33 faculty and 0 courses in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
- Chen Li, Associate Professor h-index 87
Terradynamics, Locomotion, Comparative biomechanics, Biorobotics, Robophysics
- Charles Meneveau, Louis M. Sardella Professor in Mechanical Engineering h-index 75
Large eddy simulation, Turbulence research and modeling, Fractals, Fluid flow processes, Wind energy, Environmental transport, Wall-bounded flows
- Kaliat (K.T.) Ramesh, Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Professor of Science and Engineering h-index 71
Materials in extreme conditions, Impact mechanics, Planetary impact, Astrobiology and planetary protection, Injury biomechanics, Hypervelocity impact and hypersonics, AI in mechanics and materials
- Rajat Mittal, Professor h-index 68
Computational fluid dynamics, Low Reynolds number aerodynamics, biomedical flows, active flow control, LES/DNS, Immersed Boundary Methods, fluid dynamics of locomotion
- Gretar Tryggvason, Department Head and Charles A. Miller, Jr. Distinguished Professor h-index 65
Computations of multiphase flows, Direct numerical simulations of complex multiphase flows including heat transfer, boiling, cavitation, solidification, surfactants, and reactions
- Julie Lundquist, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor h-index 65
Atmospheric science and wind energy, Large-eddy simulation, Numerical weather prediction, Turbulence, Atmosphere-ocean coupling
- Joseph Katz, William F. Ward Sr. Distinguished Professor h-index 62
Experimental fluid mechanics, Cavitation phenomena and multiphase flow, Turbulence, Optical flow diagnostics techniques
- Tza-Huei (Jeff) Wang, Louis M. Sardella Professor h-index 57
BioMEMS and microfluidics, Single molecule manipulation and detection, Nano/micro scale fabrication, Conformational dynamics of biomolecules
- Sean Sun, Professor h-index 52
Mechanobiology of the cell Cell mechanics and Cell migration Physiological Systems Quantitative Cell Biology Biomechanics and Biophysics Sean Sun is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Whiting School of Engineerin
- Yun Chen, Associate Professor h-index 50
Cancer, imaging, mechanobiology, quantum biotechnology, biomaterials, tissue engineering
- Noah Cowan, Professor h-index 41
Neuromechanics Robotics Neuroscience Locomotion Motor control Noah Cowan’s cutting-edge research on mechanics and control in animals and machines—the neuromechanics of motion—is at the nexus of neuroscience and engineering. His innovations
- Tamer Zaki, Professor h-index 41
Transitional and turbulent shear flows, Two-fluid shear flows, Turbulence
- Jaafar El-Awady, Professor h-index 37
Multiscale materials modeling, damage and fracture mechanisms of materials in mechanical design, material degradation in extreme environments, nano-materials and structures
- Axel Krieger, Associate Professor and Carol Croft Linde Faculty Scholar h-index 35
Research and development of surgical robotic systems, robotic tools, and laparoscopic devices; autonomous robotic surgery; 3D printed patient-specific implants
- Soojung Claire Hur, Assistant Professor h-index 30
Inertial microfluidics, Nonlinear fluid dynamics, Multiphase flow, Cellular biophysics, Cell mechanics, Personalized medicine
- Rui Ni, Associate Professor h-index 30
Experimental fluid mechanics, Turbulence and turbulent multiphase flow, Dusty flow and particle-laden flow, Environmental fluid dynamics, Lagrangian particle tracking
- Marin Kobilarov, Associate Professor h-index 24
Intelligent robotic vehicles Dynamics and control of mechanical systems Marin Kobilarov, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, develops intelligent robotic vehicles that can perceive, navigate, and accomplish challenging tasks i
- Ryan Hurley, Associate Professor h-index 20
3D materials characterization, Concrete, Geologic materials, Impact and wave propagation, Lattice materials, Mesoscale and multiscale materials modeling
- Jeremy D. Brown, John C. Malone Associate Professor h-index 18
Haptic feedback Upper-limb prosthetics Surgical robotics Rehabilitation robotics Human-machine interaction Jeremy D. Brown, the John C. Malone Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, explores the interface between h
- Shinuo Weng, Assistant Professor h-index 16
Multiscale mechanobiology, Tissue morphogenesis, Collective cell movement, Cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions
- Thao (Vicky) Nguyen, Professor h-index 16
Biomechanics, Polymers, Soft Active Material, Fracture Mechanics
- Abhishek Cauligi, Assistant Professor h-index 11
Spacecraft robotics, Learning-based control, Optimal control, Trajectory optimization, Motion planning
- Jill Middendorf, Assistant Professor h-index 10
Biomechanics, Buckling, Failure Mechanics, Tissue Engineering
- Kevin Hemker, Alonzo G. Decker Professor h-index 2
Materials science and engineering, Materials characterization, Architected materials, 3D materials
- David Kraemer, Associate Teaching Professor
Fluid-structure interaction, Dynamic systems, Ocean wave energy conversion, Engineering pedagogy
- Dennice Gayme, Professor
Wall Bounded Turbulent Flow, Wind Farm Modeling and Control, Stability and Performance Networks, Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
- Ishan Barman, Professor
Bioengineering, optics and spectroscopy, developing integrative photonics solutions to complex problems in biological research and medical diagnosis
- James Bellingham, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Executive Director, Institute for Assured Autonomy
Development of small, high-performance autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs
- Jin Seob Kim, Associate Teaching Professor
Es on sensor-based modeling of flexible needles with optical sensors; computational modeling of biological systems including macromolecular assemblies; and application of non-commutative harmonic analysis to information fusion. He did postdoctoral work at the
- Joseph Moore, Assistant Professor
Aerial Robots, Computational Control, Learning-based Control, Multi-modal Systems, Optimization, Robotic Agility
- Louis Whitcomb, Professor
Control Systems, Underwater Robotics, Industrial and Medical Robotics
- Rich Bauernschub, Lecturer
- Steven Marra, Teaching Professor
Mechanical engineering undergraduate curriculum, Undergraduate laboratories, Mechanical design, Biomechanics
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 2026-07-01.