Western Carolina University

Our talented faculty members excel in many areas, including automation, robotics, optoelectronics, lasers, computer graphics, telecommunications and product development. They have an average of seven years of industry experience each in addition to an in-depth knowledge of their fields – a rarity in academia.

Funding for their research efforts comes from sources such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Small Business Administration, the Golden Leaf Foundation and Verizon.

Through the Center for Rapid Product Realization, an EDA-designated university center, our faculty members serve as innovative, “can-do” partners for technical assistance and technology transfer for government, business and industry officials to enable economic growth and job creation.

Browse the links below to meet our team.

Bob Adams	Ph.D., Interim Department Head,Associate Professor, EE & ECET Program Director
Aaron Ball	Ed.D., Professor
Albert Chang	Ph.D., Associate Professor
Jerry Denton	M.S., Electronics Applications Engineer
Chip Ferguson	Ed.D., Associate Professor, Associate Dean
Patrick Gardner	Ph.D., Endowed Professor, Director of the Rapid Center
Yeqin Huang	Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor
Bora Karayaka	Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Bill McDaniel	Ed.D., Associate Professor; Distance Learning Program Coordinator
Wes Stone	Ph.D., Associate Professor, ET Program Director
Martin Tanaka	Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Peter Tay	Ph.D., Associate Professor
Bill Yang	Ph.D., Associate Professor
Paul Yanik	M.S., Visiting Assistant Professor
James Zhang	Ph.D., Professor, Dean; Graduate Program Director

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Department of Engineering & Technology Office 

Bob Adams
Interim Department Head
Office - Belk 220A
(828) 227-2181
radams@wcu.edu

Lisa Brooks
Administrative Support Associate
Office - Belk 220
(828) 227-2775
labrooks@wcu.edu

Not sure who to contact?  The Engineering & Technology Department can help or direct you to the right person!  Contact us at (828) 227-2775 or etdept@wcu.edu.

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Learn More

The Kimmel School is a college-level unit of Western Carolina University with offices and labs located in the Belk Building and Center for Applied Technologies on the WCU campus in Cullowhee, N.C.

Visit the School

Please visit the Kimmel School to learn more about what the school is doing as a leader in higher education and as a partner in technology-led economic development throughout the region.