The Professors of Mechanical Engineering Technology

The Mechanical Engineering Technology department at Oklahoma State University has several professors with many years worth of experience in their respective fields. Each professor in this department has a specific field that they specialize in and many of them have contributed research to their fields. These professors are:

Dr. James Bose, who is the head of the department. His interests are mainly in energy conservation and specifically ground-source heat pump technology. He has authored several design and installation manuals for ground-source heat pump systems. He works extensively with research agencies, manufacturers and contractors, and lectures extensively on energy conservation and the benefits of ground-source heat pump systems.
Dr. Richard Beier, who has acquired 18 years worth of industrial experience with Conoco Inc., the DuPont Company, and the Factory Mutual Research. He has performed research and published in the ares of petroleum reservoir engineering, radiation heat transfer, convection heat transfer, fire research, combustion, ground-source heat pumps, building cooling loads, and applications of fractals.
Ken Belanus, who has worked as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh, Halliburton Energy Services, Tenneco Oil Company, and Texaco Inc. before coming to OSU. Currently he teaches statics, dynamics, strength of materials, instrumentation, heat transfer, finite element analysis, and senior design projects.
Dr. Young Bae Chang- his current research areas include air-floatation and guidance of thin films, fluid-structure interaction, flow-induced vibrations, and fluid power control. Some of his publications include: "Flow-Induced Vibrations of Free Edges of Thin Films" in the Journal of Fluids and Structures, "Aerodynamic Characteristics of Pressure-Pad Air Bar" in Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Applied Mechanics, and "Interaction of Fluttering Webs with Surrounding Air" in the TAPPI Journal.
Dr. Chulho Yang- has performed research and published in areas of linear/nonlinear mechanical system identification, vibration and acoustics, experimental embedded sensitivity analysis, structural health monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics of mechanical system, design optimization and automation. He teaches all of the design classes so he specializes in the topic I am most interested in.

These are most of the professors in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department.