45 faculty and 0 courses in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University.
- Yang Guo, Associate Professor h-index 46
To understand large-strain plastic deformation, including plastic instability, ductile fracture, plastic flow control and deformation-microstructure-property relationship, with the emphasis on the applications in a wide range of processe
Notable: “Review of catalytic supercritical water gasification for hydrogen production from biomass” (2009) · 560 citations
- Xinpeng Zhao, Assistant Professor h-index 37
Notable: “Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels” (2018) · 2,053 citations
- Zhaojian Li, Red Cedar Distinguished Associate Professor h-index 34
Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles, Intelligent Transportation System, Reinforcement Learning, Vehicle Dynamics, and Optimal Control. Education Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2015 M.S., Aerospa
Notable: “Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Large-Scale Traffic Signal Control” (2019) · 980 citations
- Manoochehr Koochesfahani, University Distinguished Professor h-index 34
Turbulent Shear Flows and Turbulent Mixing Unsteady Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Optical Diagnostics Techniques Molecular Tagging Diagnostics Quantum Dot Imaging of Fluid Flow Selected Publications Bohl, D.G. and Koochesfahani, M.M., &q
- Rajiv Ranganathan, Associate Professor h-index 33
Biomechanics of Human Movement Motor Learning and Control Rehabilitation Robotics Research Lab Motor Learning and Rehabilitation Engineering Lab ResearchGate ResearchGate (Publications) View All Publications MSU Scholar MSU Scholars (Public
Notable: “Kinetic Comparison among the Fastball, Curveball, Change-up, and Slider in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers” (2005) · 296 citations
- Guoming Zhu, Gardner Endowed Chair In Automotive Engineering h-index 31
Notable: “In vivo degradation of a poly(propylene fumarate)/?-tricalcium phosphate injectable composite scaffold” (1998) · 225 citations
- Nelson Sepulveda Alancastro, Chairperson, Professor h-index 30
Micro and nanometer-sized sensors and actuators (or transducers), characterization of smart and multifunctional materials and their integration in microsystems. Education Ph.D. - Michigan State University - 2005 M.S. - Michigan State Un
Notable: “Nanogenerator-based dual-functional and self-powered thin patch loudspeaker or microphone for flexible electronics” (2017) · 251 citations
- Minami Yoda, Chairperson, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor h-index 29
Fluid mechanics and optical techniques include super-resolution imaging, boiling heat transfer, and the thermal-fluids of high heat flux plasma-facing components for magnetic fusion energy. She is a Fellow of American Nuclear Society (AN
- Elisa Toulson, Associate Professor h-index 29
Combustion Ignition Alternative Fuels Thermodynamics Internal Combustion Engines ResearchGate ResearchGate (Publications) Selected Publications M. Gholamisherri, I. S. Wichman, E. Toulson, A Study of the Turbulent Jet Flow Field in a Methan
Notable: “A Review of Pre-Chamber Initiated Jet Ignition Combustion Systems” (2010) · 415 citations
- Farhad Jaberi, Professor h-index 29
Thermal-Fluid Science and Engineering Turbulence Mixing and Reaction Large-Scale and High-Performance Computations Statistical Modeling Multiphase Transport Propulsion Micro-Scale Transport and Combustion Selected Publications A. Validi, H.
- Indrek Wichman, Professor h-index 29
Combustion Theory Experiment and Simulations Flame and Fire Spread Flame Surface Interaction Ignition and Quenching Modeling of Complex Gas and Solid Phase Processes ResearchGate ResearchGate (Publications) Selected Publications Nguyen, Y.
