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Maggie Bowler
Grants & Contracts Officer
- Phone: (801) 581-6780
- Email: maggie.bowler@utah.edu
- Office: 1557 MEK
Provides pre- and post-award administrative support to faculty.
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Scott Uhlrich
Assistant Professor
- Email: scott.uhlrich@utah.edu
Research Interests:
Movement biomechanics
Neuro-musculoskeletal simulation
Mobile sensing (computer vision, wearables)
Machine learning
Rehabilitation engineering
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Erika Pliner
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 801-581-3685
- Email: erika.pliner@utah.edu
- Office: 2341 MEK
- Website: https://nobl.mech.utah.edu/
Research Interests:
Biomechanics
Neuromechanics
Fall Prevention
Occupational Safety
Balance Control
Ergonomics
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Genesis Briceno
Administrative Assistant
- Phone: (801) 213-1160
- Email: genesis.briceno@utah.edu
- Office: 1550 MEK
Processes travel reimbursements and travel arrangements for department guests. Purchases department catering and department supplies. Supports major department events with Administrative Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Advising, and Graduate Advising.
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Yongzhi Qu
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 801-581-3517
- Email: yongzhi.qu@utah.edu
- Office: 1343 MEK
Research Interests:
Artificial intelligence and dynamic systems,
AI – driven metrology,
Next-generation Digital Twins,
In-situ monitoring,
diagnostics and prognostics,
Autonomous manufacturing.
Google Scholar Citations
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Agastya Balantrapu
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 801-581-3932
- Email: agastya.balantrapu@utah.edu
- Office: 1341 MEK
Research Interests:
Experimental fluid dynamics,
High Reynolds number turbulence,
Quantitative flow visualization techniques,
Aero/Hydro acoustics,
Insect navigation algorithms in natural flows,
Passive scalar dispersion in atmospheric flows.
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Lane Sutton
Graduate Student Coordinator
- Phone: (801) 581-3517
- Email: lane.sutton@utah.edu
- Office: 1568 MEK
Current MS & PhD Students Last Names (M-Z)
Meets and advises Mechanical Engineering graduate students, helping students develop educational plans and assisting them from admission to graduation. Assists students with matters relating to academics, such as, course planning, registration, student record management, tuition benefit enrollment, graduation, and thesis and dissertation formatting.
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Rheannon Burnside
Academic Advisor
- Phone: (801) 581-4160
- Email: Rheannon.burnside@utah.edu
- Office: 1560D MEK
Meets with students with last names F-L.
Meets and advises Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students helping students develop educational plans and supporting them from admission to graduation. Assists students with major exploration, course planning, registration, campus resources, building study skills, transfer credit evaluation, degree requirements, and graduation clearance.
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Andy Gill
Capstone Coordinator
- Phone: (801) 419-1512
- Email: andy.gill@utah.edu
- Office: 1012 MEK
Manages the Capstone Program and advises students on their capstone design projects. Acts as the liaison and main point of contact between Industry Sponsors, Faculty Advisors, Capstone Instructors, Students, and Lab Managers to ensure the ME 4000 and ME 4010 course objectives are met.
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Shuaihang Pan
Assistant Professor
- Email: shuaihang.pan@utah.edu
- Office: 2339 MEK
Research interests:
Advanced manufacturing
Additive manufacturing
Metal and alloy design
Materials' degradation protection
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