Professor and Chair of the School of Engineering
Dr. 马格里是本尼迪克特学院工程学院的教授和主席. He graduated with a B.S. 1992年从北达科他州大学化学工程专业毕业. 随后，他在科赫工程公司担任了两年的工艺工程师. in Wichita, KS. He entered graduate school at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he earned his doctorate in 1998, specializing in catalysis.
Dr. 1999年至2009年，他是北达科他州大学的教员. 在此期间，他获得了400多万美元的研究经费, published 30 peer-reviewed articles, and has given numerous research presentations. He holds three patents, 获得大学本科教学优秀奖, 被选为2007年工程学院年度教授, and received a 2009 award for excellence in teaching, research, and service.
Degrees
BS in Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 1992
Ph.D in Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, 1998
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Dr. 奥马利2012年在美国太阳城官网获得博士学位. He specialized in laser Doppler vibrometry- a technique for making vibration measurements using a laser beam. 他在同行评议的期刊上发表了他的研究成果，并在许多会议上发表了他的研究成果. He participated in research at Catholic University developing an acoustic imaging system for detection of roadside explosives, 一种根据地雷的振动特征探测地雷的装置, and characterization of a Caribbean seelpan vibration pattern.
During his time in Washington, O’Malley also worked for a contractor at NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center where he was on the analysis team for Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 instrument and UVIS instrument. Other projects at NASA included analysis of the ICES at failure and development of robotic satellite servicing capability.
At Benedictine, Dr. O 'Malley教授通用和机械工程课程，包括静力学, Dynamics, Design of Machinery, System Dynamics and Control, Mechanical Measurement Lab, Robotics and Finite Element Analysis. He was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award in 2019 by the American Society of Engineering Education MidWest Section.
Degrees
BME，机械工程，美国太阳城官网，2006
MME，机械工程，美国太阳城官网，2007
Ph.D，机械工程，美国太阳城官网，2012
Associate Professor, Engineering
Dr. Newbolds has taught at Benedictine since 2012. 他的课程主要集中在结构设计、工程力学和工程材料. 他曾担任混凝土独木舟队和ASCE学生分会的联合顾问. Additionally, Dr. Newbolds has served as advisor to the engineering mission trip. His research interests are in concrete materials, corrosion of steel in concrete, 以及天主教教义和工程专业的融合.
Dr. Newbolds started his career as a Project Engineer for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) in 1995. 在INDOT研发办公室工作期间，他获得了博士学位.D. from Purdue University in 2006. In 2009, he began work as the Director of Site Operations for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES). Dr. Newbolds是印第安纳州的注册专业工程师.
Degrees
BS in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1995
MSCE in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2000
PhD in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2007
Associate Professor, Engineering
Dr. Sprouse earned a physics degree from Benedictine College in 2007. He then began engineering studies at the University of Kansas, and following a bachelor’s degree in 2009, he joined the doctoral program and earned his Ph.D. in 2016. During the course of his engineering studies, he worked in consulting engineering and collaborated with some of the world's leading automotive/transportation research organizations. Dr. 斯普劳斯的研究发表在许多同行评议的期刊上, presented at academic conferences, and he has moderated for academic panels. His research areas include diesel particulate filters, organic Rankine cycles, waste heat recovery, adaptive information displays for automotive applications, materials testing, artificial intelligence in transportation, advanced pavement systems, and environmental stewardship. He began teaching part-time at Benedictine College in 2011 and returned to his alma mater on a full-time basis in 2013.
Degrees
BA in Physics, Benedictine College, 2007
BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, 2009
Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, 2016
Associate Professor, Engineering
Dr. Blonigen joined the Benedictine School of Engineering in 2015. His teaching responsibilities include the freshman introduction to engineering course and the chemical engineering senior design and process controls courses. Dr. Blonigen is the faculty advisor for the Benedictine student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Before joining the Benedictine faculty, Dr. Blonigen spent over 20 years doing process and product development work for companies including Kraft Foods, Nestlé, Scotts Miracle-Gro, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, 和希尔斯宠物营养以及巴特尔纪念研究所的咨询工作. Dr. Blonigen is a licensed professional engineer (Ohio).