- Thomas Pence, Professor h-index 28
Analytical and computational modeling, highly deformable solids (rubbers, polymers, gels, tissues, biotissue, complex soft media), failure of composites, shape memory stents and soft tissue biomechanics. Dr. Pence was attracted to s
- Daniel Segalman, Professor h-index 26
Notable: “A model for viscoelastic fluid behavior which allows non-affine deformation” (1977) · 480 citations
- Harold Schock, Professor h-index 25
Thermodynamics Combustion Optical Diagnostics Turbulence Internal Combustion Engines Research Lab Automotive Research Experiment Station ResearchGate ResearchGate (Publications) Selected Publications "The Effect of Milling Time and Gri
Notable: “A Review of Pre-Chamber Initiated Jet Ignition Combustion Systems” (2010) · 415 citations
- Kaixiang Zhang, Assistant Professor h-index 21
Notable: “The assessment of landslide susceptibility mapping using random forest and decision tree methods in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, China” (2017) · 197 citations
- Giles Brereton, Associate Professor h-index 19
Giles Brereton conducts experiments on biofuel sprays in which he processes laser-light signals scattered from many droplets within the spray to deduce the sizes of the droplets and their statistical distribution. In companion studies, Dr
- Ahmed Naguib, Professor h-index 18
In the areas of experimental fluid dynamics, particularly in the field of turbulence and transition physics and control, development of innovative sensors for wall-pressure and wall-shear-stress measurements using conventional and MEMS
- Siva Nadimpalli, Associate Professor h-index 18
In the broad area of experimental solids mechanics and fracture mechanics. His current research focus is to understand mechanical and electrochemical behavior of various battery electrode materials by using in situ experimental methods.
Notable: “Fracture resistance measurement of fused deposition modeling 3D printed polymers” (2017) · 239 citations
- Haseung Chung, Associate Professor h-index 18
Es on the development of a new integrated manufacturing system to fabricate the product having very complex geometries most efficiently. First, the product will be decomposed based on its geometry. A relatively simple geometry can be machin
Notable: “Processing and properties of glass bead particulate-filled functionally graded Nylon-11 composites produced by selective laser sintering” (2006) · 240 citations
- Tamara Reid Bush, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor h-index 17
Biomedical Mechanics of Seating Hand Function Musculoskeletal Dysfunction Pressure Ulcers Soft Tissue Responses to Loading Research Lab Biomechanical Design Research Laboratory (BDRL) Selected Publications J Scott, B Sheridan, R Andrus, N M
Notable: “Lignin content versus syringyl to guaiacyl ratio amongst poplars” (2008) · 98 citations
- Andre Benard, Professor h-index 17
Sustainable manufacturing and materials processing, multiphase flow and heat transfer (liquid/liquid and solid/liquid mixtures), and the design and modeling of new separation and processing equipment. He works on developing technolo
Notable: “Solar desalination chimneys: Investigation on the feasibility of integrating solar chimneys with humidification–dehumidification systems” (2022) · 76 citations
- Yoichiro Tsurimaki, Assistant Professor h-index 15
- Junlin Yuan, Associate Professor h-index 15
Non-Equilibrium Turbulence Wall Roughness Wall Permeability Turbulence-Induced Noise Fluid-Structure Interaction Research Lab Turbulence Simulation & Modeling Lab ResearchGate ResearchGate (Publications) Selected Publications M. Aghaei
- Norbert Mueller, Professor h-index 14
Turbomachinery Centrifugal Compressors Wave Rotors Refrigeration and HVAC with Natural Refrigerants Micro-Fabricated Energy Systems such as Brayton and Rankine Cycle Devices Heat Exchangers and Fuel Cells with Integrated Nano Sensors High-S
Notable: “A Review of Wave Rotor Technology and Its Applications” (2006) · 172 citations
- Wei-Che Tai, Associate Professor h-index 13
Focus on dynamics and vibration, and smart structures and energy harvesting. His current research activities include rotor dynamics, nonlinear dynamics and vibration, and nonlinear energy harvesting. Some applications include developing ene
Notable: “Optimal tuned inerter dampers for performance enhancement of vibration isolation” (2019) · 112 citations
- David Olson, Assistant Professor h-index 11
Cover a broad range of fluid dynamics with a particular focus on unsteady and low-speed aerodynamics. Furthermore, he develops non-intrusive optical-based experimental techniques for fluid dynamics. Education Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, M
Notable: “Progressive supranuclear palsy” (1994) · 120 citations
