Virtual Open House
- Fluid and solid mechanics
- Biomechanics
- Fusion/plasma/HEDP
- Materials science
- Precision machining and optics manufacturing
Mechanical engineering faculty members have strong research ties with the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, the Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound, and various departments within the School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Niaz Abdolrahim Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | Professor Niaz Abdolrahim: Multiscale Modeling and Simulations of Nanoscale Materials
Other Interests: Multiscale Modeling of Materials; Nanoporous Materials; Nanowires; Thin Films; Atomistic Simulation |
Hussein Aluie Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Staff Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) | Professor Hussein Aluie – Laboratory for Laser Energetics: Complex and Turbulent Flows in Fusion, Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Engineering
Other Interests: Turbulence; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; Compressible Flows; Magnetohydrodynamics; Hydrodynamic Instabilities |
Paul D. Funkenbusch Associate Dean, Education, and New InitiativesProfessor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor, Materials Science | Professor Paul D. Funkenbusch: Biomaterials and Biomechanics
Other Interests: Microstructure, properties, and processing of materials; Variability in materials and processing especially as related to biomaterials and mechanics; Experimental design/robust design |
Douglas H. Kelley Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | Professor Douglas H. Kelley – Mixing Lab: Fluid Dynamics of Brain Cerebrospinal Fluid and Liquid Metal Technologies
Other Interests: Fluid dynamics of the brain’s waste removal system; Mixing in the inner ear; Liquid metal batteries and grid-scale energy storage; Mixing in metals casting; Coherent structures in reactive mixing |
John C. Lambropoulos Professor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor, Materials Science Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) Materials Science Graduate Recruiting Committee | Professor John C. Lambropoulos: Optical Manufacturing and Optomechanics
Other Interests: Micromechanics; Mechanics & Materials Issues in Optics Manufacturing; Defect Generation During Crystal Growth |
Jong-Hoon Nam Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringAssociate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | Professor Jong-Hoon Nam – Nam Lab: Capturing the Moment of the Inner Ear Mechanotransduction
Other Interests: Biophysics of inner ear sensory cells; Cell and tissue mechanics |
Andrea Pickel Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | Professor Andrea Pickel – Pickel Group: Nanoscale Thermal Transport
Other Interests: Nanoscale heat transfer; luminescence nanothermometry; single-nanoparticle imaging and spectroscopy; high-temperature thermal metrology; electrothermal measurements |
Chuang Ren Professor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor, Department of Physics Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) | Professor Chuang Ren: Group of Plasma Simulation (GPS)
Other Interests: High energy density physics (HEDP); Plasma astrophysics; High-performance computing |
Jessica Shang Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | Professor Jessica Shang – Hydrodynamics Lab
Other Interests: Experimental fluid mechanics; biological fluid systems; fluid-structure interactions; vortex dynamics; HED hydrodynamics and transport |
