MAE Advisory Board
Our Department Advisory Board (DAB) is composed of successful alumni, thought leaders, and tech pioneers from across academia, industry, and government.
Department Advisory Board Members
Dr. Mark Glauser, BS '82, PhD, '87
Advisory Board Chair
Emeritus Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University
Principal Lecturer
RIT, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mr. James van Oss, BS '81, MS '83
Aerospace and Defense PLM Strategist and Architect Consultant, Moog
Past DAB Members
Mr. Thomas Gerber, BS '00
Engineering Leader, New Product Development, Ingersoll Rand
Mr. Robert Harrison, BS ' 83
Vice President of Engineering and Construction and Transmissions, Developers, Inc.
Dr. Daniel Inman
Harm Buning Collegiate Professor of Aerospace, University of Michigan
Dr. Donald Leo, MS '92, PhD '94
Dean of the College of Engineering at University of Georgia
Dr. Landis Markley
Research Scientist, Emeritus, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mr. Carl Mende, BS '84
President/Owner DynaTech Control Solutions
Mr. Glenn Meyers, BS '84
Vice President Military at AAR Corp
Dr. Andreas Polycarpou, BS '90, MS '92, PhD '94
Department Head and Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Mr. Timothy Sopko, BS '88
Chief Executive Officer at Taylor Devices, Inc.
Mr. John Vanderhoef, BS '79
CEO of Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis
Dr. Lesley Weitz, BS '02
Principal Simulation Modeling Engineer, The MITRE Corporation