The world-class research conducted in Kansas City has brought national and international recognition to UMKC’s School of Computing and Engineering.
Here is just a small sample of sources from which our faculty have secured funding.
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- Department of Defense
- Department of Transportation
- Office of Naval Research
- Snap, Inc. (Snapchat)
- Samsung
- Alibaba (Ant Financial)
- Honeywell
- Children’s Mercy Hospital
- NASA Goodard Space Flight Center
- Qualcom
Our faculty members constantly look to new areas of exploration. We have completed co-sponsored research projects with every other school on UMKC’s campus and nearly 30% of our research is in partnership with our colleagues at UMKC’s medical campus, the UMKC School of Nursing, School of Dentistry, School of Pharmacy, and School of Medicine.
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Mary Cristina Ruales Ortega, Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Work Phone: (816) 235-1469
Work Email: rualesortegam@umkc.edu
Work Phone: 816-235-2223
Work Email: shenx@umkc.edu
Work Phone: 816-235-1284
Work Email: sarvenaz@umkc.edu
Work Phone: 816-235-5661
Work Email: songsej@umkc.edu
Work Phone: 816-235-1252
Work Email: stylianoua@umkc.edu
Work Phone: 816-235-1288
Work Email: ganesht@umkc.edu
Kevin Z. Truman, Ph.D., F.ASCE
UMKC Vice Provost, SCE Dean & Professor
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Work Phone: 816-235-2399
Work Email: trumank@umkc.edu
Work Phone: 816-235-2335
Work Email: appie@umkc.edu
Work Email: zeineldinm@umkc.edu
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