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Career Advising

In addition to regular academic advising, Technical & Career advising is available to all ME & MSE students. The Faculty listed below have additional time set aside to meet with students who are seeking technical advice or are interested in finding out about careers in ME or MSE. Students are free to consult with any of these Advisors.

Brief interest area summaries are available below for each advisor. Linked to the advisor's name.

ME Technical & Career Advisors
Charles Pezeshki Career advising by appointment.
Cill D. Richards Career advising by appointment.
MSE Technical & Career Advisor
M. Grant Norton Career advising by appointment.

Note: This service is in addition to the existing Academic Advising service.

Participating Faculty in the Technical & Career Advising Program

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M. Grant Norton - Professor
Joined MME in 1991
Ph.D. in Materials from Imperial College, London in 1989.
office: Dana 145
Telephone: 509 335 8730
Email: norton@mme.wsu.edu

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Charles (Dr. Chuck) Pezeshki - Professor
Joined MME in 1988
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1987
office: EE/ME 143
Telephone: 509 335 7662
Email: pezeshki@mme.wsu.edu
Dr. Pezeshki teaches classes in Mechatronics and mechanical systems design. He is also the Director of the Industrial Design Clinic which supports the mechanical systems design course. Dr. Pezeshki consults with numerous industries around the region, and has a current perspective of the job market and developing trends.

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Cecilia D. Richards - Professor
Joined MME in 1992
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Irvine in 1990
office: EE/ME 153
Telephone: 509 335 7753
Email: cill@mme.wsu.edu
Dr. Richards teaches classes in thermal fluids and design (ME 120, 402, 406, 436). Her research interest has been in the general area of combustion and engines. Her current research is focused on designing and building the world's smallest engine -- a micro engine for MEMS power.
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