Meet Our Team
The Institute for Hierarchical Manufacturing brings together teams of experts in their respective fields from across the University of Massachusetts community to solve critical and complex problems for our program sponsors.
James Watkins
Professor – Polymer Science and Engineering & IHM Director
Amir Arbabi
Associate Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wayne Burleson
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Michael Busa
Director – Center for Human Health & Performance
Al Crosby
Professor & Department Head- Polymer Science and Engineering
Ina Fiterau
Assistant Professor – Information and Computer Sciences
Simos Gerasimidis
Associate Professor – Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dennis Goeckel
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Peter Haas
Professor – Information and Computer Sciences
David Jensen
Professor – Information and Computer Sciences
Jae-Hwang Lee
Associate Professor – Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Beatriz Lorenzo
Assistant Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Do-Hoon Kwon
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Josh Liddy
Research Assistant Professor – Kinesiology
Stephen Nonnenmann
Associate Professor – Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu
Research Associate Professor- Polymer Science and Engineering
Jonathan Rothstein
Professor – Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Jessica Schiffman
Professor – Chemical Engineering
David Schmidt
Professor – Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Gregory Tew
Professor – Polymer Science and Engineering
Richard Van Emmerik
Director – Motor Control Laboratory
David Waldman
Director – CUMIRP
Qiangfei Xia
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kyle Hollins Wray
Research Fellow – Information and Computer Sciences
Yair Zick
Assistant Professor – Information and Computer Sciences
Shlomo Zilberstein
Professor – Information and Computer Sciences
Michael Zink
Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Prior Research Partners
| Faculty/Senior Personnel | Department | College |
| Wen Chen | Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Christos Dimitrakopoulos | Chemical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Ian Grosse | Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Robert Hyers | Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Peter Beltramo | Chemical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Kevin Kittilstved | Chemistry | College of Natural Sciences |
| Xian Du | Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Laura Bradley | Polymer Science & Engineering | College of Natural Sciences |
| Thomas McCarthy | Polymer Science & Engineering | College of Natural Sciences |