Senior Design Faculty Advisors
Marc Baumgardner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Massimo "Max" Capobianchi, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Mechanical EngineeringDr. Capobianchi is a professor of mechanical engineering at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He joined the faculty in 1996 after receiving his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, specializing in the thermal sciences. His total experience includes ten years in professional practice in industry and over thirty years as faculty in academia.
Brooke Colburn, M.S.
Lecturer, Engineering Management
Harman Khare, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Sue L. Niezgoda, Ph.D., P.E
Professor, Civil Engineering
Joshua Schultz, Ph.D., P.E., LEED A.P.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Kyle Shimabuku, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
John Tadrous, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yu Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Nathan Zavanelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Yanping Zhang, Ph.D.
Chair & Professor, Computer ScienceSenior Design Advisors, 2025-2026 academic year
Gabe Achenbach
Senior Design Advisor
Bethany Alcamo
Senior Design Advisor
Ted Bernards, SE
Senior Design Advisor
Kevin Damron, P.E. M.E
Senior Design Advisor and Instructor, Transmission & DistributionSpring 2026: System Protection
Wesley Davis, P.E.
Senior Design Advisor
Joseph Dumoulin
Senior Design Advisor
Tim Ecklund
Senior Design Advisor
Jason Evers, PE, PMP
Senior Design Advisor
Phillip Fishburn, P.E.
Senior Design Advisor
Alex Giacobbi
Senior Design Advisor
Jasmine Jans
Senior Design Advisor
Daniel Lenz
Senior Design Advisor
Jared Marshall
Senior Design Advisor
Collin McCormick, P.E.
Senior Design Advisor
William Meeks
Senior Design Advisor
Pete Messina
Senior Design Advisor
Adam Miles, P.E.
Senior Design Advisor
Lamont Miles
Adjunct Faculty, Computer Science; Senior Design AdvisorSpring 2026: Intro to Digital Logic
K David Moss
Senior Design Advisor
Aimee Navickis-Brasch, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Design Advisor
Christopher Nicol
Senior Design Advisor
Colleen Nolting
Senior Design Advisor
Jeffrey Nolting
Senior Design Advisor
Shane Pacini, M.B.A., P.E.
Senior Design Advisor and Instructor, Transmission & DistributionSpring 2026: Distribution Transformers
Jody Qualley
Senior Design Advisor
Robert Reed
Senior Design Advisor
Christopher Sharman
Senior Design Advisor
Damon Taam
Senior Design Advisor
Erik Wick
Senior Design Advisor