Brian Vick
Associate Professor
PhD - North Carolina State University
Thermal radiation and radiometry, Blood perfusion
EES
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
Alfred L. Wicks
Associate Professor
PhD - Michigan Tech
Autonomous ground vehicles, Hybrid power
systems, Mechatronics/sensors
Energy
Engineering
and Science
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
Design,
Materials &
Manufacturing
Michael von Spakovsky
Professor
PhD - Georgia Institute of Technology
Theoretical and applied non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Kinetic theory
EES
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
Rosaire Bushey
Administrative/Professional Faculty
MA - Seton Hall University & Southern New
Hampshire University
Department Communications Manager
EES
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
RADS
BMNS
DMM
Robotics,
Autonomous,
& Dynamical
Systems
EES
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
Design,
Materials &
Manufacturing
Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng
Assistant Professor
PhD - Boston University
Hierarchical multifunctional materials and systems, Biomedical micro-devices
Energy
Engineering
and Science
EES
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
Design,
Materials &
Manufacturing
Lei Zuo
John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow
PhD - Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Energy harvesting - small and large scale
Robert L. West
Associate Professor
PhD - University of Missouri, Columbia
Nonlinear finite element analysis, Mechanical/
structural design optimization
EES
NES
Christopher B. Williams
Associate Professor
PhD - Georgia Tech
Additive manufacturing materials, Design for
manufacturing, Design methodology
Linda W. Vick
Associate Professor of Practice
PhD - Virginia Tech
Instructor, Undergraduate academic and career
advisor, Advising
EES
EES
Design,
Materials &
Manufacturing
EES
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
Robotics,
Autonomous,
& Dynamical
Systems
Melissa Williams
Administrative/Professional Faculty
BS - Bluefield College
Department Operations Manager
EES
NES
RADS
BMNS
DMM
New Faculty AY 2016-2017
NES
BMNS
Jinsuo Zhang
PhD: Zhejiang University, China
Focus area: Nuclear
Engineering
EES
Ling Li
PhD: 2014, MIT
Focus Area: Bio-inspired design, tough glass laminate
Zheng Li
PhD: 2011, SUNY, Binghamton
Focus area: Energy storage
materials and systems