60 faculty and 0 courses in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University.
- Jie Liu, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Chemistry h-index 152
Focusing on the chemistry and material science of nanoscale materials. Specific topics in his current research program include: Self-assembly of nanostructures; Preparation and chemical functionalization of single nwalled carbon nanotub
Notable: “Fullerene Pipes” (1998) · 2,880 citations
- Miaofang Chi, Professor h-index 98
On designing better materials by advancing our knowledge of the behavior of atoms, electrons, and ions in materials using novel electron microscopy, for applications in energy, sustainability, and microelectronics. Education Ph.D. Univer
Notable: “Highly Crystalline Multimetallic Nanoframes with Three-Dimensional Electrocatalytic Surfaces” (2014) · 2,759 citations
- Stefano Curtarolo, Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School Distinguished Professor h-index 72
Artificial Intelligence Materials Science; Autonomous Materials Design; Computational materials science; High-Entropy Disordered Systems; Materials for Energy Applications; Materials for Aerospace Applications. Prof. Curtarolo multidiscipli
- Cate Brinson, Sharon C. and Harold L. Yoh III Distinguished Professor h-index 72
Notable: “Functionalized graphene sheets for polymer nanocomposites” (2008) · 3,459 citations
- Earl Dowell, William Holland Hall Distinguished Professor h-index 71
Notable: “MODELING OF FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION” (2001) · 655 citations
- Matthew L Becker, Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor of Chemistry h-index 61
Polymer chemistry; bioconjugate chemistry; molecular imaging and additive manufacturing; materials for bone, soft tissue, neural and vascular tissue engineering; drug and protein delivery; degradable materials for flexible electronics Bio T
Notable: “Interaction of Gold Nanoparticles with Common Human Blood Proteins” (2009) · 972 citations
- Volker Blum, Rooney Family Associate Professor h-index 57
- Kenneth C Hall, Julian Francis Abele Distinguished Professor h-index 46
Unsteady aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity of turbomachinery and aerospace vehicles. Novel approaches to modeling complex physical phenomena using computational fluid dynamics. Optimization and sensitivity analysis. Flui
Notable: “Computation of Unsteady Nonlinear Flows in Cascades Using a Harmonic Balance Technique” (2002) · 717 citations
- John Dolbow, Professor h-index 45
Modeling quasi-static and dynamic fracture of structural components, the evolution of interfaces with nonlinear constitutive laws, and developing models for stimulus-responsive hydrogels Bio Professor John E. Dolbow came to Duke University
Notable: “A finite element method for crack growth without remeshing” (1999) · 6,222 citations
- Olivier Delaire, Associate Professor h-index 43
- Brian Mann, Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science h-index 41
Nonlinear dynamics and vibration utilizing analytical, numerical, and experimental techniques. Fundamental investigations of phenomenon and application areas where dynamical systems theory plays an important role. Education B.S. University
Notable: “Nonlinear dynamics for broadband energy harvesting: Investigation of a bistable piezoelectric inertial generator” (2010) · 972 citations
- Natalia Litchinitser, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering h-index 40
- Miroslav Pajic, Director of Master's Studies, Professor in ECE h-index 33
Notable: “Robustness of attack-resilient state estimators” (2014) · 237 citations
- Henri P Gavin, W.H. Gardner Jr. Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering h-index 27
Notable: “High-order limit state functions in the response surface method for structural reliability analysis” (2007) · 269 citations
- Leanne M Gilbertson, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering h-index 26
My research focuses on developing new materials to tackle environmental challenges. I study fundamental science underlying interactions of the materials my group develops with(in) environmental interfaces, such as microbes, plants, and soil
Notable: “Opportunities and challenges for nanotechnology in the agri-tech revolution” (2019) · 1,014 citations
- Boyuan Chen, Strategic Advisor for Robotics h-index 24
Notable: “SpatialVLM: Endowing Vision-Language Models with Spatial Reasoning Capabilities” (2024) · 165 citations
- Nico Hotz, MEMS Director of Undergraduate Studies h-index 17
Interfacial transport phenomena and thermodynamics in energy technology, including phenomena at the micro- and nanoscale. Thermodynamics aspects of photovoltaics, novel sustainable energy conversion technologies, and chemical reactions are
Notable: “A micro-solid oxide fuel cell system as battery replacement” (2007) · 215 citations
- Bavand Keshavarz, Assistant Professor h-index 16
Mechanics of Soft Materials, Bioinspired Hydrogels, Metal-Coordination Networks, Fluid Dynamics of Complex Fluids in Fragmentation and Capillary Phenomena, Mechanical Spectroscopy of Soft
