19 faculty and 63 courses in Mechanical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.
- Robert Gao, Chair; Cady Staley Professor of Engineering h-index 74
Professor Gao's research interests are in the areas of signal transduction mechanisms for multi-physics sensing, mechatronic systems design, stochastic modeling, multi-resolution data analysis, and artificial intelligence/machine learning f
Notable: “Deep learning and its applications to machine health monitoring” (2018) · 2,656 citations
- Changyong (Chase) Cao, Assistant Professor h-index 39
Soft (active) Materials, Smart materials & structures, Metamaterials, Bioinspired materials, Multifunctional composites, Programmable materials Soft robotics, Sensors & actuators, Biomedical devices, 3D & 4D printing of multifun
Notable: “Soil Sensors and Plant Wearables for Smart and Precision Agriculture” (2021) · 502 citations
- Yasuhiro Kamotani, Professor Emeritus h-index 31
- Chirag Kharangate, Associate Professor h-index 27
Heat and Mass Transfer, Energy, Thermal Management, Computational Fluid Dynamics in Two-phase Flows Publications View all publications on Google Scholar Qiu, Y., Lee, H., & Kharangate, C. (2020). Computational investiga
- Chengyu Li, Associate Professor h-index 23
Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Immersed-Boundary Method, Data-Driven Reduced Order Modeling, High-Performance Computing, Biomimetic and Bioinspired Flows, Biomedical Flows Awards and Honors Young
Notable: “Computational modeling and validation of human nasal airflow under various breathing conditions” (2017) · 170 citations
- Kathryn Daltorio, Associate Professor h-index 22
Kathryn Daltorio’s robotics research is inspired by animal behaviors that exceed current robot capabilities. She has studied the locomotion of earthworms, decision-making in cockroaches, and climbing in geckos and insects. Her robots won au
Notable: “A small wall-walking robot with compliant, adhesive feet” (2005) · 145 citations
- Uday Hegde, Research Associate Professor h-index 19
- Mohammad Kassemi, Research Professor h-index 18
Notable: “Effect of interfacial turbulence and accommodation coefficient on CFD predictions of pressurization and pressure control in cryogenic storage tank” (2015) · 115 citations
- Jaikrishnan R. Kadambi, Professor Emeritus h-index 15
Notable: “Whole blood viscosity and red blood cell adhesion: Potential biomarkers for targeted and curative therapies in sickle cell disease” (2020) · 72 citations
- Olga Kartuzova, Research Assistant Professor h-index 12
Develops and validates state-of-the-art computational models for Cryogenic Fluid Management systems. Studies multiphase flow, turbulence, spray and heat and mass transfer during pressurization and pressure control stages inside cryogenic st
Notable: “Effect of interfacial turbulence and accommodation coefficient on CFD predictions of pressurization and pressure control in cryogenic storage tank” (2015) · 115 citations
- Steve Hostler, Assistant Professor h-index 10
Thermal management, granular materials, CO2 power and refrigeration cycles Professional Memberships American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Society for Engineering Education Publications Google Scholar Hostler, S., Nayagam, V., &a
Notable: “Thermal conductivity of a clay-based aerogel” (2008) · 137 citations
- Sunniva Collins, Associate Dean; Professor h-index 7
Notable: “Corrosion resistant low temperature carburized SS 316 as bipolar plate material for PEMFC application” (2008) · 54 citations
- Paul Barnhart, Associate Chair; Professor h-index 6
Aerospace system design, high speed propulsion, gas dynamics, shock wave boundary layer interactions, fluid/thermal systems modeling. Education PhD Fluid, Thermal, and Aerospace Sciences Case Western Reserve University 1995 Master of Scienc
Notable: “Effect of Boundary-Layer Bleed Hole Inclination Angle and Scaling on Flow Coefficient Behavior” (2013) · 22 citations
- Dwight Davy, Professor Emeritus
- Jason Bradshaw, Adjunct Instructor
- Joseph M. Mansour, Professor Emeritus
- Ozan Akkus, Kent H. Smith Professor
Creates biologically active and mechanically functional tissue repair systems, and develops chemical imaging instrumentation for noninvasive biomedical and hazard diagnostics. View the Tissue Fabrication and Mechanobiology Lab . Publication
- Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering
Umut A. Gurkan is leading the CASE Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory (CASE-BML). Dr. Gurkan’s research is focused on microcirculation, vascular biology, red blood cells, hemoglobin, cell/gene therapies, and the design
- Ya-Ting Liao, Associate Professor
Improves the accuracy and realism of computational models of combustion, fire, and fire behavior. Designs experiments that provide data for modeling parameters. Uses computational models of fire to predict fire behavior and to characterize
Notable: “Heat and Smoke Emission from Tests on the Saffire IV-VI Experiments” (2026)
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. 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.