Vernon Fernandez is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering. He joined Lawrence Technological University in the fall of 1988. He earned his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering at Bombay University, India, and his M.A.S.C. from the University of Windsor, Canada. He holds a Ph. D. in Systems Engineering from Oakland University, Michigan where he conducted research in Industrial Application of Lasers ...more
Dr. Robert W. Fletcher
Robert W. Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Technological University in the summer of 2003, after two decades of continuous industrial research, product development and manufacturing experience ...more
Dr. Andrew Gerhart
Associate Professor
Dr. Gerhart, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, joined the faculty of Lawrence Technological University's Mechanical Engineering Department in 2002. His main area of interest is the Thermal-Fluid Sciences concentrating on experimental fluid mechanics & heat flow as well as power generation ...more
Dr. Harold Josephs
Professor
Dr. Harold Josephs areas of interest and expertise are dynamics, kinematics, bolting and joining, mechanics of materials, quality, reliability, safety and ergonomics. He is a member of the SAE, ASME, the American Society of Quality, the American Society of Safety Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the System Safety Society, the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (fellow status), the Human Factors Society, and the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers (fellow status) ...more
Dr. Giscard Kfoury
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kfoury Joined Lawrence Technological University in 2008 as an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering department. He received a BEME from the American University of Beirut in 2001, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University in 2003, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University in 2008. His areas of expertise are nonlinear control, nonlinear observer design, modeling and simulation, dynamics, vibration analysis, robotics, and engine dynamics and vibration...more
Dr. Chris H. Riedel
Associate Professor
Chris Riedel joined Lawrence Technological University in 2000 as an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. He holds a B.S. degree from Oakland University and M.S. and Ph. D. degrees from Wayne State University, all in Mechanical Engineering. His areas of interest and expertise are dynamics, vibrations, and applied mechanics. His industrial experience includes working for Yazaki EDS Engineering as a design engineer and TRW Vehicle Safety Systems as a technician ...more
Dr. Patricia M. Shamamy
Professor Professor and DIT Chair of Manufacturing Engineering and Director, Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems
Dr. Patricia Shamamy, P. E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, joined the faculty of Lawrence Technological University's Mechanical Engineering Department in 1977. Her academic interests include engineering materials, advanced applications of materials, and utilization of e-learning in engineering. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Saint Joseph College in Connecticut, a Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and a Ph. D. in the Management of Engineering and Technology from Southern California University ...more
Dr. Khalil S. Taraman
Dr. Taraman joined LTU in 1986 and served as Dean and Associate Dean of Engineering. He is currently the DIT Chair of Manufacturing Engineering and Director of Manufacturing Systems Graduate Programs. He earned a BSME in 1964 and a MSME in 1967 from Ain Shams University in Egypt, a MSME in 1969 from University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. in 1971 from Texas Tech University. He devoted 35 years to manufacturing engineering education. He spearheaded two graduate programs at LTU: the Master of Engineering in 1989 and the Doctor of Engineering in 2002 ...more
Dr. Vladimir V. Vantsevich
Professor and Director, Master of Science in Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Dr. Vladimir V. Vantsevich is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and the founding Director of the Master of Science in Mechatronic Systems Engineering Program at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan. He is also a co-founder and the Associate Director of the Automotive Engineering Institute. Prior to Lawrence Tech, Dr. Vantsevich was a Professor and the Head of Research and Design Group on Multi-Wheel Drive Vehicles that designed and developed a number of mechatronic and mechanical driveline systems for various purpose vehicles in Belarus. He earned his Ph.D. and D.Sc. (the highest degree in the former U.S.S.R.) degrees in Automobile and Tractor Engineering from Belarusian National Technical University approved by the Higher Awarding Committee of the Russian Federation ...more
Dr. Kingman E. Yee
Associate Professor and Director, Master of Engineering Manufacturing Systems
Dr. Yee, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, joined LTU in 1987. He is interested in the thermal sciences, alternative energy and electrochemical engineering. His academic research has investigated the effect of galvanic corrosion on fasteners in aluminum-intensive vehicles. Typically, he teaches heat transfer, engineering cost analysis, introduction to engineering, engineering materials, statics, mechanics of materials, thermal science lab, mechanics lab and materials lab ...more