USRI - Key Persons


AJ Burba

Job Titles:
  • Research Staff Member
  • R & D Engineer

AJ Johannes

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Alan Tree

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor

Amy Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Anthony Delce

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Avdhesh Tyagi

Job Titles:
  • Professor / Water Resources Engineer

Bert Cooper Lab

Job Titles:
  • Lab Supervisor / Bert Cooper Lab
  • Research
  • Research Assistant / Bert Cooper Lab

Brad Rowland

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, ENDEAVOR Manager of Operations CEAT 201 ATRC 405.744.3856
  • Education
Dr. Rowland has extensive military experience that includes military acquisition, research and development related to test and evaluation of military equipment, management of high risk technical programs and advanced application of statistical designs. He served as the Chief Scientist for the Chemical Test Division at the Dugway Proving Ground. He also served as the Director of Research for NitroLift Inc. and has extensive laboratory safety experience.

Bruce Russell

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Chad Grinsteiner

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Clint P. Aichele

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Associate Professor / Lew and Myra
  • Associate Professor, Lew and Myra Ward Fellow Chemical Engineering 423 Engineering North
  • Education

Craig Bradshaw

Job Titles:
  • Director

Dan Cook

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Practic
  • Civil & Environmental Engineering

Dan Fisher

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director

David Porter

Job Titles:
  • Lab Supervisor / Bert Cooper Lab

Dee Ann Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Donald Snethen

Job Titles:
  • Professor / Geotechnical Engineering

Dr. Aaron Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Program Coordinator
  • Program Coordinator & Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Technology / Mechatronics & Robotics Technology 567 Engineering North 405.744.3975
Dr. Aaron Alexander joined the MET faculty in 2012 after spending more than a decade in industry. He obtained his B.S. in Engineering from Messiah College in 1999. After earning an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, he worked as an Acoustical Engineer creating silencer designs for gas turbine duct work. He would later work as a Manager of Research and Development.

Dr. Alyssa Avery

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer / Aircraft

Dr. Andrew Arena

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Dr. Ben Loh

Job Titles:
  • Research Faculty
  • Senior R & D Engineer

Dr. Deb Mishra

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Dr. Gus Azevedo

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Dr. Imraan Faruque

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Dr. Jamey Jacob

Job Titles:
  • Director, Professor, John Hendrix Chair

Dr. Kurt Rouser

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Dr. Mark Krzmarzick

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Dr. Paul Weckler

Job Titles:
  • Department

Dr. Richard Gaeta

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Dr. Ryan Paul

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Dr. Wei Zhao

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Dr. Yuting Zhou

Job Titles:
  • Geography Department

E. J. Maginn

E. D. Hazelbaker, S. Budhathoki, H. Wang, J. K. Shah, E. J. Maginn and S. Vasenkov, "Relationship between diffusion and chemical exchange in mixtures of carbon dioxide and an amine-functionalized ionic liquid by high field NMR and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations", Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 5, 1766-1770 (2014).

Edward Bartlett - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

G. L. Foutch

Raught, D. P., G. L. Foutch, and A. Apblett. "Ion exchange resin fouling by organic amines and secondary systems at U.S. nuclear power plants." Power Plant Chemistry, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. 741-752, 2005.

Garold Oberlender

Job Titles:
  • Construction Engineering and Management

Gary Foutch

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Education
  • Regents Professor Emeritus
  • Regents Professor Emeritus, Anadarko Chair Chemical Engineering 816.803.64069

Geir Hareland

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor

Gregory Wilber

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Harold Courson

Job Titles:
  • Chairman in Petroleum Engineering

Heather Fahlenkamp

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor and Head

Hitesh Vora

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Director - Industrial Assessment Center ( IAC ), Mechanical Engineering Technology / Mechatronics & Robotics Technology 559 Engineering North 405.744.9578

Hong Je Cho

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Hunjoo Lee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Jaime Schussler

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Jake Leflore

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant / Bert Cooper Lab

James Smay

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Education
  • Professor Materials Science and Engineering 120 Helmrich Research Center700 N. Greenwood Ave.Tulsa, OK

Jan Wagner

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Professor Emeritus Chemical Engineering

Jan Wanger

Job Titles:
  • Education

Jason Cobb

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Jeffery White

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor

Jenny Sallee

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Jindal Shah

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Associate Professor Chemical Engineering 420 Engineering North
  • Education

Jorge Gonzalez Estrella

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Jorge Vizcarrondo

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Specialist

Josh Ramsey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor

Joshua Li

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Justin Thweatt

Job Titles:
  • Research Engineer

Karen High

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Kathleen McNamara

Job Titles:
  • Research Staff Member
  • R & D Engineer

Kenneth Bell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Kevin Petray

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Khaled Gasem

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Regents Professor Emeritus

Kim Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Specialist II

Kristi Bumpas

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Lingfeng Tao

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Program Coordinator
Dr. Tao is an Assistant Professor in the Mechatronics and Robotics program under the CEAT Division of Engineering Technology. He serves as the program coordinator.

Liz Jordan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Administrative Support Specialist

M.R. Lohmann

Job Titles:
  • Professor / Structural Engineering

Marimuthu Andiappan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Mark Nealis

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Martin High

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Adjunct Associate Professor

Mary Foltz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Mary Muth

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor II

Mete Oner

Job Titles:
  • Professor / Geotechnical Engineering

Mike Abbas

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Mileva Radonjic

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Mohamed Elkashef

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Mohamed Soliman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Mohammed Al

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Natalie Noles

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Associate
  • Administrative Staff Member

Nicoletta Fala

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Norb Delatte

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor and Head

Paul Green

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Paul Tikalsky

Job Titles:
  • Dean and Professor

Peter Clark

Job Titles:
  • Emeritus
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor Emeritus

Prem Bikkina

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

R. Russell Rhinehart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor Emeritus

Rachel Mosier

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Rakshit Allamraju

Job Titles:
  • Research Staff Member
  • R & D Engineer

Rebecca Alvarez

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Rifat Bulut

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor / Geotechnical Engineering

Rob Whiteley

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Robert Emerson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Robert Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Head / Construction Engineering Management

Robert N. Maddox

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Robert Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Regents Professor Emeritus / Amoco Chair

Samir Ahmed

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor / Transportation Engineering

Samson Investment - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Sarah Kellert

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Seok-Jhin Kim

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Shannon Hudson

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Shannon Koeninger

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Shea Fehrenbach

Job Titles:
  • Research Staff Member
  • R & D Engineer

Shohreh Hemmati

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Soojin Yoon

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Stephen Cross

Job Titles:
  • Emeritus

Sundar Madihally

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff
  • Professor

Sydney Klinedinst

Job Titles:
  • Program Specialist

Taylor Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Research Staff Member
  • R & D Engineer

Tori Proctor

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • Senior Accounting Specialist

Tyler Ley

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Tyler Matal

Job Titles:
  • Accountant I

Vaughn Berkheiser

Job Titles:
  • CIBS Research Engineer

Vernon Mast

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Victoria Natalie

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Director

Warren Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Technology / Mechatronics & Robotics Technology 561 Engineering North
Warren Lewis started his career at OSU in 2001 after working seven years in industry. He held positions at The Charles Machine Works (Ditch Witch) and Central Machine and Tool.

Yu Feng

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff

Zheyu Jiang

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Faculty & Staff