Board of Regents, Academic Administration and Faculty

The MSOE Board of Regents

MSOE is a nonprofit, nonstock, independent institution of higher learning governed by a Board of Regents elected from the Corporation. The Corporation is comprised of representatives of business, industry, health care, government and education.

Officers

Board of Regents

Todd A. Adams; CEO, President and Director; Rexnord Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

G. Woodrow Adkins; Adkins Holdings L.L.C.; FCF Partners, LP; Managing Partner; Milwaukee, Wis.

John J. (Jack) Allen ‘80; Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Navistar International Corp.; Lisle, Ill.

Robert Arzbaecher; Chairman, President and CEO; Actuant; Butler, Wis.

Michael J. Barber ‘82; D. Eng. (Hon.); Vice President, Molecular Imaging; GE Healthcare; Milwaukee, Wis.

Jack M. Blank; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired President; The Falk Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Steven G. Booth; Chief Operating Officer, Director of Investment Banking; Robert W. Baird & Co.; Milwaukee, Wis.

J. Michael Borden; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); President and CEO; Hufcor Inc.; Janesville, Wis.

Thomas A. Burke; CEO and President; Modine Manufacturing Co.; Racine, Wis.

John L. Cain; President and CEO; Scot Forge; Spring Grove, Ill.

Michael J. Cudahy; D. Eng. (Hon.); President and Owner; The Endeavors Group LLC; Milwaukee, Wis.

Curt Culver; Chairman and CEO; MGIC Investment Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Willie D. Davis; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); President; All-Pro Broadcasting; Inglewood, Calif.

Dwight D. Diercks ‘90; Senior Vice President, Software Engineering; NVIDIA; Santa Clara, Calif.

John E. Duncan ‘79; President, Off-Road Driveline Technology and Axle Systems; ZF Industries Inc.; Pleasant Prairie, Wis.

Susan Feith; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Vice Chairman; Mead Witter Foundation Inc.; Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

Kevin Fletcher; Senior VP - Customer Operations; We Energies; Milwaukee, Wis.

Eckhart G. Grohmann; D. Eng. (Hon.); Former Chairman and President; Aluminum Casting & Engineering Co.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Thomas J. Hauske Jr.; Chairman; Everett Smith Group Ltd.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Robert J. Hillis; D. Eng. (Hon.); President and CEO; Direct Supply Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Michael E. Hora; Former Vice President; A.T. Kearney; New York, N.Y.

Robert D. Kern; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Chairman; Generac Power Systems; Waukesha, Wis.

Matthew S. Levatich; President and COO; Harley-Davidson Motor Company; Milwaukee, Wis.

Jay V. Loewi; President and Owner; QTI Group; Madison, Wis.

Fred G. Luber; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman; Super Steel Products Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Paul B. Luber; CEO and Co-owner; Jor-Mac Co.; Grafton, Wis.

Michael W. Major, Ph.D., D.Sc.; Chairman; Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc.; Germantown, Wis.

Carl R. Marschke, P.E.; D. Eng. (Hon.); President; Innomation Inc.; Phillips, Wis.

John A. Mellowes; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman and CEO; Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Mequon, Wis.

Daniel J. Moceri ‘76; Chief Executive Officer; Convergint Technologies; Schaumburg, Ill.

Alex A. Molinaroli; Vice President; Johnson Controls; President; Power Solutions; Milwaukee, Wis.

Scott Moon; Chairman and CEO; DLSM Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.

James C. Rahn; President; Kern Family Foundation; Waukesha, Wis.

Agustin A. Ramirez; Executive Chairman; HUSCO International; Waukesha, Wis.

Kathleen Ruehlow ‘72; President; Ruehlow Family Foundation Inc.; Oconomowoc, Wis.

Alan J. Ruud ‘69, P.E.; D. Eng. (Hon.); Vice-Chairman; Cree Inc.; Racine, Wis.; Chairman; MSOE Board of Regents

Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Ph.D.; President; W.A. Schmidt and Partners; Whitefish Bay, Wis.

John S. Shiely; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Retired Chairman and CEO; Briggs & Stratton Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

John W. Splude; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Senior Advisor and Board Member; Dematic Corp.; New Berlin, Wis.

Brian J. Stark ‘71; Retired President; Controls Group; Johnson Controls Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Gary A. Stimac ‘73; D. Eng. (Hon.); Compaq Founder; Retired Senior Vice President and General Manager, Systems Division; Montgomery, Texas

Dawn Tabat; Executive Vice President of Community and External Relations; Generac Power Systems; Waukesha, Wis.

Alfred J. Tector, M.D.; D. Eng. (Hon.); CEO; Midwest Heart Surgery Institute; Medical Director of Transplant Programs; St. Luke’s Medical Center; Milwaukee, Wis.

Mark Train; Retired President and CEO; Jason Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.

David V. Uihlein Jr.; D. Eng. (Hon.); President; Uihlein-Wilson Architects; Milwaukee, Wis.

