Northern Illinois University

Department of Technology

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Faculty & Staff Directory

Clifford Mirman, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Professor.
Department Chair
Teaching and Research Interests: finite-element-analysis, manufacturing design, robotics, kinematics.
Phone : (815) 753-0531
Email: mirman@ceet.niu.edu
Office Fax: (815) 753-3702

Stacey Deegan, M.S.
Assistant to the Chair
Phone: (815) 753-9943
Email: deegan@ceet.niu.edu

Sandy Gustafson
Secretary
Phone : (815) 753-9928
Email: gustafso@ceet.niu.edu

Kathy Hammett
Secretary
Phone: (815) 753-1349
Email: hammett@ceet.niu.edu


Faculty

Abul Azad, Ph.D., University of Sheffield (England), Assistant Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: Digital Electronics, Real-time Computer Control, Intelligent Systems and Mechatronics.
Phone: (815) 753-0386
Email: azad@ceet.niu.edu
Webpage

Radha Balamuralikrishna, Ph.D., P.E.(IL), Iowa State University, Associate Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: Engineering graphics design.
Phone : (815) 753-4155
Email: bala@ceet.niu.edu
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Joseph Bittorf, M.S., Northern Illinois University, Instructor.
Phone:  815-753-2409
Email: bittorf@ceet.niu.edu

Dennis Cesarotti, Ph.D., CSP, CIH, University of Illinois - Chicago, Assistant Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: Industrial Hygiene, occupational safety.
Phone : (815) 753-9912
Email: cesarott@ceet.niu.edu

Liping Guo, Ph.D., Auburn University, Assistant Professor.
Phone:  815-753-1350
Email:  guo@ceet.niu.edu

Earl Hansen, Ed.D., CIE, CHCM, Oklahoma State University, Associate Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: Ergonomics and human factors, safety engineering, hazard control/risk management.
Phone : (815) 753-0579
Email: hansen@ceet.niu.edu

Dennis Jones, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Assistant Professor.
Phone: (815) 753-9941
Email: jones@ceet.niu.edu

Rao Kilaparti, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Assistant Professor.
Phone:  815-753-9932
Email:  kilapart@ceet.niu.edu

Andrew Otieno, Ph.D., University of Leeds U.K., Assistant Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: Numerical control, CIM, automation.
Phone: (815) 753-1754
Email: otieno@ceet.niu.edu
Webpage

Said Oucheriah, Ph.D., P.E.(IL), Cleveland State University, Associate Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: Large-scale systems, adaptive control, robotics.
Phone : (815) 753-1356
Email: oucheria@ceet.niu.edu
Webpage

Xueshu Song, Ph.D., P.E.(IL), Pennsylvania State University, Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: Machining process modeling and adaptive control, application software development and validation, welding, engineering economy.
Phone : (815) 753-1345
Email: song@ceet.niu.edu
Web Page

James Stewart, Ph.D., P.E.(TX), Texas A&M University, Associate Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: Work planning and control, methods-time measurement, plant layout and design.
Phone : (815) 753-1350
Email: stewart@ceet.niu.edu

Robert Tatara, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Assistant Professor.
Teaching and Research Interests: plastics technology, engineering materials.
Phone: (815) 753-1130
Email: tatara@ceet.niu.edu