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Samuel W. and Dolores E. Brenton School of Engineering

Mount Union's School of Engineering

The School of Engineering at the University of Mount Union provides students with a well-rounded education through relevant career preparation and classroom foundations that will prepare graduates for successful careers in the fields of engineering.

Through extensive hands-on learning, an international experience, and innovative research opportunities, students will develop the critical thinking skills to solve complex problems and improve our functioning society by understanding how things work in the world.

Engineering students benefit from the small class sizes and personal attention from the engineering faculty. To learn more about the high-demand field of engineering, explore Mount Union's engineering programs.

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Blase Cindric, associate professor of computer science
Dr. Mahmoud Darwich, assistant professor of computer science

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Major

Biomedical Engineering

The biomedical engineering major at Mount Union is designed to foster an innovative mindset while offering the crucial knowledge to successfully impact this rewarding and high-growth field

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Civil Engineering

The civil engineering major at Mount Union offers a curriculum grounded in the department's "Four Pillars of Engineering," which prepares students to be both great engineers and great communicators, making them more desirable by employers.

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Computer Engineering

The computer engineering major at Mount Union allows students to integrate electrical engineering and computer science to design, build, and test computing systems.

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Mechanical Engineering

Careers in mechanical engineering are in demand across industries. Learn how Mount Union's mechanical engineering major will set your future in motion.

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Minor

Electrical Engineering

The electrical engineering major at Mount Union provides students with hands-on experiences in the application of scientific and mathematical principles utilized to design, manufacture, and control structures, machines, processes, and systems.

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Minor

Robotics and Automation Engineering

Be at the forefront of engineering technology with the minor in robotics and automation engineering at Mount Union. Having fundamentals in both mechanical and electrical engineering, robotics and automation engineers solve problems across both fields, giving versatility to an ever-expanding sector.

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Four Pillars of Engineering

The Engineering Program at the University of Mount Union distinguishes itself by supplementing its curriculum with the four pillars of exceptional engineering education. These essential areas help develop real-world ready engineers.

Pillar One: Providing Extensive Hands-on, Real World Engineering

Pillar Two: Requiring International Engineering Field Experience
Engineering students will travel abroad with faculty to work on field projects that address global engineering challenges such as:

Providing clean water
Access to sanitation
Low-cost energy
Sustainable infrastructure
Access to health solutions

Pillar Three: Integrating Engineering Knowledge with Essential Business Skills
Students work alongside business majors in project development teams to design products going to market.

Work together with business and entrepreneurship students in project teams
Project Management
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Cost Analysis
Business Model Canvas

Pillar Four: Building Effective Leaders and Communicators
Through strong roots in the liberal arts, Mount Union’s engineering program develops students into:

Effective communicators
Leaders
Lifelong learners
Responsible citizens

Engineering Program Accreditation

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering degree at the University of Mount Union is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Biomedical Engineering.

CIVIL ENGINEERING

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree at the University of Mount Union is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil Engineering.

COMPUTER ENGINEERING

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degree at the University of Mount Union is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Computer Engineering.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of Mount Union is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering Advisory Board

