Contact Office: Engineering A103VEmail: marco.ciarcia@colostate.edu  Dr. Marco Ciarcià Associate Teaching Professor Mechanical Engineering Dr. Marco Ciarcià received his M.S. degree (magna cum laude) in Aerospace Engineering from Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy in 2001. In 2008 he completed his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University, Houston, Texas. From 2010 to 2015 he…Read more

Contact Office: Powerhouse Room 311 Email: xiaoying.li@colostate.edu Xiaoying Li Research Scientist Center for Energy Development and Health Mechanical Engineering Xiaoying completed her Ph.D. studies at the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Peking University. After graduating, she worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Ellison Carter at Colorado State University and Prof. Jill Baumgartner at…Read more

Contact Email: pravin.babar@colostate.edu Dr. Pravin Babar Postdoctoral Fellow Mechanical Engineering Dr. Pravin Babar is a Postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU). Prior to joining CSU, Dr. Pravin was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia (2021-2023). Before that, he worked…Read more

Contact Email: huiying.luo@colostate.edu Dr. Huiying Luo Postdoctoral Fellow Laboratory for Air Quality Research Mechanical Engineering Dr. Huiying Luo is a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory for Air Quality Research (LAQR) at Colorado State University. Currently, Dr. Luo is working on developing and validating photochemical mechanisms and parameterizations for aerosol formation and evolution using laboratory data.…Read more

Contact Email: sriram.mosali@colostate.edu Dr. Sriram Mosali Postdoctoral Fellow Mechanical Engineering Dr. Sriram Mosali is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU). His research broadly focuses on nanoscience, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, energy conversion and environmental sustainability. At CSU, he works on addressing challenges related to decarbonization and energy conversion,…Read more

Contact Email: ramireddy.boppella@colostate.edu Dr. Rami Reddy Boppella Postdoctoral Fellow Mechanical Engineering Dr. Boppella is a Postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU). Prior to this appointment, he was a research professor in the Department of Chemistry at Yonsei University (2017-2022), South Korea. Before this, he was a postdoctoral fellow…Read more

Contact Email: Scott.Clayton@colostate.edu Scott works on the Adams State University campus in the CSU ME ASU degree program.  Scott Clayton Undergraduate Teaching Lab Engineer CSU Mechanical Engineering at Adams State University Scott is an Alamosa native with 12 years of experience in the automotive repair industry. Over time, his natural curiosity led him to pursue a…Read more

Contact Office: Engineering A103E Email: thomas.weis@colostate.edu Thomas Weis Undergraduate Advisor | Last Names I-P Mechanical Engineering Thomas Weis completed his Bachelor of Technology in Wildlife Management at State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill and his Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a STEM Concentration at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.…Read more

Contact Email: csluneck@rams.colostate.edu Colin Slunecka Research Associate Mechanical Engineering Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory Colin Slunecka’s interest in academic research began as an undergrad at University of South Dakota (USD) where he first studied the up-converting luminescent properties, and later the improved synthesis of lanthanide based nanoparticles. During his time at USD he also completed a summer…Read more

Contact Email: kelly.banta@colostate.edu Kelly Banta Research Associate Sustainability Research Laboratory & Industrial Assessment Center Mechanical Engineering Research Areas Modeling of water consumption in agriculture Life-cycle assessment Techno-economic assessment Industrial energy efficiency Design of biomass combustion systems Combustion emissions analysis Education Graduate Certificate in Carbon Management, 2022 – Colorado State University M.S. 2017, Mechanical Engineering –…Read more