Chair & Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
502 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 26 Spokane, Wash. 99258
Phone: 509 313 3547
Office Location Herak 205
Ph.D., P.E., Colorado School of Mines, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; specializes in: alternative energy technologies, hydrogen storage and fuel cells.
Dr. Akbar Ansari
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
502 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 26 Spokane, WA 99258
Phone: (509) 313-3539
Fax: (509)313-5871
Office Location HK 213
B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University, India; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of CA - Berkley; PhD. from University of Texas - Arlington.
Gonzaga University School of Engineering AD Box 26 Spokane, WA 99258
Abdul Aziz is currently a Distinguished Research
Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Gonzaga University. He
received his B.E. from the University of Karachi in 1963, and Ph.D. in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Leeds, England in 1967. He has
authored/co-authored over 150 papers and four books: Perturbation Methods in
Heat Transfer (Hemisphere,1984); Extended Surface Heat Transfer (John Wiley,
2001); Introduction to Thermal and Fluid Engineering (CRC Press, 2012); and Heat
Conduction with Maple (R.T.Edwards, 2006). He is a Life Fellow of ASME and has
received several awards during his career.
Ph.D., University of Florida, Mechanical Engineering; specializes in: micro-nano thermal transport and energy efficiency, energy systems, and heat transfer enhancement.
Dr. John Marciniak
Assoc. Professor, Eng-Mechanical
502 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 26 Spokane, WA 99258
Phone: (509)313-3538
Fax: (509)313-5871
Office Location Herak 211
B.S. in Engineering Science from University of Notre Dame, M.S. and PhD. from University of Illinois-Urbana.
CEDE Director & Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
502 E Boone Ave AD Box 26 Spokane, WA 99258
Phone: (509 313-3554
Fax: (509)313-5871
Office Location Herak Room 241
Bachelor of Science: University of Washington
Master of Science: Northwestern University
Ph.D.: University of Idaho
Areas of Specialization: Mechanical design and teamwork processes.