Teaching at NDSU

• Undergraduate Courses (Fall 2008- )

          ME 223 Mechanics of Materials (S09/F09/Summer 2010/S11/Summer 2011/F12)
          ME 423/623 Intermediate Mechanics of Materials (F08/S09/F09)
          ME 442 Machine Design I (F10/S12/S13/S14/S15/S16/S17/2F17/S18/F18/S19/F19/F20/F21/F23/F24)
          ME 489/689 Vehicle Dynamics (S20/S21/S22/S23/S24)

• Graduate Courses (Fall 2008- )

          ME 711 Advanced Engineering Analysis (F11/F12/F14/F15/F16/F18/F19/F20/F21/F22/F23/F24)
          ME 722 Advanced Mechanics of Materials (F10/F13)
          ME 726 Fracture Mechanics (F13/S16/S18/S20/S22/S24)
          ME 733 Polymer Nanocomposites (S10/F11)
          ME 734 Smart Materials and Structures (S15/S17/S19/S21/S23)

          ME 790 Graduate Seminar (F11/S12/F12/F18/S19/F19/S20)

Mentor for Undergraduate Senior Design Projects (ME 461/462)

1. Spectrum Aeromed manual loader design (Sponsor: Spectrum Aeromed, Fargo, ND) (Spring 2024-Fall 2024) (with Dr. Oksana Zholobko). Design team: Natalie Fischer, Brooke George, Grace Gora, Kalla Stepan, & Tara Treml
2. Spectrum Aeromed electric loader design (Sponsor: Spectrum Aeromed, Fargo, ND) (Spring 2024-Fall 2024) (with Dr. Oksana Zholobko). Design team: Bily Fish III, Jacob Cain, Mohammed Kareem, Jacob Kugler, & Tyler Specht
3. CVT life test dyno (Sponsor: Speciality Vehicles International, Roseau, MN) (Fall 2023-Spring 2024). Design Team: Benjamin Herrera, Adam Knapp, Max Mazzei, & Matthew Stanczak
4. Prinsco joint development: Testing apparatus and finite element analysis (Sponsor: Prinsco, Willmar, MN ) (Spring 2023-Fall 2023). Design team: Austin Jones, Logan St Michael, Joey Stachowski, & Cade Torola
5. Design of fuel cell powered UAVs (Sponsor: ND EPSCoR & NDSU Development Foundation) (Fall 2022-Spring 2023) Design team: Aidan Anderson & Angela Grabowski
6. Design of adhesively bonded tubular joints for auto applications (Fall 2022-Spring 2023) Design team: Derek Eastman, Evan Erlandson, Alexander Ruhnke, & Noah Zander
7. Design of universal electric chassis for low-speed vehicle (Sponsor: Nevo Co.) (Spring 2022-Fall 2022) (with Dr. Alan Kallmeyer). Design Team: James Ehresman, Stefan Johnson, Nicholas Ranweiler, & Mike Schubert
8. Design of a biomass pelletizer (Sponsor: Dane Skow & Company LLC, Fargo, ND)  (Fall 2020-Spring 2021). Design Team: Jake Freitag, Andrew Kolling,  Chase Tozer, & Ivan Vazquez
9. Design of CNH tractor door stops (Sponsor: CNH Industrial Co., Fargo, ND)  (Fall 2019-Spring 2020). Design Team: Andrew Bonnet, Maxwell Lee, Jonathan Patten, & Danielle J. Revering
10. Design of an easier latching mechanism for a service door (Sponsor: CNH Industrial Co., Fargo, ND)  (Spring 2019-Fall 2019). Design Team: Jonathan Eckhardt, Samuel Gilseth, Calvin Meyer, & Michael Wardlow
11. Design of adhesively bonded tubular joints for auto applications  (Fall 2018-Spring 2019). Design Team: Christopher Chalgren, Nathan Pierskalla, Dylan Quern, & Andrew Zachman
12. Design of a vertical wind turbine coupling mechanism (Sponsor: Excedere LLC, Grant Forks, ND) (Fall 2018-Spring 2019). Design Team: Samuel Karschnia, John Reibert, Samuel Sandoz, Noah Stocker, & Stephen Westerback
13. Design and mechanical characterization of a quick tie-down system (Sponsor: Bobcat Company, ND) (Spring 2018-Fall 2018). Design team: Derek Klein, Wyatt Sieber, Zachery Wood, & Josh Wudtke