Robert E. Vieau ‘69; D. Eng. (Hon.); President and Owner; Vieau and Company; Montgomery, Texas

Hermann Viets, Ph.D.; President; Milwaukee School of Engineering; Milwaukee, Wis.

Gary J. Vroman ‘91; President; ATI Ladish; Milwaukee, Wis.

Robert A. Wagner ‘64; Chairman and CEO; R&B Wagner Inc.; Butler, Wis.

James B. Wigdale; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Former Chairman; Marshall & Ilsley Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Neal K. Wunderlich, P.E. ‘73, ‘74; President, Wunderlich - Malec Engineering; Minnetonka, Minn.

Regents Emeriti

Terry W. Anderson; Retired President and CEO; Dedicated Computing; Waukesha, Wis.

Jon R. Appel ‘62; President; Icon Inc.; Yorba Linda, Calif.

Foster A. (Jim) Blankenbaker ‘43; D. Eng. (Hon.); President; FAB Holdings Inc.; Scottsdale, Ariz.

Jeffrey L. Bleustein, Ph.D.; D. Eng. (Hon.); Former Chairman; Harley-Davidson Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Paul F. Bronson; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Former Chairman; Best Block Co.; Milwaukee, Wis./Scottsdale, Ariz.

Francis J. Buckley Jr.; Retired General Manufacturing Manager; GM Electric; Roswell, Ga./Bradenton, Fla.

James J. Burns ‘56; Retired; President/Associate; Anagram Associates Inc.; Tucson, Ariz./Ireland

Allen J. Carlson ‘79; President and CEO; Sun Hydraulics; Sarasota, Fla.

Richard G. Carlson, Ph.D.; Chairman; Whitnall Summit Co.; West Allis, Wis.

Gene P. Carter ‘60; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Private Investor; Saratoga, Calif./Tucson, Ariz.

Don H. Davis Jr.; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Chairman; Rockwell Automation; Milwaukee, Wis.

Clyde J. Denton ‘55; Retired President; Zetec Inc.; Deming, Wash./Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

David L. Doerr; Retired Chairman; Rexnord Geared Group; Milwaukee, Wis.

James L. Dorman; Chairman and CEO; Intercontinental Trading Ltd.; Milwaukee, Wis.

James D. Ericson; Chairman Emeritus; Northwestern Mutual; Milwaukee, Wis.

Peter I. Georgeson; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman; Scot Forge; Spring Grove, Ill./Naples, Fla.

Richard R. Grigg; Executive Vice President and COO; FirstEnergy Corp.; Akron, Ohio

Richard G. Jacobus, CFA; D. Bus. Econ. (Hon.); Vice Chairman and Treasurer; Jacobus Wealth Management Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis

Frank M. Jaehnert; President and CEO; Brady Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Robert H. Jenkins; Retired Chairman and CEO; Sundstrand Corp.; River Hills, Wis.

Donald R. Johnson; Retired Chairman; Modine Manufacturing Co.; Racine, Wis.

David T. Kahler; D. Eng. (Hon.); President; DK Consulting; Milwaukee, Wis./Flat Rock, N.C.

Peter O. Kirchhoff; Retired Manager; Babcock & Wilcox; Milwaukee, Wis.

James R. Klauser; Retired Senior Vice President; Wisconsin Energy Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

John C. Koss; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman; Koss Corp.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Craig L. Leipold; CEO and Owner; Minnesota Wild; Racine, Wis.

Gerald F. Lestina; Retired President and CEO; Roundy’s Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Joan R. Lloyd; President; Joan Lloyd & Associates; Milwaukee, Wis.

James A. Lovell Jr.; D. Eng. (Hon.); President; Lovell Communications; Lake Forest, Ill.

Donald D. Maurer ‘60; President and Owner; Maurer & Associates Inc.; Marine-on-St. Croix, Minn./Sanibel Island, Fla.

James F. McKinley Jr.; Retired Vice Chairman; Scot Forge; Cape Coral, Fla./Arbor Vitae, Wis.

George W. Mead II; D. Eng. (Hon.); Chairman; Mead Witter Foundation Inc.; Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

Thomas L. Misiak ‘77; Presque Isle, Wis.

Yuzaburo Mogi; Chairman and CEO; Kikkoman Corp.; Tokyo, Japan

M.E. Nevins; Retired Chairman; Wisconsin Centrifugal Inc.; Waukesha, Wis./Naples, Fla.

Bernard J. Peck; Proprietor; The Water Street Garage; Milwaukee, Wis./Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Edward W. Raether ‘68; Retired Vice President and Managing Principal; Industrial Valuation Group; American Appraisal Associates Inc.; Milwaukee, Wis.

Walter L. Robb, Ph.D.; D. Eng. (Hon.); Consultant; Vantage Management Inc.; Schenectady, N.Y.

Larry A. Schotz ‘73; D. Eng. (Hon.); Former CEO; L.S. Research Inc.; Cedarburg, Wis./Pompano Beach, Fla.

