Administration and Faculty
Senior Administration
Dr. Robert K. McMahan, Jr., President
Dr. James Z. Zhang, Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs and Provost
Ms. Marsha Bewersdorf, Vice President, Administration and Finance
Mr. Geoffrey Marsh, Vice President, Instructional, Administrative, and Informational Technology
Ms. Suzanne Petrusch, Interim Vice President, Enrollment and Co-operative Services
Mr. Dale Pilger, Vice President, University Advancement and External Relations
Ms. Enza Sleva, Vice President and Chief Student Experience Officer
Dr. Kathryn Svinarich, University Chief of Staff
Ms. Jennifer Umberger, Vice President, University Marketing and Communications
Deans and Head of School
Dr. Scott Grasman, Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Professor of Industrial Engineering
Dr. Terence J. Pitre, Dean, School of Management, Professor of Accounting
Dr. Scott W. Reeve, Dean, Graduate School and Sponsored Research, Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Ronald Tackett, Head of School, School of Foundational Studies, Associate Professor of Physics
Academic Department Heads
Dr. Javad Baqersad (Interim), Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Susan Farhat, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Dr. Lisa Gandy (Interim), Department of Computer Science
Dr. Farnaz Ghazi Nezami (Interim), Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Dr. Mark Thompson, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
The Kettering University faculty listed below are able to teach the graduate courses for our programs. The majority hold doctorates and nearly all of them have consulting experience in industry and business.
Bashar AbdulNour, Professor of Practice
B.S. 1979, University of Baghdad, Iraq; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering 1982, M.S. in Applied Mathematics 1987, Ph.D. 1990, Michigan State University
Jamal Alhiyafi, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S. 2000, University of Michigan-Dearborn; M.S. 2002, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Ph.D. 2010, Wayne State University
Reem Alzahabi, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S. 2009, Michigan State University; M.A. 2012 Michigan State University; Ph.D. 2015, Michigan State University
Patrick J. Atkinson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1991, Kettering University; M.S. 1994, Ph.D. 1998, Michigan State University
Theresa Atkinson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E. 1990, Michigan State University; M.S. 1994 Michigan State University; Ph.D. 1998, Michigan State University
Javad Baqersad, Interim Department Head, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 2005, Yazd University, Iran; M.S. 2008, Iran University of Science and Technology; M.S.E. 2014, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. 2015, University of Massachusetts
Jennifer Bastiaan, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1997, GMI Engineering & Management Institute; Ph.D. 2015, University of Waterloo, Ontario
Michael D. Callahan, Professor of Social Science
B.S. 1986, Central Michigan University; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1995, Michigan State University
Pamela Carralero, Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities
B.A. 2012, University of London; M.Sc. 2013, University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Ph.D. 2019, Purdue University
Ada Cheng, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics
B.S. 1993, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 2000, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Susanta K. Das, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1991, University of Dhaka; M.S. 1993, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ph.D. 1999, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Gregory W. Davis, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1982, University of Michigan; M.S. 1986, Oakland University; Ph.D. 1991, University of Michigan
Yaomin Dong, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1983, M.S. 1986, Northeast University; M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 1998, University of Kentucky
Chen Duan, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S. 2011, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China; M.S. 2013, Kettering University; Ph.D. 2020, Wayne State University
William Edwards, Professor of the Practice
B.S. 1990, M.S. 2003, Ph.D. 2016, Oakland University
Susan Farhat, Department Head, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
B.S. 2003, Ph.D. 2010, Michigan State University
David L. Foster, Associate Professor of the Practice
B.S. 1999, Kettering University; M.S. 2003, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 2008, Oakland University
Leszek Gawarecki, Professor of Applied Mathematics
M.A. 1984, Warsaw University, Poland; Ph.D. 1994, Michigan State University
