First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
Alan,Palazzolo,Professor,"I have research interests in Rotordynamics, Magnetic Bearings, Active Vibration and Noise Control, Fluid Film Bearings, Vibrations, Finite and Boundary Elements, Seal and Impeller Leakage Flow, Piping Systems, Machine Design, Flywheels, Machinery Couplings, Expert Systems, Microgravity Vibration Isolation, Electromechanical Systems, CFD flow in pumps and compressors, Heart pumps (VAD), drillstring vibration, and RO desalination.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n04155d20
Waruna,Kulatilaka,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on Combustion and Energy Conversion, Optical Diagnostics and Imaging, Laser Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Lasers, Chemical Kinetics, Fluid Flow and Plasma Diagnostics, Supersonic and Hypersonic Propulsion, Gas Turbine Combustion and IC Engines.",Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0436eca8
Yuxiao,Zhou,Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on studying the multi-scale biomechanics of healthy and diseased bone, the mechanical interaction between bone and orthopaedic implants, and the mechanobiological mechanism during bone remodeling.",Assistant Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n08656d93
Guillermo,Aguilar-Mendoza,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n10fcdfba
Eric,Petersen,Professor,"My laboratory specializes in the study of combustion, gas dynamics and propulsion. We conduct experiments and analyses on reacting flows, chemical kinetics, and shock waves for applications ranging from advanced propellants and rockets to optical diagnostics and gas turbine engines.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Director,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||The Turbomachinery Laboratory,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n11d4d7de
Iman,Borazjani,Associate Professor,"My research interests are in developing advanced computational tools for biofluids and fluid-structure interaction problems, which we employ to advance knowledge and gain insights into the physics of important biological/engineering flows.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n12f81112
Douglas,Allaire,Associate Professor,"My current research focuses on the development of computational methods for the analysis, design, and operation of complex systems. I am specifically interested in aspects of uncertainty quantification, multidisciplinary design optimization, and compositional methods for simulation-based design. I am currently working on projects involving the development of computational methods for enabling self-aware unmanned aerial vehicles, the development of optimal algorithms for multi-information source management in design, and the development of methods for enabling correct-by-construction model-based design processes.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1c65ee7c
Velumani,Subramaniam,Instructional Associate Professor,"o Energy harvesting materials.
o Alternative materials for Silicon in Photovoltaic applications.
o Fabrication/Synthesis, characterization and optimization of micro and nanostructures for PV, photocatalysis and sensors.
o Embedding nanostructured composites in earth abundant materials for removal of heavy metals from water.
o Fabrication, installation of water treatment plant for organic and inorg?nics, especially heavy metal removal.
o Simulation and computation using Materials studio (Software) and comparison of properties.",Instructional Associate Professor||Advisor - Solar Car Team,Mechanical Engineering||Texas A&M Society of Automotive Engineers,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1ccb4853
Chabum,Lee,Assistant Professor,"We are pursuing the research to understand fundamental principles in multidisciplinary discipline subjects and create next-generation manufacturing methods and processes by using our core knowledge in manufacturing, precision engineering, metrology, mechatronics, and optics and academia and industry experiences. Our primary academic interests are developing precision engineering-inspired approaches to manufacturing and metrology and, reciprocally, to use these approaches to better understand learning and create new knowledge in precision machine systems. We will try any possible approaches to solving the current manufacturing problems and characterizing those limits such as accuracy, precision, long-term reliability and fatigue properties, and then, we will create new manufacturing methods and processes and push its limits at the end.",Assistant Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1e2354c2
Jonathan,Felts,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on Scalable Nanomanufacturing, Nanometer Scale Thermal and Mass Transport, Near Field Optics, Organic Optoelectronics, MEMS/NEMS Design and Fabrication. Our lab develops new tools and techniques to pattern unconventional materials at the nanoscale, with particular interests in polymers, organic small molecules, metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles, and 1- and 2-D materials.",Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1f9d4ddc
David,Claridge,Professor,I conduct research focusing on energy efficiency in buildings. He works to improve the existing building commissioning process and continues to improve methods used for measurement and verification of energy savings in buildings. I am also developing a disruptive refrigerant-free air conditioner technology.,Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n20ba9fc0
Jacob,Mcfarland,Associate Professor,"High-speed fluid mixing, multiphase flows, droplet breakup, detonations, magnetohydrodynamics, shock-tube and detonation tube experiments, LES/PIC simulations.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n245e5167
Yassin,,Distinguished Professor,,Professor||Professor and Head||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||Nuclear Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n24b7e601
Arun,Srinivasa,Professor,"My research focuses on plasticity of metals and polymers; thermomechanics of dissipative processes, dislocation dynamics, Cosserat continua, design and dynamics of compliant mechanisms.",Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3b0f1d01
Sy-Bor,Wen,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on Laser processing with ultrahigh speed pulsed laser, Chemical analysis with laser induced plasma, Nanomaterial generation with laser ablation, and Nanoscale energy and mass transport with near field effects.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3e1796d4
