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zane mitchell
Zane W. Mitchell, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., PMP, LEED AP
Chairman, Engineering Department
Office: TC 206
Phone: 812/228-5039
Associate Professor of Engineering

Areas of Interest: Sustainability, Construction Management, Alternative Energy, Heavy Equipment
Experience: Twenty-six years of operational and leadership experience in the United States Air Force.  Project and program management of large international industrial construction projects.


keith benedict
Keith G. Benedict Office: TC 241
Phone: 812/465-1094
Instructor in Engineering
Areas of Interest: Robotics, Manufacturing, Materials
Industrial Experience: 8+ years as machinist, consulting; 12 years teaching at the associate and baccalaureate levels

ron diersing
Ronald Diersing, Ph.D. Office: TC 211
Phone: 812/465-1079
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Faculty Advisor-IEEE Student Section
Areas of Interest:  
Stochastic Control, Game Theory, Control of Structures, and Hybrid Control

david ellert
Dave Ellert, P.E. Office: TC 221
Phone: 812/464-1883

Instructor in Engineering
Coordinator, Engineering Outreach

Areas of Interest: Freshmen problem solving courses, computer programming, and computer aided design and drafting (CAD).
Experience: USI engineering faculty since 2003. Registered professional engineer. 18 years experience in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) design and energy analysis for buildings.

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brandon field
Brandon Field. Ph.D. Office: TC 210
Phone: 812/464-1882
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Areas of Interest: Two-phase fluid flow, HVAC, Alternative Energy.
Experience: Heat transfer experiments, Supercritical refrigerant, Flow visualization and high speed photography.
cindy forgie
Cindy Forgie, Ph.D. Office: TC 115A
Phone: 812/461-5489
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Faculty Advisor - SWE Student Section
Areas of Interest:  Project Management, Simulation, Decision Analysis and Systems Optimization
Experience:  Ten years experience as an Operations Research Specialist /Engineer for the U.S. Army Operational Test Command and five years experience as an Industrial Engineer with the U.S. Navy manufacturing base.



glen kissel
Glen Kissel, Ph.D. Office: TC 215
Phone: 812/461-5417
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Faculty Advisor - ASME Student Section

paul kuban
Paul Kuban, Ph.D. Office: TC 212
Phone: 812/465-1090
Associate Professor of Engineering
Faculty Advisor - SAE Student Section

marco lara gracia
Marco Lara Gracia, Ph.D. Office: TC 115A
Phone: 812/461-5485
Assistant Professor of Engineering

Jack Naghdi
Jack Naghdi, P.E. Office: TC 216
Phone: 812/464-1874
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Faculty Advisor - ASCE Student Section

Industrial Experience: Consulting engineer, design of interstate bridges, tunnels, and highway structures.

Md. Mamunur Rashid
Md. Mamunur Rashid, Ph.D., P.E. Office: TC 209
Phone:812/461-5221
Assistant Professor of Engineering


richard ruhala
Richard Ruhala, Ph.D. Office: TC 208
Phone: 812/461-5325
Associate Professor of Engineering
Areas of Interest: Acoustics, Vibrations, Mechanics, Design
Experience: Tire/Pavement Interaction Noise, Industrial Noise, Engineering Education, Biomechanics, Speakerphone Acoustics, Mechanical Engineering

david schultz
David Schultz, Ph.D., P.E. Office: TC 217
Phone: 812/464-1881

Associate Professor of Engineering
Director of MSIM
Areas of Interest:  Electrical Power Engineering (Generation, Transmission, Distribution, System Planning and Operations), Industrial Management, Quality Strategic Planning and Lean Manufacturing.

Industrial Experience:  Electric utility management, engineering, system planning, design and construction, and corporate planning for investor owned and rural electric generation and transmission cooperative companies.

Consulting Engineering.


natashia smith
Natasha Smith, Ph. D., P.E. Office: TC 207
Phone: 812/465-1087
Assistant Professor of Engineering

eric sprouls, p.e.
Eric Sprouls, P.E. Office: TC 221
Phone: 812/464-1892
Associate Professor of Engineering
Areas of Interest: Rock and soil engineering, surface mine permitting
Industrial Experience: Consulting Engineering

daniela vidal
Daniela Vidal Office: TC 115a
Phone: 812/228-5016
Program Coordinator, Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Supervision
Instructor in Engineering
Areas of Interest:  Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Engineering Resins, Project Management, Concept Development and Design of Experiments, Work cell design
Industrial Experience:  Four years of Product Research for Procter & Gamble and Mead Johnson; Seven years of Process, Production and Lean Manufacturing experience at GE Plastics; Developed Corporate University for Berry Plastics

Vince Frazier, A.S. Office: SC 3249
Phone: 812/464-1839
Electronic Equipment Specialist
Engineering Department Lab Supervisor


Donna Moore Office: TC 205
Phone: 812/464-1877
Administrative Assistant