AEM Faculty page

The AEM department is a relatively small and welcoming community. Our expert research faculty, staff, and students love to discuss their teaching and research, and our administrative staff are always available to help. 

Faculty

Graham Candler headshot
Graham V. Candler
McKnight Presidential Chair, Distinguished McKnight University Professor
candler@umn.edu
612-625-2364
119B Akerman Hall
Professor Ryan Caverly smiling wearing a maroon UMN shirt
Ryan Caverly
Assistant Profesor
rcaverly@umn.edu
612-625-2540
126 Akerman Hall
Anabel del Val
Assistant Professor (beginning Fall 2024)
adelvalb@umn.edu
Demoz headshot
Demoz Gebre-Egziabher
Professor & Director of the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium
gebre@umn.edu
612-624-2305
121 Akerman Hall
Ryan Elliott
Ryan S. Elliott
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
relliott@umn.edu
612-624-2376
218 Akerman Hall
Melissa Green
Melissa Green
Associate Professor
magreen@umn.edu
612-625-6453
124 Akerman Hall
Maziar Hemati
Maziar S. Hemati
Assistant Professor, Russell J. Penrose Faculty Fellow
mhemati@umn.edu
612-625-6857
Akerman Hall, 117C
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Richard D. James
Distinguished McKnight University Professor & Director of the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium
james@umn.edu
612-625-0706
119A Akerman Hall
Yohannes Ketema
Yohannes Ketema
Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies
ketema@umn.edu
Akerman Hall, Room 205D
Perry Leo
Perry H. Leo
Professor & Department Head
phleo@umn.edu
612-625-0535
107A Akerman Hall
Ellen Longmire
Ellen K. Longmire
Professor
longmire@umn.edu
612-626-7853
117B Akerman Hall
Joseph Nichols
Joseph W. Nichols
Associate Professor
jwn@umn.edu
612-626-5496
220 Akerman Hall
Suraj Ravindran
Suraj Ravindran
Assistant Professor
sravi@umn.edu
226 Akerman Hall
Thomas Schwartzentruber
Tom Schwartzentruber
Professor
schwart@umn.edu
612-625-6027
Akerman Hall, Room 222
Kirsten Strandjord
Kirsten Strandjord
Assistant Professor
stran626@umn.edu
224 Akerman Hall
Ellad B. Tadmor headshot
Ellad B. Tadmor
Professor, Russell J. Penrose Professor
tadmor@umn.edu
612-625-6642
122 Akerman Hall

Teaching Faculty

Travis Drayna
Travis W. Drayna
Research Professor in Hypersonics
tdrayna@umn.edu
James Flaten
James A. Flaten
Associate Director of the MN Space Grant Consortium and Contract Associate Professor
flate001@umn.edu
612-626-9295
Akerman Hall, Room 205C
Todd Hesla
Todd Helsa
Contract Assistant Professor
hesla@umn.edu
612-624-3501
Shepherd Labs, Room 533
Joe Mueller
Joseph Mueller
Industrial Professor of Design
muel0053@umn.edu
Akerman Hall, Room 205A
Everett Wenzel
Everett Wenzel
Research Associate Professor
eawenzel@umn.edu
Akerman Hall, 130D

Adjunct Faculty

Filippo Coletti
Filippo Coletti
Adjunct Associate Professor
fcoletti@umn.edu
Linares
Richard Linares
Adjunct Assistant Professor
rlinares@umn.edu
Peter Seiler smiling
Peter J. Seiler
Adjunct Associate Professor
seile017@umn.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Beavers
Gordon S. Beavers
Professor Emeritus (Retired 2006)
Roger Fosdick smiling
Roger L. Fosdick
Professor Emeritus (Retired 2013)
Garrard
William L. Garrard
Professor Emeritus (Retired 2017)
wgarrard@aem.umn.edu
612-625-9002
Room 205B
Tom Shield
Thomas W. Shield
Professor Emeritus
shield@umn.edu
612-626-7793
Akerman Hall Room 202
Wilson
Theodore Wilson
Professor Emeritus (retired 2002)
wilso005@umn.edu