Thrust Areas of Research
Research Interest Groups
| The faculty is organized into four interest groups according to research specialty. Mechanical Engineering Faculty conduct research, both individually and in collaboration with other faculty in ME and other departments, in four thrust areas. Research within these thrust areas is shown in the matrix below: | ||||
| INTEREST GROUP | THRUST AREA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmentally-Sensitive Energy Conversion | Health Systems & Biotechnology | Mechatronics | Advanced Materials, Structures & Manufacturing | |
| Energy and Fluids |
Energy conversion Acoustic monitoring Design for environment Energy usage |
Microelectro-mechanical systems | Electronic cooling |
Polymer processing Optical fibers |
| Mechanics of Materials & Manufacturing |
Light weight materials Optimal design |
Biomaterials Biomechanics Prosthetics Surgical simulation Mobility aids |
Smart materials Electronic packaging |
Cutting and forming Welding and joining Solid modeling |
| Systems and Dynamics |
Energy storage Noise and vibration |
Robotic surgery Cardiac control |
Disk drives Finite element analysis |
Robotics Production control Design for manufacture Rapid prototyping |
See presentations below for a summary of current ME research efforts:
