Faculty Directory

Research Interests

• Mechanical behavior
• Characterization and processing of ceramics
• Shock deformation including microstructural effects and dynamic fracture of metals and ceramics
• Impact phenomena
• Computer simulation of wave phenomena
• Explosive-metal interaction and fragmentation

Research Interests

• Nanomaterials
• Stem cell and tissue engineering
• Nano-biomaterials
• Mechanical characterization of advanced materials
• Sensors and actuators in medical device
• Finite element analysis (FEA)

Research Interests

• Stability of evaporating and condensing liquid films
• Capillary-Scale Gas-Liquid Flow
• Near-Field Optical Diagnostics
• Thermal and Mass Transport in Porous Media and Fuel Cells
• Low-gravity fluid dynamics
• Weak Atmospheric Shock Waves

Research Interests

• Robotics, Multi-robot systems
• Coordination of Heterogeneous Robot Systems
• Vehicle Routing Problems
• Multi-robot System Control and Optimization
• Autonomous Navigation
• Unmanned Vehicles
• Operational Research for Autonomous Vehicles

Research Interests

• Advanced Measurements and Signal Processing
• Acoustic Intensity and Vector Sensors
• Room Acoustics
• Acoustic Material Characterization
• Outdoor Sound Propagation
• Physical Acoustics
• NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition and Control
• Microphones
• Crowd Noise
• Underwater Acoustics
• Structural Acoustics
• Array Signal Processing

Research Interests

• Emissions from Coal Power Plants
• Simulation of Operation of Coal Power Plants
• Torrefied-biomass (biocoal) as a Renewable Clean Replacement of Coal
• Kinetics of Torrefaction and Pyrolysis of Biomass

Research Interests

• Microscale Heat Transfer
• Microscale Physics of Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer
• Interfacial Transport Phenomena at Extreme Temperatures and Pressures
• Multiphase Systems under Harsh Operating Conditions
• HVAC&R Systems
• Desalination Systems
• Micro- and Nano-engineered Materials
• Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

Research Interests

• Dynamic Measurement Problems
• Developing new digital signal processing algorithms to understand NVH type problems
• Ways to improve the NVH characteristics of virtually any machine

Research Interests

• Rarefied and non-equilibrium gas dynamics
• Plasma simulations
• Electric propulsion
• Computational fluid dynamics

Research Interests

• Modeling and control of hybrid electric vehicles
• EV-smart grid integration
• Distributed monitoring and control
• Battery control for HEV and energy storage systems
• IC engine management systems
• Sensor information fusion

Research Interests

• Opto-electric Cellular Sensing
• Microfluidics and Microscale Heat Transfer
• Droplet Impingement on Patterned Metal Surfaces
• Evaporation of Thin Films and Droplets
• Multiscale Interface Phenomena
• Neutron imaging
• Fluid Flow-induced Shear Effect on Chondrons; Regeneration of pericellular matrix from chondrocytes using microencapsulation;

Research Interests

• Grid integration under high penetrations of wind and solar energy
• Drought and heat impacts on power systems
• Thermal power plant modeling
• Hybrid power plant value propositions
• Electricity load modeling

Research Interests

• Micromechanical machining processes
• Microsystem design
• Bionanotechnologies

Research Expertise

• Data-driven Modeling
• Machine Learning
• Multi-scale Solid Mechanics
• Atomistic Modeling
• Ultrasound Elastography
• Inverse Problem and Computational Science

Research Interests

• Design of in-situ electrostatic probes
• Ion-energy analysis and time-of-flight mass spectrometry
• Doppler laser cooling of trapped ions
• Optical flow diagnostics
• Antimatter confinement

Research Interests

• Laminar and Turbulent Combustion engines
• Soot Formation and Spray Combustion
• Bio/Alternative Renewable Energy and Clean Fuels in Low Temperature Combustion
• New Emerging Laser-Based Technique Development
• Nonequilibrium Plasma-Assisted Combustion
• Surrogate Fuel Chemical Reaction Models and CFD Modeling of Reacting Flow Systems
• Combustion Dynamics of Instability, Stabilization, and Propagation in Gas Turbine Engine

Research Interests

• Adaptive Systems and Meta-structures
• Internet-of-Vibrations
• Environmental Testing
• Human-structure Interaction
• Piezoceramics and SMAs
• Wave Propagation
• Structural Health Monitoring
• Bio-inspired Dynamics