Richard G. Sim, Ph.D.; Retired Chairman, President and CEO; APW Ltd.; Waukesha, Wis.

Robert R. Spitzer, Ph.D.; D. Eng. (Hon.); President Emeritus; Milwaukee School of Engineering; Burlington, Wis.

Warren R. Stumpe; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Vice President & Chief Technical Officer; Rexnord Inc.; Mequon, Wis.

Robert D. Teece Sr.; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Executive Vice President; Harnischfeger Industries Inc.; Naples, Fla.

John B. Torinus Jr.; Chairman; Serigraph Inc.; West Bend, Wis.

Jean B. Tyler; Consultant; Local Government Issues; Milwaukee, Wis.

George E. Wardeberg; Retired Vice Chairman; Wisconsin Energy Corp.; Naples, Fla.

Claude R. Whitney; D. Eng. (Hon.); Retired Chairman; Allen-Bradley Co.; Madison, Wis.

Kerry L. Woody; Retired President and CEO; Ladish Co. Inc.; Cudahy, Wis.

Larry D. Yost ‘77; Retired Chairman and CEO; ArvinMeritor Inc.; Jacksonville, Fla.

Nathaniel K. Zelazo; D. Eng. (Hon.); Founder and Chairman Emeritus; Astronautics Corp.of America; Milwaukee, Wis.

Academic Administration of MSOE

President’s Office

Hermann Viets, Ph.D.
President

Vice President of Academic’s Office

Frederick Berry, D.E.
Vice President of Academics

Reporting Academic Departments

Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department

Blake Wentz, Ph.D.
Chairperson

Rader School of Business

Steven C. Bialek, Ph.D.
Chairperson

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department

Stephen Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
Chairperson

General Studies Department

R. David Kent, Ph.D.
Chairperson

Mathematics Department

Matey G. Kaltchev, Ph.D.
Chairperson

Mechanical Engineering Department

Matthew A. Panhans, Ph.D., P.E.
Chairperson

School of Nursing

Debra L. Jenks, Ph.D., R.N.
Chairperson

Physics and Chemistry Department

Matey G. Kaltchev, Ph.D.
Chairperson

Graduate Faculty

Kishore C. Acharya, Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, Calcutta University, India; MS Physics, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University; Senior System Development Engineer, General Electric Medical Systems Division; areas of specialization: image and signal processing, design and simulation of computational systems, design and simulation of high-speed data acquisition systems, control systems.

G. Woodrow Adkins, Uihlein/Spitzer Chair of Entrepreneurship; MSOE Regent; Managing Partner, FCF Partners LP; Chairman, CEO and Owner, Adkins Holdings LLC; BS University of Maryland, Doctor of Business and Economics (Hon.), MSOE.

Matt J. Anderson, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department; BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota; areas of specialization: experimental and computational fluid mechanics, combustion and internal combustion engines.

Stephan Arant, Lecturer, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Civil Engineering, Marquette University; MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, UW Madison; Registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin; Diplomate-American Academy of Environmental Engineers; areas of specialization: biological wastewater treatment, nutrient removal processes, facility planning, municipal engineering.

Aaron Armstrong, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department; BS Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; areas of specialization: supply chain and logistics, operations modeling, simulation, and optimization, financial engineering and economic analysis, forecasting, production planning and inventory control.

Gary P. Barnas, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Program Co-director, MSMI; BS, Northwestern University; M.D., Northwestern University Medical School; areas of specialization: medical informatics, clinical decision support and clinical information systems in the VA Health System, the care of diabetes, hypertension, and lipid disorders and preventive medicine and cancer screening.

William Barnekow, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, BS Applied Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, MS Electrical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley; areas of specialization: digital logic and embedded systems.

Cynthia W. Barnicki, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Program Director, BS Engineering; BS Metallurgical Engineering, Ohio State University; MS Metallurgical Engineering, Ohio State University; Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering, Ohio State University; areas of specialization: metallic materials, polymers, problem solving, design process.

Steven C. Bialek, Professor and Chair, Rader School of Business; Program Director, Business; Program Director, Management; BS Communications, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, MA Administrative Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D. Continuing and Adult Vocational Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison; areas of specialization: research writing, organizational behavior, project management, strategic planning.

Jeffrey J. Blessing, Professor, Rader School of Business; Program Director, BS Management Information Systems, and Kern Fellow of Entrepreneurship; BS Computer Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MS Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego; Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; areas of specialization: algorithms, data structures, programming languages, operating systems, databases, network design, modeling and simulation, artificial intelligence, expert systems, and enterprise systems.

Jon K. Borowicz, Associate Professor, General Studies; BA Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MA Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University; areas of specialization: applied and professional ethics, philosophical practice.

Victoria Carlson-Oehlers, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing; BS University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘84; MS University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘94; DNP, University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘12

Edward W. Chandler, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MS Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Purdue University; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: communication systems, satellite communications, spread spectrum, telecommunications and networking, control systems.