- Josiah Knight, Strategic Advisor h-index 15
Fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and dynamics Bio Josiah Knight, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is Co-Director of the Energy and Environment Certificate, a program that prepares students to confront complex pr
Notable: “Wood Energy in America” (2009) · 87 citations
- Sara Haravifard, William M. Fairbank Associate Professor of Physics h-index 13
Exploring novel collective phenomena in quantum materials by means of neutron and x-ray scattering techniques; Investigating quantum critical phenomena at extreme environmental conditions of ultra-low temperature, high magnetic field, and h
- George Delagrammatikas, Professor of the Practice h-index 11
Notable: “Target cascading in vehicle redesign: a class VI truck study” (2002) · 123 citations
- Xianyi Cheng, Assistant Professor h-index 9
Notable: “Contact Mode Guided Motion Planning for Quasidynamic Dexterous Manipulation in 3D” (2022) · 34 citations
- Michael Richard Gustafson, ECE Director of Undergraduate Studies h-index 7
Notable: “In Vitro Comparison of a Novel Single Probe Dual-Energy Lithotripter to Current Devices” (2018) · 31 citations
- Kip Coonley, Assistant Professor of the Practice h-index 6
Notable: “Enhanced thermoelectric performance in PbTe-based superlattice structures from reduction of lattice thermal conductivity” (2005) · 169 citations
- Genevieve Lipp, Assistant Professor of the Practice h-index 3
Notable: “On the comparison of semi-analytical methods for the stability analysis of delay differential equations” (2012) · 22 citations
- Robert Alan Hickman, Adjunct Assistant Professor h-index 3
The design of Space Systems, including lauch vehicles, satellites, & ground systems. Serving as PI for Electric Resistance Thermal propulsion Bio Provides 43 years of experience in the design and operation of space systems to assist stu
Notable: “Randomized, double-blind comparison of famotidine with ranitidine in treatment of acute, benign gastric ulcer disease” (1989) · 15 citations
- Sophia Santillan, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Professor of the Practice in MEMS h-index 3
Engineering education, nonlinear systems, structural mechanics and numerical methods. Bio I'm an Associate Professor of the Practice, teaching some required courses for the MEMS major. My research areas are: structural mechanics, nonlinear
Notable: “Tracking Skills Development and Self-efficacy in a New First-year Engineering Design Course” (2020) · 5 citations
- David Mitzi, Simon Family Distinguished Professor h-index 2
Notable: “Report from the third workshop on future directions of solid-state chemistry: The status of solid-state chemistry and its impact in the physical sciences” (2007) · 75 citations
- Jeff Glass, Hogg Family Director of Engineering Management & Entrepreneurship h-index 2
Notable: “Some physical properties of certain iron oxides” (1936) · 12 citations
- Adrian Bejan, J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering h-index 1
Notable: “Mechanical Engineering Series” (2001) · 18 citations
- Joanna Deaton Bertram, Assistant Professor h-index 1
Advancing the mechanical design and control of medical robotic systems, including continuum robotics, with a special interest in image and sensor feedback, integrated sensor design, robotic system modeling and control, utilization of smart
Notable: “Tutorial: Nitinol and Tungsten Tendon Attachment Techniques for Steerable Continuum Robots” (2024) · 2 citations
- Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Associate Dean for Community-Based Innovation, Professor of ECE
- Alec Gallimore, Provost of Duke University
- Amanda Randles, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical simulation and high-performance computing Bio My research in biomedical simulation and high-performance computing focuses on the development of new computational tools that we use to provide insight into the localization and deve
Notable: “Data from: Predicting Pulmonary Artery Pressure using a 1D-Digital Twin Framework in Heart Failure” (2026)
- Andrew D Jones, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
We study transport at biological interfaces. This includes developing tools to treat biofilms responsible for vascular graft infections, skin infections, water borne diseases, and mold in buildings after floods. Bio Dr. Jones' researc
- Ashutosh Chilkoti, Alan L. Kaganov Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Focused on biomolecular materials and biointerface science and emphasizes the development of applications that span the range from bioseparations, biosensors, biomaterials, and targeted drug delivery. Bio Ashutosh Chilkoti is the Alan L. Ka
- Chris Douglas, Assistant Professor
Energy conversion and pollutant emissions abatement, with particular attention to alternative energy carriers like hydrogen and ammonia. Education B.S. Bradley University, 2014 Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021 Positions A
