Faculty

Below is the list of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering faculty listed alphabetically.
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Arezoo Ardekani
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of California Irvine, 2009; B.S. Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2003

Multiphase Flows of Newtonian and non-Newtonian Fluids Relevant to Complex Fluids, Biofluids, and Micro/Nanofluids for use in Biomimetic Applications, Biomedical Devices, Alternative Energy Technologies, and Environmental Remediation

Hafiz Atassi
Professor
Ph.D. - University of Paris, 1966

Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity, Aeroacoustics and Noise Control, Hydrodynamics, Turbo-machinery, Unsteady Flow, Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis

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	Joshua Cameron Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 2007 Fluid Mechanics; specifically Turbulence in Homogeneous, Stratified, and Rotating Flows; Double-diffusive Phenomena; Multiphase Flows; Oceanic and Atmospheric Flows, especially Boundary Layers and Transport Processes; Industrial Fluid Mechanics; Energy Storage and Extraction, Urban Air Pollution; Sustainability Engineering, Remote Sensing.
	David Cavalieri Research Specialist
	Hsueh-Chia Chang Concurrent Professor B.S. - California Institute of Technology, 1976; Ph.D. - Princeton University, 1980 Micro/Nanofluidics and Transport, Electrokinetics, Molecular Diagnostics
	Thomas Corke Professor PhD - Illinois Institute of Technology 1981 Fluid Mechanics, including Hydrodynamic Stability and Transition to Turbulence, Turbulent Flows, Boundary Layers, Wakes, and Jets

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	Sadegh Dabiri Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, 2009; B.S. Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2003 Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multiphase Flows, Cavitaiton
	Hyungrok Do Assistant Professor Ph.D., Stanford University, 2009 Plasma Assisted Combustion, Hypersonic Propulsion, Shock-Flame Interaction
	Patrick Dunn Professor Ph.D. in Engineering - Purdue University, 1974; M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics - Purdue University, 1971; B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Purdue University, 1970 Aerosol Science, Particle Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics

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Harindra J. Fernando
Concurrent Professor
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (1979) from the University of Sri Lanka. M.S. (1982) and Ph.D. (1983) in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from Johns Hopkins University.

Environmental and Industrial Flows; Atmospheric and Oceanic Research with applications to Ship and Submarine Wakes, Ocean Circulation, Mine Countermeasures, Wind Energy, Contaminant Dispersion and Air Pollution

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	David Go Assistant Professor PhD - Purdue University, 2008 Microplasmas and Microdischarges, Electrohydrodynamics, Mass Spectrometry, Energy Harvesting, Nanoscale Energy Transport
	J. William Goodwine Associate Professor Ph.D. - California Institute of Technology, 1997; M.S. - California Institute of Technology, 1993, J.D - Harvard University, 1991; B.S. - University of Notre Dame, 1988 Geometric Non-Linear Control Theory wtih Robotic Applications, Engineering Mechanics and Dynamics
	Stanislav Gordeyev Research Associate Professor Ph.D. - University of Notre Dame, 1999; M.S. - Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1991 Aero-Optical Properties of Transonic Boundary Layers and Shear Layers

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David Hoelzle
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011 M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007 B.S. The Ohio State University, 2005

Control Systems, Iterative Learning Control, Additive Manufacturing, Tissue Engineering, Mechatronic Design, Microfluidic Devices, Microelectromechanical Systems, Cell Mechanics and Biomedical Applications

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	Frank Incropera Professor Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering - Stanford University; M.S. Mechanical Engineering - Stanford University; B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assessment of Energy Technologies and Pathways to a Sustainable Energy Future

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Aleksandar Jemcov
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Belgrade, 2004
M.Sc. University of Belgrade, 1994
B.Sc. University of Belgrade, 1991

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), OpenFOAM Software, Numerical Methods, Acceleration Methods, Combustion Modeling, Thermoacoustic Instabilities, Wave Propagation for Hyperbolic Systems of Equations, Optimization, Automatic Differentiation, Adjoint Equations, Uncertainty Propagation, Error Analysis, and Computational Software Architecture

Eric Jumper
Professor
Ph.D. Air Force Institute of Technology, 1975

Unsteady Forcing and Response in Turbomachines, Aero-optics, Aircraft Wake Dynamics.

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Tengfei Luo
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2009;
B.S. Xi’an Jiaotong University, China 2005

Nanoscale Thermal Transport, Thermoelectrics Energy Conversion, Large Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation, First-principle Density Functional Theory, Time-Domain Thermal, Reflectance (TDTR) Measurement, Water Desalination

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	Rodney McClain Associate Professional Specialist
	Eric Matlis Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of Notre Dame 2004 Stability of Compressible Boundary Layers Plasma Sensors, Plasma Flow Control
	Karel Matous Associate Professor PhD - Czech Technical University, Prague 2000 Computational Physics/Mechanics, Multi-scale/Multi-time/Multi-physics Modeling, Computational Materials Science, Numerical Methods, High-performance Computing, Experimental and Numerical Microtomography Based Modeling of Materials
	Scott Morris Associate Professor Ph.D. - Michigan State University, 2002 Turbomachinery, Aero/structural Acoustics, Turbulence

