Speed School Researchers — J.B. Speed School of Engineering

Speed School faculty members and researchers are the leaders of our research enterprise. Their efforts support our mission to advance knowledge and to use that knowledge for economic development. Faculty members of our eight academic departments have established research excellence in exciting interdisciplinary areas including: energy and sustainability, advanced manufacturing and logistics, engineering human health, cyber-enabled discovery, advanced materials and nanoscience, and engineering education. This research is supported by a variety of Federal, State and Industrial sponsors. A list of Speed School researchers appears below, along with their research interests and links to their labs.

BioEngineering Chemical Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Computer Engineering and Computer Science Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research Electrical and Computer Engineering	Engineering Fundamentals Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Micro/Nano Technology Center Rapid Prototyping Center

BioEngineering

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Gina E. Bertocci	iRAP Lab	Injury Biomechanics Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Pediatric Injury Child Abuse Detection Veterinary Orthopedics
Karen Leigh Bertocci		Wheelchair Transportation and Safety on Fixed-Route and Paratransit Vehicles ADA Accessibility in Health Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities Rehabilitation Outcomes Following Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Rajat Chauhan		Gold Nanoparticles Design and Synthesis Oligonucleotide Coated Gold Nanoparticles Targeting for Drug Delivery Sub-Micron Polymeric Drug Design for Ocular Therapy Ruthenium based Electrochemiluminescent (ECL) Labels on the Integrated Optical Waveguide Curcumin and Chitosan - Encapsulation and Covalent Linkage
Ayman El-Baz	BioImaging Laboratory
Hermann B. Frieboes	Interdisciplinary Oncology Laboratory	Interdisciplinary Development and Integration of Experimental Biology, Imaging, Mathematical Modeling, and Computational Simulation Techniques to Study Disease Progression Analysis and Prediction of Tumor Growth, Vascularization, and Response as a Function of Microenvironmental Characteristics and Novel Therapy Modalities Design and Quantitative Evaluation of Optimized Nanotherapy Application of Computation and Simulation for Improved Disease Analysis and Patient Management
Guruprasad Anapathu Giridharan		Biomedical Device Development and Testing Physiologic Microfluidic Cell Culture Models Physiologic Control Systems Pediatric and Adult Mechanical Circulatory Support Myocardial Recovery Strategies
Robert Keynton	BioMEMS & Cardiovascular Mechanics Lab	Development of Bio-Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS), Micro Total Analysis Systems (uTAS) and Microfluidic Devices for Biological and Chemical Separations. Micro and Nanofabrication Methodologies and Processes Translation of Innovations to the Market Big Data Analysis to Improve Patient Diagnosis and Treatment Biomaterials Experimental and Computational Micro/Macro Fluid Mechanics Cardiovascular Mechanics
Steven Koenig		Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Devices Cardiovascular Remodeling Physiologic Sensors and Bioinstrumentation Hemodynamics, Data Acquisition and Analysis Mock Circulation Flow Loop Models Pre-Clinical Models for Medical Device Development Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) Program for Medical Device Testing
Jonathan Kopechek	Theranostic Ultrasound Lab	Ultrasound imaging and therapy Development of therapeutic ultrasound algorithms Microbubble design and synthesis for targeted drug/gene delivery Design and synthesis of ultrasound-responsive nanoparticles for targeted drug/gene delivery Development of microfluidic devices for synthesis of monodisperse particles
Martin O'Toole		Nanoparticle Design and Synthesis Polymeric Drug Delivery Devices Cancer Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Imaging Photonic Diagnostic Integration with Biological Systems Biomolecular Therapeutics Supramolecular Assembly
Thomas Roussel		Macro/Microfluidics Electrochemistry Microfabricated Sensor Technologies Process/Embedded Control/Microprocessors Analog/Digital Electronics and PCB Design Clinical Engineering Development for Rehabilitation of Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries Finite Element Analysis/Computational Fluid Dynamics
Kevin Soucy		Functional Alterations of the Heart and Vasculature in Cardiovascular Disease, Particularly Heart Failure Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices to Treat Heart Failure Flow Modulation of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist devices (LVAD) Synergistic Therapies to Promote Sustained Myocardial Recovery of Heart Failure Patients
Patricia Soucy		Biomaterials Drug Delivery Tissue Engineering Biomimetics
Jill Marie Steinbach-Rankins		Gene, Drug, and Protein Delivery Nanoparticle Delivery Vehicles Electrospun Fibers Microbicides and Delivery Platforms to Prevent/Treat Sexually Transmitted Infections Viral and Bacterial Infections Nanoparticle Targeting and Transport in Tumor Microenvironments Prevention of Bacterial Biofilms Correlation of Treatment to the Reproductive Microbiome
Michael John Voor		Bone Mechanics and Remodeling Fracture Fixation Bone Grafts and Bone Graft Substitute Materials High Resolution Imaging of Bone Hip Fracture Mechanics and Prevention Orthopaedic Device Design Computed Tomography Image Based Three-Dimensional Printing

