Trinity's Engineering department is distinguished by a very low student/faculty ratio (about 9:1), by strong research contributions of our faculty, and by offering introductory-level courses in engineering topics such as aerodynamics and robotics for non-majors.
The Engineering Department Faculty
Taikang Ning, Associate Professor of Engineering and Department Chair
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Research Areas: digital signal and image processing, real-time embedded systems and FPGA design
Primary Teaching Areas: digital signal processing, microprocessor systems, analog and digital communication
Phone #: (860)-297-2219
Office: MCEC 327
Email: taikang.ning@trincoll.edu
David J. Ahlgren, Professor of Engineering
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Research Areas: digital and analog circuit design, educational robots
Primary Teaching Areas: digital and analog electronics, engineering design
Phone #: (860)-297-2588
Office: MCEC 323
Email: david.ahlgren@trincoll.edu
J. Harry Blaise, Assistant Professor of Engineering
Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Research Areas: electrophysiology, computational modeling of neural networks, biosignal analysis
Primary Teaching Areas: electrical engineering, control systems, neuroscience, biomedical engineering
Phone #: (860)-297-2225
Office: MCEC 367
Email: harry.blaise@trincoll.edu
Joseph D. Bronzino, Vernon D. Roosa Professor of Applied Science
Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Research Area: biomedical engineering concentrating on the electrophysiology of the central nervous system.
Primary Teaching Areas: electrophysiology, neuroscience, electrical engineering
Phone #: (860)-297-2224
Office: MCEC 395
Email: joseph.bronzino@trincoll.edu
John D. Mertens, Associate Professor of Engineering
Ph.D., Stanford University
Research Areas: high-temperature combustion reactions in shock tubes, optical diagnostics, computational studies of non-equilibrium processes.
Primary Teaching Areas: thermodynamics, heat transfer, gas dynamics, mechanics of materials
Phone #: (860)-297-2301
Office: MCEC 337
Email: john.mertens@trincoll.edu
Joseph L. Palladino, Professor of Engineering
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Research Areas: cardiovascular system dynamics, biomechanics, mathematical modeling
Primary Teaching Areas: mechanics, biomechanics, fluid mechanics and instrumentation
Phone #: (860)-297-2129
Office: MCEC 353
Email: joseph.palladino@trincoll.edu
Jose B. Davila, Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Research Area: fluid mechanics, hydrodynamics, boundary layer transition and receptivity
Primary Teaching Areas: thermodynamics, material science, mechanics
Phone #: (860) 297-4248
Office: MCEC 343
Email: jose.davila@trincoll.edu
ADJUNCT FACULTY
David E. Woodard, M. Arch., Lecturer in Engineering
Principal, D.E.W. Architects, Hartford, CT.
Primary Teaching Areas: architectural drawing and design
Phone #: (860)-297-5339
Office: MCEC 030
Email: david.woodard@trincoll.edu