Ezekiel Gebissa, Professor of Social Science
B.A. 1984, Addis Ababa University; M.A. 1991, Michigan State University; Ph.D. 1997, Michigan State University
Farnaz Ghazi Nezami, Interim Department Head, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
B.S. 2005, Alazahara University, M.S., 2008, Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Ph.D. 2013, Wichita State University
Scott E. Grasman, Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Professor of Industrial Engineering
B.S.E. 1994, M.S.E. 1995, Ph.D. 2000, University of Michigan
John Grether, Professor of the Practice
B.B.A. 1993, Northwood University; M.A. 1994, Central Michigan University; J.D. 2005, Michigan State University
Jeffrey B. Hargrove, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1987, M.S. 1992, GMI Engineering & Management Institute; Ph.D. 1997, Michigan State University
Ruben Hayrapetyan, Professor of Applied Mathematics
Ph.D. 1981, Yerevan Armenia State University
Lisandro Hernández de la Peña, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
B.S. 1995, M.S. 1997, Institute for Nuclear Sciences & Technology, Cuba; Ph.D. 2004, Dalhousie University
Huseyin R. Hiziroglu, Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S. 1975, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey; M.S. 1979, Middle East Technical University, Turkey; Ph.D. 1982, Wayne State University
James K. Huggins, Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S. 1989, M.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1995, University of Michigan
Petros Ioannatos, Professor of Economics
B.A. 1980, The Athens Graduate School of Economics and Business Science, Greece; M.A. 1983, University of Windsor, Canada; Ph.D. 1988, Wayne State University
Saroja Kanchi, Professor of Computer Science
B.S. 1983, M.S. 1985, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India; M.S. 1987, M.S. 1989, University of Toledo; Ph.D. 1993, Texas A & M University
Ronald E. Kumon, Associate Professor of Physics
B.S. 1992, Michigan State University; Ph.D. 1999, The University of Texas at Austin
Christine Levecq, Professor of Humanities
B.A. 1983, State University of Liège, Belgium; M.A. 1986, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. 1991, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Daniel Ludwigsen, Associate Professor of Physics and Acoustics
B.A. 1992, Beloit College; Ph.D. 2001, Brigham Young University
Torsten Maier, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering
B.S. 2017, University of Evansville; M.S. 2019, Ph.D. 2021, The Pennsylvania State University
Omar Malik, Associate Professor of Management in the School of Management
B.A. 1989, University of the Punjab; MBA 1992 Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan; Ph.D. 2006 Temple University
Wajira Asanga Ratnayake Manamperi, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
B.S. 2003, M.S. 2006, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; Ph.D. 2010 North Dakota State University
Arnaldo Mazzei, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E. 1987, M.S.M.E. 1991, University of Sao Paulo; Ph.D. 1998, University of Michigan
Robert K. McMahan, Professor of Physics and President
B.S., A.B. 1982, Duke University; Ph.D. 1986, Dartmouth College
Seyed Jamaleddin Mostafavi Yazdi, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.Sc. 2005, Yazd University, Iran; M.Sc. 2009, K.Sn. Toosi University of Technology, Iran; Ph.D. 2019, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Lawrence Navarre, Lecturer of Business Administration
B.B.A. 1984, Kent State University; M.S.M. 1990, Purdue University
Matthew O’Toole, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics
B.S. 2002, Hillsdale College; M.S. 2006, Ph.D. 2010, Michigan State University
Jungme Park, Associate Professor of Computer Engineering
B.S. 1989, Korea University; M.S. 1996, University of Alabama; Ph.D. 2001, University of Alabama
Benjamin Pauli, Associate Professor of Social Science
B.A. 2005, University of Washington, Tacoma; M.A. 2009, Rutgers University; Ph.D. 2014, Rutgers University
Diane L. Peters, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E. 1993, University of Notre Dame; M.S. 2000, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D. 2010, University of Michigan
Ahmad Pourmovahed, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1977, Arya-Mehr University of Technology, Iran; M.S.M.E. 1979, Ph.D., 1985, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Andrzej Przyjazny, Professor of Chemistry
M.Sc. 1971, Technical University of Gdansk; Ph.D. 1977, Southern Illinois University; 1986, Technical University of Gdansk
Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A. 1998, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Ph.D. 2002, Michigan State University
Corneliu I. Rablau, Professor of Physics
B.S. 1989, University of Bucharest, Romania; M.S. 1998, West Virginia University; Ph.D. 1999, West Virginia University
