RESEARCH
Research Areas
Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Propulsion and Space Exploration Systems
Dynamics, Vibrations and Controls
Structural Mechanics and Materials
Thermal Sciences and Energy Systems
Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Propulsion and Space Exploration Systems
Atomization and sprays; Combustion; Heat and mass transfer; Renewable energy; Thermal Management; Thermodynamics; Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control; Tethered Satellite Systems; Planetary Exploration Rovers; Dynamics of Planetary Atmospheres
| Faculty |
Research Interests |
| DeJarnette , Fred |
Engineering and computational methods in aerothermodynamics |
| Edwards , Jack |
CFD, 2D & 3D compressible flows, thermo-chamical/nonequilibrium flow, turbulence modeling |
| Gopalarathnam , Ashok |
Applied aerodynamics, flight mechanics, aircraft design, adaptive aircraft, design methodologies |
| Gould, Richard |
Experimental heat transfer, fluid mechanics, combustion, turbulence and non-intrusive opticaldiagnostics |
| Hall , Charles |
Flight dynamics & control, nonlinear control theory, RPV system design & flight testing |
| Hassan, Hassan |
Hypersonic aerodynamics, transition and turbulence modeling, high speed turbulent combustion, atmospheric turbulence |
| Kleinstreuer, Clement |
Computational biofluid mechanics, convection heat and mass transfer, system optimization |
| Leach, James |
Energy Conversion, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermophysical property evaluation |
| Luo, Hong |
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Discontinuous Galerkin Methods, Gid generation methods, Parallel computing, Multi-material flows, Shock waves, Hypersonic flows, fluid-structure interaction. |
| Lyons , Kevin |
Laser diagnostics in reacting flows, non-intrusive optical imaging techniques, temperature, velocity species measurement in combustion experiments, flow control for propulsion applications, flame stabilization, turbulent mixing |
| Mazzoleni, Andre |
Dynamics, vibrations, nonlinear systems, astronautics, spacecraft design |
| McRae, Scott |
Computational fluid dynamics, unsteady flow, propulsion, enviromental flows |
| Nagel
, Robert |
Experimental fluid mechanics, aeroacoustics, active noise control |
| Roberts
, William |
Experimental combustion, pollutants, emissions and soot morphology, optical diagnostic techniques for reacting flows |
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| Courses |
| MAE 525 Advanced Flight Vehicle Stability and Control |
| MAE 550 Foundations of Fluid Dynamics |
| MAE 551 Airfoil Theory |
| MAE 553 Compressible Fluid Flow |
| MAE 557 Dynamics of Internal Fluid Flow |
| MAE 560 Computational Fluid Dynamics I |
| MAE 561 Wing Theory |
| MAE 573 Hydrodynamic Stability and Transition |
| MAE 589U Space Flight Dynamics |
| MAE 766 Computational Fluid Dynamics II |
| MAE 770 Computational Reactive Flow |
| MAE 774 Dynamics of Real Fluids |
| MAE 776 Turbulence |
Dynamics, Vibrations and Controls
Adaptive structures; Control and system identification; Machine design and dynamics; Mechatronics and smart systems; Vibration and acoustics; Structural health monitoring
| Faculty |
Research Interests |
| Buckner, Greg |
Modeling, analysis, and control of dynamic systems, electromechanical systems, manufacturing automation, intelligent control, mechatronics |
| Hall, Charles |
Flight dynamics & control, nonlinear control theory, RPV system design & flight testing |
| Keltie, Richard |
Structural acoustics, vibration of rib-stiffened structures, acoustic radiation, mechanical vibrations, structural energy flow, mechanical design, wavevector-frequency methods |
| Mazzoleni, Andre |
Dynamics, vibrations, nonlinear systems, astronautics, spacecraft design |
| Nagel, Robert |
Experimental fluid mechanics, aeroacoustics, active noise control |
| Peters, Kara |
Structural health monitoring, optical fiber sensors, composite materials |
| Ramasubramanian, M. |
Mechatronics design, sensors for mechatronics, machine design, manufacturing, mechanics, behavior of paper and short fiber composites |
| Ro, Paul |
Precision machining, robotics, manufacturing automation, control theory, system dynamics |
| Seelecke, Stefan |
Smart materials and structures, in particular shape memory alloys (SMA) and piezoelectrics, modeling and simulation of smart materials actuators and sensors, novel real-time control techniques, SMA-based MEMS actuators, novel SMA damping elements, biomedical applications |
| Silverberg, Larry |
Theoretical and applied structural electrodynamics and control |
| Strenkowski, John |
Finite element analysis, nonlinear stresses, structural dynamics, computer-aided design, optimization |
| Tu, Jay |
Laser material processing, high speed machining/spindle technology, precision engineering, mechatronics, modeling, monitoring, and control of dynamic systems |
| Wu, Fen |
Control theory, robust analysis and control, gain-scheduling control design and implementation, model approximation, structure and control interaction analysis, application of advanced control and optimization techniques to aerospace, mechanical and chemical engineering problems |
| Yuan, Fuh-Gwo |
Structural health monitoring, damage tolerance of composite structures, smart materials and structures, fracture & life prediction of advanced materials and structures |
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| Courses |
| MAE 513 Principles of Structural Vibrations |
| MAE 518 Acoustic Radiation I |
| MAE 521 Linear Control and Design for MIMO Systems |
| MAE 524 Principles of Mechatronics Control |
| MAE 525 Advanced Flight Vehicle Stability and Control |
| MAE 534 Mechatronic Design |
| MAE/ECE 535 Design of Electromechanical Systems |
| MAE 544 Real Time Robots |
