Graduate Program Advising and Administration

The Graduate Advising team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is here to guide and support you through your program by ensuring you understand the curriculum, requirements, policies and procedures within the Department and the University.


Michelle Turner, Graduate Student Coordinator II

Responsibilities: Advises current graduate students regarding program milestones, programs of study, tuition benefit, graduation, and thesis and dissertation process.

Biography: Michelle has a B.A. in History with an emphasis in Middle Eastern languages and culture from the University of Utah and an M.S. in Library and Information Science and Central Eurasian languages from Indiana University, Bloomington.

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Dr. Mark Fehlberg, Director of Graduate Studies

Responsibilities: Administers the Graduate Program, including creating and enforcing policies, admissions, petitions and advisor supervision.

Biography: Dr. Mark Fehlberg has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah and is also an Assistant Professor (lecturer) in the department.  He was previously the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Advisor and also has many years of industry and military experience.

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