Christopher J. Damm, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; BS, University of Minnesota; MS, University of Minnesota; MS, Brown University; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley; areas of specialization: energy generation and cogeneration, advanced energy technologies, motor vehicle pollution, laser diagnostics, accident reconstruction engineering.

Brad Dennis, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Auburn University ‘03; MS Auburn University ‘05; Ph.D. Auburn University ‘14; areas of specialization: databases, software engineering processes, requirements and specifications, and software design.

Richard A. DeVries, Associate Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Engineering and Building Construction; Program Director, MS Structural Engineering; BS, University of Texas, Austin; MS, University of California Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin; J.D., Marquette University Law School; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; Member of Wisconsin Bar Association; areas of specialization: reinforced concrete design, masonry design, timber design, computer-aided structural design.

James Drought, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Physical Geology, Carroll College; MS Hydrology and Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; areas of specialization include: brown fields remediation of soils and groundwaters, environmental site assessments, asbestos identification surveys.

Eric Durant, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Program Director, BS Computer Engineering; BS Electrical Engineering and BS Computer Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MSE Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan; areas of specialization: signal processing, with emphasis on image coding, perceptual tuning, fast algorithms, hearing, and audio, genetic algorithms.

Kathy S. Faggiani, Professor, Rader School of Business; Program Director, MBA in Education Leadership; Program Director, MBA in STEM Leadership; BA Economics, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire; MBA, UW-Milwaukee; Ph.D. Information Systems, University of Colorado at Boulder; areas of specialization: innovative uses of technology in teaching and learning, organizational and societal impacts of technology, leadership development in PK-12 education, enhancing organizational performance through process redesign and technology, structure of knowledge, disciplinary elitism in higher education.

William C. Farrow, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Program Director, BS Mechanical Engineering; BS Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University; MS Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University; areas of specialization: engineering mechanics, mechanical design.

Larry Fennigkoh, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering Technology, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS Engineering Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Registered Professional Engineer in the States of Wisconsin and Nebraska; Certified Clinical Engineer; areas of specialization: medical statistics, anatomy and physiology, medical instrumentation, biomechanics.

Donald Gallo, Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Civil Engineering, Tri State University; MS Civil Engineering, University of Akron; JD, Marquette University; Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich; area of specialization: environmental law.

Ronald J. Gerrits, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Program Director, Master of Science in Perfusion; BS Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ph.D. Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: physiology, medical sciences, biology.

William Gonwa, Assistant Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky; Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University; Registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and Illinois; areas of specialization: stormwater management, hydrology, hydraulics, combined sewer overflow abatement, water project permitting, erosion control, control of non-point source, pollution, data management.

Robert Hasker, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Math, Wheaton College; Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; areas of specialization: software engineering tools and practices, software development, data structures, software engineering process, large-scale software project development and management and real-time avionics systems testing.

Matthew Hietpas, Assistant Professor of Clinical Perfusion; BS Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS Medical Informatics, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Certificate, Cardiovascular Perfusion, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Certification, American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion; Licensed Perfusionist, State of Wisconsin, Midwest Heart Surgery Institute.

Frederick Hoadley, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, Cornell University; MSE Electrical Engineering, Cornell University; areas of specialization: electric power systems quality, electric drive systems, electromechanical devices, electromagnetics in energy conversion.

Terry W. Hoffmann, Adjunct Professor, Rader School of Business; BS Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; MS Engineering Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Manager, Global Product Marketing, Johnson Controls; Senior Member, Association of Energy Engineers, Founding Member, Energy Marketing Society; areas of specialization: international business, marketing.

Steven S. Holland, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst; areas of specialization: circuits, electronic devices and systems, embedded systems, control systems, operational amplifier design, electromagnetics, high frequency geo-location, HF arrayed antenna design, radar and ionosonde measurement.

Mark Hornick, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Mechanics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology; MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Paul A. Hudec, Associate Professor, Rader School of Business; BA, Saint Francis De Sales College; MBA, Graduate Theological Foundation; MAPS, Saint Francis Seminary; MBA, Marquette University; Ph.D., School of Education, Marquette University; CNA, Novell Corp. Inc.; CFO Department of Education; areas of specialization: information technology and network systems, management, finance and accounting, strategic planning, philosophy and ethics, online education, international business, thesis and capstone projects.

H. Peter Huttelmaier, Professor Emeritus, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; Dipl. Ing. University of Stuttgart; MS, Concordia University, Montreal; Ph.D., Concordia University, Montreal; Registered Professional Engineering in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: structural steel, cold-formed steel, structural stability, finite element analysis.

Olga Imas, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Biomedical Engineering, MSOE; Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Functional Imaging, Marquette University; areas of specialization: medical imaging and digital signal processing.

Deborah L. Jackman, Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department and Assistant Vice President of Institutional Research and Assessment; BS Chemistry, Marquette University; MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED APTM; areas of specialization: industrial water treatment, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer, energy management.

