Faculty Profiles

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 327

Dr. Michael C. Reynolds, Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, played a major part in establishing the mechanical engineering program.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 137

Dr. Maher Amer’s research is involved in the design, fabrication and testing of medical devices such as microneedle arrays and microparticles for drug delivery.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 135

Murilo R. Basso, an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Robotics.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 138

Dr. Jiaming Fu specializes in robotics and mechanical design, focusing on Collaborative Robotics, Soft Robotics, Compliant Mechanisms, Variable Stiffness Mechanisms, Grasping and Manipulation, Control, Force Sensing, and AI in Mechanical Design.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: FWB - Building 2, Room 250

Dr. Gautam is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department. She researches high-temperature materials including metallic alloys and composites. She teaches Engineering Materials, Advanced Solid Mechanics, Composite Materials, and Fracture Mechanics.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 2, Room 152 - Emerald Coast Campus, Fort Walton Beach

Information enthusiast, innovative thinker, and results-focused analyst with 15 years of experience spearheading complex projects at various universities and organizations. Always seeking out new adventures while trying to help others achieve their goals.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 136

Dr. Stutz teaches Engineering Mechanics and mentors the enterprise design teams. His primary field of research is external ballistics where he has a varied background of DOD-related experience.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 436A

Dr. Cheng Zhang's research includes solid fuel gasification, wind turbine flow and noise, diesel/biodiesel-fueled internal combustion engine, microfluidics, computational fluid dynamics, and computational aeroacoustics.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Office Location: Building 4, Room 140

Nan Zhang holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University with research focused on materials for energy conversion and storage devices.