Zane W. Mitchell, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., PMP, LEED AP
Chairman, Engineering Department

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.

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Julian Davis, Ph.D.

Office: BE 2030

Phone: 812/461-5489

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Faculty Advisor - SAE Student Section

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Ronald Diersing, Ph.D.

Office: BE 2028

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

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Dave Ellert, P.E.

Office: BE 2019

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, Ph.D.

Office: BE 2027

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.

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Kerry Hall, Ph.D.

Office: BE 2033

Phone: 812/228-5074

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Faculty Advisor - ASCE Student Section

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Jason Hill, Ph.D. P.E.

Office: BE 2020

Phone: 812/461-5221

Assistant Professor of Engineering

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Glen Kissel, Ph.D.

Office: BE 2025

Phone: 812/461-5417

Associate Professor of Engineering

Areas of Interest: Computational optics:  Anderson localization in photonic bandgap structures; Automatic feedback control; High altitude ballooning in the curriculum; Anderson localization in vibratory structures; Spacecraft attitude control

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Paul Kuban, Ph.D.

Office: BE 2018

Phone: 812/465-1090

Associate Professor of Engineering
 

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Marco Lara Gracia, Ph.D.

Office: BE 2034

Phone: 812/461-5485

Associate Professor of Engineering

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Tom McDonald, Ph.D.

Office: BE 2022

Phone: 812/228-5080

Assistant Professor of Engineering

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Jack Naghdi, P.E.

Office: BE 2031

Phone: 812/464-1874

Emeritus Assistant Professor of Engineering

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

David Schultz, Ph.D., P.E.

Office: BE 2023

Phone: 812/464-1881

Associate Professor of Engineering
Director of MSIM
Areas of Interest:  Electrical Power Engineering (Generation, Transmission, Substation, 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.

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Consulting Engineering

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Natasha Smith, Ph. D., P.E.

Office: BE 2021

Phone: 812/465-1087

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Faculty Advisor - ASME Student Section

Research Interest: Reliability-based design, multidisciplinary design, optimization, systems-of-systems engineering, probabilistic methods, system risk assessment and allocation, design of experiments; civil, mechanical, and aerospace design applications; pedagogical research for design courses, mechanics, and materials

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Eric Sprouls, P.E.

Office: BE 2024

Phone: 812/464-1892

Associate Professor of Engineering

Areas of Interest: Rock and soil engineering, surface mine permitting
Industrial Experience: Consulting Engineering

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Vince Frazier, A.S.

Office: SC 3249

Phone: 812/464-1839

Electronic Equipment Specialist
Engineering Department Lab Supervisor

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Donna Moore

Office: BE 2014

Phone: 812/464-1877

Administrative Assistant