Jovan Jevtic, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Dipl. Ing. In Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia; MS Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus; areas of specialization: electromagnetic and RF/microwave engineering.

Kirsten Kallies, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Program Co-director, MS Perfusion; BA German Culture and Philology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; BS Biomedical Engineering, MSOE; MS Perfusion, MSOE; Certified Clinical Perfusionist; Licensed Perfusionist in the State of Wisconsin.

Jay Karls, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a minor in Chemistry; Registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and North Carolina; areas of specialization: environmental safety and health assessments, compliance, support services environmental chemistry.

Kenneth E. Kaszubowski, Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Civil Engineering, Purdue University; MS Civil Engineering, Purdue University; MBA, Marquette University; Registered Professional Engineer; Owner and Principal, Sigma Environmental Services Inc.; areas of specialization: environmental engineering, construction management, strategic planning and financial analysis, project and program management, manufacturing process design.

Richard Kelnhofer, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Program Director, Electrical Engineering Technology BS Electrical Engineering, UW-Milwaukee; MS Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: communication systems and information coding theory.

Brian King, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing; BSN Marquette University ‘89; BA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘05; MSN Marquette University ‘10

Jeffrey B. Korn, Professor, Physics and Chemistry; BS Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MS Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; areas of specialization: optics, nuclear radiation and radiation safety, automotive electronics.

Stanley M. Kosmatka, Adjunct Professor, Rader School of Business; BS History/Math, University of Wisconsin; MS Engineering Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Marketing consultant and owner of the firm The Kosmatka Group, Inc.

Tara Kowalski, Lecturer, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University; MS Environmental Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; areas of specialization: industrial water and wastewater treatment, bench-scale and pilot-scale treatability studies.

Patricia Kramer, Lecturer, Rader School of Business; Marketing Management; BS Marketing, Saint Joseph’s University-Philadelphia; MBA, Butler University Indianapolis; President BrandBlazers, LLC; areas of specialization: brand management, product development, cross functional team management, project management, and organizational development.

David C. Kress, M.D., Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Medical Director, Master of Science in Perfusion; St. Luke’s Medical Center, Midwest Heart Surgery Institute.

Subha K. Kumpaty, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Program Director, Master of Science in Engineering; BS Mechanical Engineering, REC Trichy, University of Madras; MS Mechanical Engineering, REC Warangal, Kakatiya University; Ph.D. Engineering Science-Mechanical Engineering, University of Mississippi; D. Min. Tyndale Theological Seminary; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: energy systems, thermofluids, heat transfer, numerical modeling, applications in solid freeform fabrication, system dynamics, vibration control.

Jeffrey LaMack, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS, Ohio State University; Ph.D., Duke University; areas of specialization: biological transport phenomena, cell biology, physiology, biological modeling, computer programming.

Jerry N. Lieberthal, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Business; BS Applied Math/Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MS Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Adam Livingston, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University; MS Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University; Ph.D. Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University; areas of specialization: digital logic, HDL design, operating systems, computer graphics, C++, computer networking, software engineering practices, biologically inspired computer learning techniques, image enhancement and application specific architecture design, classifier-based object detection and pattern recognition, and algorithm parallelization over high-performance computer architectures.

Deanna Leitzke P.E., Assistant Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, BS Milwaukee School of Engineering ‘98; MS Milwaukee School of Engineering ‘08

Mahmoud Maamouri, Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. Structural Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Registered Structural Engineer in the State of Illinois; Registered Professional Engineer in the States of Wisconsin, New York and Mississippi; areas of specialization: precast/prestressed concrete, reinforced concrete, steel spaceframe structures, probabilistic methods.

Mohammad Mahinfalah, Professor, MechanicalEngineering; BS Iowa State University; MS IowaState University; Ph.D. Iowa State University; areas of specialization: experimental mechanics, fracture mechanics, and composite materials.

Francis Mahuta Jr., Associate Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; Program Director, Environmental Engineering; Program Director, Master of Science Civil Engineering; BS Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MS Civil Engineering, Marquette University; Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: wastewater treatment, environmental chemistry.

A. James Mallmann, Professor, Physics and Chemistry; BS Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MS Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D. Materials Science, Marquette University; areas of specialization: solar energy theory and applications, physics of semiconductor devices, optics and photonics, molecular spectroscopy.

Cynthia Mand, Lecturer, Rader School of Business; BA Communications, Central College; MBA, UW- Milwaukee; areas of specialization: quality management, Lean methodology, project management, and human resource management.

Carol S. Mannino, Associate Professor, Rader School of Business; BBA Southern Methodist; MPA University of Texas; Registered CPA in the State of Wisconsin.

Paul A. Markham, Adjunct Professor, Rader School of Business; EEC, St. George Institute of Technology; Bachelor of Business and M.B.A., University of Newcastle; Doctor of Business Administration, University of Technology, Sydney, Austrailia.

