Dr. Robert Prucka - Acting Chair
Robert Prucka, the Alan Kulwicki Professor of Automotive Engineering, joined the Automotive Engineering faculty in August 2008 as an Assistant Professor at the CU-ICAR campus. Robert earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2008. His research and teaching interests include the design, control, calibration, performance and emissions of advanced powertrain systems.
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Membership
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fellow Membership
- SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 2017
- Murray Stokely Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2015
- Led Deep Orange 15, 12 and 9 vehicle-prototyping projects
Department Administrators and Staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Prucka | Acting Department Chair | rprucka@clemson.edu |
| Trae King | Director of Computing & Network Services | lking2@clemson.edu |
| Jen Groff | Office Manager | jshattu@clemson.edu |
| Cristina Shorts | Program Manager | cristis@clemson.edu |
Please view the complete list of faculty and staff below in our department directory.
Department Directory
The Department of Automotive Engineering has over 200 graduate students and will welcome its first set of undergraduate students for the new B.S. in Automotive Engineering. The department has 35 faculty members and 20 administrative, technical, and research staff members. The Department's Advisory Board is composed of individuals who assist the department in its mission. The Board meets twice a year.
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Faculty
AuE Faculty Name Title Email Phone Beshah Ayalew Professor beshah@clemson.edu (864) 283-7228 Jason Bokar Lecturer jbokar@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Johnell Brooks Professor jobrook@clemson.edu (864) 283-7232 Saeed Farahani Assistant Professor sfaraha@clemson.edu (864) 283-7245 Jamie Forbes Professor of Practice forbes6@clemson.edu Brian Gainey Research Assistant Professor bgaine2@clemson.edu (864) 283-7224 Ramy Harik Exxon Mobil Employees Endowed Professor harik@clemson.edu Andy Henderson Lecturer ajh@clemson.edu Yunyi Jia McQueen Quattlebaum Associate Professor yunyij@clemson.edu (864) 283-7226 Venkat Krovi Michelin Endowed Chair in Vehicle Automation vkrovi@clemson.edu (864) 283-7114 Matthew Krugh Research Assistant Professor mkrugh@clemson.edu Benjamin Lawler Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator bjlawle@clemson.edu (864) 283-7224 Bing Li Assistant Professor bli4@clemson.edu (864) 365-6451 Shunyu Liu Assistant Professor shunyul@clemson.edu (864) 365-0476 Yanying Lu Assistant Professor yanyinl@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Jerome McClendon Research Associate Professor jmcclen@clemson.edu Laine Mears BMW Endowed Chair in Automotive Manufacturing, SMAE Director mears@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Behnaz Papari Assistant Professor bpapari@clemson.edu Chris Paredis Visiting Professor paredis@clemson.edu Pierluigi Pisu Professor pisup@clemson.edu (864) 283-7227 Robert Prucka Kulwicki Endowed Professor and Acting Department Chair rprucka@clemson.edu Rahul Rai Dean's Distinguished Professor rrai@clemson.edu (864) 283-7233 Morteza Sabet Research Assistant Professor ssabet@clemson.edu Harsh Sapra Assistant Professor hsapra@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Matthias Schmid Assistant Professor schmidm@clemson.edu (864) 283-7245 Jiangfeng Zhang Associate Professor jiangfz@clemson.edu (864)283-7231 Qilun Zhu Research Associate Professor qilun@clemson.edu (864)283-7239 -
Associated Faculty
Joint Faculty
AuE Joint Faculty Name Title Email Nathan McNeese Associate Professor (Computing) mcneese@clemson.edu Rajendra Singh Professor (ECE) srajend@clemson.edu Adjunct Faculty
AuE Adjunct Faculty Name Title Email Craig Clemons Adjunct Professor cmclemo@clemson.edu Srikanth Pilla Adjunct Professor spilla@clemson.edu -
Staff
Administrative
AuE Administrative Staff Name Title Email Phone Carol Beckham THINKER Program Coordinator chende8@clemson.edu Jeremiah Farmer Student Services Manager mjfarme@clemson.edu (864) 283-7230 Jen Groff Office Manager jshattu@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Casey Jenkins Research Assistant caseyj@clemson.edu (864) 283-7272 Dee Kivett Undergraduate Academic Program Director dkivett@clemson.edu Jason Lewis Financial Business Manager jtl5@clemson.edu (864) 283-7215 Meredith McCameron Procurement Coodinator meredip@clemson.edu (864) 365-0483 Cindy McMahan Payroll & Procurement Manager cmcmaha@clemson.edu (864) 283-7241 Cristina Shorts Program Manager cristis@clemson.edu (864) 283-7210 Kyle Sutherland Grants Accountant klsuthe@clemson.edu (864) 365-0474 Denise Swearington Receptionist dsweari@clemson.edu 864-283-7238 Chali Thompson Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator chrislt@clemson.edu (864) 283-7102 Heather Tomlinson Graduate Student Services Coordinator hdowell@clemson.edu (864) 283-7212 Technical
AuE Technical Staff Name Title Email Phone Jeremy Barnes Research Associate & Lab Manager jbarne9@clemson.edu (864) 283-7118 Brad Burgess Research Associate & Safety Coordinator bburge4@clemson.edu (864) 365-0482 Anshul Karn Deep Orange Project Manager akarn@clemson.edu (864) 365-0467 David Mann Research Associate & Facilities Manager damann@clemson.edu (864) 283-7206 Gary Mathis Research Associate goahm@clemson.edu (864) 283-7207 Trupti Nyalkalkar Deep Orange Project Manager tnyalka@clemson.edu (864) 365-0467 Aaron Wright Research Associate aqwrigh@clemson.edu (864) 283-7205 IT & Library
AuE IT & Library Staff Name Title Email Trae King Director of Computer and Network Services lking2@clemson.edu Chris Myers IT Consultant cmyers8@clemson.edu Vonyshisa Shefton IT Services Specialist vshefto@clemson.edu Jennifer Groff Engineering Librarian jgroff@clemson.edu Sarah Fisher CU-ICAR Library Specialist sfishe6@clemson.edu Security
AuE Security Information Name Title Phone CU-ICAR 24/7 Greenville Campus Security (864) 274-1392
Academic Contacts
The Clemson University Automotive Engineering Bachelor of Science degree is designed to provide students with engineering science and design knowledge. We offer Master of Science degrees in Automotive Engineering (thesis, non-thesis, and internship options) and an Automotive Engineering Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
Please visit our tour page for information on campus tours, virtual meetings, and department visits.
Jeremiah Farmer
Student Services Manager
mjfarme@clemson.edu
Chali Thompson
Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator
chrislt@clemson.edu
Heather Tomlinson
Graduate Student Services Coordinator
hdowell@clemson.edu
Advisory Board
The Department of Automotive Engineering's Advisory Board is represented by industry partners advising on professional trends related to automotive engineering students.