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	Robert Nelson Professor Ph.D. - Pennsylvania State University, 1974; M.S. University of Notre Dame, 1966; B.S. University of Notre Dame, 1964 Applied Aerodynamics, Flight Stability & Control, Aircraft Wake Dynamics, Wind Turbine Control
	Glen Niebur Professor Ph.D. - University of California at Berkeley, 2000; M.S.M.E. - University of Minnesota, 1995; B.M.E. - University of Minnesota, 1986 Biomechanics, Solid Mechanics, Computational Mechanics
	Alice Nightingale Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, 2007 Aero-optics, Image-processing, and Adaptive-optics

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	John Ott Associate Professional Specialist Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, 2007
	Timothy Ovaert Professor Ph.D. - Northwestern University, 1989 Tribology, Nanomechanical Characterization, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Manufacturing, Design

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	Samuel Paolucci Professor Ph.D. Cornell University, 1979 Laminar and Turbulent Natural Convection in Enclosures; Stability of Flows; Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos; Two-phase Flows; Analytical and Computation Solutions
	Joseph Powers Professor, Associate Department Chair/Director of Undergraduate Studies Ph.D.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988; M.S. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985; B.S. Mechanical Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983 Combustion, Fluid Mechanics, Thermochemistry, Computational Science, Applied Mathematics

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	Matthew Ravosa Concurrent Professor BA, 1983, University of Rochester; MA, 1986, Northwestern University; PhD, 1989, Northwestern University;Postdoctoral Fellow, 1989-1993, Duke University Medical Center Evolutionary Morphology, Pathobiology and Aging of the Mammalian Skull, Masticatory Complex and Musculoskeletal System
	R. Mark Rennie Research Associate Professor Ph.D. - University of Notre Dame, 1996 Aero-Optics, Flow Control, Wind Tunnel Design and Testing
	Ryan Roeder Associate Professor Ph.D. Materials Engineering - Purdue University, 1999 Biomaterials, Bone Mechanics, Nanoparticles, Orthopaedics, Processing, Scaffolds

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	Steven Schmid Professor Ph.D. - Northwestern University, 1993; M.S. - Northwestern University, 1989; B.S. - Illinois Institute of Technology 1986 Manufacturing, Design, Tribology, Orthopedic Implants
	James Schmiedeler Associate Professor PhD - Ohio State University, 2001 Robotics, Human Motor Coordination, Machine Design, Kinematics, Dynamics
	Michael Seelinger Adjunct Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, 2007 Robotics, Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering Design, Mechanical Systems, Vision Guided Robotics.
	Fabio Semperlotti Assistant Professor PhD -The Pennsylvania State Univeristy, 2009 Structural Health Monitoring, Structural Dynamics, Adaptive Structures
	Mihir Sen Professor Sc.D. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975; B.Tech - Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1968 Artificial Neutral Networks, Energy Applications, Heat Exchangers, Numerical and Analytical Methods, Thermal-Hydraulic Networks, Two-Phase Systems, Stability
	Michael Stanisic Associate Professor Ph.D. - Purdue University, 1986; M.S. Mechanical Enginering, Purdue University, 1982; B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Purdue University, 1980 Mechanism and Machine Theory and Design, Design of Humanoids and Intelligent Prostheses
	Richard Strebinger Associate Professional Specialist M.S. - Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, 1983; B.S. - Tri-State University, 1981
	Philippe Sucosky Assistant Professor Postdoc - Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008; Ph.D. - Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005; M.S. - Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000 Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Biofluid Mechanics, Mechanobiology, Biomedical Device Design

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	Alexandros Taflanidis Concurrent Associate Professor Ph.D., California Institute of Technology 2007; M.S., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2003; B.S, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2002. Computational Probabilistic Mechanics, Stochastic Mechanics, Optimization under uncertainty, Wave energy harvesting
	Flint Thomas Professor Ph.D. - Purdue University, 1983; M.S. Purdue University, 1980; B.S. - Indiana State University, 1977 Experimental Fluid Dynamics/Aerodynamics, Turbulent Shear Flows, Flow Stability and Transition, Compressible Shear Layers, Advanced Digital Signal Processing Techniques, Flow Control
	Gretar Tryggvason Viola D. Hank Chair Professor, Department Chairman B.S., University of Iceland, 1980; Sc.M., Brown University, 1982; Ph.D., Brown University 1985 Multiphase and Free Surface Flows; Phase Changes, including Boiling and Solidification; Vortex Flows and Combustion; Numerical Methods

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	Diane Wagner Associate Professional Specialist Ph.D. - University of California at Berkeley Soft Tissue Mechanics, Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering, Mechanobiology
	Meng Wang Professor Ph.D. - University of Colorado, Boulder, 1989; M.S. - University of Colorado, Boulder, 1985; B.S. - Zhejiang University, 1982 Aeroacoustics/Hydroacoustics, Aero-Optics, Flow Control, Turbulence, Computational Fluid Dynamics

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