Interdisciplinary Engineering Faculty
Program Chair

Ryan Krauss, Ph.D.
Chair, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Associate Professor, Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering
Office Address: 343 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6825
Email: kraussry@gvsu.edu

Nicholas Baine, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Electrical Engineering
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
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Office Address: 227 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6756
Email: bainen@gvsu.edu

Abishek Balsamy-Kamaraj, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering
Office Address: 245 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6129
Email: balsamya@gvsu.edu

Kathryn Christopher
Affiliate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Office Address: 235 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6028
Email: christok@gvsu.edu

Lindsay Corneal, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Dean, Padnos College of Engineering
Professor, Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Office Address: 136 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6502
Email: corneall@gvsu.edu
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Philip Hittepole, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Office Address: 337 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6045
Email: hittepop@gvsu.edu

Sunghwan Joo, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Office Address: 357 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6763
Email: joos@gvsu.edu

Ted Kocharian
Affiliate Faculty, Mechanical Engineering
Office Address: 251 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6264
Email: kocharti@gvsu.edu
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Diane LaFreniere
James R. Sebastian Chair, Assessment, Accreditation and Cooperative Education
Office Address: 136b Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6001
Email: lafrenid@gvsu.edu

Ryan Lubbers
Affiliate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Office Address: 225 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6048
Email: lubbryan@gvsu.edu
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Catherine Molloseau, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Engineering
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Office Address: 247 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: 616-331-6757
Email: mollosec@gvsu.edu

Katey Panek
Affiliate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Office Address: 241 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6004
Email: armstrk1@gvsu.edu

Christopher Pung, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering
Associate Professor, Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering
Office Address: 226 Innovation Design Center
Phone: (616) 331-6262
Email: pungc@gvsu.edu

Hannah Rainey
Visiting Faculty, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Office Address: 230 Innovation Design Center
Phone: (616) 331-6750
Email: raineyha@gvsu.edu

Wendy Reffeor, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Dean, Padnos College of Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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Office Address: 332 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6010
Email: reffeorw@gvsu.edu

Samhita Rhodes, Ph.D.
Director, School of Engineering Graduate Program
Professor, Electrical & Biomedical Engineering
Office Address: 253 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6267
Email: rhodesam@gvsu.edu

Upoma Saha
Visiting Faculty, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Office Address: 317 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: 616-331-6114
Email: sahaup@gvsu.edu

Beniam Tewolde
Affiliate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Office Address: 321 Kennedy Hall of Engineering
Phone: (616) 331-6228
Email: tewoldbe@gvsu.edu