Name	Position
Taylor Cline, P.E., PTOE – Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering (Alumna – Civil Engineering)	EAB Chair – University of Mount Union Lead Project Engineer CESO, Inc. Akron, Ohio
Joel Beeghly (retired) – Civil Engineering (Alumni)	Water Resources Engineering (retired) Senior Technical Specialist Carmeuse National Lime & Stone Co.
Dr. Colin K. Drummond – Biomedical Engineering	Professor and Assistant Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
Kyle Hall – Biomedical Engineering	Co-Chief Executive Officer Innovative Radiology, Inc.
Tyler Harbert - Computer Engineering; Software Engineering	Group Manager, Industrial Artificial Intelligence RoviSys Aurora, Ohio
Alana Holsclaw '17, PE - Structural Engineering; Civil Engineering (Alumna – Civil Engineering)	Structural Engineer BlueStreak Consulting Twinsburg, Ohio
Patrick James Hyland Jr. - Civil Engineering; Construction; Architecture	Senior Project Director Perspectus Architecture Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Ajay Misra – Mechanical Engineering; Materials Engineering; Computer and Electrical Engineering	Retired Deputy Director, Research and Engineering NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio
John Picuri – Civil Engineering	District Deputy Director District 12 Ohio Department of Transportation Garfield Heights, Ohio
Dale Pittman - Mechanical Engineering; Industrial Engineering	EAB Chair Elect – University of Mount Union President of Operations Pittman Engineering Alliance, Ohio
Joe Powell '17 - Mechanical Engineering	EAB Vice Chair – University of Mount Union Vice President of Sales Akron Steel Treating Company
David Reichard '75 -Mechanical Engineering (Alumni - Business)	President Gas Technology Energy Concepts Buffalo, NY
Brian E. Rich – Biomedical Engineering; Electrical Engineering	Laboratory Manager Hubbell Power Systems Wadsworth, Ohio
Amanda K. Richardson - Electrical Engineering	Enbridge
Dr. Shuvo Roy '92 – Biomedical Engineering (Alumni – Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science)	Professor and Director, The Kidney Project; Engineering Lead, Surgical Innovations; Founding Co-Director, UCSF Pediatric Device Consortium; Faculty Director, UCSF-UCB Masters in Translation Medicine (MTM) Program, University of California-San Francisco Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences San Francisco, CA
Dr. Jeffrey S. Russell - Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering	Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning Dean of Continuing Studies Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI
Dr. Raman P. Singh - Mechanical Engineering	Associate Dean for Academic Affairs College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma
Russell P. Taub - Mechanical Engineering; Structural Engineering; Aerospace Engineering	Senior Technical Fellow Special Aerospace Services Boulder, Colorado
Joseph Tommasi - Electrical Engineering	Project Manager, Engineering Services Davey Resource Group, Inc. Richfield, Ohio
Nathan G. Williams '07 - Construction Management (Alumnus – Business Administration)	Director of Management Operations and Project Manager Hammond Construction, Inc.

Faculty Spotlights

Dr. Chad Korach Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director, School of Engineering

Dr. Loay Al-Zube Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Shehla Arif Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Thuan Dinh Do Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering

Dr. Jose Angel Diosdado De la Peña Assistant Professor of Engineering

Dr. Lynn Dudash Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Glauco Fontgalland Visiting Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Auchib Reza Assistant Professor of Engineering

Dr. Umair Shakir Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Dr. Hans Tritico Professor of Civil Engineering

Dr. Chad Korach

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director, School of Engineering

Engineering has traditionally been a rather dry topic to teach, so whenever I can engage the students with props or activities, it breaks up the lecture and allows students to see problems from different perspectives.

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Dr. Loay Al-Zube

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Mount Union's biomedical engineering program provides students with unique hands-on opportunties.

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Dr. Shehla Arif

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Students in our mechanical engineering program work on design projects that have real-world impact with the community.

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Dr. Thuan Dinh Do

Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering

The electrical and computer engineering programs at Mount Union have empowered students to establish a connected society through leveraging artificial intelligence.

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Dr. Jose Angel Diosdado De la Peña

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Mount Union also offers hands-on learning and the student-teacher ratio is great, along with the enrollment per course, which promotes personal attention from faculty.

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Dr. Lynn Dudash

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

I love seeing the creativity of our students. I'm always impressed with how they come up with clever solutions to problems.

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Dr. Glauco Fontgalland

Visiting Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

I am an expert in antennas, microwave filters, and RF circuits for many applications.

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Dr. Auchib Reza

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Mount Union stands out for its emphasis on hands-on experience.

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Dr. Umair Shakir

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

I have opportunities to develop close connections with my students and colleagues, both within the engineering school and across the campus.

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Dr. Hans Tritico

Professor of Civil Engineering

Pretty early on in my teaching, I realized that it wasn’t enough to simply teach a subject. Rather, my role is to grow people. Building successful, young professionals means caring about - and pushing - each one of my students.

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Samuel W. and Dolores E. Brenton School of Engineering

Mount Union's School of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Robotics and Automation Engineering

Four Pillars of Engineering

Faculty Spotlights

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