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Chemical Engineering

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Delaina A. Amos		Polymeric Molecules Ink formulation and Stabilization Chemistry Superparamagnetic Chromatic Nanoparticles Semiconductor Nanotubes
Eric Berson		Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Bio-Processes Blood Flow Modeling in Diseased Arteries Bio-Reactor Design and Modeling Multi-Phase Flow Phenomena and Modeling
Joel Fried		Biomimetic Material Molecular Simulations Protein Channels Diffusion Membranes Antibiotic Material Fuel Cells Lipids
Xiao-An Fu	Chemical Microsystem Lab	Microreactors for Analysis Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Breath Analysis for Identification of Disease Biomarkers and Early Detection of Lung Cancer Electronic Nose and Sensor Array for Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Air and Exhaled Breath Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials for Senor Applications Microfabricated Devices for Separation of Bioparticles in Blood and Urine Microfabricated Photovoltaic Devices and Supercapacitors Microfabricated Electrochemical Sensors Microfluidic and Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
Jim Gerstle		Process Control Risk Identification and Management
Gautam Gupta		Catalysis Fuel Cells Hydrogen Production Water Splitting Perovskites Solar Cells Capture and Release Gels for Biological Samples 3D Printed Metals for Catalysts
Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh	Advanced Renewable Materials Lab (ARM)	Renewable Energy and Materials Bio-inspired Catalytic Systems Catalysis and Adsorption Lignocellulose Chemistry Nanotechnology Nanomaterials
Thomas L. Starr		Additive Manufacturing (AM) and 3D Printing with Metals and Polymers Investigation of Process/Microstructure/Property Relationships for Metal AM In-situ Process Monitoring for Laser and E-Beam AM Processes Design and Fabrication Methods for Multi-Scale and Multi-Material Components and Assemblies
Mahendra Sunkara		Renewable Energy Technologies such as Solar Cells, Li Ion Batteries Production of Hydrogen from Water Process Development for Growing Large Crystals of Diamond and Gallium Nitride
James Charles Watters		Water Treatment and Conservation Process Safety and Health Issues Education Pedagogy
Gerold Willing		Colloidal Suspensions Complex Fluids Colloidal Stability Solar Thermal Energy Systems, Water Utility Materials

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Civil & Environmental Engineering

