Faculty | B.S. in Engineering
Grace Ni
- Program Chair of Physics and Engineering
- Director of Engineering Programs
- Ph.D., University of Waterloo
- M.Eng., National University of Singapore
- B.Eng., Xi’an Jiaotong University
After receiving her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada, Grace Ni developed patented haptic technologies (force-feedback using motorized devices) for virtual reality and telepresence at a Canadian high-tech startup. She then devoted the next 16 years to engineering education before joining 51ÂÜÀò. She has spent the past 13 years at...
Courses
- Computer Techniques in Science and Engineering
- Circuits and Instrumentation I
- Directed Research: Mechatronics Project
- First Year Seminar
Research Interests
- Haptics
- Robotics (Robotics Engineering)
- Mechatronics
- Controls
- Engineering Education
Genti Buzi
- Associate Professor of Computer Science and Robotics
- Director,Robotics Program
- Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
- M.S., California Institute of Technology
- B.S., State University of New York at Fredonia
Genti Buzi received his doctorate in control and dynamical systems from California Institute of Technology. He is an associate professor of computer science and robotics in the School of Science Technology and Health at 51ÂÜÀò. His research interests are in the areas of control theory, machine learning and systems/computational biology. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer...
Research Interests
- Control Theory
- Systems Biology
- Machine Learning
Xidong Chen
- Professor of Physics
- Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- M.S., Solid State Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- B.S., Theoretical Physics, Shandong University
My love for physics was kindled by a high school physics teacher in China, where I was born and raised. I came to the United States to further my graduate studies in solid state physics. It was during my second semester at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that I became a Christian. As a professor, I desire to inspire students to love the beauty of physics and to challenge them to understand and think about the underlying order and structure in God's world. As a researcher, I use high resolution microscopy techniques and numerical methods to look at order in various materials, which in turn makes me more effective in my teaching.
Courses
- PHSC 233 General Physics II Electricity and Magentism
- PHSC 237 General Physics II Laboratory
- PHSC 234 General Physics II Waves, Optics and Modern Physics
- PHSC 318 Classical Mechanics
- PHSC 331 Thermodynamics
- PHSC 336 Mathematical Methods in Physics
- PHSC 340 Electrodynamics
- PHSC 412 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
- PHSC 480 Advanced Physics Laboratory
Research Interests
- Theoretical understanding of surface dynamics.
- Atomic force microscopy studies of cell structures.
- Monte Carlo simulation studies of surfaces and interfaces.
- Fluctuation electron microscopy studies of medium-range ordering in amorphous materials.
Nathan Cho
- Assistant Professor of Engineering
- Ph.D., University of Southern California
- M.S., University of Southern California
- B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Nathan Cho is a new assistant professor of engineering in the department of chemistry, physics and engineering. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at UCLA and then his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering at USC. Cho’s dissertation topic was on developing new approaches for precisely engineering heterotypic muscle tissues by naturally...
Elaine Wong
- Assistant Professor of Engineering
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
- M.S., University of California, Los Angeles
- B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
- Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certification National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying – License # 138094
Dr. Elaine Wong was born and raised in Southern California. Growing up with a non-Christian background, encountering God in a powerful way dramatically changed the trajectory of her life. She has a passion to see God’s glory and beauty transform and heal people’s lives (Isaiah 61). College was a time where she found her passion to pursue her graduate studies in building small-scale water...
Courses
- Directed Research: Water Defluoridation Project
- Introduction to Physics
- Physics I
- General Physics I Laboratory
- General Physics II Laboratory
- Mechanics of Materials
- Statics
- Data Analysis and Presentation
- Introduction to Engineering
Research Interests
- Environmental Engineering
- Water & Wastewater Treatment
- Engineering Design
- Onsite Systems for Drinking Water Production in Developing Countries
- Defluoridation Systems