Faculty Directory

Name	Faculty Affiliation	Area of Research Excellence	Research Interests
Bahman Abbasi	Mechanical Engineering Energy Systems Engineering Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Water-energy nexus; control systems in thermal-fluid applications; advanced metals and materials
Benjamin Adam	Mechanical Engineering	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Classical and mechanical metallurgy to research the intersection of process-property-structure relationships in advanced structural metallic systems
Joseph Agor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering	Production, Service, & Human Systems	Data-driven optimization with applications in health care
Roberto Albertani	Mechanical Engineering Mechanics	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Aerodynamics and stress analysis of flexible structures; environmental impact of wind energy; high-performance sailboats testing techniques; fiber composites technology; micro air vehicles; biological flight mechanics
Sourabh V. Apte	Mechanical Engineering Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Numerical simulations and modeling of multiphase turbulent flows; advanced numerical algorithms and models for simulations of multiphysics turbulent flows using predictive numerical techniques such as direct and large-eddy simulations
Ravi Balasubramanian	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Robotics	Robot operation in unstructured environments; neural control and biomechanics in the human body
Belinda A. Batten	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Computational methods for controlling and optimizing distributed parameter systems; mathematical modeling; numerical analysis; dynamics and control of autonomous vehicles and wave energy devices
Brian Bay	Mechanical Engineering Mechanics	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Image-based metrology methods (Digital Image Correlation and Digital Volume Correlation) for the study of complex materials and processes
David L. Blunck	Mechanical Engineering Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Thermal sciences, combustion energy conversion, gas turbine engines, and infrared radiation emissions from reacting and nonreacting flows
Corina Bogdan	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	Robotics, Mechatronics	Modeling and Dynamic Control, Robotics
Javier Calvo-Amodio	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Human Systems Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Production, Service, & Human Systems	Integration of systems science into industrial and systems engineering; engineering of organization cultures; systemology; engineering management
Bradley Camburn	Mechanical Engineering Design	Design	Conceptual ideation, prototyping, and testing to support the embodiment of complex systems at low cost
Matt Campbell	Mechanical Engineering Design	Design	Design automation, computational geometry, design theory, and numerical optimization. Dr. Campbell teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering.
David P. Cann	Mechanical Engineering Materials	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Materials science with a focus on electronic ceramic materials. Piezoelectric materials, dielectric materials, ferroelectricity, high-energy capacitors, materials under extreme environments, chemical sensors, defect chemistry, crystal chemistry.
Joe Davidson	Mechanical Engineering	Robotics	Robotic manipulation, physical human-robot interaction, and soft robotics
Onan Demirel	Mechanical Engineering Design	Design	Human-centered design theories and methodologies, specifically digital human modeling, human-in-the-loop approach, and systems engineering for product and process development; computational and experimental human factors engineering
Andy Dong	Mechanical Engineering Design	Design	strategy in the design of engineered products and systems
Toni L. Doolen	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Human Systems Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Production, Service, & Human Systems	Qualitative and quantitative process improvement methodologies and innovations to improve social and technical aspects of organizational performance
Bryony DuPont	Mechanical Engineering Design	Design	Hybrid energy systems optimization, wave energy conversion systems optimization, and building applications to advance sustainable design practices and implementation.
Zhaoyan Fan	Mechanical Engineering Advanced Manufacturing	Advanced Manufacturing	Model-enhanced sensor design and characterization for in-situ monitoring of manufacturing processes, energy-efficient sensor networks, and MEMS-enabled sensor miniaturization and packaging
Naomi Fitter	Mechanical Engineering	Robotics	Physical human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, haptics, robots in education, and robotic entertainers
Joshua Gess	Mechanical Engineering Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Advancement of thermal management solutions for near and far-term high performance microelectronic equipment using fundamental knowledge of heat transfer along with novel experimental methods such as two-phase PIV and high-speed image capture.
Brady J. Gibbons	Mechanical Engineering Materials	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Functional thin film microstructure, processing, and property relationships; dielectric, pyroelectric, and super- and semiconducting materials for energy conversion; crystallography and diffraction characterization; spectroscopic ellipsometry
Cindy Grimm	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Robotics	Robotic grasping and manipulation, with a focus on agricultural and industrial applications. Robotics ethics and policy.
Karl Haapala	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering Advanced Manufacturing	Advanced Manufacturing	sustainable design and manufacturing
Chris Hagen, P.E. (CO)	Energy Systems Engineering Thermal–Fluid Sciences Clean Energy Technologies	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Energy conversion (primarily combustion); novel transportation fuels; development of sensors for harsh environments
Ross Hatton	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Robotics	Motion models for snakes and snake robots; development of fundamental mathematical tools for studying locomotion
Geoff Hollinger	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Robotics	Planning, coordination, and learning techniques for autonomous robotic systems
Christopher Holm	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Ocean Engineering/Aquatic Systems	Marine Energy, ROVs, Marine Science Support Robotics
Chris Hoyle	Mechanical Engineering Design	Design	Decision-based design (linking consumer preferences and enterprise-level objectives with the engineering design process); uncertainty quantification and management; complex system design.