Research Interests

• Interfacial and Multiphase Flows
• Fluid-Structure Interaction
• Mechanics of Soft Matter
• Biological and Bio-Inspired Fluid Mechanics
• Flow Through Porous Media
• Micro and Nano Fluidics

Research Interests

• Internal combustion engine efficiency, emissions, and performance
• Alternative and renewable fuels: investigating how the unique chemical compositions affect both engine and vehicle operation
• IC engine data acquisition techniques such as piston-mounted wireless microwave telemetry and minimally invasive combustion visualization
• Alternative and renewable transportation fuels
• In-Use Emissions

Research Interests

• Use of severe plastic deformation to alter properties of materials
• Failure studies of random fiber composites with applications to structural problems
• Failure of sandwich panels with applications to structural problems
• Nanoscale properties of interphase in polymer matrix composites
• Photomechanics integrated with digital image processing for thermomechanical stress analysis

Research Interests

• Combustion processes and combustion control of hydrogen and hydrogen dual fueled engines
• Biofuels including ethanol with production from forest products and application in advanced combustion engines
• Gasoline IC engine research and the development of physical based correlations and models
• Development of combustion measurement techniques for diesel, gasoline, and HCCI and PPCI engines

Research Interests

• Computational Mechanics
• Computational Materials Science
• Computational Chemistry

Research Interests

• Control system design
• Methods for correlating nonlinear dynamic models to experimental data
• Nonlinear control
• System simulation
• Nonlinear system parameter identification and optimization

Research Interests

• Theoretical and Computational Fluid Mechanics
• Vortex Dynamics
• Fluid-Structure Interaction
• Wind-Turbine Aerodynamics
• Renewable-Energy Sources
• Energy Systems

Specialties

• Advanced Combustion Modeling: Gasoline Compression Ignition (GCI), Reactive Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI),High Pressure Torch Jet Combustion (HPTJC), Ignition, Flame propagation
• Engine CFD: Full Conjugate Multi-domain code, Engine combustion application, Code development
• Chemical kinetics: Multi-component fuel chemistry, Surface chemistry, Soot, Emissions.
• Alternative Fuel Research: Biofuel, Additives, Spray modeling, Fuel assessment and design
• High Performance Computing Technology: Parallel computing, Solver algorithm, Optimization

Research Interests

• Advanced propulsion and power transfer systems
• Automatic transmission systems design
• Integration and control
• Hybrid electric propulsion systems
• Driveline torsional vibration analysis and testing
• Rotating machinery NVH
• Dynamic/digital signal processing
• Lumped parameter modeling

Research Interests

• Constitutive modeling of materials, focusing on polymers, polymer-composites, coupled physics behavior
• Fracture, damage and impact behavior on materials
• Analysis, design and testing of novel multifunctional lightweight polymer composite materials
• High rate deformation in polymers
• Predictive modeling of fracture in brittle materials
• Biomechanics of artificial tissue and soft interfaces

Research Interests

• Wearable sensors and electronics
• Wearable robotics
• Internet of things
• Human factors

Multiple Research Assistantships Available

Research Interests

• Transport phenomena in multiscale/multiphase systems
• Thermo-fluid system diagnostics, modeling, and optimization
• Polymer electrolyte fuel cells for automotive application
• Renewable energy
• Combustion dynamics modeling

Research Interests

• Extreme Environment Technologies (Space, Underwater, Mining, Arctic, etc.)
• Excavation and Mining Technology
• Planetary Science and Exploration
• In-Situ Resource Utilization
• Space Mining and Construction
• Design Optimization
• Robotics and Automation
• System Engineering and Integration

Research Interests

• Design for reliability and system resilience
• Prognostics and health management
• Design of engineered material systems
• Uncertainty management

Areas of Interest

• Power electronics systems
• Microgrids
• Non-linear and game theoretic controls
• Distributed energy resources
• Electric drives and machinery

Research Interests

• Structural dynamics
• System identification
• Structural health monitoring
• Non-destructive evaluation
• High-resolution sensing/imaging
• Machine learning
• Computer vision

Research Interests

• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Modeling and numerical simulation of diesel particulate trap (DPF) performance during loading and regeneration
• Diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) converter code development
• Lattice Boltzmann Method for Porous/Disordered Media