Mechanical Engineering Technology Faculty
Full Time Faculty available for Mechanical Engineering Technology advising students last name starts with:
- A to F see Professor Aaron Brown,
- G to N see Dr. Mingli He, and
- O to Z see Dr. Mingli He, until Dr. Devi Kalla takes over this group students in Fall 2012
Aaron Brown, M.S., Full-Time Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-3083
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262R Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: abrow118@msudenver.edu
B.S., California State University-Chico; M.S., University of Colorado-Boulder; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
S. James Chang, Ph.D., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: schang9@msudenver.edu
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana; M.S., Ph.D.,School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
John Chart, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: jchart@msudenver.edu
M.S. & B.S. Metallurgy, Pennsylvania State University; B.S. Computer Science, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Maryam Darbeheshti, Ph.D., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: mdarbehe@msudenver.edu
B.S., University of Rajasthan, India; M.S., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Denver; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Frantisek Grund, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: fgrund@msudenver.edu
M.S.E., VUT University of Brno, Czech Republic; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Mingli He, Ph.D., P.E., MET Coordinator, Full-Time Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2975
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262H Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-Mail: he@msudenver.edu
B.S., Nanjing Aeronautical Institute; M.S., Ph.D., University of Central Florida; Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Stephen Hevert, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-Mail: heverts@msudenver.edu
B.S.M.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and M.S.M.E., California State University, Long Beach. Certified Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute; Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Mr. Hevert has over 25 years of professional experience in the aerospace industry supporting the design, development and production of chemical propulsion systems for spacecraft and missile systems. Between 1990 and 1995, he did additional post-graduate studies in the Center for Combustion Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Areas of academic interest include space vehicle propulsion systems, fluid dynamics, and management of engineering projects. In addition to teaching part-time in the MET department, Mr. Hevert is currently a Senior Staff Engineer for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, specializing in space vehicle propulsion systems.
Peter Higgins, Ph.D., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-Mail: phigginl@msudenver.edu
B.S. in Physics, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston; Ph.D. University of Denver; and attended Ph.D. graduate schools in both Space Science and Acoustics at Rice University and U of H; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Mr. Higgins specializes in heat transfer of microchannels and bubble physics. He has served as chief engineer for a manufacturer of marine navigational aids, and for a manufacturer of large valve actuators. He was vice president of an international fluid dynamics analysis company, then president of a computer modeling company serving energy clients. He was responsible for constructing NASA's solar weather forecast network, and served as the Console Coordinator for the Space Environment Console in the Mission Control Center for Project Gemini. He anticipates returning to MSU Denver for teaching assignments in the Fall 2012.
G.B. "Jad" Jadunath , M.B.A./M.P.M., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-Mail: gjadunat@msudenver.edu
B.S. (Honors), Postgraduate Diploma, South Bank University (London); MBA / MPM Business & Project Management, Keller Grad. School of Management; MA Linguistically Diverse Education (In Process), University of Colorado at Denver; Affiliate Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Ralph N. Jones, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: rjone121@msudenver.edu
B.S.E.E., Georgia Tech; M.S.Ae.E, USAF Institute of Technology; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Ralph N. Jones received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech in 1962 and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering degree from the U. S. Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1964. He served four years as an Air Force officer at what is now called the National Aerospace Intelligence Center (NAIC), analyzing foreign weapon systems and estimating their capabilities.
His expertise as a civilian includes time in Huntington Beach, California where he worked on projects such as McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics’ Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL). In Denver years of expertise come from the time employed Hughes Aircraft and Raytheon at Buckley Air Force Base tracking satellites, processing downloaded satellite data, and performing control, operation and failure analysis of space-qualified hardware.
As a technical writer he has written documents on projects involving command/control and signal processing systems, and user manuals for a publisher of civil engineering and animation software.
As an Affiliate Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology at MSU Denver he brings these years of expertise in the aerospace industry into the classroom
Devi Kiran Kalla, Ph.D., Full-Time Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2977
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: dkalla@msudenver.edu
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Mangalore University, India; M.S., Engineering Technology, West Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Wichita State University; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Jose M. Lopez, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: jlopez93@msudenver.edu
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute; B.S., Aerospace Engineering, St. Louis University, Parks College of Engineering and Aviation; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Odon Musimbi, Ph.D., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: omusimbi@msudenver.edu
Diploma of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic School, University of Kinshasa, Congo; M.S. in Engineering Systems, Ph.D. in Engineering (Mechanical Speciality), Colorado School of Mines; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology.
William Rickard, M.B.A., Affiliate Faculty
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262 Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-mail: wrickard@msudenver.edu
Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Phoenix, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), University of Phoenix, Certified Quality Manager (CMQ/OE), American Society of Quality (ASQ), Senior Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Professional (GDTP S-0128), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Department Chair
Mr. Richard Pozzi, M.S., M.B.A., Full-Time Faculty, Chair 
- Phone: 303-556-2503
- Fax: 303-556-2972
- Office: PL262T Mail Slot: PL262
- Campus Box: 29
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- E-Mail: pozzir@mscd.edu
B. S., Illinois Institute of Technology, M. S., University of Colorado, M.B.A., University of Phoenix; Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology.
Professor Richard Pozzi is the Chair of the Engineering Technology Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. He has served MSU Denver since 2002 in adjunct, visiting and tenure track professor positions for the Engineering Technology Department. He has a BSEE from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a MSE from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Professor Pozzi brings to the position of Department Chair over thirty years experience in various management and engineering positions with the Western Electric Corporation, Mountain Bell, US WEST and Nortel Networks. Some of Professor Pozzi’s various job titles have been: Director of Systems Engineering and Sales Support, Senior Systems Engineer, Director Network Architecture, Senior Network Architect, Project Manager for Electronic Library, Director Mechanized Information Systems, Cable system VoIP architect, and Field Engineer.
During his time at MSU Denver, Professor Pozzi has taught more than 15 different courses with an emphasis on communications courses. He is instrumental in developing partnerships with various companies including the Federal Aviation Administration related to internships and employment for students. He also developed a partnership with the University of Pecs in Hungary focused on educational courses and research opportunities. He is currently working on research with Bio Diesel fuel, developing STEM classes for local high schools and enhancing undergraduate research at MSU Denver.
Mr. Pozzi enjoys golfing, his six grandchildren and running in his time off.
