K-State Salina Aerospace and Technology Faculty

 

College of Technology and Aviation

Dr. Alysia Starkey
Dr. Alysia Starkey
CEO and Dean

Dr. Terri Gaeddert
Dr. Terri Gaeddert
Associate Dean of Academics

Department Heads

Tysen Pina
Tysen Pina
Department Head, Aviation

Troy Harding
Troy Harding
Department Head, Integrated Studies

Travis Balthazor
Travis Balthazor
Department Head, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

College of Technology & Aviation Faculty

Chad Bailey
Chad Bailey
Instructor, Department of Integrated Studies, Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology

Department of Integrated Studies
Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology

Dr. Balaji Balasubramaniam
Dr. Balaji Balasubramaniam
Assistant Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems, Computer Systems Technology
Areas of Expertise: cyber-physical systems, software engineering, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence

Travis Balthazor
Travis Balthazor
Instructor

Department of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - Flight & Operations

Dr. Kurt Barnhart
Dr. Kurt Barnhart
Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Aviation
Professional Pilot
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kurtbarnhart

Dr. Jason Barrett-Fox
Dr. Jason Barrett-Fox
Associate Professor

Department of Integrated Studies
English/Rhetoric & Writing Studies

Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox
Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox
Coordinator of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Assistant Professor

Department of Integrated Studies

Adam Bellerive
Adam Bellerive
Instructor

Department of Aviation
Aviation Maintenance Management

Neal Bloomquist
Neal Bloomquist
Teaching Assistant Professor

Department of Aviation
Professional Pilot

David Boles
David Boles
Director of Flight Operations

Department of Aviation
Professional Pilot

Dalton Bouzek
Dalton Bouzek
Assistant Teaching Professor

Department of Integrated Studies
Communications

Tim Bower
Tim Bower
Professor

Department of Integrated Studies
Robotics and Automation Engineering Technology, Computer Systems Technology

Kathy Brockway
Kathy Brockway
Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Applied Business & Technology, Business

Tim Bruner
Tim Bruner
Instructor

Department of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - Flight & Operations

John Dahl
John Dahl
Teaching Assistant Professor

Department of Aviation
Professional Pilot

Dr. Raju Dandu
Dr. Raju Dandu
Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Areas of Expertise: product design, manufacturing, industrial automation, powder and bulk solids storage, handling and conveying

Dr. Bill Genereux
Dr. Bill Genereux
Professor

Department of Integrated Studies
Computer Systems Technology, Web Development Technology, Digital Media
Areas of Expertise: web development, digital media

Dr. Fred Guzek
Dr. Fred Guzek
Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Applied Business & Technology, Marketing, Business

Sue Guzek
Sue Guzek
Instructor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Applied Business & Technology, Business

Catherine Hammer
Catherine Hammer
Instructor Librarian

Access Services and Reference
K-State Salina Library

Troy Harding
Troy Harding
Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Computer Systems Technology, Web Development Technology, Digital Media
Areas of Expertise: computer networking and security, web development

Teresa Hartman
Teresa Hartman
Instructor

Department of Integrated Studies
Mathematics

Dr. Annie Hoekman
Dr. Annie Hoekman
Assistant Teaching Professor

Department of Integrated Studies

Dr. Taryn Gilbert Howard
Dr. Taryn Gilbert Howard
Assistant Professor

Department of Integrated Studies
English

Ryan Howell
Ryan Howell
Instructor

Department of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - Flight & Operations

Rick Hughes
Rick Hughes
Engineering Technician

Department of Integrated Studies
Electronic & Computer Engineering Technology, Robotics & Automation Engineering Technology

Dr. Jessica Hylton
Dr. Jessica Hylton
Teaching Assistant Professor

Department of Integrated Studies
English

Dr. Siny Joseph
Dr. Siny Joseph
Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Applied Business & Technology, Economics

Sudhir Kamath
Sudhir Kamath
Instructor

Department of Aviation
Professional Pilot

Dr. Saeed Khan
Dr. Saeed Khan
Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - Design & Integration; Electronic & Computer Engineering Technology
Areas of Expertise: robotics, electronics, wireless communication