Degrees
1986年，罗斯-霍尔曼理工学院化学工程学士学位
硕士，化学工程，宾夕法尼亚州立大学，1989
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1994
Associate Professor, Engineering
Dr. Merkle graduated with B.S. degrees in chemical engineering and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984. After working in the chemical industry, 他在纽约州立大学石溪分校攻读环境科学研究生, 开展大气污染物对海洋生态系统的沉积研究. He earned his doctorate in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, specializing in catalytic filtration of drinking water. In 1995, 1998年至2002年，他加入桑迪亚国家实验室，并被分配到国防部工作. Returning to Sandia, 在接下来的十年里，他一直在从事国内和国际安全技术项目. In 2012, Dr. Merkle加入安柏瑞德航空大学，担任土木工程副教授。, conducting research on aquaponics technology. 他拥有两项专利，是弗吉尼亚州联邦的专业工程师.
Degrees
BS, Chemical Engineering, BS in Management, M.I.T. 1984
MS, Marine Environmental Science, SUNY Stony Brook, 1991
Ph.D, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1995
Associate Professor, Engineering
Dr. Paciaroni comes to Benedictine from Fort Lewis College in Durango, 在那里她是工程和物理系的副教授. Dr. Paciaroni积极参与路易斯堡大学本科生研究机会的开发, 并希望将这种专业知识带到本尼迪克特学院的工程学院. 她的研究兴趣包括燃烧系统的激光诊断.
Degrees
BS, Optics, University of Houston, TX Electro 1987
1993年，纽约州立大学宾厄姆顿分校，电子工程硕士
Ph.科罗拉多矿业学院电气工程博士，Golden CO Engineering Systems 2004
Assistant Professor, Engineering
John joined the Benedictine Engineering faculty in 2021. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri – Rolla (now Missouri S&T). After a few years in industry, 他回到学校，在普渡大学获得了机械工程太阳城官网. John worked in the electric power industry for 33 years, holding multiple positions in engineering and management, before retiring in April 2021.
John’s work experience has included energy conversion, thermal cycles, fluids, controls, rotating machinery, water treatment, and extensive project management. He is a registered Professional Engineering (PE) in Missouri and certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute.
Degrees
1985年，美国密苏里大学罗拉分校机械工程学士学位
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1989
Assistant Professor, Engineering
Dr. Downs earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2010 where his work focused on additive manufacturing of passive microwave circuits and antennas. After graduation, Dr. 唐斯曾在华盛顿州布雷默顿的普吉特湾海军造船厂担任核工程师. Tiring of the rain, he returned to the Midwest to work as a project engineer for Interstates Control Systems in Sioux Center, Iowa. Four years later, and unable to neglect a call to teach, Dr. Downs entered graduate school at Iowa State University.
While at Iowa State, Dr. Downs helped develop an improved method of multi-mode dispersion compensation for ultrasonic guided wave NDT (nondestructive testing). Dr. Downs’s research interests are many, 但他对波动现象特别感兴趣——包括电磁和弹性. Other interests include, reconfigurable and ultra-wideband antennas, sensor design and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Degrees
学士，电气工程，南达科他州矿业与技术学院，2008
硕士，电气工程，南达科他州矿业与技术学院，2010
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2021
Associate Professor, Engineering
Dr. 约翰·罗杰斯于2022年加入本尼迪克特学院工程学院. He has a range of engineering and teaching experience. As an ocean engineer, he developed towed systems for underwater listening, and structures that reduce ship noise. 作为一名结构工程师，他验证了船上设备基础的强度. As a design engineer he developed fluid power systems and designed industrial controls for aircraft and automobile plants. As a college instructor, he taught a variety of courses in design, mechanics, and mechatronics, and he advised numerous capstone projects and independent studies.
Dr. Rogers’ PhD research work at Rensselaer was the optimization of stepper controls to reduce unwanted dynamics in machinery. He was awarded a patent for this work. 他的学术兴趣包括基于微控制器的系统设计, biomechanics, instrumentation, and teaching and learning. He holds a Professional Engineer license in New York.