- Christine Payne, Donald M. Alstadt Chair of MEMS, Yoh Family Professor
Molecular mechanisms by which cells interact with nanomaterials with applications in nanomedicine and environmental exposures Bio Christine Payne is the Donald M. Alstadt Chair of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mat
- Christoph F. Schmidt, Hertha Sponer Distinguished Professor of Physics
- Chuan-Hua Chen, Associate Professor
Experimental and theoretical research coupling physicochemical hydrodynamics with interfacial engineering Bio Chuan-Hua Chen's research interests lie in experimental and theoretical investigations of small-scale physicochemical hydrodynamic
- Courtney Rory Goodwin, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
- Gaurav Arya, Professor
Molecular modeling, molecular simulations, statistical mechanics, coarse-graining, machine learning, polymer and colloidal physics, polymer-nanoparticle composites, chromatin biophysics, DNA nanotechnology, viral DNA packaging, single-molec
- Guglielmo Scovazzi, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Finite element methods, computational fluid and solid mechanics, multiphase porous media flows, computational methods for fluid and solid materials under extreme load conditions, turbulent flow computations, instability phenomena. Bio Gugli
- Hossein Salahshoor, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired systems, brain mechanics, data-driven methods, advanced (meta)materials and (meta)structures, material design, and mathematics of materials and structures. Bio Professor (Amir)Hossein Salahshoor came
- Johann Guilleminot, Paul Ruffin Scarborough Associate Professor
Computational mechanics, mechanics of heterogeneous materials, molecular dynamics simulations and atomistic-to-continuum coupling, stochastic solvers, statistical inverse problem and model validation, stochastic analysis, uncertainty quanti
- John H. Reif, A. Hollis Edens Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
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- Ken Gall, Professor
Materials science, mechanical properties, metals and polymers. Specialties: Shape memory materials, biomaterials, 3D printing. Bio Professor Gallu2019s research aims to develop a fundamental understanding of the relationship between the pro
- Krithika Swaminathan, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
- Leila Bridgeman, Assistant Professor
Robust and optimal control, linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), model predictive control (MPC), delayed systems, input-output stability, passivity. Bio Leila Bridgeman joined Duke as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mater
- Linda Franzoni, Professor of the Practice
Acoustics of enclosures, underwater acoustics, structural dynamics and vibration. Bio Professor Franzoni's research areas include: acoustics, and structural dynamics and vibration. Practical applications of this work include: acoustics
- Michael Rubinstein, Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor
Polymer theory and computer simulations Bio The research of the Rubinstein group is in the field of polymer theory and computer simulations. The unique properties of polymeric systems are due to the size, topology and interactions of the mo
- Michela Geri, Assistant Professor
Mechanics of multi-phase materials - Soft and hard matter - Coupling of mechanics with thermodynamic, kinematic and chemical conditions - Particulate materials/structured fluids - Novel experimental methods - Theoretical Modeling Bio We are
- Patrick James Codd, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
- Piotr Marszalek, Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Investigating relationships between structural and mechanical properties of biopolymers (polysaccharides, DNA, proteins), at a single molecule level. Bio My research focuses on investigating relationships between structural and mechanical p
- Rebecca Simmons, Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
- Siobhan Rigby Oca, Director of Master's Studies, Assistant Professor of the Practice in MEMS
Robotics Education, Medical Robotics, Human Robot Interaction, Engineering Education Bio Siobhan Oca's research focusses on medical robotics and robotics education. Specifically, she is interested in developing safe and effective autonomous
- Tony Jun Huang, William Bevan Distinguished Professor
- Walter Neal Simmons, Gendell Family Professor of the Practice
- Wilkins Aquino, Professor
Computational mechanics, finite element methods, computational inverse problems and their applications in engineering and biomedicine, scientific computing, computational acoustics and acoustics-structure interaction, coupled chemo-mechanic
- Xiaoyue Ni, Assistant Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
Flexible electronics, precision measurement, non-destructive testing, deformation physics of random media, mechanical metamaterials, robotic materials and smart structures, machine learning Bio The Ni group aims to realize human-oriented ma
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.