Faculty & Staff
See all Program Directors listed by school and program name.
Dean & Associate Dean
Mark Horstemeyer
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean
mhorstemeyer@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5868
Dr. Carl Pettiford
B.S, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Dean
cpettiford@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3437
Faculty
Dr. Mark Atwater
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
matwater1@liberty.edu
Dr. Kyung Kyoon Bae
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
kkbae@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5703
Dr. John Baumgardner
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research Professor Emeritus
jrbaumgardner@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7024
Dr. Heechen E. Cho
Ph.D., B.S.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
hecho@liberty.edu
Dr. Thomas Eldredge
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
tveldredge@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7859
Dr. Young-Man Kim
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
ykim81@liberty.edu
(434) 582-3488
James Long
M.EM., M.A., B.S.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
jllong2@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5670
Dr. Marcos Lugo
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
mlugo7@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3314
Dr. Hector Medina
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
hmedina@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5397
Robert Rich
A.A., B.S., M.S.
Associate Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering
rkrich@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3834
Dr. Wayne Strasser
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., P.E.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
wstrasser@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7021
Dr. Frank Tuzi
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Technical Communications
ftuzi@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7846
Dr. John Vadnal
B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering
jvadnal@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4651
Dr. Feng Wang
B.E., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Engineering
fwang@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4847
Dr. Ephraim Zegeye
B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ezegeye@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7640
Carolyn Ziebart
B.S., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
cziebart@liberty.edu
(434) 592-6938
Matthew Ricks B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Civil Engineering
mricks11@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4243
Adjunct Faculty
Charla Bansley
M.S., B.A.
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Timo Budarz
Ph.D.
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Stuart Burgess
BSc(Eng), Ph.D., CEng, FIMechE
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Andrew McIntosh
B.S.c, Ph.D., DSC
Adjunct Faculty of Thermodynamics and Combustion Theory
Dr. Nathaniel Morgan
Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Seong Jin Park
Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Scott Piland
Ph.D.
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Marcus Ross
Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Jesse Sherburn
Ph.D., MS.
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Brian Walsh
Ph.D., M.B.A, B.S.
School of Engineering Adjunct Faculty
Staff
David Fazzina
IT, Engineering, & Facilities Manager
dfazzina@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7733
Stephen Horstemeyer
Laboratory Director
sjhorstemeyer@liberty.edu
(434)-582-7842
Marc Jantomaso
Lab Manager
mjantomaso@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7635
Joyce Roberts
Sr. Administrative Assistant to the Dean
jvroberts1@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5868
Valda Rowe
Directed Programs Manager
vrowe2@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5715
Terri Boucher
Secretary
tlboucher@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7150
Professional Academic Advisers & Career Coach
Stephen Hester
Mechanical Engineering
srhester@liberty.edu
(434) 582-4160
Sarah Lewis
Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Industrial & Systems Engineering
selewis4@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2594
Juliet Parmiter
School of Engineering
Career Coach
jparmiter@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4109
Accreditation
Dr. John Vadnal
B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering, Accreditation Lead
jvadnal@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4651
Kylie Stewart
Accreditation Coordinator
kjstewart1@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7809