Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty Areas of Expertise

 

Acoustics & Noise Control Homeland Security/Counterterrorism
Adaptive Aircraft Design Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics
Applied Mathematics Machine Design/FEA
Automobile Safety Magnetic Bearings
Autonomous Rotorcraft Micro and Nanotechnology
Autonomous Systems Modal & Vibration
Biomedical Engineering Nuclear Engineering
Biomedical Optics Robotics & Kinematics
Combustion & Fire Dynamics Rotor Dynamics
Computational Fluid Dynamics Smart Materials Systems & Structures
Computational Mechanics Sports Biomechanics
Computational Modeling Stochastics
Computer Aided Design Engineering Thermodynamics
Control Theory & Dynamical Systems Tribology/Biotribology
Digital Signal Processing Turbo & Propulsion
Dynamics & Controls Vehicle Dynamics/Systems
Energy Systems  
Fluid Mechanics  
Heat Transfer  


ACOUSTICS & NOISE CONTROL
  Mehdi Ahmadian
  Ricardo Burdisso
  Chris Fuller
  Martin Johnson
  Don Leo
  Wing Ng
  Steve Southward
  Pavlos Vlachos
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ADAPTIVE AIRCRAFT DESIGN
  Tomonari Furukawa
Kevin Kochersberger
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APPLIED MATHEMATICS
  Mark Pierson
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AUTOMOBILE SAFETY
Stefan Duma
  Clay Gabler
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AUTONOMOUS ROTORCRAFT
  Tomonari Furukawa
Kevin Kochersberger
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AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
  Tomonari Furukawa
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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
  Bahareh Behkam
  Jan Helge Bøhn
Tom Diller
Stefan Duma
  Michael Furey (Emeritus)
Clay Gabler
Mark Paul
Chris Rylander
Nichole Rylander
Pavlos Vlachos
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BIOMEDICAL OPTICS
Chris Rylander
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COMBUSTION &FIRE DYNAMICS
  Brian Lattimer
Uri Vandsburger
Pavlos Vlachos
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COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Kenneth Ball
Mark Paul
Danesh Tafti
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COMPUTATIONAL MODELING
  John Ferris
Nichole Rylander
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COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS
Tomonari Furukawa
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COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ENGINEERING
Jan Helge Bøhn
Bob Sturges*
Robert West
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CONTROL THEORY & DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
  Bahareh Bekham
  Tomonari Furukawa
Steve Southward
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DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
  John Ferris
Steve Southward
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DYNAMICS & CONTROLS
Mehdi Ahmadian
  John Ferris
Chris Fuller
  Tomonari Furukawa
Dan Inman
Martin Johnson
Don Leo
Mary Kasarda
  Mark Paul
Mark Pierson
  Steve Southward
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ENERGY SYSTEMS
Kenneth Ball
Michael Ellis
Al Kornhauser
  Doug Nelson
Mark Pierson
Brian Vick
Michael von Spakovsky
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FLUID MECHANICS
Kenneth Ball
  Bahareh Behkam
Eugene Brown
Clint Dancey
Michael Ellis
Al Kornhauser
Wing Ng
Mark Paul
Danesh Tafti
Karen Thole*
Uri Vandsburger
Pavlos Vlachos
Michael von Spakovsky
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HEAT TRANSFER
  Kenneth Ball
Tom Diller
Michael Ellis
Scott Huxtable
Al Kornhauser
  Doug Nelson
Wing Ng
Mark Paul
Chris Rylander
Nichole Rylander
Danesh Tafti
Karen Thole*
J. R. Thomas (Emeritus)
Brian Vick
Pavlos Vlachos
Michael von Spakovsky
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HOMELAND SECURITY / COUNTERTERRORISM
Kenneth Ball
Eugene Brown
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LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER AERODYNAMICS
  Tomonari Furukawa
Kevin Kochersberger
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MACHINE DESIGN / FEA
Stefan Duma
Dennis Hong
Mary Kasarda
Don Leo
Chris Rylander
Bob Sturges*
Robert West
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MAGNETIC BEARINGS
Mary Kasarda
Gordon Kirk
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MICRO AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
  Bahareh Behkam
  Eugene Brown
  Tom Diller
Scott Huxtable
Mark Paul
Nichole Rylander
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MODAL & VIBRATION
Mehdi Ahmadian
Ricardo Burdisso
John Ferris
Dan Inman
Martin Johnson
Mary Kasarda
Gordon Kirk
Don Leo
Steve Southward
Robert West
Al Wicks
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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Mark Pierson
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ROBOTICS & KINEMATICS
  Bahareh Behkam
  Tomonari Furukawa
Dennis Hong
  Charlie Reinholtz*
  Steve Southward
Bob Sturges*
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ROTOR DYNAMICS
Mary Kasarda
Gordon Kirk
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SMART MATERIALS SYSTEMS & STRUCTURES
Mehdi Ahmadian
Dan Inman
  Tomonari Furukawa
Martin Johnson
Don Leo
Uri Vandsburger
Pavlos Vlachos
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SPORTS BIOMECHANICS
Stefan Duma
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STOCHASTICS
John Ferris
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THERMODYNAMICS
Michael von Spakovsky
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TRIBOLOGY / BIOTRIBOLOGY
Michael Furey (Emeritus)
Brian Vick
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TURBO & PROPULSION
Tom Diller
Mary Kasarda
Wing Ng
Walter O'Brien
Danesh Tafti
Karen Thole*
Pavlos Vlachos
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VEHICLE DYNAMICS / SYSTEMS
Mehdi Ahmadian
  John Ferris
  Tomonari Furukawa
  Corina Sandu
Steve Southward
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*Affiliate Faculty