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Nageshwar Bhaskar		Sustainable Flood Plain Delineation and Management Deterministic and Stochastic Hydrology Storm Water Management Including Analysis of Combined Sewer Systems Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analysis of Dams; Dam safety Analysis Reservoir Operation and Safe Yield Analysis Application of Statistical Methods in Water Resources Engineering Including Frequency Analysis of Floods and Low-Flows; Regionalization of Flood Data Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Concepts in Hydrologic Modeling and Water Resources Applications and Extensions of Operations Research Techniques to Engineering and Management Studies, in Particular, Water Resources Engineering Systems Analysis of Single and Multiple Reservoir Systems; Mathematical Optimization Techniques; Statistical Analysis Modeling Water Quality in Surface Water Systems Modeling of Water Resources Systems Using Simulation Methodologies; Flood Simulation and Damage Analysis
Michael Croasdaile		Stream and Wetland Restoration Sediment Transport Dynamics Water Quality Dendrogeomorphology Watershed Assessments
Mark French		Water Resources - Hydraulics, Hydrology, Water Supply, Water Treatment, Hydrologic Forecasting, Rainfall, Runoff, Flooding Effective Teaching Methods, Evaluation Rubrics for Engineering Courses, Online Instruction Techniques
Omid Ghasemi Fare		Energy Geo-structures Sustainable Energy THM modeling and Geothermal Energy Flow in porous media (CFD simulation) Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Ground improvement methods Computational Geomechanics Fragility and Reliability Analysis
Hamidreza Kazemi		Sustainability and Green Engineering Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Stormwater Management Design and Performance of Green Infrastructure Stormwater Control Measures Nonpoint Source Pollution Geotechnical Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering Wastewater Management
Young H. Kim		Precast/Prestressed Concrete Bridge Engineering Structural Dynamics Composites in Construction Structural Reliability
Zhixia (Richard) Li		Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Human Factors in Transportation Sustainable Transportation and Air Quality Intelligent Transportation System Traffic Operations and Safety Traffic Simulation GIS-Transportation Traffic Sensors and Data Analytics
William McGinley		Structural Performance of Masonry Walls, Anchors Strengthening of Masonry Walls Building Envelope Performance Cost Effective Energy Efficient Buildings Sustainable and Resilient Buildings and Infrastructure Structural Materials Structural Heath Monitory of the Built Environment Holistic Facility Design
J. P. Mohsen		Non Destructive Evaluation of Structures and Pavements Finite Element Analysis Pavement Design and Construction
Arthur C. Parola		Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modeling of Rivers Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction and Their Effects on Flow Regime and Habitat Sediment Transport Stream and Wetland Restoration Design, Construction, and Monitoring Modeling of Flow and Scour at Bridges and Culverts Morphology of Rivers Culvert Design for Fish Passage Bank Erosion and Protection
Thomas Rockaway		Urban Infrastructure Water and Power Distribution Systems Sewer Collection Systems Sustainability Green Engineering Stormwater Control Permeable Pavement Systems Geotechnical Engineering Soils and Foundations
Zhihui Sun		Fresh Properties of Concrete Recycled Aggregate and Recycled Powder Concrete Microstructure and Hydration Mechanism Non Destructive Testing Numerical Modeling Self-Consolidating Concrete Ultrahigh Performance Concrete Nano Concrete
Qian Zhao		Geoenvironmental Engineering Physical and Chemical Properties of Organoclays Engineered Material Contaminant Transport and Modeling

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Computer Engineering & Computer Science

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Nihat Altiparmak	Computer Systems Lab	Storage Systems Parallel and Distributed Systems High Performance Computing Cloud Computing and Big Data Computer Networks Network Security
Antonio Badia
Dar-Jen Chang	Visualization and Intensive Graphics (VaIG) Lab	3D Modeling Computer Games and Virtual Reality GPU Computing Graph Analytics and Visualization Compiler Design and Construction
Ahmed H. Desoky		Digital Signal Processing Data Compression and Coding Communications Control Systems Embedded Systems
Adel S. Elmaghraby		Network and Information forensics Biomedical Imaging Multimedia and Virtual Reality Systems Artificial Intelligence Performance Evaluation
Hichem Frigui		Machine Learning Big Data and Multimedia Data Analysis Information Fusion Real Applications of Machine Learning Landmine and IED Detection Video Analysis for Surveillance Analysis and Summarization of Sports Video Materials Genome
Maria Garcia-Zapirain
Ibrahim Imam		Software Applications Design and Development Medical
Mehmed Kantardzic		Data Mining Machine Learning Big Data Analytics Soft Computing IofT & streaming data analytics Social Networks Data Analysis Crowdsourcing Complex Tasks
Anup Kumar	MINDS Lab	Fifth generation wireless network Efficient encoding for wireless transmission channel Distributed cloud computing framework development Distributed algorithms for Efficient Big Data Analytics Software based security for mobile devices Personal Distributed Storage System Body area networks for healthcare applications Distributed computer forensic algorithms
Adrian Peter Lauf	Aerial Robotics Lab	Aerial Robotics Cooperative Navigation for Aerial Robotics Embedded Systems Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Olfa Nasraoui	Knowledge Discovery and Web Mining Lab	Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Big Data and Data Science for Real-life, Ethical Decision Making for the Greater Good and Societal Impact Data Mining of large, dynamic, complex, high dimensional, heterogeneous, unstructured, multi-source data Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Interactive, Human-in-the-loop Machine Learning Personalization, User Modeling, and Recommender Systems Information Retrieval and Mining of the Semantic Web and the Web of Things Text Mining and Natural Language Processing
Juw Won Park	Bioinformatics and Biomedical Computing Lab	Bioinformatics High-Throughput Sequencing Data Analysis Analysis of Alternative Splicing and its Regulation in Eukaryotic Cells using High-Throughput RNA-Seq and Related Genomic Technologies Scientific Data Visualization
Eric Rouchka	Bioinformatics and Biomedical Computing Lab	Bioinformatics Computational Biology Big Data Next-Generation Sequence Analysis.
Roman Yampolskiy	CyberSecurity Lab	AI Safety Artificial General Intelligence Technological Singularity Cybersecurity Biometrics Digital Forensics Genetic Algorithms Pattern Recognition
Hui Zhang		Mathematical Visualization Big Data Visualization Human Computer Interaction