Degrees
BS, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1986
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Montana State University, 1993
博士，机械工程，伦斯勒理工学院，2003年
Assistant Professor
Dr. Strandquist graduated from Benedictine College with a degree in Chemistry and a degree in Chemical Engineering from University of North Dakota in 2018. After graduation, she pursued her doctorate in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. During her graduate research she worked with the Department of Energy’s Center for Bioenergy Innovations as well as collaborated with Iowa State University on a USDA-NIFA funded project (C-CHANGE). Her expertise is in conversion of plant material to renewable natural gas using mixed microbial communities. Dr. Strandquist received her doctorate in 2022 before joining the engineering faculty at Benedictine College.
Degrees
BS, Chemistry, Benedictine College, 2018
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 2018
宾夕法尼亚州立大学农业与生物工程博士，2022年
Assistant Professor
Tony joined the Benedictine School of Engineering in 2022. 他来自柯林斯航空公司，在那里他是一名高级电气工程师. At Collins, 托尼把时间花在设计和排除商用飞机上使用的电子系统上. 他的经验包括飞行控制系统，客舱电子和机电系统. Tony holds a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from LeTourneau University where he also worked as a research and teaching assistant.
Degrees
BS, Electrical Engineering, LeTourneau University, 2015
MS, Electrical Engineering, LeTourneau University, 2016
Assistant Professor, Engineering
Deacon Hirl graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in cvil engineering. Following graduation, he was commissioned an officer in the US Navy and served aboard the nuclear submarine USS PITTSBURG (SSN-720). In 1993, Dn Hirl returned to the University of Notre Dame to pursue a doctoral degree in civil engineering focusing on biological waste treatment and bioremediation. Following graduation, he has taught at the University of Illinois Chicago, the University of Minnesota, and University of St Thomas. Dn Hirl has been a practicing professional engineer for the past 25 years working on projects from bioremediation of soil and groundwater, to treatment of industrial wastewater, and renewable energy. 他的经验涵盖了从工艺开发到工程的整个领域, laboratory studies, pilot studies, conceptual/preliminary design, detailed design, construction, commissioning, startup, operation, and troubleshooting. Dn Hirl has received patents for the integration of anaerobic digestion into ethanol facilities for improved energy efficiency. He was ordained a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church in 2017.
Degrees
BS in Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1987
PhD in Environmental Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1997
Lab Manager, Engineering
肖恩·鲍尔1986年毕业于本尼迪克特学院，获得物理学学士学位. 自2009年以来，肖恩一直在本尼迪克特大学物理与工程实验室工作. He has over 25 years of experience working as an engineer for a small manufacturer of electronic instruments in Atchison, Kansas.
Degrees
BA in Physics, Benedictine College, 1986
Adjunct Instructor
Roberto Rojas is the owner of manufacturing businesses, including Kansas Metals, in the US and overseas. He developed the patented screen used in water wells and is the winner of several international awards. Roberto Rojas has extensive professional Engineering, Managerial, and Entrepreneur experience in the US and internationally. Roberto Rojas is multilingual and a competitive swimmer. His wife Maria (known as Mecha) is an accomplished cannon lawyer who also teaches history to homeschool children in town. They have four children, two of whom attend Benedictine College. Roberto Rojas is involved with the Boy Scouts in Atchison, KS.
Degrees
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Florida International University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering Virginia Tech
Adjunct Lecturer
Charlene Smith graduated from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering in 1992 and a M.S. 2002年获工业工程学士学位，主修工程管理. 她的职业生涯始于艾奇逊铸造，在那里她专注于核心制造过程. She later went on to practice engineering at Yellow Freight’s corporate headquarters where she worked extensively with process improvements. 2010年，她共同创立了Young Minds At Play，设计教育玩具和材料. Her designs have won Dr. Toy and Creative Child Awards. She has been teaching engineering at Benedictine since 2017.
Degrees
B.S. Industrial Engineering
M.S. 工业工程，工程管理专业
