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Faculty
Dr. Ashutosh Agrawal
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Biophysics, Mechanics of Surfaces and Interfaces
Dr. Daniel Araya
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Vortex dynamics, free-shear flows, flow visualization techniques, hydrodynamic stability, flow control, urban aerodynamics, energy storage, biological flows, space exploration
Dr. Haleh Ardebili
Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Lithium Ion Batteries, Polymer Nanocomposite Electrolytes, Lithium Ion Conduction, Materials for Energy Storage, Electronics Materials
Dr. Richard B. Bannerot
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Thermal sciences and engineering education
Dr. Theocharis Baxevanis
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Deformation and failure response of inelastic materials - Continuum thermodynamics; Fracture mechanics; Computational micromechanics; Localization and bifurcation
Dr. Christiana Chang
Instructional Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Xuemei Chen
Instructional Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Yi-Chao Chen
Professor and Graduate Director of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Solid Mechanics
Dr. Matthew A. Franchek
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control-Linear and nonlinear system identification, information synthesis, multivariable control theory, nonlinear control theory, controller design, diagnostics/prognostics, and targeted adaptive control
Dr. Hadi Ghasemi
Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Thermodynamics, Heat transfer and Nanotechnology
Dr. Karolos Grigoriadis
John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Director of Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Dynamic Systems and Controls-Feedback control systems analysis and design, linear and nonlinear systems theory, robust and fault-tolerant control, model reduction, filtering
Dr. Farah Hammami Ep Kammoun
Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Nanostructured materials, atomistic simulations, computational mechanics
Dr. Phaneendra Kondapi
Instructional Professor, Director of the Subsea Engineering program and Director of Engineering Programs at Katy Campus
Research Interests: Flow assurance, subsea processing, process simulation
Dr. Yashashree Kulkarni
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Computational mechanics and materials science
Dr. Dong Liu
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Microscale Thermal Transport Phenomena
Dr. Holley Love
Research Interests: Mechanical Circulatory Support, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer in Biomedical Applications, Bioreactors, and Numerical Modelling
Dr. Philippe Masson
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Power applications of superconductivity, electromechanical systems, numerical modeling, multi-physics simulations
Dr. Anastassios Mavrokefalos
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Heat Transfer, Thermal Management, Micro/nanoscale Energy Transport, Solid State Energy Conversion
Dr. Ralph Metcalfe
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Fluid Mechanics
Dr. Andrea Prosperetti
Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Multiphase flow, scientific computing, fluid dynamics, applied mathematics, bubble dynamics
Dr. Jagannatha Rao
Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Mathematical Optimization Theory and Algorithms-Parametric nonlinear programming, multilevel algorithms, duality in mechanical design models, game theory
Dr. Jae-Hyun Ryou
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Materials Science and Engineering - Semiconductor materials, Photonic/electronic devices, Nanotechnology
Dr. Venkat Selvamanickam
M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Epitaxial thin film growth by PVD and CVD, Single-crystalline films on polycrystalline/amorphous substrates, Solidification and crystal growth, Oxide & nitride materials, Roll-to-roll thin film coatings on flexible substrates, Bulk ceramic processing, Control of nano-scale interfacial and bulk defects, Texture evolution and grain boundary control, Nucleation and growth kinetics in vapor phase and liquid phase growth
Dr. Pradeep Sharma
M.D. Anderson Chair Professor & Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Theoretical and computational materials science, physics of nanostructures and nanomaterials, atomistic simulations, flexoelectricity, nanoscale piezoelectricity
Dr. Gangbing Song
John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Smart materials and Structures-Adaptive control, Robust control, Dynamics, Robotics, Friction Compensation
Dr. Li Sun
Professor and Graduate Admissions Director of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Nano-scale Materials Science-Size effects on thermal, electrical and mechanical properties of materials; Nanomagnetics and spin transport in thin films, multilayers, nanowires
Dr. Su Su Wang
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Professor
Research Interests: Solid Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering-Solid Mechanics, Composite Materials, Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Ken W. White
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Materials Science and Engineering-Ceramic Microstructure development, Mechanical behavior of ceramics and thin films. Electrical-mechanical coupling in ferroelectric thin films.
Dr. Di Yang
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Computational fluid dynamics; large-eddy simulation and direct numerical simulation of turbulent flows; renewable wind, tidal and wave energy; environmental fluid mechanics; ocean optics; high-performance scientific computing
Dr. Cunjiang Yu
Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Flexible/stretchable electronics, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Nano-Micro-Macro Manufacturing, Additive Printing, Biomedical Electronics and Sensors, Micro-Nano Materials and Devices, Solid State Electronics, Energy Harvesting and Storage
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. John Alred
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Benton Baugh
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Fazle Hussain
Adjunct Professor
Dr. William J. Thomas
Adjunct Professor
Research Interests: Metal forming and manufacturing, Drilling geomechanics, Cryogenic containment design
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Hal Brinson
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Experimental Mechanics, Mechanical Properties and Characterization of Adhesives, Composites and Polymers, Viscoelasticity, Accelerated Life Prediction Methods
Dr. Charles Dalton
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Fluid Mechanics-Computational fluid dynamics applied to flow past bluff bodies.
Dr. Stanley Kleis
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Fluid Mechanics-Turbulent shear flows and fluid mechanics, solid-liquid two phase flows, mass transfer in micro gravity, stratified flows
Dr. John Lienhard
M.D. Anderson Professor of Technology and Culture, Emeritus
Research Interests: Cultural History and Public Radio. (Formerly Thermal Sciences, thermodynamics and Boiling.)
Dr. Alan Powell
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Acoustics and Aeroacoustics
Dr. Kamel Salama
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Materials Science and Metallurgy-Materials Characterization and Processing, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Metal-Matrix Composites, Superconducting Materials
Dr. Nagaraja Shamsundar
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Thermal sciences-Design of energy systems, thermodynamic properties
Dr. Lewis T. Wheeler
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Continuum Mechanics-Mathematical Elasticity Theory, Lattice Dynamics and Structure
Dr. Larry Witte
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Thermal Sciences-Forced and natural convection; boiling heat transfer; sliding bubble heat transfer
Research Faculty
Dr. Akira Miyase
Research Professor
Research Interests: Solid Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering-Solid Mechanics, Composite Materials, Materials Science and Engineering
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