Katie A. McCarthy, Assistant Professor, Rader School of Business; Program Co-Director, MS Medical Informatics; BS Computer Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; BS Technical Communication, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS Medical Informatics, Milwaukee School of Engineering/Medical College of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: health care information systems, quality improvement and management, statistical quality control, project management, technical communication.

Russell Meier, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, BS Computer Engineering, Iowa State University; MS Computer Engineering, Iowa State University; Ph.D. Computer Engineering, Iowa State University; areas of specialization: evolvable hardware and evolutionary computation, computer architecture, digital systems design, embedded systems.

Jenne Meyer, Adjunct Associate Professor, Rader School of Business; BA International Politics, UW-Milwaukee; M.B.A. Cardinal Stritch University; Ph.D. Psychology, Capella University; areas of specialization: global strategic marketing, new product development, innovation and entrepreneurship, organizational behavior.

Kathleen Miezio, Adjunct Associate Professor, Rader School of Business; BS University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘72; MS University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘85, ‘87; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘91

Richard R. Mett, Associate Professor, Physics and Chemistry; BS Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS Electrical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Adjunct Associate Professor, Biophysics Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: microwaves, electron spin resonance spectroscopy, electromagnetic radiation, antennas, wave propagation and absorption, plasmas, high voltage, plasma processing, magnetic confinement of plasmas, magnetic resonance imaging; publications: 18; patents: 6.

Katrina Moskalik, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rader School of Business; BS Psychology, East Carolina University; M.B.A. Human Resources, University of Phoenix; Doctor of Management, University of Phoenix; areas of specialization: human resource management, human capital development, operations management, strategic management.

Joerg Mossbrucker, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern; Dipl. Ing. Electrical Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern; Dr. Ing. Electrical Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University; areas of specialization: analog electronics, microcontrollers, robotics, sensors/actuators, CVD-diamond films.

Joseph C. Musto, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Program Director, BS Mechanical Engineering; BS Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University; MS Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; areas of specialization: design of machinery, modeling, control and simulation of electromechanical systems, reliability assessment of intelligent machines and systems, robotics.

Bharathwaj Muthuswamy, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, University of California Berkeley; MS Electrical Engineering, University of California Berkeley; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of California Berkeley; areas of specialization: nonlinear dynamical systems and embedded systems.

Patricia E. Neudecker, Clinical Professor, Rader School of Business; Education Director, MBA Educational Leadership; Joint Appointment with Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation; BS Family and Consumer Education, UW-Stout; MS and Ph.D., Educational Administration, UW-Madison; areas of specialization: strategic leadership development, K12 education administration, integrative stakeholder management.

Leah Newman, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department; BS Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Carolyn “Kelly” Ottman, Associate Professor, Rader School of Business, Program Coordinator, Graduate Management Programs, Fox Valley outreach location; BS Therapeutic Recreation, UW-La Crosse; MPA/MA Public Policy and Administration and Health Service Administration, UW-Madison; Ph.D. Adult Education with an emphasis on Organizational Leadership, UW-Madison; areas of specialization: organizational behavior, management, leadership, continuous improvement, team dynamics and global business.

Jane Paige, Associate Professor, School of Nursing; BSN University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ‘80; MSN Concordia University ‘02; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘13

John E. Pakkala, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; BS, Michigan State University; MS, Michigan Technological University; Ph.D., Michigan Technological University; areas of specialization: controls, electromechanical systems, fluid power, manufacturing engineering, systems modeling, programming and analysis.

Matthew A. Panhans, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Department; BS Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University; MS Materials Science, Marquette University; Ph.D. Materials Science, Marquette University; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: electronic ceramics, failure analysis, metallurgy, scanning electron microscopy.

Michael J. Payne, Associate Professor, Rader School of Business, BA Communication, Bowling Green State University; MA Communication, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of Arizona; areas of specialization: marketing, market research, strategic management, research and writing.

Kim R. Pemble, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rader School of Business; BS Computer Science, UW-La Crosse; MS Biometry and Health Information Services, University of Minnesota; areas of specialization: medical informatics, electronic records and systems, IT system development.

Rhonda Powell, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing; BS Marquette University ‘97; MS University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘07

Vince Prantil, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; BS Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University; MS Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University; areas of specialization: numerical methods, finite element analysis, material modeling, constitutive modeling.

Kathy Princer, Assistant Professor of Clinical Perfusion, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University; MBA, Marquette University; areas of specialization: intra-aortic balloon pumps, ventricular assist devices, continuous renal replacement therapies and pacemakers.

Cory J. Prust, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, MSOE; Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University; areas of specialization: statistical signal processing, computational structural biology, array signal processing, radar systems.

Christopher H. Raebel, Associate Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Architectural Engineering, MSOE; MS Architectural Engineering, Penn State; Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Marquette University; Registered Professional Engineer in the States of Wisconsin, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and South Carolina; SE in Illinois and Massachusetts; areas of specialization: steel structural design, building serviceability, structural analysis and design, dynamic testing of floor systems.

