Lane Sutton

    Graduate Student Coordinator

    • Email: lane.sutton@utah.edu
    • Office: 1569 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.

    Rheannon Burnside

    Academic Advisor

    • Phone: (801) 581-4160
    • Email: Rheannon.burnside@utah.edu
    • Office: 1560A MEK

    Meets with students with last names Lo-Pe.
    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.

    Daphne Robinette

    Program Assistant

    • Phone: (801) 213-1160
    • Email: daphne.robinette@utah.edu
    • Office: 1550 MEK

    Serves as primary contact for department reception and general office support. Processes non-travel reimbursements, mail, package deliveries, room reservations, key requests, building access requests, and copy codes.

    Ben Danh

    Academic Advisor

    • Phone: (801) 581-8234
    • Email: ben.danh@utah.edu
    • Office: 1560A MEK

    Meets with students with last names A-Cl
    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.

    Reid Rouse

    Engineer 2

    • Phone: (801) 585-6901
    • Email: reid.o.rouse@utah.edu
    • Office: 1341 MEB

    Responsible for designing & machining in student machine shop and instructing students on the proper operation & safety of machining equipment.

    Randall Morrill

    Mechanical Engineer

    • Email: u0199088@utah.edu
    • Office: 1121 MEK

    Supports the operation of the senior design teaching laboratory to ensure the educational objectives of the laboratory exercises are successfully met.

    Jason Smith

    Computer Professional

    • Phone: (801) 585-5605
    • Email: jasmith@eng.utah.edu
    • Office: 3400T MEK

    Computer Manager, guru, trouble-shooter, and is responsible for maintenance of department computing and networking needs.

    Quinton Christensen

    Mechanical Engineer

    • Email: Quinton.Christensen@utah.edu

    Supports the operation of the mechatronics and robotics teaching laboratories to ensure the educational objectives of the laboratory exercises are successfully met.

    Jeff Kessler

    Mechanical Engineer

    • Phone: (801) 581-4252
    • Email: jkessler@mech.utah.edu
    • Office: 1176 MEB

    Day-to-day supervision and management of the department’s technical staff, develop and maintain student and research laboratories, and development of new experiments under the supervision of faculty; responsible for maintenance for related equipment in the three divisions of the department: Design, Thermal Fluids, and Manufacturing. Conducts composite materials research and testing.