Research
Research within Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science is focused in six primary areas. You’re encouraged to consider the variety of research and your interests as you progress in a degree program, choose an advisor and develop your program of study.
Advanced Manufacturing and Metrology
Research areas in manufacturing and metrology include:
- Additive and subtractive manufacturing
- Machining dynamics
- Dimensional metrology
- Machine tool metrology
- Ultra-precision machining
- Optics manufacturing and metrology
- Precision machine and instrument design
Research contacts:
Matthew Davies | Christopher Evans | Kostantinos Falaggis | Kevin Lawton Edward Morse | Brigid Mullany | Steven Patterson | Jeffrey Raquet | Steven Schmid | Stuart Smith
Bioengineering
Bioengineering research areas include:
- Orthopedic biomechanics
- Cryopreservation and anhydrous cell preservation
- Biocompatibility of new materials
- Regenerative Neural Engineering
- Tissue engineering
- Cryosurgery
- Microfluidic chips
Research contacts:
Ahmed El-Ghannam | Charles Lee | In Hong Yang | Nigel Zheng
Computational Mechanics and Materials
Research areas in computational mechanics and materials include:
- Finite element modeling
- Multi-scale modeling
- Large-scale parallel simulations
- Nanomaterials synthesis and characterization
- Mechanical testing of nanostructures
- Ultrafine grain nanocrystalline materials
Research contacts:
Youxing Chen | Harish Cherukuri| Robert E. Johnson | Erina Joyee | Russell Keanini | Praveen Ramaprabhu | Ronald Smelser | Alireza Tabarraei | Mesbah Uddin | Qiuming Wei | Terry Xu | Haitao Zhang
Dynamics and Controls
Dynamics and controls research areas include:
- System dynamics
- Control systems
- Machining dynamics
- Mechatronics
- Robotics
Research contacts:
Matthew Davies | Amir Ghasemi | Scott Kelly | Artur Wolek
Motorsports Engineering
Motorsports engineering research areas include:
- Vehicle dynamics and stability control
- Racecar modeling/simulation
- Driver modeling/simulation
- Aerodynamics
- Experimental and computational fluid mechanics
- Crash modeling/simulation
- Tire mechanics
- Automotive instrumentation
- Engine and propulsion
Research contacts:
Amir Ghasemi| Mesbah Uddin
Thermal Sciences and Fluid Mechanics
Thermal-fluids research areas include:
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), including both large-scale computing and turbulence modeling
- Experimental fluids
- Bioheat transfer and biopreservation
- Race car aerodynamics
- Bio-fluid dynamics
- Combustion
- Stochastic flow and thermal processes
- Applied math and modeling
- Heat transfer
Research contacts:
Russell Keanini | Scott Kelly | Charles Lee | Praveen Ramaprabhu | Nenad Sarunac| Mesbah Uddin