The ASEE North Central Section belongs to Zone II and covers the following states: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania (zip code prefixes 150 through 154, 156, 160 through 165), and West Virginia.
Section Officers
Past Section Chair (2023-2025): Nicholas Baine, Ph.D., P.E., Assoc. Prof., School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, 227 Kennedy Hall of Engineering, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504, (616) 331-6756, [email protected]
Section Chair (2023-2025): David Sanchez, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Assoc. Director Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 153 Benedum Hall, 3700 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (412), 624-9793 (office), (412) 624-7820 (fax), [email protected]
Vice Chair (2024-2025): Carmen Cioc, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. Mechanical Engineering Technology, The University of Toledo, Mail Stop 402, 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH 43606, (419) 530-3017, [email protected]
Secretary: Andrew Kline, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus and Assoc. Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, (269) 271-5123, [email protected]
Treasurer: Gregory Harstine, P.E., Assoc. Prof. of Practice, College of Engineering and Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Schrank Hall South 221D, Akron, OH 44325-6104, (330) 972-6234, [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Jeffrey Kastner, Ph.D., Assist. Prof., College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati, 881 Rhodes Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221, (513) 556-0027, [email protected]
Zone II Chair (2024-2027): Todd Schweisinger, Ph.D., P.E. Principal Lecturer, The School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, (864) 656-5542, [email protected]
Campus Rep Coordinator: Craig Gunn, Ph.D., Senior Academic Specialist – Curriculum Development Michigan State University, 428 S. Shaw Lane, Room: 2443, East Lansing, MI 48824, (517) 355-5160, [email protected]
Director (2024-2026): Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ohio Northern University, The T.J. Smull College of Engineering, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, (419) 772-1065, [email protected]
Director (2024-2026): David R. Sawyers, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University, The T.J. Smull College of Engineering, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, (419) 772-2382, [email protected]
Director (2023-2025): Lin Zhao, Ph.D., Prof., Electrical and Cyber Engineering, Gannon University, Office: Zurn 303, 109 University Square, Erie, PA, 16541, (814) 871-5854, [email protected]
Director (2023-2025): Kimberlyn Gray, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof., Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Learning Resource Center, 305B, 410 Neville Street, Beckley, West Virginia 25801, (304) 929-1652, [email protected]
Best Paper Awards Chair: Tony Kerzmann Ph.D., Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, 512 Benedum Hall, 3700 O’Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, (412) 383-5064, [email protected]
Webmaster: Wook-Sung Yoo, Ph.D., Director of Research and Weisberg Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, WAEC 2103D, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, Tel: 304-696-5452, [email protected], http://www.marshall.edu/
Senior Director: Betsy M. Aller, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Emerita, Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems, Western Michigan University, 4601 Campus Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5336, (269) 271-0338, [email protected]
Past Program Chair (2024): Matthew Cavalli, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and Professor, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo MI 49008-5314, (269) 276-3249, [email protected]
2025 Program Co-Chairs: David A. Dampier, Ph.D., Professor and Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Marshall University, Office: WAEC 2103K, One John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25755, (304) 696-3066, [email protected]
Haroon Malik, Ph.D. Associate Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Marshall University, Office: WAEC 3113, One John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25755, (304) 696-5655, [email protected]
2026 Program Chair: Chad Korach, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director, School of Engineering, University of Mount Union, 1972 Clark Ave. Alliance, OH 44601, [email protected]
2027 Program Co-Chair: J.D. Yoder, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean, College of Engineering, Ohio Northern University, The T.J. Smull College of Engineering, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, (419) 772-2385, [email protected]
David R. Sawyers, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University, The T.J. Smull College of Engineering, 525 South Main Street, Ada, OH 45810, (419) 772-2382, [email protected]
2028 Program Chair: Diane L. Peters, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University, 1700 University Avenue, Flint, MI 48504-6214, (801) 762-7916, [email protected]