Faculty & Staff

Meet faculty & staff from Merrimack College’s School of Engineering and Computational Sciences.

Civil Engineering Faculty

Cynthia Carlson

Cynthia 

Carlson

Chair & Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Joel Kuszmaul

Joel 

Kuszmaul

Director, Program Assessment & Accreditation & Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Staff

Computer & Data Science Faculty

Christopher Stuetzle

Christopher 

Stuetzle

Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Computer and Data Sciences

Adam Aakil

Adam 

Aakil

Assistant Instructional Professor, Computer and Data Sciences

Paulo Fernandes

Paulo 

Fernandes

Program Director & Professor of Practice, MS Computer Science

David Sheets

David 

Sheets

Program Director & Instructional Professor, Data Science

Jolly Upadhyaya

Jolly 

Upadhyaya

Program Director & Instructional Professor of IT

Computer & Data Science Staff

Christopher Stuetzle

Christopher 

Stuetzle

Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Computer and Data Sciences

Laura Thibodeau

Laura 

Thibodeau

Assistant Director of Career Advising, School of Engineering & Computational Sciences

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Faculty

Rickey Caldwell

Rickey 

Caldwell

Chair & Associate Professor, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Franco Capaldi

Franco 

Capaldi

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali

Maria-Isabel 

Carnasciali

Senior Associate Dean of Engineering, Research, and Innovation

Ming Chen

Ming 

Chen

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering

John Gallagher

John 

Gallagher

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Zampell Faculty Fellow

Jeffrey Hovis

Jeffrey 

Hovis

Director and Assistant Professor of Practice

Jamie Kimberley

Jamie 

Kimberley

Professor, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Avik Mahata

Avik 

Mahata

Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Department

Olanrewaju Olaogun

Olanrewaju 

Olaogun

Assistant Instructional Professor, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Staff

Laura Thibodeau

Laura 

Thibodeau

Assistant Director of Career Advising, School of Engineering & Computational Sciences

Alumni Class Year Designations

Faculty and staff members who are alumni of Merrimack College have their year of graduation listed after their name. Bachelor's degree is denoted by the year (i.e. '01). Master's degree is denoted by an "M" and the year of graduation (i.e. M'04).