Department Chair
Dr. Valmiki Sooklal
Interim Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Interim Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
aaphale@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7835
Q 103
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
matiqull@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2750
Q 131
Faculty Advisor of ASME Chapter at KSU
Faculty Web PageAssistant Dean of Operations and Professor of Aerospace Engineering
ccoates4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7482
Q 333A
Office Manager for SPCEET
hdavis57@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-5801
Q 128
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
mgupta4@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4467
Q 224
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
sgurupat@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3074
G 215
Associate Vice Provost and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
mlowder2@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2744
KH 4416
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
snasser1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7420
Q 150
Faculty Advisor of SME Chapter at KSU
Faculty Web Page
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
jpark186@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6809
G 218
Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering
srobe157@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3712
Q 102
Assistant Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
lruhala@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7315
Q 319
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
msalman1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-2438
G 222
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
gsharma3@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-4238
Q 138
Interim Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
vsooklal@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-3864
Q 129
Interim Director of the Center for Use-Inspired Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (CURES) and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
atekes@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7518
G 236
Director for Scholarly Teaching and Professor of Nuclear Engineering
tutschig@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-6410
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