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Title	Specialty Area(s)	Research Interests
Bahman Abbasi	Energy Systems Engineering Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Water-energy nexus; control systems in thermal-fluid applications; advanced metals and materials
Joseph Agor	Industrial Engineering	Data-driven optimization with applications in health care
Roberto Albertani	Mechanics	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	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	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	Robotics	Robot operation in unstructured environments; neural control and biomechanics in the human body
Belinda A. Batten	Robotics	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	Mechanics	Image-based metrology methods (Digital Image Correlation and Digital Volume Correlation) for the study of complex materials and processes
David L. Blunck	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Thermal sciences, combustion energy conversion, gas turbine engines, and infrared radiation emissions from reacting and nonreacting flows
Javier Calvo-Amodio	Human Systems Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Integration of systems science into industrial and systems engineering; engineering of organization cultures; systemology; engineering management
Bradley Camburn	Design	Conceptual ideation, prototyping, and testing to support the embodiment of complex systems at low cost
Matt Campbell	Design	Design automation, computational geometry, design theory, and numerical optimization. Dr. Campbell teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering.
David P. Cann	Materials	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		Robotic manipulation, physical human-robot interaction, and soft robotics
Onan Demirel	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	Design	strategy in the design of engineered products and systems
Toni L. Doolen	Human Systems Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Qualitative and quantitative process improvement methodologies and innovations to improve social and technical aspects of organizational performance
Bryony DuPont	Design	Hybrid energy systems optimization, wave energy conversion systems optimization, and building applications to advance sustainable design practices and implementation.
Zhaoyan Fan	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		Physical human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, haptics, robots in education, and robotic entertainers
Brian Fronk, P.E. (OR)	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	Phase change and supercritical heat transfer, solar thermal processes, thermochemical energy storage, natural refrigerants, and advanced thermal energy systems
Joshua Gess	Thermal-Fluid Sciences	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	Materials	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	Robotics	Robotic grasping and manipulation, with a focus on agricultural and industrial applications. Robotics ethics and policy.
Karl Haapala	Manufacturing Systems Engineering Advanced Manufacturing	sustainable design and manufacturing
Chris Hagen, P.E. (CO)	Thermal–Fluid Sciences Clean Energy Technologies	Energy conversion (primarily combustion); novel transportation fuels; development of sensors for harsh environments
Ross Hatton	Robotics	Motion models for snakes and snake robots; development of fundamental mathematical tools for studying locomotion
Geoff Hollinger	Robotics	Planning, coordination, and learning techniques for autonomous robotic systems
Chris Hoyle	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	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		Synthesis and characterizing unique properties of hybrid ultra-fine grained metals and nanocomposites processed by severe plastic deformation
David S. Kim	Manufacturing Systems Engineering	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	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	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
Nordica MacCarty	Thermal-Fluid Sciences Humanitarian Engineering	Design of energy systems for the developing world, and the use of engineering to address poverty and environmental issues
Ean H. Ng	Engineering Management	Engineering management, engineering economic analysis, transportation management, high reliability organization, and organization behavior.
Kyle Niemeyer	Thermal-Fluid Sciences	Computational modeling of multi-physics flows relevant to applications in aerospace, transportation, and energy systems
Bob Paasch, P.E. (CA)	Design	Motorsports, electric mobility and autonomous vehicles
John Parmigiani, P.E. (OR, PA, WA)	Mechanics	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	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)
Brian Paul	Advanced Manufacturing	Arrayed microfluidics for green nanosynthesis; microreactor-assisted materials processing; precision bonding for microsystem packaging; packaging of arrayed microfluidic systems for distributed and portable energy, chemical and biomedical application
Deborah V. Pence	Thermal–Fluid Sciences	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	Information Systems Engineering	Information systems engineering, wireless communications, intelligent transportation systems, automatic data collection, manufacturing systems, supply chain engineering, and e-commerce
Melissa Santala	Materials	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	Advanced Manufacturing	Precision motion control, and optimal trajectory generation for multi-axis machine tools, and intelligent machining process control
Kendra Sharp	Thermal–Fluid Sciences Humanitarian Engineering	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	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	Design	Design theories and methodologies, specifically product architectures, functional representations, automated conceptual design techniques and innovation strategies for new product design
Ali Tabei	Advanced Manufacturing	Computational integration of materials’ microstructural evolution and manufacturing processes, synthesis of nanomaterials, and semiconductor processing and modeling.
Julie Tucker	Materials	Degradation of materials in extreme environments; alloy development; integrated computational and experimental approaches
Kagan Tumer	Robotics	Learning, optimization and control in large complex systems; learning and coordination in multiagent systems; distributed reinforcement learning; evolutionary algorithms for control and optimization
Irem Y. Tumer	Design	Risk-based and model-based design; system analysis and optimization; uncertainty modeling during design as applied to complex engineering system

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