Kathi D. Ried, Lecturer, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Geology, Texas A&M University; MS Geological Sciences, Ohio State University; Professional Geologist in the States of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Indiana.

Robert Rizza, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; BS, Illinois Institute of Technology; MS, Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology; areas of specialization: composite materials- fracture, impact modeling; elasticity, finite element modeling, machine design, biomechanics, numerical methods.

Luis A. Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department; BS Mechanical Engineering, University of California-San Diego; MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Irvine; areas of specialization: control and motion planning of robotic and multibody dynamic systems.

Sheila Ross, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering and Computational Mathematics, Marquette University; MSE Electrical and Computer Engineering, UW-Madison; Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UW-Madison; areas of specialization: dynamic systems, uncertain systems and digital design.

Darrin Rothe, M.D., Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Arizona.

David Sachs, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin- Madison; MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis; Registered Professional Engineer (48 states), NCEES Advanced Professional Engineering Certification; Manager of Engineering -Industrial Systems, Oscar J. Boldt Construction Co.; areas of specialization: modeling and simulation of dynamic systems, digital and automatic control theory, digital signal processing, numerical analysis.

Matt Schaefer, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering; BS, Marquette University; MS, Marquette University; Ph.D., Marquette University; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: material science, mechanics.

Walter Schilling, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS, Ohio Northern University; MS, University of Toledo; Ph.D., University of Toledo; areas of specialization: embedded systems, software reliability, real-time systems, software engineering.

David J. Schmitz, Instructor, Rader School of Business; Program Director, MBA; MS Construction and Business Management; MS Engineering Management; MS Marketing and Export Management; MS New Product Management; BA Accounting, St. Norbert College; MBA Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University; areas of specialization: operations management, quality, project management and ERP systems.

Michael Schuck, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University; MS Environmental Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: air pollution control, chemical process scale-up, air emissions modeling.

Gary Shimek, Assistant Professor, Rader School of Business, Director of Walter Schroeder Library; BA English and History, Carrol College; MLIS Library and Information Science, UW-Milwaukee; areas of specialization: information usage in organizations, intellectual property, knowledge management of explicit knowledge resources, organizational record retention and documentation, documentation standards, bibliometrics, secondary business- and management-related research, patents and patent research, writing.

Alexandra Becker Sielaff, Associate Professor, Rader School of Business; Director, Graduate & Professional Education; BA Slavic Language and Literature, University of Kansas; MS Soviet/East European Economics, University of Kansas; MS International Business, Thunderbird University; Ph.D. Leadership and Policy Analysis, UW-Madison; areas of specialization: strategic partnership and collaboration, engineering professional education, global business.

Mark Simmons, Assistant Professor of Clinical Perfusion; BS Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University; MS Perfusion, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Certification, American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion; Licensed Perfusionist, State of Wisconsin: Midwest Heart Surgery Institute.

J.W. Spear, Adjunct Lecturer, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BA Chemistry and Biology, Rutgers University ‘63; MS Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania ‘70; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin.

Douglas C. Stahl, Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BSE Princeton University; MS University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: structural analysis, structural stability, structural dynamics, seismic and wind design, wood and masonry design.

Robert A. Strangeway, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering Technology, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; areas of specialization: microwave and millimeter wave components and systems, low phase-noise oscillators, electromagnetics, microwave bridges in EPR spectroscopy.

Irene Strohbeen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rader School of Business; BA Chemistry and Mathematics, Lawrence University; MS Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; areas of specialization: new product management, innovation management, strategic marketing.

Aaron Suminski, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Milwaukee School of Engineering ‘00; Ph.D. Marquette University ‘06; areas of specialization: neural engineering, medical imaging, biomedical instrumentation, analog and digital signal processing, linear systems and controls.

Michael J. Swedish, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; BS Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University; MS Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: energy systems.

Christopher C. Taylor, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, South Dakota State University; MS Electrical Engineering, Purdue University; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Purdue University; areas of specialization: engineering education, image processing, human perception, computer graphics.

Gerald Thomas, Adjunct Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Physics, California Institute of Technology; MS Physics, University of California-Los Angeles; Ph.D. Physics, University of California-Los Angeles; areas of specialization: decision theory, game theory, computer and software engineering and physics.

Matthew P. Tittl, Assistant Professor of Clinical Perfusion; Master of Science in Perfusion; BS Engineering, Concordia University Wisconsin; BS Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University; MS Perfusion, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Certification, American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion; Licensed Perfusionist, State of Wisconsin; Midwest Heart Surgery Institute.

David E. Tietyen, Professor Emeritus; Rader School of Business; BS Journalism, UW-Milwaukee; M.B.A. University of California, Los Angeles; areas of specializaiton: marketing strategy, business-to-business marketing, social media marketing, research writing, business research.

Hue Tran, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: computer simulation, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, machine vision, digital system design, software engineering, control systems, microprocessor systems, digital signal processing.

