Research Areas
Current research efforts within the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering are in the areas of flow physics and controls; biomedical science and engineering; mechanics, computation and design; and energy and thermosciences.
Flow Physics and Control Focus Areas
Multiphase flows; fluid-structure interactions; aero-optics; intelligent control; aero-acoustics; turbomachinery; and wind energy.
Biomedical Science and Engineering Focus Areas
Biomaterials; tissue engineering; biomedical imaging; biofluidics; cardiovascular biology; cell mechanics and molecular modeling; regenerative medicine and rehabilitation robotics.
Mechanics, Computation, and Design Focus Areas
Multiscale material modeling and design; computational bioenigneering; mutlphysics modeling; controls and robotics; and design automation.
Energy/Thermal Sciences Focus Areas
Nanoscale heat transfer; microfluidics; combustion; heat transfer; thermodynamics; transport; bioanalytical systems; atomic and moledular physics; electronmagnetic phenomena; and multiscale modeling.
