Faculty & Research

ME Department Faculty Directory

A-B | C-D | E-F | G-H | I-K | L-M | N-Q | R-T | U-Z

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A-B

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
Thomas Andriacchi Biomechanical Engineering Bioengineering Dynamics and Controls
Mehdi Asheghi � Thermosciences

Heat Transfer Nanoscale and Microscale Engineering Data Storage Device and Technology Sensors and Actuators

Banny Banerjee Design Design Research
David M. Barnett Mechanics and Computation Mechanics of Materials Solid Mechanics
David Beach Design Design Research and Methodology Engineering Education Manufacturing Product Design
Craig T. Bowman Thermosciences Combustion and Pollution Dynamics and Controls Propulsion and Energy Systems

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C-D

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
Wei Cai Mechanics and Computation Computational Mechanics
Brian J. Cantwell Flow Physics and Computational Engineering Propulsion and Fluid Mechanics
Mark A. Cappelli Thermosciences Materials Synthesis and Processing Nanoscale and Microscale Engineering Plasma Science Propulsion and Energy Systems
Ed Carryer Design Engineering Education Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Product Design
Dennis R. Carter Biomechanical Engineering Bioengineering
Richard Christensen Mechanics and Computation Computational Mechanics
Mark R. Cutkosky Design Design Research and Methodology Manufacturing Product Design Robotics
Eric Darve Mechanics and Computation, Flow Physics and Computational Engineering Computational Engineering Applied and Computational Mathematics Large Scale Scientific Computing Molecular Modeling
Reinhold Dauskardt Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering by courtesy Materials Science and Engineering
Scott Delp Biomechanical Engineering Bioengineering Dynamics and Controls

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E-F

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
John K. Eaton Thermosciences , Flow Physics and Computational Engineering Dynamics and Controls Fluid Mechanics Heat and Mass Transfer Multiphase Flows Propulsion and Energy Systems
Christopher F. Edwards Thermosciences Combustion and Pollution Multiphase Flows Optical Diagnostics, Sensors and Actuators Propulsion and Energy Systems
Charbel Farhat Mechanics and Computation Aeroelasticity Acoustics Computational Engineering and Mathematics Computational Mechanics Fluid Mechanics Fluid/Structure Interaction High Performance Computing Multiphase Flows Solid Mechanics

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G-H

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
J. Christian Gerdes Design Dynamics and Controls Optical Diagnostics, Sensors and Actuators
David Golden Thermosciences Combustion, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Thermochemistry
Kenneth E. Goodson Thermosciences

Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer, Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion, Thermoelectric Power Generators, Semiconductor Devices and Packaging, Nanostructured Materials, Microfluidic Cooling and Heat Sinks

Ronald K. Hanson Thermosciences Combustion and Pollution Dynamics and Controls Optical Diagnostics, Sensors and Actuators Propulsion and Energy Systems

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I-K

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
Gianluca Iaccarino Flow Physics and Computational Engineering
David Kelley Design Design Research and Methodology Product Design
Thomas W. Kenny Design Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Optical Diagnostics Sensors and Actuators Product Design
Ellen Kuhl Mechanics and Computation Biomechanics, Growth and Remodeling, Cellular Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics

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L-M

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
Larry Leifer Design Bioengineering Engineering Education Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Robotics
Sanjiva K. Lele Flow Physics and Computational Engineering Acoustics Complex Fluids Fluid Mechanics
Marc Levenston Biomechanical Engineering Bioengineering Soft Tissue Mechanics Tissue Engineering
Adrian J. Lew Mechanics and Computation Computational solid mechanics Material modeling Numerical analysis
Ali Mani Flow Physics and Computational Engineering, Mechanics and Computation
 Theoretical and Computational Fluid Mechanics,
transport phenomena, electrokinetics, multiphase flows.
Reginald E. Mitchell Thermosciences Combustion and Pollution
Paul Mitiguy Design Kinematics Kinetics Dynamics Motion simulation
Parviz Moin Flow Physics and Computational Engineering Acoustics Combustion and Pollution Complex Fluids Dynamics and Controls Fluid Mechanics Plasma Science Propulsion and Energy Systems

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N-Q

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
Drew V. Nelson Design Mechanical Design Solid Mechanics
Allison M. Okamura Design
Biomechanical Engineering		 Robotics Dynamics and Controls Bioengineering
Peter M. Pinsky Mechanics and Computation Acoustics Bioengineering Computational Mechanics Solid Mechanics
Fritz B. Prinz Design Design Research and Methodology Manufacturing
Beth L. Pruitt Mechanics and Computation MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) Nanoscale and Microscale Engineering Bioengineering Design and Manufacturing
Sunil Puria Mechanics and Computation Bioengineering and Computational Mechanics

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R-T

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
Bernard Roth Design Robotics Kinematics Design
J. Kenneth Salisbury Jr. Design Robotics Kinematics Design
Juan G. Santiago Thermosciences Bioengineering Fluid Mechanics Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Nanoscale and Microscale Engineering Optical Diagnostics, Sensors and Actuators
Eric Shaqfeh Flow Physics and Computational Engineering Complex Fluids Fluid Mechanics Materials Synthesis and Processing
Sheri D. Sheppard Design Design Research and Methodology Engineering Education Mechanical Design Product Design Solid Mechanics
George S. Springer Mechanics and Computation Composite Materials
Sindy Tang Thermosciences Bioengineering Fluid Mechanics Nanoscale and Microscale Engineering Optical Diagnostics Sensors and Actuators Optofluidics

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U-Z

Active Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
Kenneth J. Waldron Design Design Research and Methodology Dynamics and Controls Mechanical Design Robotics
Xiaolin Zheng Thermosciences Combustion synthesis of nanowires; Nano-enhanced combustion; Solar energy conversion; Flexible electronics

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Emeritus Faculty Affiliated Groups Research Interests
James L. Adams Design Manufacturing Technology and Society
Peter Bradshaw Thermosciences Fluid Mechanics
Daniel B. DeBra Design Controls
Robert H. Eustis Thermosciences
James P. Johnston Thermosciences Fluid Mechanics Propulsion and Energy Systems
Thomas R. Kane Mechanics and Computation Dynamics
William M. Kays Thermosciences
Joseph B. Keller Mechanics and Computation Applied Mathematics
Charles H. Kruger Thermosciences Materials Synthesis and Processing Optical Diagnostics, Sensors and Actuators Plasma Science
Robert J. Moffat Thermosciences Heat and Mass Transfer Optical Diagnostics Sensors and Actuators
M. Godfrey Mungal Thermosciences Combustion and Pollution Fluid Mechanics Nanoscale and Microscale Engineering
J. David Powell �� Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics Dynamics and Controls
Sidney A. Self Thermosciences
Charles R. Steele Mechanics and Computation Bioengineering Computational Mechanics
Douglass J. Wilde Design

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