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Faculty


Zane Gastineau, Ph.D.
Chair - Department of Engineering and Physics
Director of Electrical Engineering
Professor

Phone: 501-279-4365
zgastineau@harding.edu

About Dr. Gastineau

Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University
M.S., Electrical Systems Engineering, Wright State University
B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Kentucky

Teaching Areas
Multidisciplinary Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Control Systems

Memberships
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Steven Barber, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Phone: 501-279-4512
sbarber@harding.edu

About Dr. Barber

Education
Ph.D., Physics, University of Arkansas
M.S., Physics, University of Arkansas
B.S., Physics and Vocational Ministry, Harding University

Teaching Areas
Physics

Professional Society Memberships
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)

Lance Gibson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Biomedical Engineering

Phone: 501-279-5712
lgibson3@harding.edu

About Dr. Gibson

Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma

Teaching Areas
Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering

Memberships
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Member and Harding University student chapter sponsor

Alan Hewett, M.Eng., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Director of Civil Engineering

Phone: 501-279-5383
ahewett@harding.edu

About Prof. Hewett

Education
M.Eng., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

Teaching Areas
Civil Engineering, Mechanics, Structures, Foundations

Awards and Honors
Professional Engineer, Arkansas and Texas

James Huff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Lead Investigator, Beyond Professional Identity (BPI) Lab
Faculty Fellow, Honors College

Phone: 501-279-5713
jlhuff@harding.edu

About Dr. Huff

Education:
Ph.D., Engineering Education, Purdue University
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
B.S., Computer Engineering, Harding University

Teaching Areas
Engineering Design, Ethics

Research Areas:
Career Identity, Qualitative Research, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Memberships:
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)

Brad Miller, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Mechanical Engineering

Phone: 501-279-5314
bmiller7@harding.edu

About Dr. Miller

Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
B.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University

Teaching Areas
Mechanical Engineering, Dynamics, Vibration, Engineering Mechanics

Research Areas
Gas Film Lubrication, Tribology, Parameter Estimation, Contact Mechanics in Rolling Element Bearings

Awards and Honors
STLE Edmond E. Bisson Best Paper Award, 2011
NASA Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA Glenn Research Center, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014
Reviewer of the Year for the ASME, The Journal of Tribology, 2001

Memberships
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Joey Parker, M.S.E., P.E.
Instructor
Director of Construction Science

Phone: 501-279-5174
jparker6@harding.edu

About Prof. Parker

Education
M.S.E., Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas
B.S., Civil Engineering, Arkansas State University

Teaching Areas
Transportation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Management and Design Sciences

Industry Experience
10+ years with Arkansas Department of Transportation, Bridge Design Division and Construction Division

Awards and Honors
Professional Engineer, Arkansas

Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Michael Robinson, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Director of Engineering Assessment

Phone: 501-279-5073
mrobinson3@harding.edu

About Dr. Robinson

Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.S., Chemical Engineering, West Virginia Institute of Technology

Teaching Areas
Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Thermofluid Sciences

Awards and Honors
Professional Engineer, Virginia

Research Areas
Ground Water Flow, Water Quality Monitoring, Civil Engineering Education

Will Waldron, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Phone: 501-279-5099
wwaldron@harding.edu

About Dr. Waldron

Education:
Ph.D., Physics, University of Alabama at Huntsville
M.S., Physics, University of Alabama at Huntsville
B.S., Physics and Mathematics, Harding University

Teaching Areas
Physics, Astrophysics

Research Interests
Astrophysics, Digital Image Processing

Rich Wells, M.S., M.B.A.
Associate Professor

Phone: 501-279-5251
rwells@harding.edu

About Prof. Wells

Education:
M.B.A., Harding University
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton
B.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, General Motors Institute (now Kettering University)

Teaching Areas
Multidisciplinary Engineering Design, Finite Element Analysis, Manufacturing

Memberships
American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society

Jonathan White, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Director of Computer Engineering

Phone: 501-279-5197
white@harding.edu

About Dr. White

Education:
Ph.D., Computer Engineering, University of Arkansas
M.S., Computer Engineering, University of Arkansas
B.S., Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Harding University

Teaching Areas
Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Security, Telecommunications

Awards and Honors
Google GRAD CS Scholar, January 2010, selected as an outstanding researcher by Google.
Guest Engineering Lecturer, Wuhan, Hubei, China, summers of 2011 and 2013.
Summer Faculty Fellow, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Information Directorate, Rome, New York, summer of 2012
Summer Faculty Fellow, US AFOSR, Sensors Directorate, Dayton, Ohio, summer of 2014.

Memberships
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Professional Engineer, Arkansas (License #15677)

Taylor Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Phone: 501-279-5118
tzwilliams@harding.edu

About Dr. Williams

Education:
Ph.D., Engineering Education, Purdue University
M.E., Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University
B.S., Computer Engineering and Mathematics, Harding University

Teaching Areas
Multidisciplinary Engineering Design, Computer Engineering

Steaven Miller
Ulrey Engineering Shop Director

Phone: 501-279-5145
skmiller@harding.edu

About Mr. Miller

Areas of Responsibility
Shop Equipment and Maintenance, Shop Materials, Supervision of Lab Assistants, Project Assistance, Safety Training

Wes Plybon
Electronics Lab Director

Phone: 501-279-5405
hplybon@harding.edu

About Mr. Plybon

Areas of Responsibility
Lab Equipment, Lab Materials, Engineering Software, Project Assistance, Safety Training

Emily Dodson
Administrative Assistant

Phone: 501-279-5440
ejdodson@harding.edu

Contact Us

Engineering & Physics Department is part of the College of Arts & Sciences

501-279-5440

engineering@harding.edu

Mailing address:
Harding University
Engineering & Physics Department
HU 12290
Searcy, AR 72149-5615