Ali,Erdemir,Professor,"Dr. Erdemir's research group focuses on bridging scientific principles with engineering innovations towards the development of new materials, coatings, and lubricants for a broad range of cross-cutting applications in manufacturing, transportation and other energy conversion and utilization systems where further increases in efficiency, reliability, and environmental sustainability are of primary objectives. His group specifically strives to unravel key/underlying mechanisms that control friction and wear at the most fundamental levels and develop more advanced surface layers and interface chemistries providing superlubricity and/or super high-hardness as well as extreme resistance to wear, corrosion, fatigue and other types of degradations under harsh operational and environmental conditions.",Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n41eadb10
Hong,Liang,Professor,,Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Affiliated faculty,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||Materials Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4923e41d
Won-Jong,Kim,Associate Professor,My research focuses on precision mechatronics; nanoscale engineering and technology; network-based control and cyber-physical systems; novel actuators and sensors; and real-time control systems design.,Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5208b958
Richard,Malak,Associate Professor,"Our research objective is to discover new principles, methods, and tools for the design of engineered systems. Trends are toward systems with increased functionality, more components, and a tighter integration of physical and computer-based elements. Designers are under great pressure to design systems in minimal time despite rapidly rising design complexity. Advances in systems design can have a broad impact on society by helping designers find better solutions to their problems. This will lead to systems having enhanced performance, higher efficiency, lower environmental impact, etc. In essence, we aim to bring about better-engineered systems through improved systems design methodology.
Our lab focuses on quantitative methods for systems design, with an emphasis on rigorous foundations and unlocking value through the formalization of reusable design knowledge.",Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n52a7e5e8
Heng,Pan,Associate Professor,"Additive manufacturing, Laser based micro/nano-manufacturing, High-throughput nano-manufacturing, Energy devices and battery manufacturing, Flexible and stretchable electronics manufacturing, Multi-material and multi-function integration, Laser-material interactions, Multi-scale modeling of transport phenomena in manufacturing.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n52edbe7e
Dion,Antao,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Antao's current research interests are in molecular-to-macroscale heat transfer, fluid dynamics and interfacial phenomena, light-structure interactions on micro/nanostructured surfaces, and novel optical diagnostics and metrology for phase-change thermal transport characterization. Manipulating interfacial interactions (liquid-vapor-solid interfaces) at the nano- and microscale to design and enhance phase-change heat transfer processes for applications in electricity generation, electronics and energy conversion system thermal management, low-carbon aviation technology, and water purification. Investigating thermal and fluid transport in liquid-vapor two phase flow heat exchangers. Synthesis, molecular-to-macroscale characterization and accelerated durability testing of low surface energy promotor coatings for enhanced condensation heat transfer in energy systems. Synthesis and characterization of scalable and robust materials for solar energy conversion and boiling/evaporation heat transfer devices/technology. Application of non-equilibrium plasma technologies to enhance thermal, fluid and mechanical processes in clean and sustainable energy conversion applications.",Assistant Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5c428c20
Marcia,Cooper,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n64f358e9
Je-Chin,Han,Distinguished Professor,"My research focuses on thermal Fluid Sciences - heat transfer and cooling in gas turbines, heat transfer enhancement, heat transfer in rotating flows, film cooling in unsteady high turbulent flows, combustor-liner cooling, mini-channel heat transfer, advanced CFD and experimental methods.",Distinguished Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n66dced6c
Ya,Wang,Associate Professor,"Dr. Wang's research interests focus on the dynamic features and practical applications associated with intelligent systems and multifunctional structures. The unique properties she seeks to obtain apply to applications such as sensing, energy harvesting, robotics, dynamics, control, and biomedical devices. The overall goal of her research is to be vibrant and adaptable to high-impact innovations in the areas of mechanical engineering, materials science, electrical engineering, and biomedical engineering.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6ec795d9
Raymundo,Arroyave,Professor,"Dr. Arroyave obtained his BS degrees in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnol?gico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (M?xico) in 1996. He got his MS in Materials Science and Engineering in 2000 and his PhD in Materials Science in 2004 from MIT. After a postdoc at Penn State, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in 2006. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and holds courtesy appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering
Dr. Arroyave's area of expertise is in the field of computational materials science, with emphasis in computational thermodynamics and kinetics of materials. He and his group use different techniques across multiple scales to predict and understand the behavior of inorganic materials (metallic alloys and ceramics). The techniques range from ab initio methods, classical molecular dynamics, computational thermodynamics as well as phase-field simulations. Dr. Arroyave's group recent focus has been on simulation and data-enabled materials discovery and design in a wide range of contexts, including Additive Manufacturing.