| MAE 713 Analytical Methods in Structural Vibration |
| MAE 718 Acoustic Radiation II |
| MAE 589 Electromechanical System Design |
| MAE 589 Robust Control |
| MAE 589 Statistical Energy Methods |
Structural Mechanics and Materials
Active Materials & Auto-Adaptive Structures; Composite Materials; Elasticity, Plasticity and Fracture Mechanics; Manufacturing and Automation; MEMS; Stochastic Mechanics
| Faculty |
Research Interests |
| Buckner, Greg |
Modeling, analysis, and control of dynamic systems, electromechanical systems, manufacturing automation, intelligent control, mechatronics |
| Dow, Tom |
Precision machining systems, real-time control, metrology |
| Eischen, Jeff |
Computational solid mechanics, elasticity, fracture mechanics, fabric mechanics |
| Keltie, Richard |
Structural acoustics, vibration of rib-stiffened structures, acoustic radiation, mechanical vibrations, structural energy flow, mechanical design, wavevector-frequency methods |
| Klang, Eric |
Structural design, testing & analysis, composite bridge decks, automotive racing |
| Ngaile, Gracious |
Design and manufacturing, tribology in manufacturing, modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes, material characterization, finite element analysis |
| Peters, Kara |
Structural health monitoring, optical fiber sensors, composite materials |
| Rabiei, Afsaneh |
Processing and characterization of advanced materials, reliability and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of materials and structures |
| Ro, Paul |
Precision machining, robotics, manufacturing automation, control theory, system dynamics |
| Seelecke, Stefan |
Smart materials and structures, in particular shape memory alloys (SMA) and piezoelectrics, modeling and simulation of smart materials actuators and sensors, novel real-time control techniques, SMA-based MEMS actuators, novel SMA damping elements, biomedical applications |
| Silverberg, Larry |
Theoretical and applied structural electrodynamics and control |
| Strenkowski, John |
Finite element analysis, nonlinear stresses, structural dynamics, computer-aided design, optimization |
| Tu, Jay |
Laser material processing, high speed machining/spindle technology, precision engineering, mechatronics, modeling, monitoring, and control of dynamic systems |
| Wu, Fen |
Control theory, robust analysis and control, gain-scheduling control design and implementation, model approximation, structure and control interaction analysis, application of advanced control and optimization techniques to aerospace, mechanical and chemical engineering problems |
| Zhu, Yong |
MEMS/NEMS design, fabrication and characterization; Mechanics and materials issues in nanostructures and thin films; Mechanics of soft materials (including polymers and biological cells) and interfaces |
| Zikry, Mohammed |
Dynamic plasticity & fracture, constitutive relations for solids, computational solid mechanics |
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| Courses |
| MAE 533 Finite Element Analysis I |
| MAE 537 Mechanics of Composite Structures |
| MAE 541 Advanced Machine Design |
| MAE 543 Fracture Mechanics |
| MAE 545 Metrology of Precision Manufacturing |
| MAE 730 Modern Plasticity |
| MAE 731 Materials Processing by Deformation |
| MAE 732 Fundamentals of Metal Machining Theory |
| MAE 734 Finite Element Analysis II |
Thermal Sciences and Energy Systems
Biofluid mechanics; Computational fluid dynamics & design opt.; Experimental aerodynamics & flight research; High-speed propulsion; Reactive and multiphase flows; Stability, transition and turbulence
| Faculty |
Research Interests |
| Boles, Michael |
Energy conversion, heat transfer, fluid mechanics |
| Echekki, Tarek |
Modeling and simulation of turbulent reacting flows, low-dimensional turbulent combustion models: linear-Eddy Model (LEM) and one-dimensional turbulence (ODT), direct numerical simulations, large-eddy simulations, micro-scale combustion |
| Eckerlin, Herbert |
Conservation/management solar-active/passive/photovoltaic, steam generation, incineration |
| Fang, Tiegang |
Combustion and propulsion, internal combustion engines, exhaust emissions and air pollution control, alternative fuels, renewable energy, spray and atomization, laser diagnostics for reacting flows, energy conversion systems, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics |
| Gould, Richard |
Experimental heat transfer, fluid mechanics, combustion, turbulence and non-intrusive opticaldiagnostics |
| Kuznetzov, Andrey |
Computational heat and mass transfer, transport in tissues, forced convection in microchannels, transport in solidification processing, porous media |
| Leach, James |
Energy conversion, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermophysical property evaluation |
| Lyons , Kevin |
Laser diagnostics in reacting flows, non-intrusive optical imaging techniques, temperature, velocity species measurement in combustion experiments, flow control for propulsion applications, flame stabilization, turbulent mixing |
| Nagel, Robert |
Experimental fluid mechanics, aeroacoustics, active noise control |
| Roberts , William |
Experimental combustion, pollutants, emissions and soot morphology, optical diagnostic techniques for reacting flows |
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| Courses |
| MAE 501 Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics |
| MAE 504 Fluid Dynamics of Combustion I |
| MAE 505 Heat Transfer Theory and Applications |
| MAE 557 Dynamics of Internal Fluid Flow |
| MAE 702 Statistical Thermodynamics |
| MAE 704 Fluid Dynamics of Combustion II |
| MAE 707 Advanced Conductive Heat Transfer |
| MAE 708 Advanced Convective Heat Transfer |
| MAE 709 Advanced Radiative Heat Transfer |
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