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Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Thad Druffel		Roll-to-Roll Processes Solar Energy Advanced Manufacturing Scalable Manufacturing Thin Films Nanomaterials Photovoltaics
Jacek Jasinski		Electron Microscopy In situ Techniques for a Direct Insight into Processes Critical for Materials’ Synthesis, Modifications, and Applications Synthesis, Processing of Advanced Nanostructures (2D Materials, 3D Nanostructures, Nanocarbons, etc.) for Energy and Environmental Applications Synthesis and Properties of Materials Under High Pressure Mixed Metal Oxides for Electrocatalytic Applications
Jinjun Liu	Ultrafast Spectroscopy Lab High-resolution Spectroscopy Lab	Investigation of Photo-Induced Energy and Charge Transfer Processes in Solar-Cell Materials by Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Techniques. High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of Gas-Phase Reaction Intermediates. Spectroscopy and Dynamics Studies of Intramolecular Interactions.
Jagannadh Satyavolu		Biomass Processing and Separation Technologies for Hemicellulose, Cellulose and Lignin Integrated Biorefineries for C5, C6, and Lignin Platform of Products Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Biomass Conversion to Bio-Based Coal and Other Carbon Products Techno-Economic Analysis
Josh Spurgeon		Photoelectrochemistry Photovoltaics Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis Carbon Dioxide Reduction Electrolytic Fuel Synthesis
Gamini Sumanasekera		Novel 2-D Materials and Related Heterostructures Insitu Studies of Electrical and Thermal Properties of Materials Themoelectrics Thermionics Li-ion Batteries/Li-S Batteries/Flow Batteries

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Bruce Alphenaar	Alphenaar Research Lab	Micro/Nano Electronics and Sensors Photovoltaics Energy Harvesting Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Devices
Amir Amini	Medical Imaging Lab	Signal and Image Processing MRI of Flow and Motion Medical Imaging: Ultrasound, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, X-ray CT Medical Image Analysis Bioimaging Modeling and Analysis Image-Based Mechanics
Robert Cohn		Nanofabrication Nanomanipulation Soft Matter Polymers Optics & Optical Information Processing Laser Material Processing Rapid Prototyping with Nanometer Resolution
Aly Farag	CVIP Lab	Model-Based Computer Vision and Image Understanding Active Computer Vision Image Modeling, Segmentation, Registration Object Reconstruction. Biomedical Image Analysis Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) for Lung and Colon Cancers Facial Biometrics Applications of Facial Information Models in Intent Detection and Tele-Learning
Andre Faul		Microelectronics Wireless Communications Antennas RFID Telemetry
Cindy Harnett	Harnett Lab	Biofluid Mechanics and Biotransport Renewable Energy
Tamer Inanc		Autonomous Robotics Control Systems and System Identification (Modeling) Control Systems Applications to Biomedical Problems Personalized Optimal Drug Dosing Optimal Trajectory Generation for UAVs Robust Active Vision Systems 3D Fingerprint Identification and Biometrics
Doug Jackson		RFID Powered Devices Printed Circuit Board Design Wireless Devices & Sensor Integration of Devices with 3D Printing
Hongxiang Li		Wireless Communications Cellular/WiFi/Sensor Networks Internet of Things (IoT) Cyber-Physical Systems Big Data and Machine Learning
Michael McIntyre		Nonlinear Control Applications for Electrical Machinery, Power Electronic Interfaces, Grid Connected Inverters, and Renewable Sources Nonlinear Controllers and Observers for Uncertain Systems Signal Estimation for Nonlinear Systems Real-time Control System Experimentation
Shamus McNamara		MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) Nanotechnology Next Generation Microelectronics Gas Phase Microfluidics Sensors Ultra-Low Power Electronics and Sensors Thermoelectric Materials Micro-Resonators
John Naber		Analog, Digital & RF Integrated Circuit Design RFID Powered Devices Custom Printed Circuit Board Design Wireless Devices & Sensors
Dan Popa		Mobile Robotic Manipulation Physical and Social Human-Robot Interaction Assistive and Service Robotics Soft Robots Neuro-Adaptive Control Micro and Nano Robots Precision Motion Control Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Kevin M. Walsh	MEMS Computer-Aided Design Facility MEMS Testing and Packaging Lab	MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) Nanotechnology No-power Sensors and Bistable Devices Novel 3D Microfabrication Strategies Semiconductors and Microelectronics Engineering Education
Karla Welch		Human-Machine Interaction Machine Learning Cyber-Human Systems: Human-Computer/Human-Robot Interaction Affective Computing: Physiological Signal Processing Adaptive Technology for Individuals with Autism Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Huacheng Zeng		Communications Systems Wireless Networking Wireless Network Security Wireless Systems and Applications
Jacek M. Zurada	Computational Intelligence Lab	Neural Networks: Theory and Applications Deep Learning of 2D/3D imagery Unsupervised Feature Extraction Extraction of Knowledge from Data Explanation Capabilities in Machine Learning Receptive Fields Advancing Technology for Humanity

