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.
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Faculty |
 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 Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. W. Roger Briley, Roger-Briley@utc.edu Professor Research/Education Integration, SimCenter Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (ME, 1968) Computational Fluid Dynamics; Field Simulation Algorithms; Parallel Computing; Viscous Flow and Heat Transfer Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 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. Chad Burdyshaw, Chad-Burdyshaw@utc.edu Research Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (CmE, 2006) Design Optimization Techniques; Sensitivity Derivative Calculation; Computational Design Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 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 Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Sagar Kapadia, Sagar-Kapadia@utc.edu Research Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (CmE, 2008) Fuel Cell Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 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 Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 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 Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Eric R. McFarland, Eric-McFarland@utc.edu Research Professor Ph.D., University of Cincinnati (AsE, 1976) Computational Fluid Dynamics; Propulsion Systems, Turbomachinery, Design, Internal and External Aerodynamics Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Robert E. Melnik, Bob-Melnik@utc.edu Research Professor Research Initiatives, SimCenter Ph.D., Polytechnic University (ASTRO, 1965) Fluid Dynamics; Applied Mathematics; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Turbulent Flow; Aquatic Animal Propulsion Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. James C. Newman, III, James-Newman@utc.edu Professor Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (ME, 1997) Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design Optimization, Sensitivity Analysis, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Computational Structural Dynamics Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. D. Stephen Nichols, III, Stephen-Nichols@utc.edu Research Associate Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 2002) Unsteady Free-Surface Flow; Surface-Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuvering Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Ramesh Pankajakshan, Ramesh-Pankajakshan@utc.edu Research Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (CmE, 1997) Unsteady Viscous Flow Applications; Parallel Algorithms; Scientific Computing; Computational Design Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Kidambi Sreenivas, Kidambi-Sreenivas@utc.edu Research Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 1996) Unstructured Grid Technology; Unsteady Viscous Flow Applications; Scientific Computing Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Timothy W. Swafford, Tim-Swafford@utc.edu Professor and Head, Graduate School of Computational Engineering Interim Director, SimCenter Acting Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 1983) Computational Fluid Dynamics; Computational Applications in Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics, and Propulsion Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Lafayette K. Taylor, Lafe-Taylor@utc.edu Professor Research Projects Integration, SimCenter Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 1991) Mathematics of Computation; Flux Formulations; Computational Applications in Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics, and Propulsion Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Li Wang, Li-Wang@utc.edu Assistant Research Professor Ph.D., The University of Wyoming (ME, 2009) High-order Discontinuous Galerkin Methods; Discrete Adjoint Methods; Shape Optimizations; Error Estimation and Mesh Adaptations Dr. Wang's Personal Webpage Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Robert S. Webster, Robert-Webster@utc.edu Research Associate Professor Ph.D., Mississippi State University (ASE, 2002) Unsteady Viscous Flows; Structured Grid Technologies; Computational Applications in Aerodynamics, Propulsion, and Turbomachinery Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. David L. Whitfield, Dave-Whitfield@utc.edu Professor Associate Dean for Special Projects, College of Engineering and Computer Science Ph.D., University of Tennessee (ASE, 1971) Computational Fluid Dynamics; Solution Algorithms; Unsteady Viscous Flow Applications; Computational Design Visit this faculty member's vita. |
 Dr. Robert V. Wilson, Robert-Wilson@utc.edu 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 Visit this faculty member's vita. |
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 Walter Edmondson, Wally-Edmondson@utc.edu Systems Administrator B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (CS, 2001) Advanced Clustering Technologies |
 Ethan A. Hereth, Ethan-Hereth@utc.edu Research Associate M.S., University of Central Arkansas (Math, 2009) Grid Generation; Tetmeshing; Grid Optimization and Adaptation |
 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 |
 Laura McKenzie, Laura-McKenzie@utc.edu Accounts Manager B.S., Jacksonville State University (Finance, 1998) |
 Kim Sapp, Kim-Sapp@utc.edu Administrative Assistant |
Dr. W. Kyle Anderson, 
Holley L. Beeland, 
Lindsey Frost Cleary, 