MAE Research

John Devitry is an Adjunct Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and is the CAD administrator at the Space Dynamics Lab. Before joining SDL he worked for UGS PLM Solutions as the Western US Regional Lead Application Engineer and prior to UGS he worked for 3D Systems, promoting rapid prototyping and rapid tooling technologies visiting 100's of leading design and manufacturing companies around the world.

He holds 3 patents developing the product from concept to market, selling the patent rights to independent investors.John enjoys writing and has published 3 articles in BYU Studies. In an earlier life he played full time as a circuit guitarist in Australia. His CD "There is a Place" is scheduled for release Mid Summer 2006.

Ning Fang is an Adjunct Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology Education. His engineering research interests include modeling and optimization of metal machining, including both the conventional and high-speed machining. He is a Senior Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and a Member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Durga Janaki Ram Gabbita is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research interests include materials joining, superalloys, and additive manufacturing. He is currently working on Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) and Ultrasonic Consolidation processes in collaboration with Dr. Brent Stucker.

Robert Pack is a Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He specializes in geological and geomatics engineering. He is currently Director of the Center for Advanced Imaging Ladar and conducts research in lidar/ladar systems and phenomenology, GPS/INS navigation systems, terrain surface topology and steep slope processes such as rock fall and landslides. His expertise includes remote sensing, photogrammetry, geographic information systems, optoelectronics, lidar sensor systems engineering, navigation systems engineering, geotechnical engineering, highway engineering, engineering geology, survey engineering, and computer-aided design. Faculty and students working on research projects, for which he is principal investigator, spans four departments in the College of Engineering.

Angela (Angie) Minichiello is an Adjunct Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and principal/CEO of CastleRock Engineering Inc, an engineering research and development company located in Logan, Utah. Prior to founding CastleRock, Angie worked as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) specializing in thermo-mechanical analysis, design and testing of military and space systems electronics hardware. Prior to SDL, Angie worked at the Hewlett Packard Systems and Technology Laboratory performing thermal design, analysis, and testing of commercial servers. Angie has published numerous papers and has five patents in the area of electronics cooling. She is a registered professional engineer (mechanical) in the states of Colorado and Utah.

Prasad Rao Kalvala is an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a Visiting Professor from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. His research interests include metal joining, surface technologies including friction stir surfacing and micro arc oxidation, wear and corrosion. He is currently working on Laser Engineered Netshaping (LENS) and ultrasonic Consolidation (UC) processes in collaboration with Dr. Brent Stucker

Charles Swenson is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is interested in space engineering and plasma physics. He works closely with other investigators at the Space Dynamics Laboratory on designing instrumentation for spacecrafts and small satellites to measure various atmospheric phenomena.