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“The material covered in LSSU's engineering program provided me a solid foundation for graduate studies. The systematic approach and communication skills needed to tackle engineering projects were taught and then practiced over and over again. In particular I appreciate the many hours spent by the faculty to develop oral presentation skills in each student. As a graduate student now, these skills have proven to be highly beneficial and, to my surprise, obviously not taught to the same extent at many other universities.”

Mark Reese, Mechanical Engineering 2005
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
School of Ocean & Earth Science and Technology
Graduate Student, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Mechanical Engineering

LSSU is 1 of only 3 universities in the U.S. with a robotics specialization at the undergraduate level

Faculty and Staff

	Jim Devaprasad Professor, Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program Chair, Manufacturing Engineering Technology Director, Robotics Laboratory Coordinator, Senior Projects BS 1983, University of Madras, India MS 1986, University of New Mexico
	Paul Duesing Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Coordinator, Cooperative Education BSME 1971, MSME 1973, University of Michigan Licensed professional engineer for Michigan and Ohio
	Robert Hildebrand Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering B.S.E. (ME) 1990, University of Michigan M.S. (EM) 1994, University of Nebraska Ph.D. 2001, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Sweden
	Muhammad Janjua Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering B.S. 2000, Ghulam Khan Institute of Engineering and Technology M.S. 2003, City College of New York Ph.D. 2009, New Jersey Institute of Technology
	Wael Mokhtar Assistant Professor Department Chair Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Technology B.S. 1994, MS 2001, Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University Ph.D. 2006, Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University

"I just landed my dream job! I'm moving to Connecticut where I will be designing high-performance racing mountain bike suspensions. My interest in biking is the reason studied mechanical engineering in the first place and I just wanted to let Professor Duesing know that his ability to teach the fundamentals made it possible for me to reach my goal."

--Jesse Jakomait '03
Cannondale Bicycle Corp.

"I am thankful for the project management skills I learned from Professor McDonald and the dedication to detail and quality that Professor Duesing required from us. I would not be where I am now if it was not for their valuable influence."

--Brian Carnecki
Stryker,
Inventory Control Supervisor

Exclusive Invitation to Present

Honorable Mention Lake Superior State University LSSU was one of five finalists that were invited to present papers at the conference. The other universities that were invited were: Cornell University, Michigan Tech, Air Force Academy, and University of Puerto Rico.

2006 UPADI Pan American Federation of Engineering Societies Convention for Engineers Design Competition Sept. 19-22, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia

Mechanical Engineering

Jim Devaprasad

Paul Duesing

Robert Hildebrand

Muhammad Janjua

Wael Mokhtar