Research within the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science is focused in three areas of precision engineering and manufacturing, computational modeling, and bioengineering. Within these areas, students pursue a variety of research topics that address design, manufacturing, metrology, thermal and fluid sciences, solid mechanics, bioengineering, materials engineering and science, and mechanical control and instrumentation. Students are encouraged to review the variety of research interests as they choose an advisor and develop a plan of study. Below is a list of our faculty and research programs.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities:

Recently, a Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduate (SREU) program has been launch. To find more details, please click here.

Bioengineering

Robin N. Coger ,  Gloria Elliott , Horacio Estrada , Charles Lee  

Computational Modeling and Analysis

Computational Mechanics:  Kingshuk Bose, Harish P. Cherukuri , Yogeshwar Hari

Computational Fluid Mechanics: Russell G. Keanini , Robert E. Johnson

Computer Aided Manufacturing: Robert G. Wilhelm , Edward Morse , Scott Smith , Jeffrey Raquet

Precision Metrology and Manufacturing

Metrology and Tolerancing: Robert J. Hocken , Brigid Mullany, Jay Raja , Robert G. Wilhelm , Edward Morse , Terry Xu

Precision Design and Instrumentation: Robert J. Hocken , Steven R. Patterson , James F. Cuttino , Stuart Smith , Horacio V. Estrada

Manufacturing: Scott Smith , Matthew Davies ,  Jay Raja , Robert J. Hocken