Jonathan W. Hurst	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Robotics	Controlled, highly dynamic systems - specifically, robots that move swiftly and require careful mechanical design due to fundamental limitations such as motor inertia and torque limits. Current focus is legged locomotion
Megumi Kawasaki	Mechanical Engineering	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Synthesis and characterizing unique properties of hybrid ultra-fine grained metals and nanocomposites processed by severe plastic deformation
David S. Kim	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Production, Service, & Human Systems	Applied operations research and include production system design and optimization, performance evaluation of production systems, sequencing and scheduling, measurement system capability analysis, and experimental design
James Liburdy	Mechanical Engineering Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Fundamental issues of turbulent flows; flow in porous media; enhancement of transport properties by complex flow structures; high speed droplet formation; thermal management; low Reynolds number aerodynamics
Dong Lin	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Advanced Manufacuting	Advanced Manufacturing	Additive manufacturing of aerogel and hydrogel, metal matrix composites, laser powder bed fusion, direct energy deposition, and advanced characterization of manufacturing processes.
Nordica MacCarty	Mechanical Engineering Thermal-Fluid Sciences Humanitarian Engineering	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Design of energy systems for the developing world, and the use of engineering to address poverty and environmental issues
Ryan Mc Quade	Mechanical Engineering Materials/Ceramics	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Electronic Ceramics and Defect Chemistry
Aaron Mengel	Faculty Research Associate	Advanced Manufacturing
Jayathi Y Murthy	Mechanical Engineering	Advanced Manufacturing	Nanoscale heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics, and simulations of fluid flow and heat transfer for industrial applications
Ean H. Ng	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Engineering Management	Production, Service, & Human Systems	Engineering management, engineering economic analysis, transportation management, high reliability organization, and organization behavior.
Kyle Niemeyer	Mechanical Engineering Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Computational modeling of multi-physics flows relevant to applications in aerospace, transportation, and energy systems
John Parmigiani, P.E. (OR, PA, WA)	Mechanical Engineering Mechanics	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Designing, building, and testing of mechanical and electro-mechanical devices; Conducting finite element analysis, often with experimental validation, of technically-relevant engineering phenomena
Somayeh Pasebani	Mechanical Engineering Advanced Manufacturing	Advanced Manufacturing	Development of high temperature alloys, ceramic-reinforced metal matrix composites, aerospace and energy materials via advanced manufacturing (field assisted sintering, powder metallurgy and laser sintering)
Deborah V. Pence	Mechanical Engineering Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Single-phase and two-phase enhancement of microscale heat transfer using bio-insipired flow networks and in-situ vapor extraction. Studies are primarily experimental but also include commercial CFD and numerical modeling for design optimization.
David Porter	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Information Systems Engineering	Production, Service, & Human Systems	Information systems engineering, wireless communications, intelligent transportation systems, automatic data collection, manufacturing systems, supply chain engineering, and e-commerce
Melissa Santala	Mechanical Engineering Materials	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	The role interfaces in the structural and phase stability of nanostructured materials; thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations; application of transmission electron microscopy to problems in materials science
Burak Sencer	Mechanical Engineering Advanced Manufacturing	Advanced Manufacturing	Precision motion control, and optimal trajectory generation for multi-axis machine tools, and intelligent machining process control
Kendra Sharp	Mechanical Engineering Thermal–Fluid Sciences Humanitarian Engineering	Renewable Energy & Energy Sustainability	Design for international development, applications of technology in humanitarian engineering, sustainable water and energy systems (including small hydropower), and the ethics of university-community engagement
Bill Smart	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Robotics	Human-robot interactions; enabling self-sufficiency in robots; use of robots to assist people with motor disabilities; machine learning strategies for teaching robots to act effectively despite intermittent and/or incorrect performance feedback
Rob Stone	Mechanical Engineering Design	Design	Design theories and methodologies, specifically product architectures, functional representations, automated conceptual design techniques and innovation strategies for new product design
Graham Tewksbury	Mechanical Engineering	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Dr. Tewksbury’s research interests are metal additive manufacturing, physical simulation of metals, and microstructural characterization of nonferrous alloys.
Julie Tucker	Mechanical Engineering Materials	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Degradation of materials in extreme environments; alloy development; integrated computational and experimental approaches
Irem Y. Tumer	Mechanical Engineering Design	Design	Risk-based and model-based design; system analysis and optimization; uncertainty modeling during design as applied to complex engineering system
Kagan Tumer	Mechanical Engineering Robotics	Robotics	Learning, optimization and control in large complex systems; learning and coordination in multiagent systems; distributed reinforcement learning; evolutionary algorithms for control and optimization
Hector Vergara	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Production, Service, & Human Systems	Operations research methods for problems in transportation, logistics and distribution, supply chain design and optimization, facility location, and network design. Large scale optimization and optimization under uncertainty.
Richard Wirz	Mechanical Engineering Aerospace	Aerospace	Space electric propulsion, plasma physics, plasma-material interactions, spacecraft and space mission design, plasma medicine, and clean energy.
Donghua Xu	Mechanical Engineering Materials	Next-Generation Materials & Devices	Multi-scale modeling (including code and algorithm development) of irradiation damage and experimental validation; fabrication, devitrification and properties of metallic glasses

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