14. Design of a continuously varying transmission testing stand (Sponsor: Team Industries Co., MN) (Fall 2017-Spring 2018). Design team: Alec Boughton, Eric Curtiss, Derrick Markel, & Nick Kuechle
15. Design of the catheter delivery tool handle (Sponsor: Medtronic Co., MN) (Spring 2017-Fall 2017). Design team: Brian Ferry,Philip Lonneman, Luke Nietfeld , & David Nigon
16. Design of a melt force-spinning machine for production of ultrathin polymer fibers for environmental protection (Fall 2016-Spring 2017). Design team: Tyler Christianson, Samantha Hoch, Olivia Norman, & Jared Smith
17. Design of a solution-blowing machine for high-efficiency production of ultrathin polymer fibers (Spring 2016-Fall 2016). Design team: Tyler Boelter, Noa Brezinka, Patrick McEnaney, & Patrick Simpson 
18. Design of brutus site cleaner vacuum (Sponsor: Bobcat Company, ND) (Fall 2015-Spring 2016). Design team: Sean Bartz, Mathew Orner, Benjamin Nelson, & Isaac Froemming
19. Design of excavator bucket clean out (Sponsor: Bobcat Company, ND) (Fall 2015-Spring 2016). Design team: David Altstadt, Lucas Gossen, Jesse Laugen,& Kenneth Loepp
20. Design of sheave fatigue testing apparatus (Sponsor: Celanese Co. MN) (Fall 2014-Spring 2015). Design team: Britt Helten, Mitch Nelson, & Colton Hirman
21. Design of a progressive thumb (Sponsor: Bobcat Company, ND) (Fall 2013-Spring 2014) (with Dr. Majura Selekwa). Design team: Stephanie Davis, Jerick Hedges, Steven Palmer, & Faith Sanderg
22. Design of a melt force-spinning machine for production of ultrathin polymer fibers for environmental protection (Sponsor: NSF/NDSU-ME) (Fall 2013-Spring 2014). Design team: Jiaye Li, Quan Yuan, & Sarah Zaviska
23. Design of adhesively bonded tubular metal joints for auto uses (Fall 2013-Spring 2014). Design team: John Gusewelle, Kyle Gow, Jeffery Hoernemann, & Scott Nash
24. Design of a portable medical mini-device for wound dressing (Sponsor: NSF/NDSU-ME) (Spring 2013-Fall 2013). Design team: Daniel Gillard, Nicole Reilly, & Morgan Vetter
25. Design of adhesively bonded tubular joints for auto applications (Fall 2012-Spring 2013). Design team: Shauntel Barnes, Jared Ellis, Casey Orgon, & Megan Velo
26. Design and filtration evaluation of high-grade air filters made of hybrid renewable nonwoven micro/nanofiber fabrics (Sponsor: NSF/ND Soybean Council/NDSU-ME) (Spring 2012-Fall 2012) (with Dr. Long Jiang). Design team: Nathaniel Grobe, Kyle Sieberg, Chad Splettstoeszer, & Christopher Strand
27. Design of a novel needleless electrospinning device for low-cost, mass production of continuous silicon nanowires for use in vehicle Li-ion battery electrodes (Sponsored: NDSU Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering) (Fall 2011-Spring 2012) (with Dr. Iskander S. Akhatov). Design team: Wen Jing Li, Subin Shahukhal, & Youhao Zhao
28. Dumping bed attachment for a pickup-truck (Spring 2011-Fall 2011). Design team: Aaron Madsen, Nathan Gilbertson, Marc Crepeau, & Theodore M. Hoepfner
29. Design and mechanical durability evaluation of adhesively bonded tubular joints for auto applications (Spring 2011-Fall 2011). Design team: Ashan Bogollagoma, Tharaka Chandanayaki, Shashika Rathnasinghe, & Siyuan Wei
30. Design of a needleless electrospinning device for mass-production of nanofibers (Fall 2010-Spring 2011) (with Dr. Iskander S. Akhatov). Design team: Benton Bakke, Brooks Dagen, Weston Melby, & Jason Weyer