Dr. Arroyave has been co-author of more than 250 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 20 conference proceedings as well as close to 120 conference papers and >130 invited talks in the US and abroad. He is the recipient of several awards, including NSF CAREER Award (2010), TMS Early Career Faculty Fellow (2012, Honorable Mention), TMS Brimacombe Medal (2019), ASM Fellow (2020), Acta Materialia Silver Medal (2023). He has been named Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow (2017) and Texas A&M University System Chancellor EDGES Fellow (2019). He currently holds the Segers Family Dean's Excellence Professorship.
He is an Associate Editor of Materials Letters, Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation (IMMI) and the Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion. He is involved in ASM and TMS, having served as Chair of the ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Committee, Chair of the TMS Functional Materials Division as well as member of the Board of Directors of TMS. He has chaired or co-chaired more than 20 symposia and has been the lead organizer and co-organizer of several international conferences.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Professor||Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||Materials Science and Engineering||Industrial and Systems Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n763870af
Mohammad,Mohiuddin,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor of Instruction,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7d9851de
Gholamreza,Langari,Professor and Head,"My research focuses on Computational Intelligence, Mechatronics, Dynamic Systems and Control, Robotics and Automation, Autonomous Vehicles, Fault Diagnosis and Identification (FDI), and Rehabilitation Robotics.",Professor||Faculty Affiliate||Professor and Head,Mechanical Engineering||Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7e6289f4
Kumbakonam,Rajagopal,Distinguished Professor,My research focuses on Continuum mechanics and its applications to Non-linear materials.,Distinguished Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7e7a53ce
Jingjing,Qiu,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n80c41e6b
David,Staack,Associate Professor,"Our research is focused on the experimental study of microscale and low temperature plasmas and devices which use plasmas and energetic electrons. The results and discoveries of this research have far reaching consequences in fields ranging from medicine and health, to integrated circuit manufacturing, to fossil fuel reforming, to spacecraft propulsion and the energy sector.",Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n86abc433
Aravind,Krishnamoorthy,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na6b7b2f5
Pablo,Tarazaga,Professor,"My research focuses on the general areas of structural dynamics, vibration, testing, adaptive structures and smart materials.
Structural Dynamics
Our work focuses on several aspects of structural dynamics such as modeling, vibration suppression, vibro-acoustics, nonlinear systems, testing (environmental) and validation. Our work strongly focuses on bridging the theoretical and experimental field in order to provide well-validated and trustworthy systems. Our testing labs feature several distinct capabilities such as non-contact measurements, SIMO and MIMO capabilities, large shakers, non-contact excitation, and ground isolation platforms.
Adaptive Structures
By adaptive structures we refer to structures that have the ability to adapt, evolve or change their properties or behavior in response to the environment around them. Much of this work is accomplished with domain-coupled material such as piezoceramics and shape memory alloys and use much of the techniques we use in structural dynamics to achieve, for example, high precision control and structure integration in a native way.
