Mechanical Engineering Faculty


Farrukh Alvi, Ph.D.
Don Fuqua Eminent Scholar & Professor of Mechanical Engineering

George Buzyna, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus



David Cartes, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus




Lance Cooley, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC)





Eric Hellstrom, Ph.D.
Professor & FSU Materials Science Program Director, Department Graduate Director (Mat Sci)


Patrick Hollis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Undergraduate Coordinator

Simone Peterson Hruda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Undergraduate Advising Coordinator




Anjaneyulu Krothapalli, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Rajan Kumar, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP)

David Larbalestier, Ph.D.
Krafft Professor, Chief Materials Scientist of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory & Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Keith Larson
Teaching Faculty III, Undergraduate Machine Shop Supervisor & Mechanical Engineering Lab Coordinator




Unnikrishnan Sasidharan Nair, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

William Oates, Ph.D., P.E.
Chair and Cummins, Inc. Professor in Mechanical Engineering




Chiang Shih, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics & Energy (AME) Building





Steven Van Sciver, Ph.D.
John H. Gorrie Professor


Mechanical Engineering Staff




