TEXAS A&M University

About Us / People

Charles “Buddy” Bollfrass, P.E.
Areas of Expertise: Design, Manufacturing, Thread Technology


Phone: 979-845-1547
Email: bbollfrass@mengr.tamu.edu

Dr. Michael Johnson, Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise:

1. Cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems
2. Design methodology
3. Environmental impact of manufacturing, usage, and disposal of products

Phone: 979-845-4902
Email: johnson@entc.tamu.edu

Thomas Lalk, Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise:
Internal combustion engines, energy systems.

Phone: 979-845-4734
Email: tlalk@tamu.edu

Julie Linsey, Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise:
1. Engineering Design Theory and Methods
2. Conceptual Design and Innovation
3. Design by Analogy Methods

Phone: 979-845-1531
Email: jlinsey@tamu.edu

Ed Marotta, TEES Associate Research Professor Visiting Associate Professor
Area of Expertise:

1. Micro-scale and Nano-scale Heat Transfer in polymer thin films
2. Thermal contact and spreading resistance in metals and polymers
3. Microelectronic cooling

Phone: 979-458-3580
Email: emarotta@tamu.edu

Make McDermott, Emeritus Professor
Area of Expertise:
1. Design
2. Automotive Engineering – Vehicle Dynamics
3. Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems
4. Automotive Adaptive Equipment for Physically Challenged Drivers

Phone: 979-845-4337
Email: mmcdermott@tamu.edu

Daniel A. McAdams, Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise:
1. Product Design: Design Theory and Methodology
2. Biomimetic Design, Computational Methods for Concept Generation
3. Complex System Modeling and Simulation, Model Reuse.

Phone: 979-862-7843
Email: dmcadams@tamu.edu

Ozden Ochoa, Professor
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
Program Manager, AFOSR, 1997-1999
ASME Fellow

Areas of Expertise:
1. Carbon Form, Nano-composites, Engineering Composite Materials
2. Damage Mechanics, Computational Mechanics
3. Design

Phone: 979-845-2022
Email: oochoa@mengr.tamu.edu

William Schneider, Ph.D.
Areas of Expertise:
Design, Engineering Mechanics

Phone: 979-458-0116
Email: wschneider@mengr.tamu.edu

Cris Schwartz, Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise:
1. Polymer Biomaterials for in vivo Wear Applications (joints, skin)
2. Tribology of Polymers and Polymer-Based Composites
3. Design of Materials for Biotribology Applications

Phone: 979-845-9591
Email: jlinsey@tamu.edu

C. Steve Suh, Associate Professor
Director, Institute for Innovation and Design in Engineering (IIDE)
Faculty, Polymer Technology Center (PTC)

Areas of Expertise:
1. Dynamic Instability Diagnostics and Prognostics, Laser Thermometry
2. Experimental and Computational Mechanics, Nonlinear Wave Propagation Applicable to NDE
3. Multidisciplinary Design Theory, CAD/CAM/CAE

Phone: 979-845-1417
Email: ssuh@tamu.edu

Dr. Jyhwen Wang, Associate Professor
Area of Expertise:

Mechanical design and material processing technology

Phone: 979-845-4903
Email: wang@entc.tamu.edu