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Mechanical Engineering faculty remain on the cutting edge of their respective areas, addressing topics such as new diagnostic devices, smart surgical tools, energy systems, biomechanics, and nanotechnology.

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  • Ishan Barman

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Bioengineering, optics and spectroscopy developing integrative photonics solutions to complex problems in biological research and medical diagnosis Advancement of photonics methods for applications in clinical diagnosis Comprehensive characterization of biomolecules investigation of pharmaceutical drugs and their interaction with biological systems rapid measurements in microfluidic platforms.

  • Rich Bauernschub

    Lecturer
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]

  • James Bellingham

    Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Development of small, high-performance autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)

  • Jeremy Brown

    John C. Malone Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Haptic feedback Upper-limb prosthetics Surgical robotics Rehabilitation robotics Human-machine interaction

  • Abhishek Cauligi

    Incoming Assistant Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering

  • Yun Chen

    Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Cancer imaging mechanobiology quantum biotechnology biomaterials tissue engineering.

  • Noah Cowan

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Neuromechanics Robotics Neuroscience Locomotion Motor control

  • Jaafar El-Awady

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Multiscale materials modeling damage and fracture mechanisms of materials in mechanical design material degradation in extreme environments nano-materials and structures impact dynamics and wave propagation.

  • Dennice Gayme

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Wall Bounded Turbulent Flow Wind Farm Modeling and Control Stability and Performance Networks Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources

  • Kevin Hemker

    Alonzo G. Decker Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Materials science and engineering Materials characterization Architected materials 3D materials

  • Soojung Claire Hur

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Inertial microfluidics Nonlinear fluid dynamics Multiphase flow Cellular biophysics Cell mechanics Personalized medicine

  • Ryan Hurley

    Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Mechanical behavior and failure mechanisms of granular materials, concrete, and ceramics In-situ x-ray imaging and diffraction Dynamic failure mechanism Wave propagation

  • Joseph Katz

    William F. Ward Sr. Distinguished Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Experimental fluid mechanics Cavitation phenomena and multiphase flow Turbulence Optical flow diagnostics techniques

  • Marin Kobilarov

    Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Intelligent robotic vehicles Dynamics and control of mechanical systems

  • David Kraemer

    Associate Teaching Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Fluid-structure interaction Dynamic systems Ocean wave energy conversion Engineering pedagogy

  • Axel Krieger

    Associate Professor and Carol Croft Linde Faculty Scholar
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Research and development of surgical robotic systems, robotic tools, and laparoscopic devices. Projects include autonomous robotic surgery systems, 3D printed patient-specific implants, and magnetically controlled microsurgery.

  • Chen Li

    Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Terradynamics Locomotion Comparative biomechanics Biorobotics Robophysics

  • Julie Lundquist

    Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Atmospheric science and wind Energy Wind energy Large-eddy simulation Numerical weather prediction Turbulence Atmosphere-ocean coupling

  • Steven Marra

    Teaching Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Mechanical engineering undergraduate curriculum Undergraduate laboratories Mechanical design Biomechanics

  • Charles Meneveau

    Louis M. Sardella Professor in Mechanical Engineering
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Large eddy simulation Turbulence research and modeling Fractals Fluid flow processes Wind energy Environmental transport Wall-bounded flows

  • Jill Middendorf

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Biomechanics Buckling Failure Mechanics Tissue Engineering

  • Rajat Mittal

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Computational fluid dynamics Low Reynolds number aerodynamics biomedical flows active flow control LES/DNS Immersed Boundary Methods fluid dynamics of locomotion (swimming and flying) biomimetics and bioinspired engineering turbomachinery flows.

  • Joseph Moore

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Aerial Robots Computational Control Learning-based Control Multi-modal Systems Optimization Robotic Agility

  • Thao (Vicky) Nguyen

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Biomechanics Polymers Soft Active Material Fracture Mechanics

  • Rui Ni

    Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Experimental fluid mechanics Turbulence and turbulent multiphase flow Dusty flow and particle-laden flow Environmental fluid dynamics Lagrangian particle tracking Physiological flow Animal collective behaviors and Complex system

  • Kaliat (K.T.) Ramesh

    Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Professor of Science and Engineering
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Materials in extreme conditions Impact mechanics Planetary impact Astrobiology and planetary protection Injury biomechanics Hypervelocity impact and hypersonics AI in mechanics and materials

  • Sean Sun

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Mechanobiology of the cell Cell mechanics and Cell migration Physiological Systems Quantitative Cell Biology Biomechanics and Biophysics

  • Gretar Tryggvason

    Department Head and Charles A. Miller, Jr. Distinguished Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Computations of multiphase flows Direct numerical simulations of complex multiphase flows including heat transfer, boiling, cavitation, solidification, surfactants, and reactions Applications to turbulent bubbly flows, atomization, additive manufacturing, and other problems Numerical methods for tracking sharp fluid interfaces Averaged and reduced order models of multiphase flows Multiscale approaches to capture small-scales in multiphase flows.

  • Tza-Huei (Jeff) Wang

    Louis M. Sardella Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    BioMEMS and microfluidics Single molecule manipulation and detection Nano/micro scale fabrication Conformational dynamics of biomolecules

  • Shinuo Weng

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Multiscale mechanobiology Tissue morphogenesis Collective cell movement Cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions

  • Louis Whitcomb

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Control Systems Underwater Robotics Industrial and Medical Robotics

  • Tamer Zaki

    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Email:
    [email protected]
    Research Areas
    Transitional and turbulent shear flows Two-fluid shear flows Turbulence

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