Mechanical
CAD/CAM
Robotics
Power plants
Engines
Machine tools
Materials
Automotive
vehicles
Control and
measurement
devices
Instrumentation
Biomedical
devices
Apparatus
for the control of air, water,
and noise
Food processing machinery
Aerospace
Subsonic
and supersonic aircraft
Satellites
Space shuttles
Space stations
Design of
structures,
devices, and
instruments
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical engineering
is a broad discipline. Mechanical engineers are involved in research and development, design, manufacturing, and technical sales.
Aerospace engineering includes the traditional aeronautics and astronautics applications, as well as aerospace-related component development and vehicle and propulsion system design.
Areas of Faculty Interest and Research Concentration
Systems/Design
- Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO)
- 3-D modeling of manufacturing processes and plants
- Lifecycle treatment of smart, embedded, mechatronic systems
- Statistical process control, design for Six Sigma and manufacturing
- Development of design methods for mechanical design
- Design of controllers for dynamic systems
- Acoustics, noise and vibration control, friction, lubrication, wear
Mechanics/Materials
- Materials processing and testing
- Modeling and analysis using finite element or associated methods
Fluid/Thermal
- Combustion and/or CFD modeling and simulation
- Laser flow diagnostics, hemodynamic, and vascular biomechanics
- Fuel cells
- Heat and mass transfer, fluid flow, and chemical reaction
- Development/improvement of design techniques for fluid/thermal devices and systems
- Application of computational fluid dynamics
On-Site Laboratories
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has modern, well-equipped laboratories that support its research and graduate study activities, including:- Control, Dynamics, and Estimation Laboratory (CoDE)
- Design of Open Engineering Systems Laboratory
- Hemodynamic Laboratory
- Multidisciplinary Optimization and Design Engineering Laboratory
- Fluid/Thermal Research/Testing Laboratory
- Virtual Reality Laboratory
- Laser Flow Diagnostics Laboratory
- Automation Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory (ARMLAB)
- Assistive Device Design Laboratory
- Materials Processing Testing Laboratories
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
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