Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh University

30 faculty and 40 courses in Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh University.

Faculty

• Alparslan Oztekin, Professor h-index 33
• Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Associate Professor h-index 29
  Centered around motion planning and control of autonomous, intelligent systems. More specifically, he is interested in applications of topological and geometric methods (algebraic/differential topology, differential/discrete geometry) t
• Arindam Banerjee, Paul B. Reinhold Professor and Department Chair h-index 27
  Of his research group lies in: Fluid dynamics in extreme environments: understanding hydrodynamics of inertial confinement fusion, Renewable energy applications: River/Tidal and Wave energy harvesting, and, Computational Pulmonary Therapeut
• Edmund Webb III, Associate Professor h-index 27
• Cristian-Ioan Vasile, Assistant Professor h-index 23
  Formal methods, motion and path planning, distributed and decentralized control, machine learning with applications to robotics, and networked systems and systems biology. Related News Smarter robot planning for the real world Tue
• Keith W. Moored, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies h-index 21
  Related to: Bio-fluids; bio-inspired engineering; unsteady flows; fluid-structure interactions. I have specific interests in unsteady fluid mechanics, biological flying and swimming, vortex dynamics, fluid instability, multiple-body flu
• Nader Motee, Professor h-index 18
  Distributed control systems and real-time robot perception. He is a past recipient of several awards including the 2019 Best SIAM Journal of Control and Optimization Paper Prize, the 2008 AACC Hugo Schuck best paper award, the 2007
• Hannah Dailey, Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair h-index 16
  Computational and experimental biomechanics of fracture fixation and bone healing, fracture nonunion, and mechanics of musculoskeletal tissues. Her group emphasizes imaging-driven engineering approaches to clinical problems in ortho
• Tariq Rafiq, Research Associate Professor h-index 15
• Carlos E. Romero, Research Full Professor and Director, Energy Research Center h-index 15
• Animesh Kundu, Research Associate Professor h-index 15
• A. Emrah Bayrak, Assistant Professor h-index 14
  Es on bridging computational methods and human cognition to develop human-computer collaboration architectures for the design and control of smart products and systems. He is particularly interested in developing artificial intelligence sys
• Xuanjie Wang, Assistant Professor h-index 11
• Meng-Sang Chew, Associate Professor h-index 11
• Christina Viau Haden, Teaching Associate Professor h-index 7
• Jordan Inacio, Teaching Assistant Professor h-index 4
• Aditya Aiyer, Assistant Professor h-index 3
  Ed on the role of microscale droplet dynamics and oceanic turbulence in influencing the fate of oil released during deepwater spills. Related News Aiyer named Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellow Mon, Dec 22, 2025 Lehigh Engin
• David C. Angstadt, Teaching Full Professor
• Ebru Demir, Assistant Professor
• Eugenio Schuster, Professor
• Jianxing Sun, Assistant Professor
• John P. Coulter, Professor
• Luciana Arronche, Teaching Assistant Professor and PSE Program Director
• Michael Lehman, Professor of Practice
• Murat Ozturk, Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Advising
  Mixed boundary value problems, singular integral equations, computational mechanics, solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, finite elements, and wave propagation in solids. Prior to his appointment at Lehigh, Ozturk served as a resear
• Natasha Vermaak, Associate Professor
• Parisa Khodabakhshi, Assistant Professor
  Of interest are Nonlocal mechanics, fracture mechanics, model order reduction, computational mechanics, and multifidelity methods. Related News Physics-based machine learning could unlock better 3D-printed materials Tue, Oct 14, 2025 DOE aw
• Terry J. Hart, Teaching Full Professor
• Valerie Holt, Teaching Associate Professor
• William A. Best, Teaching Full Professor
  The ethical obligations of engineers and how technology is viewed in literature and popular culture. Best was previously co-director of Lehigh’s innovative IDEAS (Integrated Degree in Engineering, Arts and Sciences) honors degree. J

Courses

• Graphics for Engineering Design ME 010
• Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering ME 017
• Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I ME 021
• Thermodynamics I ME 104
• Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II ME 121
• General Aviation Technology and Operations ME 141
• Application of Differential Equations in Mechanical Engineering ME 205
• Mechanical Engineering Laboratory III ME 207
• Capstone Design Project I ME 211
• Capstone Design Project II ME 212
• Engineering Reliability ME 215
• Fluid Mechanics ME 231
• Manufacturing ME 240
• Mechanical Engineering Systems ME 242
• Engineering Vibrations ME 245
• Mechanical Elements ME 252
• Introduction to Aerospace Engineering ME 255
• Thermodynamics II ME 304
• Composite Materials ME 309
• Analysis and Synthesis Of Mechanisms ME 312
• Introduction to Heat Transfer ME 321
• Gas Dynamics ME 322
• Advanced Fluid Mechanics ME 331
• Propulsion Systems ME 333
• Advanced Mechanical Design ME 340
• Mechanical Systems ME 341
• Dynamics of Engineering Systems ME 342
• Control Systems ME 343
• Renewable Energy ME 364
• Mechatronics ME 373
• Integrated Product Development ME 401
• Advanced Thermodynamics ME 420
• Heat and Mass Transfer ME 423
• Linear Systems and Control ME 433
• Robot Motion Planning and Control ME 435
• Mathematical Methods In Engineering I ME 452
• Engineering Project ME 460
• Thesis ME 490
• Dissertation ME 499
• + 1 more courses

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.