Computational Engineering Faculty and Staff
The Computational Engineering faculty has degrees in mathematics, aerospace, mechanical, computational engineering, and related engineering disciplines. In addition, several senior faculty members have long-term experience in computational fluid dynamics research, as well as multiple career experiences in industry, academia and government. The faculty has numerous publications and presentations of national and international scope, and several have served as principal investigators for a large number of government- and industry-sponsored research investigations. The younger faculty members all have cross-disciplinary educational backgrounds, including extensive experience in team-oriented computational engineering research.
 Dr. David L. Whitfield, Dave-Whitfield@utc.edu Director, Graduate School of Computational Engineering Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science Ph.D., University of Tennessee (ASE, 1971) Computational Fluid Dynamics; Solution Algorithms; Unsteady Viscous Flow Applications; Computational Design |
 Dr. Henry McDonald, Henry-McDonald@utc.eduChair of Excellence in Computational Engineering D. Sc., University of Glasgow (Engr., 1965) Supercomputing; Information Technology; Artificial Intelligence Applications; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Bio/Information Nanotechnologies |
 Dr. W. Roger Briley, Roger-Briley@utc.edu Professor (Computational Engineering Program) Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (ME, 1968) Computational Fluid Dynamics; Solution Algorithms; Parallel Computing; Viscous Flow and Heat Transfer; Integrated Simulation and Design Systems |
 Dr. Timothy W. Swafford, Tim-Swafford@utc.edu Professor and Head, Graduate School of Computational Engineering Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 1983) Computational Fluid Dynamics; Computational Applications in Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics, and Propulsion |
 Dr. Robert E. Melnik, Bob-Melnik@utc.edu Research Professor (Research Initiatives) Ph.D., Polytechnic University (ASTRO, 1965) Fluid Dynamics; Applied Mathematics; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Turbulent Flow; Aquatic Animal Propulsion |
 Dr. A. Jerry Baker, AJBaker@utk.edu Distinguished Professor for Computational Mechanics Ph.D., State University of New York - Buffalo (Engineering Science, 1970)) Turbulence Closure Modeling; Applied Computational Simulation in Design; Distance Learning/Multi-Media |
 Dr. W. Kyle Anderson, Kyle-Anderson@utc.edu Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 1986) Computational Design for Aerodynamics; Steady and Unsteady Flows on Unstructured Meshes; Real Gas Flows |
 Dr. Lafayette K. Taylor, Lafe-Taylor@utc.edu Research Professor (Research Project Integration) Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 1991) Mathematics of Computation; Flux Formulations; Computational Applications in Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics, and Propulsion |
 Dr. Abdollah (Abi) Arabshahi, Abi-Arabshahi@utc.edu Research Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 1989) Unsteady Viscous Flows; Structured Grid Technologies; Computational Applications in Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics, and Propulsion |
 Dr. Steve L. Karman, Jr., Steve-Karman@utc.edu Professor Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington (AE, 1991) Computational Fluid Dynamics; Internal and External Aerodynamics; Unstructured Mesh Generation and Solution Adaptive Meshing; Design Optimization |
 Dr. Ramesh Pankajakshan, Ramesh-Pankajakshan@utc.edu Associate Research Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (CmE, 1997) Unsteady Viscous Flow Applications; Parallel Algorithms; Scientific Computing; Computational Design |
 Dr. Kidambi Sreenivas, Kidambi-Sreenivas@utc.edu Associate Research Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 1996) Unstructured Grid Technology; Unsteady Viscous Flow Applications; Scientific Computing |
 Dr. Daniel G. Hyams, Daniel-Hyams@utc.edu Associate Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ME, 2000) Unstructured Grid Technologies; Parallel Grid Generation; Parallel Algorithms; Integrated Simulation Systems; User Interfaces |
 Dr. Robert V. Wilson, Robert-Wilson@utc.edu Associate Research Professor Ph.D., Old Dominion University (ME, 1996) Numerical Methods for Free Surface Flows; Unsteady RANS and DES for Turbulent Flows; Prediction of 6DOF Ship Motions and Maneuvering; Verification and Validation Methods |
 Dr. Robert S. Webster, Robert-Webster@utc.edu Associate Research Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 2002) Unsteady Viscous Flows; Structured Grid Technologies; Computational Applications in Aerodynamics, Propulsion, and Turbomachinery |
 Dr. D. Stephen Nichols, III, Stephen-Nichols@utc.edu Associate Research Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 2002) Unsteady Free-Surface Flow; Surface-Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuvering |
 Dr. Chad Burdyshaw, Chad-Burdyshaw@utc.edu Assistant Research Professor Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (CmE, 2006) Design Optimization Techniques; Sensitivity Derivative Calculation; Computational Design |
 Dr. Sagar Kapadia, Sagar-Kapadia@utc.edu Assistant Research Professor Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (CmE, 2008) Fuel Cell |
 Dr. Li Wang, Li-Wang@utc.edu Research Assistant Professor Ph.D., The University of Wyoming (ME, 2009) High-order Discontinuous Galerkin Methods; Discrete Adjoint Methods; Shape Optimizations; Error Estimation and Mesh Adaptations |
 C. Bruce Hilbert, Bruce-Hilbert@utc.edu Research Associate M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (CmE, 2009) Grid Generation; Tetmeshing; Grid Optimization and Adaptation |
 Vincent Charles Betro, Vincent-Betro@utc.edu Research Associate: STEM Outreach Coordinator M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (CmE, 2007) Parallel Hierarchical Unstructured Mesh Generation and Optimization; Adaptive, Dynamic Mesh Generation |
 Walter Edmondson, Wally-Edmondson@utc.edu Systems Administrator B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (CS, 2001) Advanced Clustering Technologies |
 Holley L. Beeland, Holley-Beeland@utc.edu Information Specialist B.F.A., Mississippi State University (Art, 1988) Graphic Design; Web Design |
 Laura McKenzie, Laura-McKenzie@utc.edu Accounts Manager B.S., Jacksonville State University (Finance, 1998) |
