Faculty
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Eric J. Barth, Assistant Professor |
| Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2000 | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1996 | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| B.S., Engineering Physics, 1994 | |
| University of California Berkeley | |
| Email: eric.j.barth@vanderbilt.edu | |
| Extended CV |
Graduate Students
| Mark Hofacker, M.S. Candidate | |
| B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2007 | |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | |
| Research: Free-Piston Stirling Engines | |
| Email: colstrip@gmail.com |
| Alex Pedchenko, M.S. Candidate | |
| B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2008 | |
| Minor, Mathematics | |
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | |
| Research: Advanced Strain Energy Accumulator | |
| Email: apedchenko@gmail.com |
| Andy Willhite, Ph.D. Candidate | |
| M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2003 | |
| Vanderbilt University | |
| B.S., Engineering, 2001 | |
| University of Tennessee, Martin | |
| Research: Design of Free-Piston Engines | |
| Email: chao.yong@gmail.com |
| Chao Yong, Ph.D. Candidate | |
| M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2004 | |
| Univ. of Science and Technology of China | |
| B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2001 | |
| Univ. of Science and Technology of China | |
| Research: Control of Free-Piston Engines | |
| Email: chao.yong@gmail.com |
Undergraduate Students
| Alia Abdul Ghaffar, REU | |
| B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering | |
| Vanderbilt University | |
| Research: Free-Piston Stirling Engine | |
| Email: alia.farhana.abdul.ghaffar@vanderbilt.edu |
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James Kong, Summer Intern |
| B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering | |
| Vanderbilt University | |
| Research: Free-Piston Stirling Engine | |
| Email: james.j.kong@vanderbilt.edu |
| Ricardo Reina, Visiting REU | |
| B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering | |
| Arizona State University | |
| Research: Advanced Strain Energy Accumulator | |
| Email: ricardo.reina@asu.edu |


