Dr. Bipin Pai, Honors Program Director, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Bipin Pai has been the Director of the Honors Program since the creation of the Program at PUC. Areas of Instruction
Dr. Pai teaches several Mechanical Engineering courses. Areas of instruction include Basic Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Mechanical Engineering Experimentation, Numerical Methods and Finite Element Methods.
Dr. Pai’s research interest include Biomechanics of Red Blood Cell Membranes and Finite Element Methods.
Education:
BS, Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
MS. Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester
Dr. John Rowan, Honors Program Faculty Advisor, Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy Program Coordinator
Dr. John Rowan has taught the Freshman Honors Seminar since the creation of the Honors Program at PUC in 2006. Dr. Rowan is also the Honors Program Advisor for all Honors students at PUC.
Dr. Rowan coordinates the philosophy program within the Department of English and Philosophy. He is the contact person for questions and information related to the philosophy major and minor, events, courses, advising, and the philosophy email distribution list.
Dr. Rowan has published articles and books on a variety of topics in political and social philosophy and applied ethics. He is author of Conflicts of Rights and co-editor (with Samuel Zinaich) of Ethics for the Professions. John is also editor of Social Philosophy Today and has edited several books in that series, including: War and Terrorism; Human Rights, Religion, and Democracy Science, Technology, and Social Justice; and International Law and Justice (forthcoming). His articles have been published in such journals as the Australian Journal of Practical and Professional Ethics, Journal of Social Philosophy, Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, Social Justice Research, and Economics and Philosophy among others. He is currently researching and writing two book-length manuscripts: The Autonomy Approach to Business Ethics; and The Theory and Practice of Privacy. In 2004, John won the university’s award as most outstanding teacher.
