Faculty Emeriti
Dr. Kachhal received his master’s and Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota. He joined the UM-Dearborn faculty in 1973 and served as chair of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering from 185-2009. Dr. Kachhal’s research focused on health care systems and facilities design and is nationally recognized for his work in healthcare engineering. He was actively involved in a number of professional societies, including the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the Society of Health Systems, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Dr. Knight received his B.S. degree from Ohio University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University. Before joining the UM-Dearborn faculty in 1982, he served as an assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia and as a research engineer at Ford Motor Company. Dr. Knight's area of expertise focused on the design and analysis of experiments; experiential and integrative learning methods in engineering education; and human factors and ergonomics. He was a member of a number of professional associations, including the American Statistical Association, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Dr. Knight also served as the faculty advisor for UM-Dearborn’s Alpha Pi Mu industrial engineering honor society.
Dr. Chang received his undergraduate degree from Chung Chi College and two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. from Oregon State University. He joined the UM-Dearborn faculty in 1978. Dr. Chang’s research focused on information systems engineering, electronic commerce, and intelligent computing. His contributions were critical in the development and implementation of an undergraduate program in information systems as well as many graduate-level programs.
A native of Syria, Dr. Aswad immigrated to the United States in 1959, after having worked four years as a mechanical engineer. He earned two master's degrees, in mechanical and industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering from the UM-Ann Arbor campus. Dr. Adnan Aswad joined the UM-Dearborn faculty in 1965 and was a founding member and first chair of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering. After serving as chair for 10 years, he was appointed to a five-year term as associate dean of the “School of Engineering”. Aswad's research on quality systems has been widely published, and he is an expert on product design and development processes. He is internationally recognized and has conducted research and made presentations around the world. Aswad was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers in 1991.