Smart Infrastructure
As founder and co-Director of the Virginia Tech Smart Infrastructure Laboratory, I have led a team focused on research in topics that utilize sensor information to improve the design, monitoring and daily operation of civil and mechanical infrastructure as well as to investigate how humans interact with the built environment. This work features the fully instrumented Goodwin Hall with over 240 accelerometers through the building.",Professor||Associate Department Head of Research and Strategic Initiatives||James J Cain ‘51 Faculty Fellow,Mechanical Engineering||Mechanical Engineering||Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naa07d17f
Yong Joe,Kim,Associate Professor,"Our current research is focused on the areas of acoustics, signal processing, vibration, dynamics, and biomechanics.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nadf92965
Choongho,Yu,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||Materials Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naeabbad3
James,Hubbard Jr,"Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr. '45 Chair I Professor","Professor Hubbard's research interest include smart or adaptive structures, real-time shape control of both structures and optical systems, space/time filter design for control of distributed parameter systems, morphing aircraft, multi-rotor drone aircraft control, autonomous vehicles and associated systems. More recently he is pursuing quantum decision making and cognition for human-robot teaming, BCI and HMI.",Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb5d77a83
Debjyoti,Banerjee,Professor,"My research focuses on thermo-fluidics fundamentals (multi-phase flows, boiling-condensation, phase change materials; thermal management); micro/ nanotechnology (scanning probe lithography, nanosynthesis), nanofluids, MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-systems), microfluidics, nanofluidics, confined fluids (shale-oil/ non-conventional reservoirs, hydraulic fracturing); energy-water nexus, thermal energy storage/ concentrated solar power, molten salt nanofluids; numerical simulations: network models/ lumped systems models, Finite Elements Analyses (FEA), Computational Fluids/ Heat Transfer (CFD/CHT), Molecular Dynamics (MD).",Member||Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Engineering Education Research Taskforce||Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbc853099
Sharath,Girimaji,"Professor and Head, Holder of Wofford Cain Chair II",,Professor and Head||Professor||General Dynamics Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Aerospace Engineering||Ocean Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd4bcc96b
Bruce,Tai,Associate Professor,"Myresearch interests focus on both subtractive and additive manufacturing fields. The subtractive topics include advanced machining processes, material removal mechanics and design of surgical tools. The additive topics include 3D printing of UV-curable silicones, composites and process improvements of fuse deposition modeling (FDM).",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne5b32c15
Adolfo,Delgado,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on rotordynamics, structural vibration, energy dissipation mechanisms, thin film lubrication and fluid-structure interaction applied to the design, modeling and improvement of rotating machinery systems and components.",Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne9466771
Haejune,Kim,Instructional Assistant Professor,"Nanostructured material synthesis, lithium-ion batteries, energy storage and conversion, electrochemistry.",Instructional Assistant Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nefc6f19a
Wei,Gao,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nefda47ba
Junuthula,Reddy,Distinguished Professor and O'Donnell Foundation Chair IV,"The current research of Dr. Reddy and his group deals with refined shell theories and associated robust shell finite elements which are free of all types of locking, and nonlocal beam and plate theories using the ideas of Eringen, Mindlin, Koiter, and others (in collaboration with colleagues from China, Finland, France, India, Singapore, Spain). He and his group has developed a thermodynamically based strain gradient elasticity theory that contains Mindlin's model as a special case. They also conceived a transformative non-parametric network based methodology to study damage and fracture in solids (GraFEA), which yields mesh independent results for fracture and its propagation and it does not require user input about the possible fracture initiation and propagation. His works on nonlocal mechanics ideas and their incorporation into structural theories to predict the bending, buckling, and vibration response (the main idea is to embed micropolarity, which brings an additional layer of kinematics through the micro-rotation degrees of freedom within a continuum model to account for the microstructural effects during deformation to study architected materials and structures) and graph-based finite elements to predict damage and fracture are receiving attention of fellow researchers around the world. His shear deformation plate and shell theories and their finite element models and the penalty finite element models of non-Newtonian fluids have been implemented into commercial finite element computer programs like ABAQUS, NISA, and HyperXtrude.",Regents Professor||Distinguished Professor||Faculty Affiliate,The Texas A&M University System||Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf2ea2ce4
Jaime,Grunlan,Professor,"Broadly speaking, our research is focused on polymers and nanocomposites with protective properties that rival metals and ceramics, while maintaining beneficial polymer mechanical behavior. We are particularly interested in the development of multifunctional surfaces prepared using the layer-by-layer assembly and polyelectrolyte complexation. Nearly everything we produce is water-based and sustainable polymers and nanoparticles are also important. We are very active in gas/moisture barrier for food packaging and environmentally benign flame retardant treatments for foam, fabric, wood, etc. Heat shielding for hypersonics, antimicrobial, and anti-corrosion coatings are also of interest.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Professor||Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||Materials Science and Engineering||Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf6b135dd
Alan,Needleman,Professor,,Professor||Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Materials Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf96717b5