Core Faculty
Margie Ackerman
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Protein engineering; biotherapeutics; vaccine technology; engineering immune responses
Mary R. Albert
Professor of Engineering
Executive Director, Ice Drilling Program Office
Snow physics; transport phenomena; numerical modeling
Ian Baker
Sherman Fairchild Professor of Engineering
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Mechanical behavior; phase tranformations; electron microscopy; x-ray topography; x-ray diffraction; ice; magnetic materials; intermetallic compounds
Andrea Borsic
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Medical imaging; discrete inverse problems; electrical impedance tomography; magnetic resonance methods for imaging electrical properties of tissues; scientific computing and visualization; high performance compounding and GPUs; numerical methods for electromagnetism; biomedical instrumentation; embedded systems
Mark E. Borsuk
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Decision theory; integrated systems modeling and management; Bayesian statistics, uncertainty analysis; risk assessment; valuation methods; imprecise probabilities; sustainability science
John P. Collier
Myron Tribus Professor of Engineering Innovation
Design and analysis of orthopedic prostheses; design and metallurgy of porous-metal-coated implants; study of implant/host interfaces; growth and repair of cartilage
Benoit Cushman-Roisin
Professor of Engineering
Environmental transport processes; environmental fluid mechanics; industrial ecology; sustainable design; energy efficiency
Solomon G. Diamond
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Biomedical imaging; functional neuroimaging; physiological modeling; heart rate variability; stroke recovery; Alzheimer's disease
Eric R. Fossum
Professor of Engineering
Solid-state image sensors (CCDs, CMOS active pixel sensors, Quanta Image Sensors); advanced imaging systems; on-chip image processing; new applications for image sensors
Harold J. Frost
Associate Professor of Engineering
Materials science; modeling of microstructural evolution; deformation and fracture at high temperatures
Elsa Garmire
Sydney E. Junkins 1887 Professor of Engineering
Non-linear optics; integrated optics and semiconductor photonic devices; lasers; electro-optics; fiber optics
Tillman U. Gerngross
Professor of Engineering
Protein engineering; glycoprotein engineering; high cell density fermentation technology; metabolic engineering; protein expression
Michael Gerst
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Integrated assessment modeling of energy and climate policy; industrial ecology; sustainability science; agent-based simulation methods
Robert J. Graves
John H. Krehbiel Sr. Professor for Emerging Technologies
Director, Master of Engineering Management Program
Adjunct Professor, Tuck School of Business
Professor Emeritus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
E-engineering information technologies; near real-time scheduling and dispatching; assembly system design; product design; multi-objective optimization; integrated material handling system concepting and design; intelligent control systems
Karl Griswold
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Protein engineering; directed evolution; biotherapeutics; applied biocatalysis; high throughput screening
Ryan Halter
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Biomedical instrumentation; electrical impedance tomography and spectroscopy; medical imaging; tissue bioimpedance; cancer detection technologies; traumatic brain injury; medical robotics
Eric W. Hansen
Associate Professor of Engineering
Signal and image processing; digital system design; optics
Alexander Hartov
Professor of Engineering
Director, M.S. and Ph.D. Programs
Biomedical engineering; medical imaging; electrical impedance tomography; image-guided surgery; cryosurgery; ultrasound; multi-modality imaging
Joseph J. Helble
Dean and Professor of Engineering
Environmental impacts of fossil energy utilization with emphasis on mercury; particulate matter; air pollution control; CO2 capture; combustion-derived pollution
Songbai Ji
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Image-guided surgery; medical imaging; multi-modality imaging; image analysis; finite element; numerical methods; image registration; traumatic brain injury; computational modeling of the human head
Shudong Jiang
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Optical spectroscopy and imaging systems for biomedical applications
Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Optical techniques and systems for diagnostic cancer imaging and image-guided cancer therapy; multi-modality medical imaging; biomedical instrumentation
Ronald C. Lasky
Professor of Engineering
Director, Cook Engineering Design Center
Process optimization; designed experiments; statistical analysis; electronic assembly; Lean Six Sigma; electronic and optoelectronic packaging; materials science; environmental compliance for electronics; electronic assembly with lead-free solders
Frederic Leblond
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Biomedical optics technology for cancer imaging; small animal fluorescence imaging; fluorescence-guided surgery; diffuse optical tomography; multi-modality medical imaging; models for light propagation in tissue; inverse problem resolution methods
Christopher G. Levey
Associate Professor of Engineering
Director, Microengineering Laboratory
Director, Instructional Laboratories
Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Microfabrication technology; micro-optical systems and binary optics; micromechanical and electromechanical systems (MEMS); microrobotics
Jifeng Liu
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Optoelectronic materials and devices; integrated nanophotonics for energy-efficient Information Technologies (Green IT); Nanomaterials and nanostructures for solar cells and thermophotovoltaic cells; Infrared and ultraviolet optical sensors
