Aerogel production, material modification techniques, characterization studies, acoustic studies; development of thin film coatings for electrical, acoustical, and thermal isolation in sensors
Current research teams are engaged in a broad array of issues related to reverse engineering of biological systems, including central pattern generator control, active tensegrity structures with integrated actuation, electro-active polymers (artificial skin/muscle), and hydrodynamics.
Research efforts are underway to better understand the electrowetting of conductive liquids on insulated electrodes and to optimize materials and geometry to enhance electrowetting performance.
As the largest university-based injury biomechanics laboratory in the world, the center specializes in impact biomechanics for injury prevention. It’s where crash survival becomes a science.
The research for the ExSiTE group focus on energy transport, charge flow, and photonic interactions with condensed matter, soft materials, liquids, vapors and their interfaces.
The Flow Simulation Research Group focuses on understanding the physics of complex flows of flying and swimming in nature by combining state-of-the-art computational methods, experimental tools, and theoretical fluid dynamics research.
Unsteady fluid dynamics, including micro- and nano-texturing coatings for self-cleaning, fluid dynamics and heat transfer of energy-storage systems, inlet aerodynamics of supersonic aircraft and inlet particle separators of helicopters, and bio-inspired morphing wind turbines
Mechatronics involves the synergistic integration of Mechanical Engineering with electronics and intelligent computer control in the design and manufacture of industrial products and processes.
The goal of the M3 Lab’s research is to identify the principles of muscle design by characterizing the relationships between muscle structure, mechanical properties, biology, and function.
A state-of-the-art laboratory facility for optical techniques in microscale heat transfer, the lab performs experimental, computational, and theoretical investigations of thin-film thermophysical properties and interfacial thermal transport.
The RPL is a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility that provides Design, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, and CNC machining services to our students, faculty, staff, and external clients. We welcome sponsored research projects and grant collaborations.
Our primary research interests are in the area of theoretical and experimental combustion, with emphasis on understanding the fundamental interactions between fluid dynamics and finite-rate chemistry.
The Rotating Machinery and Controls Laboratory (ROMAC) is an industrial research consortium that performs state-of-the-art research on turbomachinery design and performance.
This group integrates first-principle modeling, simulations, computations, and experimentation in a unique way in order to advance the field of thermal management.
The Xu Research Group projects focus multiscale mechanics for functional material and device design — in particular, nanoporous materials, nanopore-functional liquid composite materials, bioinspired and biointegrated electronics and devices, soft-hard integration and adaptive soft materials.