Research

The Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET) places a high regard for our research to advance our understanding in all aspects of engineering. With the ability to focus research with our many state-of-the-art labs and facilities, we are able to pinpoint important objectives to the college and Kennesaw State University.  Research is driven by the interest of individual faculty and the college conducts a wide range of research projects annually.

Research Centers

• Center for Advanced Materials Research and Education
• Electrical and Computer Engineering R&D Center
• Georgia Pavement and Traffic Research Center
• Visualization and Simulation and Research Center

Faculty Research 

• Civil and Construction Engineering

  • Amy Gruss

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Environmental engineering, Water quality, Water monitoring, and Municipality

    • agruss@kennesaw.edu

  • Jayhyun Kwon

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Field stiffness, Quality control/quality assurance, Sensor, and Performance monitoring

    • jkwon9@kennesaw.edu

  • Youngguk Seo

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Material characterization,  Performance model, Full-scale test, Renewable, Recycle, Pavement, and Road

    • yseo2@kennesaw.edu

  • Jidong Yang

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Intelligent transportation systems (ITE), Traffic operations, Highway safety, Sensing technologies, Machine learning, Deep learning, and Big Data analytics

    •  jyang12@kennesaw.edu

  • Tien Mun Yee

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Hydraulics, Turbulence, Numerical modeling, Vortex, and Water treatment plant

    • tyee@kennesaw.edu
• Electrical Engineering 

  • Sumit Chakravarty

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Hyperspectral, Computer vision, Bio-medical data analysis, Remote sensing, Wireless communication, Underwater acoustics communications, Communication networks, Machine learning, and Deep learning 

    • schakra2@kennesaw.edu

  • Bill Diong

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Solar power, Microgrids, Electric transportation, EV charging, Energy harvesting, Wind energy, and Fuel cells

    • bdiong@kennesaw.edu

  • Hoseon Lee

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Applied electromagnetics, Bioengineering, Microfluidics, Antennas, and Wireless energy harvesting

    • hlee69@kennesaw.edu

  • Cyril Okhio

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Industrial simulation & control, Control diagnostics and prognostics

    • cokhio@kennesaw.edu

  • Walter Thain

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Low-noise circuit design, RF, Frequency synthesizers, Energy harvesting, and Power supplies

    • wthain@kennesaw.edu
• Mechanical Engineering

  • Sathish Gurupatham

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Thermal images (IR images), Dpecific heat, Thermal conductivity, Thermal diffusivity, Microfluidics, Electrorheological fluids, and Energy auditing

    • sgurupat@kennesaw.edu

  • Loraine Lowder

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Image processing, Computer-aided engineering, and Cardiovascular biomechanics

    • mlowder2@kennesaw.edu

  • Simin Nasseri

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Biomechanical engineering, Manufacturing engineering, Vibrational analysis, and Soft solid rheology/viscoelasticity

    • snasser1@kennesaw.edu

  • Jungkyu Park

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Carbon nanostructure, Tensile test, Material synthesis, Nanomaterial, graphene, Light weight, and Microfabrication

    • jpark186@kennesaw.edu

  • Richard Ruhala

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Noise measurements and control, tire/pavement road noise, room acoustics, environmental and community noise assessment, acoustics, vibrations measurements and analysis, medical devices, mechanics, engineering education

    • rruhala@kennesaw.edu

  • Muhammad Salman

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Shear wave velocity, Dynamic elastography, Stiffness, Achilles tendon, Noninvasive, and Tendinopathy

    • msalman1@kennesaw.edu

  • Valmiki Sooklal

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Laser, Tissue welding, Histology, Wound closure, Hyperspectral, Coliform bacteria, Water quality monitoring, Sustainable housing, Rammed earth, and Modular construction

    • vsooklal@kennesaw.edu

  • Ayse Tekes

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Modeling and simulation, Design and analysis of compliant (flexible) mechanisms, Nonlinear control, Linearization, and MEMs design

    • atekes@kennesaw.edu

  • Tristan Utschig

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Engineering education, Assessment, Learning skills, Professional skills, Faculty development, Fusion safety, and Thermal systems

    • tutschig@kennesaw.edu
• Mechatronics Engineering

  • David Guerra-Zubiaga

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Digital manufacturing tools, Advanced manufacturing automation and process control, Intelligent and reconfigurable manufacturing systems, Manufacturing tacit knowledge sharing integration and Interoperability

    • dguerraz@kennesaw.edu

  • Matthew Marshall

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Visual servoing, Co-robotics, Deep learning, Embedded systems, and Factory automation

    • mmarsh32@kennesaw.edu

  • Ying Wang

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Autonomous robots, control systems, Machine learning, Deep learning, Computer vision, Visual servoing, and Vehicle platooning

    • ywang34@kennesaw.edu
• Systems and Industrial Engineering

  • Bill Bailey

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Organizational performance, Quality awards, Process improvement, Quality tools, and Management systems

    • bbaile49@kennesaw.edu

  • Awatef Ergai

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Human factors engineering, User-centered design, Process improvement, Patient safety, Patient engagement, Informatics, and Interprofessional care

    • aergai@kennesaw.edu

  • Robert S. Keyser

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Lean manufacturing, human factors, Reliability, Organizational behavior, Women, Minorities, Disabled students, veterans, STEM fields, sports analytics, Statistical analysis of manufacturing outcomes, and Mistake-proofing

    • rkeyser@kennesaw.edu

  • Adeel Khalid

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Aircraft design, Rotorcraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAS), and Education

    • akhalid2@kennesaw.edu

  • Lin Li

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Operations research, Optimization, Decision analysis, Data analytics, Supply chain management, Revenue management, Operations management, and Inventory management

    • lli19@kennesaw.edu

  • Christina Scherrer

    Research Expertise and Interest

    Economic decision analysis, Optimization, and statistical analysis for health outcomes

    • scherre@kennesaw.edu

Funding Opportunities

For faculty members looking to obtain federal, national, local or state resources for research, view our list of funding opportunities and useful information.

For faculty members on the tenure track (i.e at or below the rank of Assistant Professor), view our list of funding opportunities.