Meet the Faculty

Mercer’s School of Engineering is supported by a talented group of faculty and staff who serve as mentors, coaches, teachers, and experts in their fields. They are committed to equipping the next generation of engineers in the classroom, in the lab, and beyond.

Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Sinjae Hyun

Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and Director of Graduate Programs

Engineering Professor Dr. Ed O'Brien

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Joanna Thomas

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Coordinator for Research and BEAR Day

Distinguished University Professor Dr. Ha Van Vo

Eminent Scholar and Distinguished University Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Technician Bich Nguyen

Bich Nguyen

Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Technician

Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Technician Le Trung

Le Trung

Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Technician

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Kevin Barnett

Associate Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Enginneering Professor Dr. Anthony Choi

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Donald Ekong

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Ruiyun Fu

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Jeng-Nan Juang

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Hunmin Kim

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Makhin Thitsa

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thomas Kashin

Thomas Kashin

Engineering Laboratory Coordinator

Environmental and Civil Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Philip McCreanor

Professor and Chair of Environmental and Civil Engineering and Director of Engineering Honors Program

Sarah Bauer

Assistant Professor

Dr. Adaline Buerck

Assistant Professor of Environmental and Civil Engineering and Director of The Cecil Day Family Center for International Groundwater Innovation

Engineering Professor Dr. Natalia Cardelino

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

School of Engineering Dean Laura Lackey

Dean and Georgia Kaolin Industry Chair of Engineering and Professor of Environmental Engineering

Civil Engineering Laboratory Technician

Leslie Carroll

Engineering Laboratory Coordinator

Dr. Michael Fleming Headshot

Dr. Michael Fleming

Assistant Professor of Environmental and Civil Engineering

Dr. Eazaz Sadeghvaziri Headshot

Dr. Eazaz Sadeghvaziri

Assistant Professor of Environmental and Civil Engineering

Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management

Engineering Professor Dr. Pablo Biswas

Associate Professor and Chair of Industrial Engineering and Management

Engineering Professor Dr. Laura Moody

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management

Engineering Professor Dr. Melinda Hollingshed

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management

Amro Khasawneh

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Michael Marcoux

Lecturer of Industrial Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Ramachandran Radharamanan

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management

Engineering Professor Dr. Scott Schultz

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management and Senior Associate Dean

Mechanical Engineering

Dr Loren Sumner

Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Arash Afshar

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Robert Gill

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Stephen Hill

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean

Engineering Professor Dr. Ken Marek

Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering

Dorina Mihut

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Chandan Roy

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Professor Dr. Alireza Sarvestani

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Technician John Mullis

John Mullis

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Technician

Technical Communication

Pam Brewer

Professor and Chair of Technical Communication

Susan Codone

Professor of Technical Communication

Philip Gallagher

Assistant Professor of Technical Communication

Guiseppe Getto

Associate Professor of Technical Communication

Hannah Nabi

Lecturer of Technical Communication

Bremen Vance

Assistant Professor of Technical Communication

Emeritus Faculty

Engineering Professor Dr. Joan Burtner

Dr. Joan Burtner

Associate Professor Emerita

Engineering Professor Dr. Aaron Collins

Dr. Aaron Collins

Professor Emeritus

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Dr. Thomas Cook

Professor Emeritus

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Dr. Marjorie T. Davis

Professor Emerita

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Dr. Carroll Gambrell

Dean Emeritus
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Technical Communication Professor Dr. Helen Grady

Professor Emerita

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Dr. Robert Gray

Professor Emeritus

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Dr. Allen Grum

Professor Emeritus

Dr. George Hayhoe

Dr. George Hayhoe

Professor Emeritus

Dr. Richard Kunz

Dr. Richard Kunz

Associate Professor Emeritus

Dr. Michael Leonard

Dr. Michael Leonard

Professor Emeritus
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Associate Professor Emeritus of Software Systems Engineering in Memoriam

Jack Mahaney

Associate Professor Emeritus

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Dr. David McClellan

Professor Emeritus
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Engineering Professor Dr. Richard Mines

Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Civil Engineering

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Dr. John Palmer

Professor Emeritus in Memoriam

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Dr. John Schaefer

Professor Emeritus

Engineering Professor Dr. Wade Shaw

Professor Emeritus of Systems Engineering and Former Dean