About Us

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

Chair (2025-2027): Carmen Cioc, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology, The University of Toledo, Mail Stop 402 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH 43606, (419) 530-3017, [email protected]

Past Chair (2025-2027): David Sanchez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, 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), [email protected]

Vice Chair (2025-2026): Nicholas Baine, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor, Padnos College of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, 227 Kennedy Hall of Engineering, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, (616) 331-6756, [email protected]

Secretary: Andrew Kline, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and Associate Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University, (269) 271-5123, [email protected]

Treasurer: Gregory Harstine, P.E., Professor 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., Associate Professor, 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 (2025-2027): 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]

Director (2025-2027): Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., Teaching Professor, Fundamentals of Engineering Program, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 172 Engineering Sciences Building, Morgantown, WV, (304) 293-0396, [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., Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, (304) 696-5452, [email protected]

Senior Director: Betsy M. Aller, Ph.D., Associate Professor 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 (2025): 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]

2026 Program Chair: Chad Korach, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director, Brenton School of Engineering, University of Mount Union, 1972 Clark Ave.
Alliance, OH 44601, (330) 829-7106, [email protected]

2027 Program Chair: 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]

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]

Please note: Based on the North Central Section Bylaws, Article I, Section 10, the Past Program Chair (2025) and the Program Chair for the next two NCS Conferences (2026 and 2027) are voting members of the NCS Executive Board. Additional Program Chairs are listed for informational purposes.