faculty Experts

Ambreen Nisar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Nisar advances additive manufacturing of ceramics and composites for extreme environments in aerospace, energy, and nuclear systems.

Thea Pepperl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Thea Pepperl's research and expertise focuses on the analysis and design of decision tools for the coordination of care of older adults.

Peter Smith Ring, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Gary C. Tepper, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty AffairsVCU College of Engineering

Professor Tepper's research focuses on advanced functional materials

Thomas Zachariah

Associate Professor Emeritus of MathematicsLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Zhifang Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Zhifang Wang specializes in electric power grid vulnerability analysis, synthetic grid modeling, and renewable integration.

Margaret Freeberg, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Freeberg's research focuses on pulmonary mechanobiology, cell metabolism, and fibrosis.

Ross Bengel, J.D.

Emeritus Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

James K. Ferri, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Ferri is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering at VCU

Mike Wojciechowski, Ed.D.

Senior Entrepreneurship Lecturer, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Part-time Faculty