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Erika Pliner

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
Biomechanics
Neuromechanics
Fall Prevention
Occupational Safety
Balance Control
Ergonomics

Genesis Briceno

Administrative Assistant

  • Phone: (801) 213-1160
  • Email: genesis.briceno@utah.edu
  • Office: 1550 MEK

Processes travel reimbursements and travel arrangements for department guests. Purchases department catering and department supplies. Supports major department events with Administrative Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Advising, and Graduate Advising.

Yongzhi Qu

Assistant Professor

  • Phone: 801-581-3517
  • Email: yongzhi.qu@utah.edu
  • Office: 1343 MEK

Research Interests:
Artificial intelligence and dynamic systems,
AI – driven metrology,
Next-generation Digital Twins,
In-situ monitoring,
diagnostics and prognostics,
Autonomous manufacturing.
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Agastya Balantrapu

Assistant Professor

  • Phone: 801-581-3932
  • Email: agastya.balantrapu@utah.edu
  • Office: 2346 MEK

Research Interests:
Experimental fluid dynamics,
High Reynolds number turbulence,
Quantitative flow visualization techniques,
Aero/Hydro acoustics,
Insect navigation algorithms in natural flows,
Passive scalar dispersion in atmospheric flows.

Lane Sutton

Graduate Student Coordinator

  • Email: lane.sutton@utah.edu
  • Office: 1569 MEK

Current MS & PhD Students Last Names (M-Z)
Meets and advises Mechanical Engineering graduate students, helping students develop educational plans and assisting them from admission to graduation. Assists students with matters relating to academics, such as, course planning, registration, student record management, tuition benefit enrollment, graduation, and thesis and dissertation formatting.

Rheannon Burnside

Academic Advisor

  • Phone: (801) 581-4160
  • Email: Rheannon.burnside@utah.edu
  • Office: 1560A MEK

Meets with students with last names Kj-Me.
Meets and advises Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students helping students develop educational plans and supporting them from admission to graduation. Assists students with major exploration, course planning, registration, campus resources, building study skills, transfer credit evaluation, degree requirements, and graduation clearance.

Shuaihang Pan

Assistant Professor

  • Email: shuaihang.pan@utah.edu
  • Office: 2339 MEK

Research interests:
Advanced manufacturing
Additive manufacturing
Metal and alloy design
Materials' degradation protection
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Daphne Robinette

Program Assistant

  • Phone: (801) 213-1160
  • Email: daphne.robinette@utah.edu
  • Office: 1550 MEK

Serves as primary contact for department reception and general office support. Processes non-travel reimbursements, mail, package deliveries, room reservations, key requests, building access requests, and copy codes.

Amirhossein Arzani

Associate Professor

  • Email: amir.arzani@sci.utah.edu
  • Office: 3616 WEB

Research Interests:
Scientific machine learning
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Biofluid mechanics and transport
Dynamical systems
Cardiovascular biomechanics
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