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Department of Mechanical Engineering

People

Dr. John Wagner - Interim Chair

Wagner profile

John Wagner joined the Department in August 1998. He was previously on the engineering staff at Delco Electronics, a subsidiary of General Motors Hughes Electronics, and Delphi Automotive Systems, working on automotive powertrain and chassis control systems with hardware-in-the-loop and in-vehicle testing. Wagner has established the multi-disciplinary Driving Simulator Laboratory and the Rockwell Automation Mechatronics Educational Laboratory at Clemson. He has served as an associate editor for the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (2005-2008) and as the chair of the ASME Dynamic Systems & Control Division Automotive & Transportation Systems Technical Committee (2004-2007). Dr. Wagner is a registered professional mechanical engineer and also serves as the faculty advisor for the Clemson University SAE student chapter. He has been elected an ASME Fellow.

Wagner Profile

Department Administrators and Staff

Name Title Email
John Wagner Interim Department Chair jwagner@clemson.edu
Kathleen Grant Office Manager grant5@clemson.edu
Stone Tracy Accountant stonet@clemson.edu
Derrick Jordan Website, Publications jordan2@clemson.edu

Please view the complete list of faculty and staff below in our department directory.

Department Directory

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has over 35 tenured/tenure track faculty and full-time and part-time lecturers who teach and perform research on a broad range of topics. The department has 13 administrative and technical staff members. Our staff is instrumental in the department's operations and support of faculty and students.

Academic Contacts

The Clemson University Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate degree program is an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degree designed to provide students with engineering science and design knowledge. We offer two Masters of Science degrees (thesis and non-thesis options) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.

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Julie Markus
Undergraduate Student Services Manager
jwmarku@clemson.edu

Irina Kharitinova
Graduate Student Services Coordinator
ikharit@clemson.edu

Advisory Board

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is advised by an Advisory Board comprised of the department chair and approximately nine to twelve industry leaders relevant to the department.

Advisory Board Members