Faculty

Prof. Tim Osswald

Prof. Prof. hon. Dr. Tim A. Osswald

Position: Professor; Co-Director of the Polymer Engineering Center
Telephone: (608) 263-9538
Email: osswald@engr.wisc.edu
Interests: Mixing, extrusion and composites processing

Prof. Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng

Prof. Lif-Sheng (Tom) Turng

Position: Professor; Co-Director of the Polymer Engineering Center
Telephone: (608) 262-0586
Email: turng@engr.wisc.edu
Interests: Innovative molding processes and computer-aided engineering (CAE)

Prof. A. Jeffrey Giacomin

Prof. A. Jeffrey Giacomin

Position: Professor; Director of the Rheology Research Center
Telephone: (608) 262-7473
Email: giacomin@wisc.edu
Interests: Rheology in Plastics Processing

Prof. Paul Gramann

Prof. Paul Gramann

Position: Professor; Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Polymer Engineering Center; President, The Madison Group
Telephone: (608) 231-1907
Email: paul@madisongroup.com
Interests: Structural and failure analysis, composites and polymer processing and simulation

Prof. Xiaochun Li

Prof. Xiaochun Li

Position: Professor; Assistant Professor of the Polymer Engineering Center
Telephone: (608) 262-6142
Email: turng@engr.wisc.edu
Interests: Rapid prototyping and smart structures

Prof. Heidi-Lynn Ploeg

Prof. Heidi-Lynn Ploeg

Position: Assistant Professor of the Polymer Engineering Center
Telephone: (608) 262-2690
Email: ploeg@engr.wisc.edu
Interests: Orthopaedic implants, biomechanics, and bone modeling

Prof. Robert E. Rowlands

Prof. Robert E. Rowlands

Position: Professor
Telephone: (608) 262-3205
Email: rowlands@engr.wisc.edu
Interests: Composites and experimental mechanics

Administration

Lawrence Casper

Lawrence Casper

Position: Assistant Dean; Research and Technology Transfer
Telephone: (608) 265-4104
Email: casper@engr.wisc.edu
Interests: Research and Technology Transfer

Chris Lacey

Chris Lacey

Position: Assistant Director of the Polymer Engineering Center
Telephone: (608) 263-5963
Email: lacey@engr.wisc.edu
Interests: PEC Administration

Srikanth Pilla

Srikanth Pilla

Position: Research Manager
Telephone: (608) 316-4492
Email: pilla@wid.wisc.edu
Interests: Biopolymers and Biocomposites