Engineering and Technology at NCSSM

There are two groups in this department, Engineering and Computer Science.

Engineering

• Mr. John Kirk has professional experience in aeronautical and electrical engineering. He oversees the mentorship program and teaches courses in Engineering. He is developing the Architecture and Engineering the Modern courses.
  • BSEE, University of Kentucky
  • MEM, Washington University in St. Louis
  • John spent several years at Boeing doing engineering work on avionic systems.
• Dr. Ershela Sims has worked to build the framework for our new Engineeering Program. She teaches Statics, Biomedical Instrumentation, and introductory courses in robotics, electrical and mechanical engineering.
  • BSE, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
  • Ph. D., Biomedical Engineering, The University of North Carolina
  • Postdoctoral study at Duke University in Biomechanics
  • Dr. Sims has professional experience as a biomedical engineer and softwarei design engineer. She has also taught courses in Human Physiology and Gross Anatomy at Duke University School of Medicine. She has performed research on osteoarthritis of the knee
• Dr. Joseph Lobuglio is our newest faculty member. He joins us from UNC. He is a mechanical and environmental engineeer who has worked on water supply systems. He teaches Mechanical Engineering. and runs the FIRST robotics competition.
  • Ph. D., Environmental Engineering, UNC-CH
  • ME, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Stanford
  • BS, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton
  • Dr. Lobuglio has fifteen years of professional and academic experience at the university level.

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