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Leah Spangler, Ph.D. profile photo

Leah Spangler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Spangler's research interests include protein engineering, developing sustainable biomaterials, and renewable energy.

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Andrew Kuhn, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Lab instructor for Chemical and Life Science Engineering unit operations and instrumentation.

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Charles Cartin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Director of Makerspaces & Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Additive ManufacturingAdvanced Engineering MathematicsComputer Aided Design (CAD)Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)Design Engineering
Ziquan Deng, Ph.D. profile photo

Ziquan Deng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

ControlArticifical IntelligenceRoboticsComputer Vision
Karla Mossi, Ph.D. profile photo

Karla Mossi, Ph.D.

Associate Chair, Professor, Graduate Program Director, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Zixuan Feng, Ph.D. profile photo

Zixuan Feng, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Research focuses on AI, open-source communities, and the socio-technical dynamics of software development.

Generative AI in software developmentDeveloper productivity and collaborationSocio-Technical SystemsEmpirical Software EngineeringOpen-source software communities
Claire Sparks, M.S. profile photo

Claire Sparks, M.S.

InstructorVCU College of Engineering

Providing high quality instruction for undergraduate students

Javier Tibau, Ph.D. profile photo

Javier Tibau, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Tibau is the lead instructor of CMSC 210: Computers and Programming, and CMSC 256: Intro to Data Structures.

Human-Centered DesignHuman-Computer InteractionComputer Science Education
Shawn (Sheng-Chieh) Chen, Ph.D. profile photo

Shawn (Sheng-Chieh) Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Chen's research interests include airborne and liquid-borne nanoparticle filtration, NanoEHS, & indoor and urban air pollution control.

Nanofiltration and ultrafiltrationAir pollution controlAerosol sampling and instrumentationIndoor Air QualityCFD simulation
Nan Xi, M.D., Ph.D. profile photo

Nan Xi, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Research focus: Computer Vision, Medical AI.

Computer VisionAritificial IntelligenceBiomedical AI