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Major Fields of Study
Minor Fields of Study
Design, Robotics, and Manufacturing
Faculty Members:
Nasr Ghoniem, Chair
Mohamed Abdou, Gregory Carman, Rajit Gadh, Jonathan Hopkins, Xiaochun Li, Ajit Mal, Tsu-Chin Tsao
The program is developed around an integrated approach to manufacturing and mechanical product design. It includes research on material behavior (physical and mechanical) in manufacturing processes and design; design of mechanical systems (for example, power, micro-electro-mechanical systems and transportation); design methodology; automation, robotics and unmanned machinery; manufacturing and mechanical systems(reliability, safety, and optimization); CAD/CAM theory and applications; computational geometry and geometrical modeling, composite structure; beam and plasma assisted manufacturing.
Dynamics
Faculty Members:
Oddvar Bendiksen, Chair
Ajit Mal
Features in this program include dynamics and control of physical systems, including spacecraft, aircraft, helicopters, industrial manipulators, analytical studies of control of large space structures, aeromechanical stability of helicopters, active control of helicopter vibrations, experimental studies of electromechanical systems and robotics.
Fluid Mechanics
Faculty Members:
Ann Karagozian, Chair
Jeff Eldredge, Pirouz Kavehpour, John Kim, Richard Wirz, Xiaolin Zhong
This program includes experimental, numerical, and theoretical studies related to topics on fluid mechanics such as stratified and rotating flows, thermal convection, interfacial phenomena, acoustically driven combustion flows, high-speed combustion, hazardous waste incineration, laser diagnostics, aerodynamic noise production, unsteady aerodynamics of fixed and rotary wings, flow instabilities and transition, turbulence, flow control, and micro-scale fluid mechanics.
Heat and Mass Transfer
Faculty Members:
Pirouz Kavehpour, Chair
Mohamed Abdou, Ivan Catton, Sungtaek Ju, Adrienne Lavine, Laurent Pilon
This program includes studies of convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation, condensation, boiling, two-phase flow, chemically reacting and radiating flow, instability and turbulent flow, and reactive flows in porous media.
MEMS/Nanotechnology
Faculty Members:
Pei-Yu Chiou, Chair
Gregory Carman, Yong Chen, Vijay Gupta, Chih-Ming Ho, Sungtaek Ju, Pirouz Kavehpour, Chang-Jin Kim, Xiaochun Li, Laurent Pilon
The MEMS/Nano program focuses on the integration of science, engineering, and technology in the length scale of micrometers and nanometers. The study topics include science, fabrication technologies, devices, systems, material processing, intelligent material systems, flow phenomena, heat transfer, and biotechnologies at the micron/nano scales. The program is highly interdisciplinary in nature.
Structural and Solid Mechanics
Faculty Members:
Christopher Lynch, Chair
Oddvar Bendiksen, Gregory Carman, Nasr Ghoniem, Vijay Gupta, Jonathan Hopkins, William Klug, Xiaochun Li, Ajit Mal
The solid mechanics program features theoretical, numerical and experimental studies, including fracture mechanics and damage tolerance, micromechanics with emphasis on technical applications, wave propagation and nondestructive evaluation, mechanics of composite materials, mechanics of thin films and interfaces, and investigation into coupled electro-magneto-thermo-mechanical material systems. The structural mechanics program includes structural dynamics with applications to aircraft and spacecraft, fixed-wing and rotary-wing aeroelasticity, fluid structure interaction, computational transonic aeroelasticity, structural optimization, finite element methods and related computational techniques, structural mechanics of composite material components, and analysis of adaptive structures.
Systems and Control
Faculty Members:
Steve Gibson, Chair
Jonathan Hopkins, Tetsuya Iwasaki, Robert M’Closkey, Jason Speyer, Tsu-Chin Tsao
This program features systems engineering principles and applied mathematical methods of modeling, analysis, and design of continuous and discrete-time control systems. Emphasis is on computational methods, simulation, and modern applications in engineering, system concepts, applied optimal control, differential games, and computer process control. This field covers a broad spectrum of topics, emphasizing primarily aerospace and mechanical engineering applications.
MINORS
Applied Mathematics
Jason Speyer, Chair
Students opting for Applied Mathematics as a minor field are responsible for the body of knowledge contained in a coherent group of courses offered by the School of Engineering and/or the Mathematics Department. The program must consist of at least twelve quarter units of graduate study. In addition to the graduate course work, students in this minor field are expected to be familiar with the basic material in linear algebra, differential equations, vector calculus, functions of complex variables, and advanced calculus.
Applied Plasma Physics
Mohamed Abdou, Chair
Research in Applied Plasma Physics and Fusion Engineering is an appropriate advanced extension of traditional research and multi-disciplinary graduate-oriented field. The program emphasizes fusion as an important future option for energy production, conversion, and utilization. Research explores challenging applications of structural and solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, plasma-material interactions, and particle transport. The minor field offers education and training in plasma and fusion engineering to supplement the education received via one of the traditional major fields offered by the Department.
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