67 faculty and 0 courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan.
- Thomas Wang, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Internal Medicine; Professor, Biomedical Engineering h-index 207
Biomedical instrument design; imaging systems; micro-optics; bio-MEMS; miniature sensors
- Jing Sun, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Michael G. Parsons Collegiate Professor; Chair, Naval Architecture h-index 107
Control system integration; marine and automotive systems; connected and automated transportation; renewable energy
- Amit Misra, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Materials Science & Engineering h-index 83
Nano mechanics; electron microscopy; laser processed metallic alloys; metallic thin films
- Jing Tang, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 78
Clay Minerals; Critical Minerals; Carbon Capture; Battery; Catalysis; Electrochemistry; Atomic Engineering; Biomaterials
- Young Geun Park, Associate Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering h-index 74
- Jun Ni, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering; Shien-Ming (Sam) Wu Collegiate Professor Emeritus h-index 67
Intelligent Maintenance of Large Industrial Systems; Manufacturing Operations; Precision Engineering; Quality Control
- Anna Stefanopoulou, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Huei Peng Distinguished University Professor; William Clay Ford Professor of Technology h-index 66
- Wei Lu, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Charles M. Vest Collegiate Professor h-index 62
Energy storage and electrochemistry; simulation of nano/microstructure evolution; advanced manufacturing; mechanical properties of advanced materials
- Albert Shih, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Yoram Koren Collegiate Professor; Professor, Biomedical Engineering h-index 60
- Panos Papalambros, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering; James B. Angell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus h-index 59
Design optimization; large scale system synthesis; automotive systems design; eco-design
- Galip Ulsoy, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering; C.D. Mote Jr. Distinguished University Professor Emeritus h-index 55
- Michael Thouless, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Janine Johnson Weins Professor; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor h-index 55
Micromechanics modeling of materials; interfacial fracture mechanics and adhesion; mechanical properties of thin films and coatings
- Dawn Tilbury, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Robotics; Herrick Professor of Engineering h-index 50
Control theory; logic control for manufacturing; networked control systems; modular control systems
- Angela Violi, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Dennis Assanis Collegiate Professor; Associate Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 48
Multiscale simulations; nanoparticle growth and self-assembly; applied chemical kinetics; aerosols; alternative fuels
- Edgar Meyhofer, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Biomedical Engineering h-index 45
- Gabor Orosz, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering h-index 44
- Zheng-Dong Ma, Research Scientist Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering h-index 44
Computational mechanics; flexible multibody dynamics; structural optimization; structural dynamics and structural acoustics
- Jason Siegel, Research Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 43
Battery Modeling; Control and State of Health Estimation; Hybrid Electric Powertrains; fuel cells
- John Young, Associate Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering h-index 41
Heat power; thermodynamics; experiential learning
- Lei Zuo, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering h-index 40
Marine renewable energy; ocean waves; tidal currents; energy harvesting; vibration/dynamics; mechatronics; advanced manufacturing
- Pramod Sangi Reddy, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Materials Science and Engineering h-index 39
Nanoscale charge and energy transport; thermoelectric devices; microscale heat transfer; organic photovoltaics
- Steve Skerlos, J. Reid and Polly Anderson Professor of Manufacturing; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor h-index 39
Environmental and sustainable technology systems; life cycle product design optimization; pollution prevention; membrane filtration
- Xiaoming Mao, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Physics h-index 39
Soft condensed matter; materials physics; statistical mechanics; soft elasticity; self-assembly
- Marc Perlin, Professor Emeritus, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering h-index 39
Nonlinear water-wave dynamics
- Margaret Wooldridge, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Walter J. Weber, Jr. Professor h-index 38
Sustainable and renewable energy; combustion; fluid mechanics; pollution mitigation; reaction kinetics; optical diagnostics
- Alan Wineman, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus h-index 36
Mechanics of continua; nonlinear elasticity and viscoelasticity of polymers; electrorheological fluids
- Kazu Saitou, Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 34
Computational design; structural topology optimization; multi-material; Physics-informed AI for structural and assembly optimization
- Elliott Rouse, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Associate Professor, Robotics h-index 33
Exoskeletons; robotic prostheses; dynamics of human locomotion; biomechanics; human performance augmentation
- Kon-Well Wang, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; A. Galip Ulsoy Distinguished University Professor; Stephen P. Timoshenko Collegiate Professor h-index 32
Structural dynamics and controls; intelligent structures; reconfigurable origami; metamaterials; energy harvesting; structural health monitoring
- Kathleen Sienko, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor h-index 31
Sensory augmentation; rehabilitation engineering; medical device design; engineering design education
- Chenhui Shao, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 30
Smart manufacturing; machine learning; big data analytics; materials joining; robotic additive manufacturing; quality control
- Ramanarayan Vasudevan, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Associate Professor, Robotics h-index 29
