Robin Ott Associate Professor of Practice DMM Mark Paul Professor EES Ranga Pitchumani George R . Goodson Professor EES John Palmore Jr . Assistant Professor EES Mark Pierson Associate Professor of Practice , Nuclear Engineering Program NES Rui Qiao Professor & John R . Jones III Faculty Fellow EES Shivakumar Ranganathan Collegiate Associate Professor DMM Michael J . Roan Professor RADS Douglas Nelson Professor EES Wing Ng Alumni Distinguished Professor & Christopher C . Kraft Endowed Professor EES Rolf Mueller Professor BMNS Amrinder Nain Associate Professor BMNS 44 PEOPLE • VIRGINIA TECH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ANNUAL REPORT • 2019-2020