Leixin MaAssistant ProfessorMechanical and aerospace engineering Research InterestsFluid-structure interaction, machine-learning-aided simulation and design [email protected] CampusMailcode 6106
Faculty
Subhash Mahajan
Subhash MahajanRegents and Emeritus Professor National Academy of EngineeringMaterials Science and Engineering [email protected] Campus, ECG 303C
Hamid Marvi
Hamid Marvi
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Bio-inspired robotics; bio-inspired design; mechanics of animal locomotion; active control of friction, adhesion, and drag forces; smart materials and structures; soft robotics; magnetic micro-robotics
Barry McNeill
Barry McNeillProfessor EmeritusMechanical and Aerospace Engineering [email protected]
James Middleton
James Middleton
Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Student learning of mathematical concepts; motivation and mathematics learning; application of technology to mathematics teaching and learning.
Marc Mignolet
Marc Mignolet
Professor
Graduate program chair, aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Structural dynamics, vibrations, modeling of uncertainty in structures, stochastic multiscale analyses.
Ryan Milcarek
Ryan Milcarek
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Advanced energy conversion, micro-tubular flame assisted fuel cells (mT-FFCs), solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), microcombustion, two-stage combustors, micro cogeneration, building energy modeling, energy systems modeling and simulation
Linqin Mu
Richard King
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
Designing advanced cathode materials for lithium batteries and beyond, understanding degradation mechanisms and interfacial chemistry in energy storage devices.
Christopher Muhich
Christopher Muhich
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Computational Chemistry (quantum simulations), metal oxide redox reactions, renewable/sustainable fuel generation and energy storage, materials design for environmental catalysis and remediation processes.
Raghavendra Murthy
Raghavendra Murthy
Assistant Teaching Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Brent Nannenga
Brent Nannenga
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Protein engineering, structural biology, cryo-electron microscopy
Alexandra Navrotsky
Alexandra Navrotsky
Regents Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Solid state chemistry, thermodynamics and structure of materials. Energy materials (fuel cells, batteries and water splitting), nuclear energy materials, hybrid inorganic/organic materials, zeolites, material stability on Earth and other planets
Nathan Newman
Nathan Newman
Lamonte H. Lawrence Professor in Solid State Science
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Semiconductor, superconductor and dielectric materials, thin film materials synthesis, materials characterization, electronic structure.
Qiong Nian
Qiong Nian
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Laser based advanced manufacturing and material processing, laser matter interaction and physical simulation. Advanced roll to roll and inject printing of transparent conductive films for photovoltaics and TFT application. 3D structures fabrication for energy storage and bio-sensors.
David Nielsen
David Nielsen
Associate Professor
Undergraduate program chair, chemical engineering
Research Interests
Developing microbial platforms and biotechnologies to convert renewable resources into useful fuels and chemicals.
Jay Oswald
Jay Oswald
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Computational mechanics: finite element methods, molecular dynamics, and multiscale methods for applications in MEMS, material failure analysis, and material design.
Dorsa Parviz
Dorsa ParvizAssistant ProfessorChemical engineering Research InterestsAdvanced materials and nanotechnology, interfacial engineering, energy and [email protected]
Gokul Pathikonda
Gokul Pathikonda
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Pathikonda is an assistant professor in School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy. He works on fluid mechanical problems related to aerospace, atmospheric and chemical industrial applications. His expertise is in application of laser-based non-intrusive diagnostics to optimally investigate fundamental turbulent phenomena. He was previously a researcher at Georgia Tech, University of Notre Dame and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Robert Peck
Robert PeckProfessor EmeritusMechanical and Aerospace Engineering [email protected] Campus, ECG 346
Matthew Peet
Matthew Peet
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Analysis and control of dynamic systems including development of optimization-based tools for nonlinear differential equations; systems with hybrid, nonlinear and decentralized dynamics; sparse interconnection and delayed feedback; and models of tumor growth with emphasis on therapy.