Faculty
Anthony Bellezza
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Economics. Duke University
M.S., Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering. Tulane University
ajbellezza@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: ocular biomechanics and glaucoma
Constantine G. Fountzoulas
Adjunct Associate Professor
Dipl. Engr., National Technical University, Greece
M.S., Ph.D., Northeastern University
tel: 610-499-1188
cgfountzoulas@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, material science and engineering
Piotr Hryniewicz
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.S., M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
phryniewicz@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: tribology, turbomachinery, micro-turbines, rotordynamics
Zhongping Huang
Associate Professor & Biomedical Engineering Program Coordinator
B.S., M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
tel: 610-499-4249
zhuang@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: ocular biomechanics and glaucoma
Jeffrey M. Lawrence
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
Ph.D., University of Delaware
tel: 610-499-4041
jmlawrence1@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: advanced composite material manufacturing
Jovan Jovicic
Adjunct Associate Professor
tel: 610-499-4041
jmjovicic@mail.widener.edu
Ruth Ochia, P.E.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.S. The Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. University of Washington
rsochia@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: Spine biomechanics, low back pain
Mark A. Nicosia
Associate Professor and Chairman
B.S., Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University
tel: 610-499-4192
manicosia@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: biomechanics, computational mechanics
Janusz Romanski
Adjunct Associate Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Technical University of Gdansk
tel: 610-499-4198
jromanski@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: vibrations, stress analysis, materials
Pavel Simacek
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.S., Czech Technical University, Progue
Ph.D., University of Delaware
psimacek@mail.widener.edu
Maria Slomiana
Associate Professor
B.S., M.S., Warsaw Technical University, Poland
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Drexel University
tel: 610-499-4062
mslomiana@widener.edu
Area of Specialization: solid mechanics, composite materials, theoretical and experimental fracture mechanics
Andrzej F. Szczepanski
Adjunct Associate Professor
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Technical University of Czestochowa, Poland
tel: 610-499-4162
afs0300@mail.widener.edu
Area of Specialization: machine design, fatigue and strength of materials and structures, physical basis
of reliability, cranes, conveyors, and construction machines
