Dr. Laine Mears - Chair
Laine Mears joined the Automotive Engineering faculty in July 2006 as an Assistant Professor at the CU-ICAR campus as one of the founding faculty members. With nearly three decades of experience in education and industry, his work spans advanced controls for manufacturing, assembly processes, human-machine interaction, Industry 4.0 and national advanced manufacturing trends. Prior to Clemson, he worked ten years in the industry with Tier-1 and Tier-2 automotive and bearing manufacturers in Engineer, Manager, and Product Launch Coordinator roles.
- Published Over 160 Peer-Reviewed Articles
- NSF CAREER Award Recipient
- SAE Ralph Teetor Educational Award
- Founder of the NSF-funded THINKER Graduate Program
- Founding Director of the Clemson Vehicle Assembly Center
- Named 20 Most Influential Professors in Smart Manufacturing by SME
Department Administrators and Staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laine Mears | Department Chair | mears@clemson.edu |
| Trae King | Director of Computing & Network Services | lking2@clemson.edu |
| Jen Groff | Office Manager | jshattu@clemson.edu |
| Cristina Shorts | Program Manager | cristis@clemson.edu |
Please view the complete list of faculty and staff below in our department directory.
Department Directory
The Department of Automotive Engineering has over 200 graduate students and will welcome its first set of undergraduate students for the new B.S. in Automotive Engineering. The department has 35 faculty members and 20 administrative, technical, and research staff members. The Department's Advisory Board is composed of individuals who assist the department in its mission. The Board meets twice a year.
-
Faculty
AuE Faculty Name Title Email Phone Beshah Ayalew Professor beshah@clemson.edu (864) 283-7228 Stephanie Batten Professor of Practice sbatten@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Jason Bokar Lecturer jbokar@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Johnell Brooks Professor jobrook@clemson.edu (864) 283-7232 Saeed Farahani Assistant Professor sfaraha@clemson.edu (864) 283-7245 Zoran Filipi Timken Endowed Chair in Vehicle Design zfilipi@clemson.edu (864) 283-7222 Jamie Forbes Professor of Practice forbes6@clemson.edu Brian Gainey Research Assistant Professor bgaine2@clemson.edu (864) 283-7224 Ramy Harik Exxon Mobil Employees Endowed Professor harik@clemson.edu Andy Henderson Lecturer ajh@clemson.edu Yunyi Jia McQueen Quattlebaum Associate Professor yunyij@clemson.edu (864) 283-7226 Venkat Krovi Michelin Endowed Chair in Vehicle Automation vkrovi@clemson.edu (864) 283-7114 Matthew Krugh Research Assistant Professor mkrugh@clemson.edu Benjamin Lawler Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator bjlawle@clemson.edu (864) 283-7224 Bing Li Assistant Professor bli4@clemson.edu (864) 365-6451 Shunyu Liu Assistant Professor shunyul@clemson.edu (864) 365-0476 Jerome McClendon Research Associate Professor jmcclen@clemson.edu Laine Mears BMW Endowed Chair in Automotive Manufacturing, Department Chair mears@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Michael Mino Lecturer mmino@clemson.edu Behnaz Papari Assistant Professor bpapari@clemson.edu Chris Paredis Visiting Professor paredis@clemson.edu Pierluigi Pisu Professor pisup@clemson.edu (864) 283-7227 Robert Prucka Kulwicki Endowed Professor rprucka@clemson.edu Rahul Rai Dean's Distinguished Professor rrai@clemson.edu (864) 283-7233 Morteza Sabet Research Assistant Professor ssabet@clemson.edu Matthias Schmid Assistant Professor schmidm@clemson.edu (864) 283-7245 Jiangfeng Zhang Associate Professor jiangfz@clemson.edu (864)283-7231 Qilun Zhu Research Associate Professor qilun@clemson.edu (864)283-7239 -
Associated Faculty
Joint Faculty
AuE Joint Faculty Name Title Email Nathan McNeese Associate Professor (Computing) mcneese@clemson.edu Rajendra Singh Professor (ECE) srajend@clemson.edu Adjunct Faculty
AuE Adjunct Faculty Name Title Email Craig Clemons Adjunct Professor cmclemo@clemson.edu Yanying Lu Adjunct Professor yanyinl@clemson.edu Srikanth Pilla Adjunct Professor spilla@clemson.edu -
Staff
Administrative
AuE Administrative Staff Name Title Email Phone Carol Beckham THINKER Program Coordinator chende8@clemson.edu Jeremiah Farmer Student Services Manager mjfarme@clemson.edu (864) 283-7230 Jen Groff Office Manager jshattu@clemson.edu (864) 283-7220 Casey Jenkins Research Assistant caseyj@clemson.edu (864) 283-7272 Dee Kivett Undergraduate Academic Program Director dkivett@clemson.edu Jason Lewis Financial Business Manager jtl5@clemson.edu (864) 283-7215 Meredith McCameron Procurement Coodinator meredip@clemson.edu (864) 365-0483 Cindy McMahan Payroll & Procurement Manager cmcmaha@clemson.edu (864) 283-7241 Cristina Shorts Program Manager cristis@clemson.edu (864) 283-7210 Kyle Sutherland Grants Accountant klsuthe@clemson.edu (864) 365-0474 Denise Swearington Receptionist dsweari@clemson.edu 864-283-7238 Chali Thompson Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator chrislt@clemson.edu (864) 283-7102 Heather Tomlinson Graduate Student Services Coordinator hdowell@clemson.edu (864) 283-7212 Technical
AuE Technical Staff Name Title Email Phone Jeremy Barnes Research Associate & Lab Manager jbarne9@clemson.edu (864) 283-7118 Brad Burgess Research Associate & Safety Coordinator bburge4@clemson.edu (864) 365-0482 Anshul Karn Deep Orange Project Manager akarn@clemson.edu (864) 365-0467 David Mann Research Associate & Facilities Manager damann@clemson.edu (864) 283-7206 Gary Mathis Research Associate goahm@clemson.edu (864) 283-7207 Trupti Nyalkalkar Deep Orange Project Manager tnyalka@clemson.edu (864) 365-0467 Aaron Wright Research Associate aqwrigh@clemson.edu (864) 283-7205 IT & Library
AuE IT & Library Staff Name Title Email Trae King Director of Computer and Network Services lking2@clemson.edu Chris Myers IT Consultant cmyers8@clemson.edu Vonyshisa Shefton IT Services Specialist vshefto@clemson.edu Jennifer Groff Engineering Librarian jgroff@clemson.edu Sarah Fisher CU-ICAR Library Specialist sfishe6@clemson.edu Security
AuE Security Information Name Title Phone CU-ICAR 24/7 Greenville Campus Security (864) 274-1392
Academic Contacts
The Clemson University Automotive Engineering Bachelor of Science degree is designed to provide students with engineering science and design knowledge. We offer Master of Science degrees in Automotive Engineering (thesis, non-thesis, and internship options) and an Automotive Engineering Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.
Please visit our tour page for information on campus tours, virtual meetings, and department visits.
Jeremiah Farmer
Student Services Manager
mjfarme@clemson.edu
Chali Thompson
Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator
chrislt@clemson.edu
Heather Tomlinson
Graduate Student Services Coordinator
hdowell@clemson.edu
Advisory Board
The Department of Automotive Engineering's Advisory Board is represented by industry partners advising on professional trends related to automotive engineering students.
