Below, you will find a sample listing of some of the research projects taking place within the Mechanical Engineering department. Use the search box or advanced filtering options to search our research projects by keyword or by investigator. You may also learn more about our research thrusts and the projects related to each area:
Research Thrusts
- Multidisciplinary Engineered Dynamic Systems
- Multi-scale Sensors and Systems
- Space Systems
- Sustainable Manufacturing and Design
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Continuous Process for Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP) for Plastic Wastes using Green Solvents
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ezra Bar Ziv | |
| Co-PI: Shreyas Kolapkar | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
Power Electronics and Advanced Modeling and Control for Energy Systems
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Wayne Weaver | |
| Co-PI: Shangyan Zou | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability, Transportation & Infrastructure
CAREER: Collective Hydrodynamics of Robotic Swimmers and Surfers at High Reynolds Numbers
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Hassan Masoud | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Agile and Interconnected Microgrids (AIM)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Education & Outreach, Robotics & Mechanics
Electrification and climate resilience in the rural north: challenges and opportunities
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ana Dyreson | |
| Co-PI: Timothy Scarlett | |
| Co-PI: Chelsea Schelly | |
| Co-PI: Roman Sidortsov | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Alfred P Sloan Foundation
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
Gen2 Mini-PEMS Prototype Development
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Scott Miers | |
| Co-PI: Brian Eggart | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability, Transportation & Infrastructure
Collaborative Research: ISS: Revealing interfacial stability thermal transport and transient effects in film evaporation in microgravity
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Aneet Narendranath | |
| Co-PI: Jeffrey Allen | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Multi-Scale Technologies Institute (MuSTI)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
Automatic Shut-Off Study on Vehicles Equipped with Keyless Start
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Naber | |
| Co-PI: Paul Dice | |
| Co-PI: Brian Eggart | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: American Center for Mobility
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Prediction and Running of Spin Selectivity Properties of Chiral Nanomaterials via an integrated Machine Learning - First Principals Approach
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Susanta Ghosh | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: University of California
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
Development of a Robotic Testbed for Evaluation of High-Definition Maps for Autonomous Vehicles
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Vinh Nguyen | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Commerce
Center/Institute: Agile and Interconnected Microgrids (AIM)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Robotics & Mechanics, Transportation & Infrastructure
Solvent Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP) For Plastic Removal from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ezra Bar Ziv | |
| Co-PI: Shreyas Kolapkar | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Battelle Energy Alliance LLC / Idaho National Laboratory
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus:
Meta-Stability of Pulsed Loaded Microgrids
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Wayne Weaver | |
| Co-PI: Shangyan Zou | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories
Center/Institute: Agile and Interconnected Microgrids (AIM)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
Incorporating climate impacts into electricity system planning models: review and case study
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ana Dyreson | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Arizona State University
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
Design and Evaluation of a miniature Portable Emissions Measurement System (mini-PEMS)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Scott Miers | |
| Co-PI: Brian Eggart | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: California Air Resources Board
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus:
Autonomous Lunar Landing Pad Site Preparation
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Paulus van Susante | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Colorado School of Mines
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences, Robotics & Mechanics, Transportation & Infrastructure
Enhancing the Efficiency and Resilience of PV Systems at Northern Latitudes
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ana Dyreson | |
| Co-PI: Gordon Parker | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
ERI: Harnessing Probilistic Deep Learning Method Integrated with Tailored Features for Enhanced Real-Time Machinery Fault Diagnosis Prognosis
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kai Zhou | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Multi-Scale Technologies Institute (MuSTI)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
Risk Averse Vehicle Energy Thermal Signature Management and Control to Enable Silent Mobility/Watch
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Naber | |
| Co-PI: Ahammad Basha (Basha) Dudekula | |
| Co-PI: Darrell Robinette | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus:
Lake Superior Environmental Monitoring Systems
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Andrew Barnard | |
| Co-PI: Jamey Anderson | |
| Co-PI: John Lenters | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ocean Sciences
ICM Optimization of Advanced Composite Components of the Aurora D8 Aircraft
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Gregory Odegard | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: University of Massachusetts
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
Reduced Cost and Complexity for Off-Highway Aftertreatment
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Naber | |
| Co-PI: John Johnson | |
| Co-PI: Gordon Parker | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability, Transportation & Infrastructure
Energy Optimization of Light and Heavy Duty Vehicle Cohorts of Mixed Connectivity Automation and Propulsion System Capabilities via Meshed V2V-V2I and Expanded Data Sharing
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Darrell Robinette | |
| Co-PI: Jung Yun Bae | |
| Co-PI: Bo Chen | |
| Co-PI: Christopher Morgan | |
| Co-PI: Jeffrey Naber | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Energy
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Energy & Sustainability, Robotics & Mechanics, Transportation & Infrastructure
Energy Optimization of Light and Heavy duty Vehicle Cohorts of Mixed Connectivity Automation and Propulsion System Capabilities via Meshed V2V-V21 and Expanded Data
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Darrell Robinette | |
| Co-PI: Jung Yun Bae | |
| Co-PI: Bo Chen | |
| Co-PI: Christopher Morgan | |
| Co-PI: Jeffrey Naber | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Energy
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Energy & Sustainability, Robotics & Mechanics, Transportation & Infrastructure
A Multiscale Multiphysics Computational Modeling and Experimental Study for Thermo-Oxidation in Polymers
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Trisha Sain | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Defense
Center/Institute: Multi-Scale Technologies Institute (MuSTI)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
Continuation: Development of a methodology for low-frequency sound measurement for field tests
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jason Blough | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Paul S Veneklasen Research Foundation
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus:
Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (NASA SSERVI CAN)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Paulus van Susante | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: University of Central Florida
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Robotics & Mechanics
Next-Generation Desiccant-Based Gas Clothes Dryer Systems
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Sajjad Bigham | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Energy
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
Institute for Ultra-Strong Composite by Computational Design (US-COMP)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Gregory Odegard | |
| Co-PI: Julia King | |
| Co-PI: Ravindra Pandey | |
| Co-PI: Trisha Sain | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
Institute for Ultra-Strong Composites by Computational Design (US-COMP) Extension
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Gregory Odegard | |
| Co-PI: Julia King | |
| Co-PI: Ravindra Pandey | |
| Co-PI: Trisha Sain | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
Institute for Ultra-Strong Composites by Computational Design (US-COMP)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Gregory Odegard | |
| Co-PI: Julia King | |
| Co-PI: Ravindra Pandey | |
| Co-PI: Trisha Sain | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus:
APRA-E NEXTCAR Phase II - L4/L5 CAV Enabled Energy Reduction
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Naber | |
| Co-PI: Jeremy Bos | |
| Co-PI: Bo Chen | |
| Co-PI: Darrell Robinette | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Energy
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability, Transportation & Infrastructure
Senior Design: Flywheel Balance Measurement System
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: William Endres | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Awarded Amount: $25,650
Sponsor: Mercury Marine
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Thermal Modeling of a Prototype Hybrid Electric Military HMMWV
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jeremy Worm | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Awarded Amount: $5,118
Sponsor: ThermoAnalytics, Inc
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)