While Dr. Adnan Al-Ibadi, Ms. Maria Bostwick, and Dr. Sezin Kadioglu have taught for the Engineering and Physics department for several years, each held temporary positions that were funded on a year-to-year basis. This fall, the College of Mathematics and Science was able to shift them into permanently funded positions making it much easier to plan and implement our class schedules from one semester to the next. Each faculty member will continue to contribute to the growth and development of the program in the areas they have occupied since coming to the University of Central Oklahoma, as well as supporting the department’s service courses.

Dr. Al-Ibadi earned a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 2014. Since UCO does not offer a petroleum degree, he has been providing support for our Mechanical Engineering program. He was particularly helpful when Dr. Morshed Khandaker went on sabbatical last year. His greatest impact, however, has been in providing support for the ME instructional labs. This fall, he took on the role of Director of Mechanical Engineering Laboratories.

Ms. Bostwick holds her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and two Master of Science degrees, one in Software Engineering and the other in Electronics and Information System Engineering. With this expertise, she will continue in her role as the primary instructor in our Engineering Computing course and will help guide and develop the curriculum in conjunction with our other computational faculty.

Dr. Kadioglu holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and works with the college’s Professional Science Master’s program. In the department, her background supports both our Computational Methods in Engineering course and several upper-level Mechanical Engineering courses. This fall, she will take on the responsibilities of Director of Mechanical Engineering Advisement, which will help with ME course transfers.

Buddy Broncho

Buddy Broncho made his first appearance in UCO's own newspaper The Vista. It was the October 3, 1932, issue where a Broncho appears wearing a UCO football uniform. He has appeared numerous times throughout the years from local Edmond papers in the 60's to state-wide papers in the 80's. The commissioning of the first ever live mascot appears in UCO's 1979 Bronze Book where Buddy Broncho made his first public appearance at Homecoming. Since that time, Buddy has been a fixture at UCO events and in the hearts of UCO students.