Research Areas
Thermal & Fluid Systems
(Faculty: Hasan, Koutsakis, Poroseva, Vorobieff, Wang)
- Computational fluid dynamics and turbulence flows
- Hydrodynamic instabilities; multiphase flows; shock-accelerated flows
- Advanced flow field measurement techniques
- High-performance computing
- Thermal control of space vehicles
- Aerospace propulsion
Dynamics & Control
(Faculty: Danielson, Russell, Sorrentino, Wan)
- Dynamics and controls of complex dynamical networks
- Orbital mechanics
- Spacecraft dynamics, maneuvers, guidance, navigation, and control
- Modeling and simulation of race car performance
- Robotics and autonomous systems
Materials & Solid Mechanics
(Faculty: Chabi, Jackson, Khraishi, Kumar, Shen, Zuo)
- Additive manufacturing
- Composite materials, smart materials, and nanostructured materials
- Materials for energy storage and conversion
- Multi-scale mechanics of materials
- Advanced materials development
Renewable Energies
(Faculty: Chabi, Poroseva, Sorrentino, Vorobieff)
- Renewable energy integration and power transmission
- Solar, wind and ocean energy
- Management and control of distributed energy systems and microgrid
- Electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems: fuel cells, batteries, and supercapacitors
Microsystems Engineering
(Faculty: Jackson, Pleil, Shen)
- Design, fabrication and characterization of MEMS and nano devices
- Mechanical integrity of microelectronic devices and packages
- Micro-devices for energy harvesting
- Acoustic resonators
Bioengineering
(Faculty: Jackson, Khraishi, Sorrentino)
- Biomechanics
- Bio-MEMS
- Atomizer technology
- Autophagy dynamics