Research interests include: Basic electrical theory, motors and power.

Eldred Majors is a lecturer in the Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department. He has been lecturing part-time at RIT since 1981, and was previously an adjunct faculty since 1977. He also worked for Eastman Kodak as an Engineering Manager. His research interests focus on basic electrical theory, motors, power and the success of freshmen coming in to his classes. He is a member of IEEE and was awarded RIT's Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.

Personal Website: http://people.rit.edu/dnmiee

Research interests include: Fiber-optic networks and communication systems, all-optical signal processing, photonics and opto-electronics, optical phenomenon, and nonlinear optics.

Drew N. Maywar, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department having joined the department in 2009. Previously, Maywar was a Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories - Lucent Technologies and a Scientist at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. At Bell Laboratories, he prototyped their next generation DWDM, 10-and-40-Gb/s, Raman-amplified fiber-optic transmission system and earned the Central Bell Labs Teamwork Award on return-to-zero differential phase-shift keying transmission. Maywar serves as an Overseas Editor for the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics and has earned several awards for research and education in Japan, including a Fulbright fellowship for laser-physics research and Japanese-culture study at Osaka University’s Institute of Laser Engineering, a "US-Japan Cooperative Agreement on Photonic Memory Devices" grant from the US National Science Foundation for research at the University of Tokyo, and the University of Rochester's Take-Five Scholarship for Japanese language and cultural studies at Nanzan University. He is the co-author of over 40 peer-reviewed journal papers in the fields of fiber-optic communication systems, all-optical signal processing, photonics and opto-electronics, optical phenomenon, and nonlinear optics. Within these fields, he has also received funding as Principal Investigator from both the US National Science Foundation and the US Naval Air Systems Command. Maywar holds two US patents on all-optical memory devices and has co-authored a book chapter on active optical resonators. Maywar is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Optical Society of America (OSA).

Michael P. Medlar is a lecturer in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology/Packaging Science Department. He joined RIT in 2010 and previously worked as an engineer at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory for almost eight years. His research interests include mechanics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and two-phase flow. Medlar has been honored as an RIT Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award and the William F. Halbleib Prize for Excellence in Mechanical Engineering Dynamics.

Robert Merrill, is a professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology/Packaging Science Department. He has been at RIT for over 37 years and during his tenure has also served as the MET Department Chair and MET Program Chair. Merrill's work is focused on the reliability of complex repairable systems and teaching engineering mechanics. He is a an active member of the ASME, ASEE and NYSETA. Additionally he serves on the State University of New York Canton and Morrisville MET Industrial Advisory Boards. Merrill is also a member of Pi Tau Sigma.

Research interests include: Reliability of complex repairable systems and teaching engineering mechanics.

Ph.D., Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

Campus Address:  2472 Slaughter
Campus Telephone:  585-475-6978
Email:  kknmet@rit.edu
Research Interests include:  Correlation of quality and shelf life of packaged foods with packaging material characteristics.

Kereilemang Khana Nthoiwa, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral associate in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology/Packaging Science Department.  She joined RIT in July 2012 and was previously a postdoctoral researcher in the Packaging Science program a the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she taught classes and conducted research and industry projects on food packaging.  Her research is focused on packaging technologies for shelf stable foods, particularly performance of plastic packaging materials during processing using novel food processing techniques (such as microwave and high pressure sterilization) and during long term storage. Additionally Nthoiwa is focused on the correlation of quality and shelf life of packaged foods with packaging material characteristics as well as the development and evaluation of antimicrobial packaging for food applications. She is a professional member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP), Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and International Microwave Power Institute (IMPI). 

Personal Website: http://people.rit.edu/afmiee

Research interests include: Analog and digital implementation of communications systems, analog and digital integrated circuit design, verification and validation, physical design, quality and reliability, electronic system level (ESL) design and electronic design automation (EDA) tools and methodologies.

Antonio F. Mondragon Ph.D., joined the Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department in 2009 as an assistant professor. Previously, he was a member of the technical staff at Texas Instruments. His research is focused on analog and digital implementation of communications systems, analog and digital integrated circuit design, verification and validation, physical design, quality and reliability, electronic system level (ESL) design and electronic design automation (EDA) tools and methodologies. Mondragon is an active senior member of IEEE. He was awarded a MOSIS Fabrication Grant, the Zelie &WM Wilson Graduate Competitive Fellowship and the Fulbright-Garcia Robles Scholarship at Texas A&M University.

Professional Website: EnvironmentalManager.org

Research interests include: As a profession, environmental management is still young. Up until recently, it has been a very reactive discipline, reacting to new regulations and emergencies. More recently, it has become more proactive, but its goals are still very modest and set too low to protect human health and the environment. While the profession has evolved through several manifestations, it is clearly time for another evolutionary jump. The developing role of the environmental manager is a principal research area, specifically focusing on fostering sustainability in our economic, environmental, and social systems.

John Morelli, Ph.D., is a professor, Russell C. McCarthy Chair and the Chair of the Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety Department. Morelli joined RIT in 1991. To capture his research interests, Morelli writes, "As a profession, environmental management is still young. Up until recently, it has been a very reactive discipline, reacting to new regulations and emergencies. More recently, it has become more proactive, but its goals are still very modest and set too low to protect human health and the environment. While the profession has evolved through several manifestations, it is clearly time for another evolutionary jump. The developing role of the environmental manager is a principal research area, specifically focusing on fostering sustainability in our economic, environmental, and social systems." Morelli is the Founder/Director, Environmental Management Leadership Initiative and currently holds the Russell C. McCarthy Chair.