Optimization, modeling, design, and control of robotic systems; legged robot locomotion; prosthetic control; autonomous vehicles
- Aaron Towne, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 26
Fluid mechanics; reduced-complexity modeling; data-driven modeling; flow control; aeroacoustics
- Chinedum Okwudire, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Director, University of Michigan Advanced Manufacturing Institute h-index 23
Manufacturing Automation; additive manufacturing; nano-positioning; machining; smart manufacturing systems
- Thomas Swinburne, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 22
Plasticity of metallic alloys; irradiation damage; statistical models; rare event sampling; uncertainty quantification
- Sungmin Nam, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 21
Mechanobiology; Biomaterials; Biomechanics; Medical devices; Mechanotherapy
- Chengzhi Shi, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 19
Physical acoustics; wave propagation; structural acoustics; metamaterials; biomedical ultrasound imaging; therapeutic ultrasound
- Jacinto Ulloa, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 14
Computational mechanics; solid mechanics; micromechanics; metamaterials; data-driven computing; variational methods
- Serife Tol, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 13
Dynamical systems; smart materials; metamaterials; phononic crystals; energy harvesting; wave propagation
- Talia Moore, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Assistant Professor, Robotics h-index 12
Dynamics of terrestrial locomotion; arrhythmic and transient locomotion; bio-inspired design; bio-inspired robotics; soft robotics
- Christopher Vermillion, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 12
Optimal control; tethered systems for wind and marine hydrokinetic energy; connected and autonomous vehicles for fuel economy
- Hongyi Xiao, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 12
Granular materials; solid and fluid mechanics; statistical physics; particle interactions and dynamics; machine-learning informed modeling
- Bogdan Popa, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 10
- Tian Mi, LEO Lecturer III, Mechanical Engineering h-index 7
- Sita Syal, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering h-index 4
Energy justice and equity; sustainable energy and mobility systems; human-centered design; energy policy; cost modeling
- Lauro Ojeda, Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering h-index 3
Inertial sensing; sensor data fusion; Kalman filtering; localization; biomechanics; human gait analysis
- Anchal Sareen, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Assistant Professor, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering h-index 3
Experimental Hydrodynamics; renewable energy harvesting; energy-efficient marine propulsion
- Denislav Nikolov, LEO Lecturer III, Mechanical Engineering h-index 1
- Alan Taub, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Processing, microstructure and properties in materials; lightweight structures for transportation; nano-particle additions to aluminum alloys
- Alex Shorter, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Design, Fabrication, Control and Evaluation of Human Assist Devices; Gait Analysis; Biomechanics
- Bill Schultz, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering; Professor Emeritus, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Extensional rheometry; uretral peristalsis
- Euisik Yoon, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Jeffrey Stein, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering
Systems and control; machine design; physical system modeling; bond graph theory; vehicle dynamics
- Jon Luntz, Associate Research Scientist; Lecturer IV, Mechanical Engineering
Mechamatronic system design methodology; smart materials and structures
- Jwo Pan, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering
Fracture and failure of materials; fatigue testing and modeling; lithium-ion battery; sheet metal forming
- Karen A. Thole, Robert J Vlasic Dean of Engineering; Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Convective heat transfer; turbulent boundary layers; high freestream turbulence; gas turbine heat transfer
- Kenn Oldham, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Micro-mechatronic systems for endoscopic imaging; micro-robotic systems; MEMS modeling and state estimation
- Kevin Pipe, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Engineering
Microscale heat transfer; thermoelectric energy conversion; medical applications of heat transfer
- Krishnan Mahesh, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Richard B. Couch Professor of Naval Architecture; Director Center for Naval Research
High-fidelity simulation of complex, multi-physics, turbulent flows; marine propulsors; multiphase flows; cavitation; hydroacoustics
- Michael Umbriac, LEO Lecturer IV, Mechanical Engineering
Design and Manufacturing pedagogy
- Noel Perkins, Professor Emeritus; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus; Donald T. Greenwood Collegiate Professor Emeritus
Dynamics including vibration and stability; nonlinear dynamics; experimental methods; MEMS inertial sensor applications
- Robert Middleton, Associate Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
Combustion; automotive engines; spark ignited and advanced autoignition combustion modes; CFD; fuel properties and kinetics
- Ulrich Scheven, Associate Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
Quantitative NMR techniques; soft tissue elasticity; fluid flow in porous media
- Venkat Raman, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Computational models for turbulent reacting flows; aircraft and scramjet engines; uncertainty quantification; rotating detonation engines
- Venkat Viswanathan, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Electric aviation; Electric vehicles; Batteries; Scientific machine learning
- Volker Sick, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research; Director, Global CO2 Initiative
CO2-utilization technologies; optical measurement techniques; sustainable energy; climate crisis
- Wenda Tan, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Physics-based modeling for advanced manufacturing; computational fluid dynamics; additive manufacturing; welding; casting
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.