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Engineering Fundamentals

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Mara Broering		Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Gale J. Crush
Gary Eisenmenger		Construction and Automotive Industries
Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb		Active Learning Classrooms and Pedagogy Educational Technology Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems
James Eugene Lewis		Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems Cryptography Engineering Education Undergraduate Retention Technology (Tablet PCs) used in the Classroom.
Jacqueline McNeil		Engineering Pathways and Retention Nontraditional Students in Engineering Cooperative Educational Programs for Engineering Students Engineering Mathematics
Adrienne Parsons
Patricia A. Stark Ralston		Engineering Education – Improving Student Performance and Retention High Impact Educational Practices – Collaborative Learning and Critical Thinking Interdisciplinary Collaborations – Learning and Motivation Process Modeling, Simulation, and Control
Brian Robinson		Renewable Energy Solar Energy Energy Storage Energy Efficiency Engineering Education
Angela Knight Thompson	iRAP Lab	Injury Biomechanics Pediatric Injury Child Abuse First-Year Engineering Education
Larry D. Tyler		Active Noise Attenuation Curriculum Development Teaching Effectiveness.

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Industrial Engineering

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Suraj M. Alexander		Quality and Reliability Assurance Process Monitoring and Diagnostics Production Systems Design Supply Chain Risk Management Decision Support Systems
Kihwan Bae		Healthcare Simulation Modeling and Analysis Logistics and Transportation Simulation Optimization Capacity Management
Lihui Bai		Linear and Nonlinear Network Flow Optimization Equilibrium Models and Algorithms Multi-Level Optimization Modeling and Algorithm Development for Traffic and Transportation Systems Modeling and Algorithm Development for Supply Chain and Logistics Systems Modeling and Algorithm Development for Smart Grid and Energy Systems Modeling and Algorithm Development for Market-Based Pricing Problems
Kevin Chou		Design and Manufacturing CAD/CAM Mechanics Thermal Science Materials Process Modeling for Advanced Manufacturing Process Metrology Additive Manufacturing
Gail W. Depuy		Manufacturing Logistics Systems Healthcare Process Engineering Experimental Design
Monica Gentili		Combinatorial Optimization Network Flow Problems Health Care System Optimization Distribution and Logistics
Elizabeth Gentry		Decision Analysis Healthcare Process Improvement Engineering Education
Erin Gerber		Logistics and Distribution Experimental Design Operations and Workforce Management Engineering Education
Kevin Gue		Design and Control Logistics Systems Distribution Order Fulfillment Warehousing Material Handling Spatial Modeling Decentralized Control
Arsalan Paleshi		Healthcare Systems Engineering Simulation Modeling Decision analysis
Jason Saleem		Human-Computer Interaction Usability Engineering, Design and Evaluation of Interfaces Health Information Technology Provider-Patient Interaction with respect to Exam Room Computing Integrating Field and Laboratory Methods
John S. Usher		Reliability Engineering Quality Control Facility Design Operations Management
Li Yang		Additive Manufacturing Process Development Design for Additive Manufacturing Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing Technology Lightweight Structure Design Additive Manufacturing Lightweight Structure Supply Chain Modeling of Additive Manufacturing