Steven Locklear
Steven Locklear
Teaching Assistant Professor

Department of Aviation
Aviation Maintenance Management

Megan Lorson
Megan Lorson
Instructor

Department of Integrated Studies
Mathematics

Nathan Maresch
Nathan Maresch
Instructor

Department of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - Flight & Operations

Deb Marseline, LMSW
Deb Marseline, LMSW
Assistant Dean

Department of Integrated Studies
Social Work

Joel Matthews
Joel Matthews
Instructor

Department of Integrated Studies
Psychology

Jack McCord
Jack McCord
Instructor

Department of Aviation
Aviation Maintenance Management

Sean Meacham
Sean Meacham
Instructor

Department of Aviation
Professional Pilot Program Lead

Thomas Mertz
Thomas Mertz
Associate Professor Emeritus

Department of Integrated Studies
Computer Systems Technology, Web Development Technology, Digital Media Technology

Dr. Ruth Mirtz
Dr. Ruth Mirtz
Assistant Professor

Composition/Rhetoric
Director of the Library

Paul Mitchell, Jr.
Paul Mitchell, Jr.
Instructor

Department of Aviation
Aviation Maintenance Management

Julia Morse
Julia Morse
Associate Professor

Department of Integrated Studies
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Areas of Expertise: manufacturing, product design, CAD, CNC, robotics and automation

Rosemary Neaderhiser
Rosemary Neaderhiser
Instructor

Department of Integrated Studies
Social Work

Dr. Michael Oetken
Dr. Michael Oetken
Assistant Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Computer Systems Technology, Cyber Human Systems, Digital Media
Areas of Expertise: extended reality systems design, user experience design, cyber human systems and strategic media

Michael Paul
Michael Paul
Instructor

Department of Aviation
Aviation Maintenance Management

Dr. Christopher Pettit
Dr. Christopher Pettit
Associate Professor

Department of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - Flight & Operations

Dr. Eduard Plett
Dr. Eduard Plett
Professor

Department of Integrated Studies
Electronic & Computer Engineering Technology
Areas of Expertise: automation, control systems, robotics, microcontrollers

Dr. Michael J. Pritchard
Dr. Michael J. Pritchard
Assistant Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems, Web Development Technology, Digital Media
Areas of Expertise: machine learning, artificial intelligence, probabilistic programming, cybernetics, mixed/virtual reality, data warehousing and engineering

Dr. Sridevi Pudipeddi
Dr. Sridevi Pudipeddi
Associate Teaching Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems

Gayan Samarasekara
Gayan Samarasekara
Instructor

Department of Integrated Studies
Mathematics, Statistics

Spencer Schrader
Spencer Schrader
Instructor

Department of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems - Flight & Operations

Merta Scott-Hall, Ed.D, LBSW, MSW
Merta Scott-Hall, Ed.D, LBSW, MSW
Instructor

Department of Integrated Studies
Social Work

Eric Shappee
Eric Shappee
Professor

Department of Aviation
Professional Pilot

Lisa Shappee
Lisa Shappee
Director for the Center of Academic and Learning Innovation - Professor

Department of Integrated Studies

Kevin Solofra
Kevin Solofra
Professor of Practice

Department of Integrated Studies
BSIC Laboratory Manager

Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
Professor

Department of Aviation
Aviation Maintenance Management

Dr. Don Von Bergen
Dr. Don Von Bergen
Professor

Departments of Aviation & Integrated Studies
Aviation Meteorology, Earth Sciences

Dr. Austin Walden
Dr. Austin Walden
Assistant Professor

Department of Aviation
Professional Pilot

Vince Weber
Vince Weber
Instructor

Department of Integrated Studies
Applied Business & Technology, Human Resource Management, Communication

Dr. Rick Zajac
Dr. Rick Zajac
Professor & Graduate Faculty

Department of Integrated Studies
Physics

Doug Zerr
Doug Zerr
Instructor

Department of Integrated Studies
Composites