- Geoffrey Recktenwald, Senior Specialist - Teacher h-index 6
Vibrations and Stability Methods Development Modeling Radiation Transport Google Scholar Google Scholar (Publications) Awards 2021 Recipient of the ME Withrow Teaching Award News Feb 20, 2025 MSU College of Engineering recognizes 18 for exc
Notable: “Coexistence phenomenon in autoparametric excitation of two degree of freedom systems” (2005) · 19 citations
- Ricardo Mejia-Alvarez, Associate Professor h-index 2
Laboratory for the Physics of Living Tissue Under Severe Interactions (PLUTSI) uses high-resolution three-dimensional ultrahigh-speed imaging techniques and complex dynamic loading of brain tissue, cell cultures, and surrogate models of th
Notable: “Dinámica de fluidos computacional aplicada al estudio de regeneradores térmicos” (2004) · 5 citations
- Bei Fan, Assistant Professor
Cover broad areas including thermal fluid science, electrokinetics, experimental fluid mechanics, energy conversion, desalination, microfluidics and micro/nano fabrication. Education Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of
- Brian Feeny, Professor
Dynamics and Vibration Nonlinear Dynamics Chaos Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Friction Dynamics Waves System Identification Windmill Blade Dynamics Vibrations of Sports Equipment Vibrations of Power Tools Vibration Absorbers Bio-Locomotio
- Gary Cloud, University Distinguished Professor
Experimental Mechanics Optical Techniques in Strain Measurement Fracture Fasteners Mechanics of Composite Materials Selected Publications Dejardin, L.M., Arnoczky, S.P., and Cloud, G.L., "Determination of Strain Patterns in the Normal
- Hamidreza Modares, Associate Professor
Control and security of cyber-physical systems, machine learning in control, distributed control of multi-agent systems, and robotics. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. Education
- Hongtao Zhong, Assistant Professor
Es on understanding, modeling, and controlling novel chemical transformations. Technical contribution areas include low-temperature plasma sources, plasma chemistry, laser diagnostics, and new concepts in combustion. Education Ph.D., Mechan
- Huazhen Fang, Associate Professor
Dynamic Systems and Control. I received my M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada in 2009. Before that, I did my undergraduate studies at Northwestern Polytechnic University, Xi’an, China
- Katherine Stevenson, Senior Specialist - Teacher
- Lei Fan, Assistant Professor
- Lik-Chuan Lee, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Professor
Continuum Mechanics Computational Mechanics Finite Element Method Computational Cardiovascular Mechanics Cardiac Remodeling Cardiac Electro-Mechanics Research Lab Computational Biomechanics ResearchGate ResearchGate (Publications) View All
- Mohsen Zayernouri, Associate Professor
Numerical Analysis Uncertainty Quantification and Statistical Learning Fractional LES Turbulence Modeling Anomalous Transport Multiscale Material Failure Modeling Research Lab FMATH Group ResearchGate ResearchGate (Publications) Selected Pu
- Neil Wright, Associate Professor
Heat Transfer Thermophysical Property Measurement Parameter Estimation Thermal Biology Selected Publications Pence, T.J., Monroe, R.J., and N. T. Wright, 2008, "On the computation of stress in affine versus non-affine fibril kinematics
- Nevzat Bircan Bugdayci, Assistant Professor
- Ranjan Mukherjee, Associate Dean for Faculty and Administrative Affairs, Martin J Vanderploeg Endowed Chair
In the broad area of mechatronics and robotics and he has published more than 200 papers. He is a Fellow of the ASME. He is currently the Editor of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control. Education Ph.D., Mechanic
Notable: “Maintaining Seam Allowance in Sewing Using Haptic Feedback *” (2025)
- Rebecca Anthony, Associate Professor
Plasmas for synthesis of semiconductor nanostructures, gas-phase processing and functionalization of nanostructures, and aerosol deposition of functional films. The applications for these nanostructures and materials range from ener
- Seungik Baek, Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Mechanics Vascular Growth and Remodeling Mechanobiology and Tissue Engineering Computational and Statistical Interventions for Vascular Disease Research Lab Cardiovascular and Tissue Mechanics Research Laboratory ResearchGate
- Shaoting Lin, Assistant Professor
- William Resh, Professor
Dynamic systems, noise and vibration, engines and propulsion systems, and integrated systems design and development. Education Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University. B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State Univ
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