William Lotko
Professor of Engineering
Geospace environment; space plasma physics, modeling, simulation; electromagnetic fields and waves
Daniel R. Lynch
MacLean Professor of Engineering
Scientific management of natural resources; physical/biological interactions in the coastal ocean; advanced computational methods with applications in water resources and environmental engineering
Lee Rybeck Lynd
Paul E. and Joan H. Queneau Distinguished Professor in Environmental Engineering Design
Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences
Professor Extraordinary of Microbiology, Stellenbosch U., South Africa
Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Mascoma Corporation
Technology for production of energy from cellulosic biomass; transition paths to a sustainable world; metabolic engineering; applied microbiology; process design and evaluation
Vicki V. May
Associate Professor of Engineering
Engineering education: Inquiry-based learning, student-centered learning, K-12 and outreach activities, textbook alternatives, creativity, and the theory of mind
Paul M. Meaney
Professor of Engineering
Microwave imaging ultrasound computed tomography for biomedical applications; microwave antenna design; thermal modeling and system design for focused ultrasound surgery applications
Kofi M. Odame
Analog Devices Career Development Chair
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Analog integrated circuits; low power sensor interfaces; nonlinear signal processing
Reza Olfati-Saber
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Distributed control and robotics; networked systems; sensor networks; swarms and self-organizing systems; information fusion; multi-agent systems; evolution of behavior in social networks
Keith D. Paulsen
Robert A. Pritzker Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Radiology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Director, Dartmouth Advanced Imaging Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Co-Director, Cancer Imaging and Radiobiology Research Program, Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Biomedical engineering; numerical methods in electromagnetics; cancer therapeutics; medical imaging methodologies; bioelectromagnetics
Victor F. Petrenko
Professor of Engineering
Materials science; physics of semiconductors; heat transfer and refrigeration technologies; ice physics and ice engineering; de-icing and anti-icing technology; ice and snow friction
Minh Q. Phan
Associate Professor of Engineering
System identification; iterative learning control; model predictive control; control of robotic swarms; intelligent control; adaptive control
Brian W. Pogue
Professor of Engineering
Dartmouth Dean of Graduate Studies
Biomedical optics and lasers; medical imaging; image guided spectroscopy of cancer; photodynamic therapy; modeling of tumor pathophysiology and contrast
Laura Ray
Professor of Engineering
Dynamics and controls; nonlinear estimation; mobile robots; active noise control; damage detection in smart structures; mechatronics
Peter J. Robbie
Associate Professor of Engineering
Product Design, human-centered design, cognitive strategies and methodologies for creative design practice
Eugene Santos Jr.
Professor of Engineering
Intelligent systems; artificial intelligence; probabilistic reasoning; adversarial modeling; intent inferencing; user modeling; information retrieval; evolutionary computation; socio-cultural modeling
Erland M. Schulson
George Austin Colligan Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Chair, Engineering Sciences Department
Director, Ice Research Laboratory
Flow and fracture of ice; mechanical behavior of metals and alloys; physical metallurgy and materials science
Simon G. Shepherd
Associate Professor of Engineering
HF radar development; ionospheric plasma convection and physics; solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere coupling; space weather and climatology
Fridon Shubitidze
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Numerical methods in computational electromagnetic; electromagnetic sensing methodologies; detection and discrimination of sub-surface objects; linear and non-linear inverse-scattering; induced geo-electromagnetic fields; micro strip antennas; photonic band gaps; near field optics; DNA sequencing; electrostatic discharge
Jason Stauth
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Power management and systems solutions for photovoltaic applications; electronics and integrated circuit design (analog/mixed signal, RF, power and embedded applications); systems engineering; engineering management; technology entrepreneurship.
Anatoly V. Streltsov
Associate Professor of Engineering
Computational sciences; space plasma physics; electromagnetic waves in nonhomogeneous media
Charles R. Sullivan
Associate Professor of Engineering
Power electronics; electromagnetic design of power electronics components; micro-fabricated magnetic components; nanocomposite magnetic materials; energy efficiency and renewable energy
Stephen Taylor
Professor of Engineering
Cyber-forensics; network security; information warfare; real-time sensor fusion; distributed computing and web technologies; high performance distributed applications
B. Stuart Trembly
Associate Professor of Engineering
Therapeutic heating of tissue; biomedical engineering; antenna theory
Douglas W. Van Citters
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Orthopaedic failure analysis and design; wear of polymers; polymer processing; biomaterials and surgical device design
Ulrike G.K. Wegst
Associate Professor of Engineering
Mechanical performance of natural materials; biomaterials and tissue engineering; self-assembly; biotemplated materials; biomimetics; novel materials for nuclear fuel applications; multifunctional hybrid materials; materials selection and eco-design; eco-audits; materials in musical instruments and sports equipment; science education through interdisciplinary projects linking music, arts and sport