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Mechanical Engineering

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Sundar Atre		Materials science and engineering 3D printing Materials processing Design for manufacturing Metal and ceramic powders Polymers
Thomas Berfield		Experimental Mechanics Smart Materials Advanced Manufacturing Energy Harvesting Adhesion and Failure of Thin Films Mechanical Behavior of Structures MEMS
Roger D. Bradshaw		Finite Element Analysis Methods Applied to Determination of Material Properties and Structural Characterization Physical Aging and Time-Dependent Response of Polymers and Polymer Matrix Composites Modeling Behavior of Microcantilever Beams Operated as Sensors and Related MEMS Devices
Ellen Gail Brehob		Heat Transfer HVAC Energy Conversion Thermal Modeling
W.G. Cobourn		Air Quality Modeling
Keng Hsu		Scalable Nanomanufacturing Process Development Metal/semiconductor/metal-semicon Hybrid Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage Additive Manufacturing Process Development Engineered Anisotropic Materials by Additive Processes Meso-structure Materials Metamaterials Plasmonics Solid-state Electrochemistry
Kunal Kate		Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D Printing Polymer Composites Processing and Testing Metal 3D Printing Digital Design and Manufacturing Powder Injection Molding Powder-Polymer Processing
Yongsheng Lian	Computational Thermo-Fluid Lab	Computational Fluid Dynamics Multiphase Flow Simulation Drop Impact on Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces 3D Printing Simulation Phase Change Heat Transfer Microgravity Flow
Kevin D. Murphy		Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibrations and Stability Solid Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, and Signal Processing
Gary Osborne
Sam Park		Energy Storage Materials and Systems Electrochemical Power Conversion and Storage Computational Simulation of Power Conversion and Storage Systems UAV/Electric/Hydrogen Electric/Autonomous Intelligent Vehicle: Power Conversion, Sensor, SW Algorithm Advanced Manufacturing: Factory Automation and Sensors Multi-functional Materials: 3D Printing and Digital Textile Printing Health Monitoring: Sensor, Battery, FC, Vehicle, Factory Safety Analysis: FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, ISO 26262
Glen Prater JR		Design Software Development Energy Efficient Vehicles Vehicle Modeling and Simulation Acoustics and Vibration
Peter Quesada		Kinematics and Kinetics of Movement Neuromuscular Activation and Control Postural Balance on Passively Unstable Surfaces and Stable Surfaces Study Populations of Interest Include Elderly Persons Athletic Participants Manufacturing Workers Rehabilitation Participants Neuromuscular Challenged Persons
Srinivasan Rasipuram		Nano-Particle Filtration/Safety Corona Discharge Particle Charging Multi-Physics Modeling Characterization and Distribution of Contact Angle for Nanometer Size Oil Droplets Air Curtains in Open Refrigerated Display Cases Flow Patterns and Heat Transfer off a Vehicle Windshield HVAC, CFD
Christopher Richards		Nonlinear System Identification Experimental Modal Analysis Noise and Vibration Control Mechatronics Dynamics and Control of Unmanned Air Systems
Keith Sharp		Biofluid Mechanics Biotransport Renewable Energy
Hui Wang		Advanced Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion Materials Science, Materials Synthesis Solid-state materials, Superionic conductor Graphene and other 2D materials Renewable energy and sustainability All-solid-state batteries, Li-S batteries, Li-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries Supercapacitors Solar Cells
Stuart Williams	Integrated Microfluidic Systems Lab	Microfluidics Experimental Fluid Dynamics Electrokinetics Colloids and Soft Matter Impedance Spectroscopy

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Micro/Nano Technology Center

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Julia Aebersold	Micro/Nano Technology Center	Microelectromechanical systems Microfluidics Energetics No Power Sensors
Curt McKenna	Micro/Nano Technology Center	Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems Laser Pattern Generation / Photomasks Greyscale Lithography
Evgeniya Moiseeva		Microfluidics Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Material Characterization
Xiaojin Wang		Semiconductor Device Photovoltaic Device MEMS Material Growth

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Rapid Prototyping Center

Researcher	Lab	Research Interest
Timothy Gornet		3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Laser Sintering/Melting of Polymers and Metals Process Control and Optimization Effect of Process Variables on Mechanical Properties In situ Process Monitoring and Process Feedback/Feed Forward Control Materials Research and Development Including High Temperature Polymers Design for Additive Manufacturing Lattice and Lightweighting Simulation Support optimization
Ed Tackett		3D Printing Metal Additive Manufacturing Workforce Education Advanced Manufacturing Multidisciplinary Product Development

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