27 faculty and 0 courses in Mechanical Engineering at University at Buffalo (SUNY).
- Deborah Chung, SUNY Distinguished Professor h-index 96
Multidisciplinary research and teaching that are focused on materials science and engineering, particularly multifunctional structural materials (with functions including self-sensing, self-powering and vibration damping), electromagnetic s
Notable: “Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of carbon materials” (2001) · 1,849 citations
- Hui Meng, UB Distinguished Professor h-index 57
Biomedical engineering; hemodynamics and vascular biomechanics; advanced laser flow diagnostics; computational fluid dynamics
- Tarunraj Singh, Professor h-index 41
Target tracking; human-vehicle control; optimal control; nonlinear control; dynamics & control of flexible structures
- John Crassidis, Moog Professor of Innovation, SUNY Distinguished Professor h-index 40
Spacecraft attitude determination & control; formation flying guidance & navigation; robust nonlinear control; vehicle attitude dynamics
Notable: “Survey of Nonlinear Attitude Estimation Methods” (2006) · 1,085 citations
- Kemper E. Lewis, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Professor h-index 33
Large-Scale Systems Design, Design Analytics, Collaborative Design Methods, Decentralized Design, Decision Theory, Decision Networks, Additive Manufacturing, Multiobjective Optimization, Machine Learning for Design and Manufacturing
Notable: “Blockchain for the future of sustainable supply chain management in Industry 4.0” (2020) · 843 citations
- Gary Dargush, Professor h-index 32
Computational and applied mechanics; size-dependent and multi-physics mechanics; boundary element methods; finite element methods; thermomechanics; computational fluid dynamics; structural dynamics and earthquake engineering
Notable: “Couple stress theory for solids” (2011) · 556 citations
- Souma Chowdhury, Associate Professor h-index 31
Nature inspired computing (evolutionary, swarm, and neural algorithms) for design and AI; metamodeling and multi-fidelity optimization; MINLP; swarm systems and swarm-bots; autonomous systems; and unmanned aerial vehicles
Notable: “Unrestricted wind farm layout optimization (UWFLO): Investigating key factors influencing the maximum power generation” (2011) · 338 citations
- Francine Battaglia, Professor, Chair h-index 30
Computational fluid dynamics; building energy utilization and renewable/alternative energy; turbulent multiphase and reacting flows
Notable: “Effects of using two- versus three-dimensional computational modeling of fluidized beds” (2007) · 160 citations
- Sangwoo Shin, Associate Professor h-index 29
Complex fluids and soft matter; transport phenomena; micro/nanofluidics; electrokinetics; drug delivery; bioseparation; bacterial motility; hydrocarbon recovery
- Mostafa Nouh, Professor h-index 25
Structural dynamics; acoustics; vibration damping and control; smart materials; energy harvesting; metamaterials and periodic structures
- Ehsan Esfahani, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies h-index 19
Artificial intelligence in design and engineering; interactive CAD interfaces; brain computer interfaces; human-machine interactions; bipedal locomotion (human and humanoids); bio-robotics and mechatronics
Notable: “Multisensor Wireless System for Eccentricity and Bearing Fault Detection in Induction Motors” (2013) · 162 citations
- Paul DesJardin, Professor h-index 16
Multiphase reacting flows; propulsion; fire and combustion; computational fluid dynamics; fluid- structure simulation
- Javid Bayandor, Associate Professor h-index 15
Space explorations and mission design; collision dynamics and crashworthiness; aerospace conceptual design; space physics; ballistics; bioinspired robotics; advanced aerospace structures; fluid-structure interactive systems
Notable: “Compression and post-buckling damage growth and collapse analysis of flat composite stiffened panels” (2008) · 117 citations
- Matthew Ringuette, Associate Professor h-index 14
Experimental fluid mechanics; vortex dynamics; unsteady aerodynamics; bio-inspired propulsion with applications to autonomous air and underwater vehicles; fluid-structure interactions; and high-speed flow
- Chaozhe He, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Notable: “Experimental validation of connected automated vehicle design among human-driven vehicles” (2018) · 197 citations
- Eleonora Botta, Associate Professor h-index 12
Dynamics and control of space tethers and large flexible space structures, active debris removal, collision detection and avoidance, spacecraft dynamics
Notable: “Contact Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of Tether Nets for Space-Debris Capture” (2016) · 119 citations
- Ryan St. Pierre, Assistant Professor h-index 12
Microrobots, insect biomechanics, and MEMS
Notable: “Beyond power amplification: latch-mediated spring actuation is an emerging framework for the study of diverse elastic systems” (2019) · 155 citations
- David Salac, Associate Professor h-index 11
Computational fluid dynamics; material systems with moving interfaces; numerical methods; directed self-assembly; high performance computing
Notable: “A level set projection model of lipid vesicles in general flows” (2011) · 75 citations
- Xin Yong, Associate Professor h-index 3
Notable: “Internal force analysis of the resistance unit of frame-truss composite wall” (2021) · 6 citations
- Craig Snoeyink, Associate Professor
Microfluidics; micro-particle tracking/particle image velocimetry; super-resolution imaging; biomedical imaging
- Danial Faghihi, Associate Professor
Multiscale and multiphysics computational modeling; data-driven predictive modeling; model validation and uncertainty quantification; advanced manufacturing; tumor growth and treatment
- Hyeongyun Cha, Assistant Professor
Phase change heat transfer, micro/nanoengineered materials, interfacial phenomena, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems, data-driven design.
- James Chen, Associate Professor
Fundamental theories and numerical simulation for different physical problems across multiple spatial and temporal scale; turbulence; triboelectricity; atomistic simulation; continuum mechanics; applied mathematics; multiscale simulation Co
- Jiaoyan Li, Assistant Professor
Multiscale modeling from atom to continuum, computational mechanics and high performance computing, with applications to nano-/bio-/energy systems
- Jun Liu, Assistant Professor
Advanced energy materials; Nano/micro-mechanics; Self-powered electronics and systems; Nanotechnology; Scanning probe microscopy (SPM
- Ketki Lichade, Assistant Professor
- Melur K. Ramasubramanian, Professor
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.