Uma Ramabadran, Professor of Physics
Ph.D. 1990, University of Cincinnati
Bassem Ramadan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.E. 1984, Beirut; M.S. 1986, Ph.D. 1992, Michigan State University
Badrinath Rao, Associate Professor of Sociology and Asian Studies
B.A. 1984, M.A. 1986, Bangalore University, India; M.A. 1992, Queen's University, Canada; Ph.D. 1999, University of Alberta, Canada; J.D. 2013, Wayne State University
Scott W. Reeve, Founding Dean, Graduate School and Sponsored Research, Professor of Chemistry
B.A. 1987, Augsburg College; Ph.D. 1992, University of Minnesota
Foroogh Rouhollahi, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
B.Sc. 2008, University of Isfahan, Iran; M.Sc. 2013, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran; Ph.D. 2022, Wayne State University
Joseph J. Salacuse, Professor of Applied Mathematics
B.S. 1970, Bradley University; Ph.D. 1978, State University of New York at StonyBrook
Adam Salminen, Professor of Applied Mathematics
B.S. 1999, Michigan State University; M.S. 2003, Ph.D. 2005, Ohio State University
Timothy Stiles, Associate Professor of Physics
B.A. 1998, Grinnel College; Ph.D. 2005, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Denise Stodola, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A. 1990, M.A. 1993, University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D. 2003, University of Missouri – Columbia
Laura L. Sullivan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1984, Arizona State; M.S.E. 1988, Ph.D. 1992, University of Texas at Arlington
Kathryn Svinarich, University Chief of Staff, Associate Professor of Physics
B.S. 1983, University of Michigan; Ph.D. 1991, Wayne State University
Nozar Tabrizi, Associate Professor of Computer Engineering
B.S.E.E. 1980, M.S.E.C.E. 1988, Sharif University of Technology, Iran; Ph.D. 1997, University of Adelaide, Australia
Ronald Tackett, Founding Head of School, Associate Professor of Physics
B.S. 2003, Eastern Michigan University, M.S. 2007, Wayne State University, Ph.D. 2008, Wayne State University
Chinwe Tait, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S. 2004 Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S. 2007, Ph.D. 2017, Michigan State University
Hafez Tari, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 2005, M.S. 2008, University of Mazandaran, Iran; M.S. 2011, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Ph.D. 2014, The Ohio State University
Massoud S. Tavakoli, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E. 1981, Louisiana State University; M.S.M.E. 1983, Ph.D. 1987, Ohio State University; P.E., Georgia
Allan Taylor, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S.E.E. 2009, M.S.Eng. 2011, Kettering University; Ph.D. 2019, Michigan State University
Kevin TeBeest, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics
B.S. 1981, South Dakota State University; M.S. 1986, Ph.D. 1992, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Girma S. Tewolde, Professor of Computer Engineering
B.S. 1992, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; M.S. 1995, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Ph.D. 2008, Oakland University
Mark G. Thompson, Department Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S. 1976, M.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1980, Michigan State University
Mohammad Torfeh, Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S. 1977, University of Isfahan; M.S. 1979, Ph.D. 1982, Wayne State University
Giuseppe Turini, Professor of Computer Science
M.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2011, University of Pisa, Italy
Demet Usanmaz, Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S. 2003, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey; M.Sc. 2005, Gazi University, Turkey; Ph.D. 2009, Gazi University, Turkey
Lihua Wang, Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1984, Fudan University, China; Ph.D. 1991, Purdue University
Kenneth Williams, Teaching Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.B.A. 1981, University of Michigan; M.B.A. 1986, Wayne State University; Ph.D. 2016 Northcentral University
Benaiah Yongo-Bure, Associate Professor of Social Science
B.A. 1976, Makerere University, Uganda; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1984, Dalhousie University, Canada
Mehrdad H. Zadeh, Professor of Computer Engineering
B.Sc.C.E. 1992, Shiraz University, Fars, Iran; M.A.Sc.E.E. 2004, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada; Ph.D. 2009, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Ali R. Zand, Professor of Chemistry
B.S. 1989, Saginaw Valley State University; M.S. 1992, Central Michigan University; Ph.D. 1996, Michigan State University
James Z. Zhang, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S.E.E. 1986, Hunan University, PRC; M.A. 1993, Indiana University; M.S.E. 1993, Purdue University; Ph.D. 2002, Purdue University