Matthew Traum, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department; BS Mechanical Engineering and BS Aerospace Engineering, University of California-Irvine; MS Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; areas of specialization: sustainable and renewable energy (biomass, solar, wind), energy-thermal-fluid sciences, micro- and nano-scale characterization and fabrication, engineering metrology.

Charles S. Tritt, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Interim Program Director, Biomedical Engineering, BS Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University; MS Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University; Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University; areas of specialization: applications of thermodynamics, mass and heat transfer and momentum transport (particularly those involving adsorption, ion exchange and permeation) to medical equipment and biological systems, medical device and biological process modeling involving the numerical solution of systems of ODEs and PDEs, anatomy and physiology, biophysical transport, biomaterials.

Dennis Tronca, Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department; BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; areas of specialization: designing components from plastic.

Robert Turney, Adjunct Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jay F. Urbain, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Biology, Northeastern Illinois University; BS Engineering, Computer and Information Systems, University of Illinois Chicago; MS Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology; MBA, UW-Madison; Ph.D. Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology; areas of specialization: information retrieval, text and data mining, statistical modeling, bioinformatics, natural language processing, and machine learning.

Patrick L. VanderWal, Assistant Professor, Clinical Perfusion; BS Grand Valley State University; MS Perfusion, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Certification, American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion; Licensed Perfusionist, State of Wisconsin; Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

Shannon Voborsky, Assistant Professor of Clinical Perfusion; Clinical Program Director, BS Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin Madison; MS Perfusion, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Certification, American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion; Licensed Perfusionist, State of Wisconsin; Cardiovascular Surgery Associates.

Gary J. Vroman, Adjunct Professor, Rader School of Business; BS Engineering, University of Illinois; MS Engineering Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering; areas of specialization: strategic planning, executive leadership, talent management.

Thomas S. Wanke, Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Associate Director, Applied Technology Center; Director, Fluid Power Institute; BS Mechanical Engineering Technology -Fluid Power Option, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS Engineering - Fluid Power Option, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Fluid Power Society Certified Fluid Power Specialist; Fluid Power Society Certified Fluid Power Engineer; areas of specialization: fluid power system design, troubleshooting and failure analysis; fluids, filtration and contamination control.

Dennis L. Wanless, Adjunct Professor, Rader School of Business; BS Education, UW-Madison; MS Educational Administration, University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D. Educational Administration, UW-Madison; areas of specialization: technology, networking, client/server computing.

Blake Wentz, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BS University of Nebraska-Lincoln ‘99; MS University of Nebraska-Lincoln ‘04; Ph.D. Indiana State University ‘13; areas of specialization: construction project management, sustainable construction systems, mechanical systems, construction scheduling.

Renee Wenzlaff, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, BSN Marion College ‘91, MSN Marquette University ‘98; DNP Concordia University ‘09

Kerry Widder, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; MS Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; areas of specialization: circuits, digital logic, HDL design, embedded systems, image processing, face recognition, camera networks, character recognition, microprocessor system design for building automation, and software integration testing for building automation systems.

Jay Wierer, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS University of Wisconsin-Madison; areas of specialization: digital communications, digital signal processing, rare event simulation, information theory.

Katherine Wikoff, Professor, General Studies; BA Political Science, Wright State University; MA English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D. English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; areas of specialization: technical communication, business and professional writing, rhetoric, cultural studies, literature.

Stephen Williams, Professor and Chairperson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia; MS Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia; areas of specialization: control systems, electromechanics, power electronics.

Josanne Wollenhaupt, Professor, School of Nursing, Program Director, MS in Nursing; BSN Marquette University ‘90; MSN Marquette University ‘96; Ph.D. UW-Milwaukee ‘10

Jeong-Han Woo, Associate Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; BE Architecture, Kyung Won University ‘96; MS Construction Management, Texas A&M ‘00; Ph.D. Architecture, Texas A&M ‘05; areas of specialization: knowledge management in the AEC industry, BIM (Building Information Model), sustainable design, IT in the design and construction industry, construction process simulation.

Charlene Yauch, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; BS, Purdue University; MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; areas of specialization: manufacturing systems and human factors.

Yvonne Yaz, Professor, Mathematics; BSEE Bosphorus University; BS, Bosphorus University; MS, Bosphorus University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas-Fayetteville; areas of specialization: control theory, stochastic control, linear matrix inequalities.

Josiah Yoder, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; BS Computer Engineering, Rose-Hulman; Ph.D. Computer Engineering, Purdue University; areas of specialization: software development, network protocols, software component design, scripting, functional programming, data structures, Java and C++ programming, networked autonomous aerial vehicles, human face recognition and tracking in wireless sensor networks. 

John A. Zachar, Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management; Program Director, Architectural Engineering; BS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin; areas of specialization: structural analysis, reinforced concrete design, pre-stressed concrete design, foundation design.

Raymond J. Zastrow, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rader School of Business; BS Biology, Marquette University; M.D. Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW); Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, (MCW). Family physician, Associate Medical Director, QuadMed; areas of specialization: medical informatics, health care decision support.