Graduate Faculty
List of Graduate Faculty by program and their areas of expertise. Also included is a link to a list of the Master's theses they have guided. Graduate faculty teach EGR 5xx and EGR 6xx classes, serve on or chair thesis and project committees, and guide students in their culminating experiences that include EGR 695 Master’s Thesis, EGR 693 Master’s Project, or EGR 686 Capstone Design Project. All graduate faculty teach EGR 699 Independent Study sections as needed.
Graduate Program Committee
This committee consists of graduate faculty who review and approve MSE curriculum and policies, review thesis and project committees, and support graduate students and faculty. The current committee consist of:
- Dr Abishek Balsamy-Kamaraj (PDM)
- Dr Nabeeh Kandalaft (CE)
- Dr Brian Krug (EE)
- Dr Farid Jafari (ME)
- Dr Samhita Rhodes (BME, GPD)
Dr. Nicholas Baine
KEN 227 (616) 331-6756
Dr. Shabbir Choudhuri
IDC 215 (616) 331-6845
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