Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Irvine

35 faculty and 31 courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Irvine.

Faculty

• Yun Wang, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 90
  Notable: “Designing the next generation of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells” (2021) · 2,773 citations
• William Sirignano, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 53
• Jacob Brouwer, Professor and Chancellor's Fellow of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 52
  Since joining UC Irvine has been high-temperature electrochemical dynamics and integrated energy systems research that includes fuel cells, gas turbines, electrolyzers, and solar and wind power. Brouwer is a highly recognized researcher in
  Notable: “Net-zero emissions energy systems” (2018) · 2,286 citations
• Jaeho Lee, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 52
  Es on developing thermal solutions for emerging areas of nanotechnology where heat conduction is critical to performance. Understanding the fundamentals of heat transfer and controlling heat flow at the nanoscale can not only improve the en
  Notable: “Thermal conductivity of a graphene oxide–carbon nanotube hybrid/epoxy composite” (2012) · 403 citations
• Tryphon Georgiou, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 49
• Andrei Shkel, Chancellor's Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science h-index 45
  Notable: “Classification of the Dubins set” (2001) · 277 citations
• Faryar Jabbari, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs h-index 42
  Notable: “Accurate Sliding-Mode Control of Pneumatic Systems Using Low-Cost Solenoid Valves” (2007) · 181 citations
• SungWoo Nam, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 39
  Notable: “High-Performance, Transparent, and Stretchable Electrodes Using Graphene–Metal Nanowire Hybrid Structures” (2013) · 656 citations
• Xizheng Wang, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 39
  Notable: “A general method to synthesize and sinter bulk ceramics in seconds” (2020) · 770 citations
• J. Michael McCarthy, Director of the Performance Engineering Program and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 38
  Notable: “Theory of Machines and Mechanisms” (2003) · 698 citations
• Dimitri Papamoschou, Chancellor's Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 35
  Notable: “The compressible turbulent shear layer: an experimental study” (1988) · 1,539 citations
• Marco Panesi, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 33
• Vince McDonell, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 32
  Notable: “Influence of hydrogen addition to pipeline natural gas on the combustion performance of a cooktop burner” (2019) · 176 citations
• Manuel Gamero-Castano, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 27
  Colloidal propulsion, an electric propulsion technology for precision formation flying and small spacecraft. He joined Busek Co Inc., in Massachusetts in 1999 as a research scientist, where he developed and directed the company’s colloid
  Notable: “Source of heavy molecular ions based on Taylor cones of ionic liquids operating in the pure ion evaporation regime” (2003) · 259 citations
• David Copp, Associate Professor of Teaching in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 25
  Engineering education, as well as control and optimization of nonlinear and hybrid systems with applications to power and energy systems, multi-agent systems, robotics and biomedicine. He is a recipient of UCSB's Center for Control
  Notable: “Energy Management and Optimization Methods for Grid Energy Storage Systems” (2017) · 395 citations
• Julian Rimoli, Department Chair and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 24
  Notable: “Smart constitutive laws: Inelastic homogenization through machine learning” (2020) · 186 citations
• Haithem Taha, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 22
• Lawrence Kulinsky, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 21
  Notable: “Controlled Continuous Patterning of Polymeric Nanofibers on Three-Dimensional Substrates Using Low-Voltage Near-Field Electrospinning” (2011) · 244 citations
• Xian Shi, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 21
  High-speed reacting flows, detonation and shock, chemical kinetics, renewable fuels, carbon materials, nanoparticle synthesis and dynamics. Links X Energy Lab
  Notable: “Isolating the effect of induction length on detonation structure: Hydrogen–oxygen detonation promoted by ozone” (2018) · 116 citations
• Perry Johnson, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 18
• Athanasios Sideris, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 15
  Notable: “Motor Adaptation as a Greedy Optimization of Error and Effort” (2007) · 291 citations
• Camilo Velez Cuervo, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 12
  Micro/nano robotics, micro/nano device fabrication, microfabrication of magnetic microsystems, magnetic micro/nanostructures, selective magnetization of micro patterns, microsystems (MEMS), biomedical microsystems, semiconductor dev
  Notable: “Fully 3D-Printed, Monolithic, Mini Magnetic Actuators for Low-Cost, Compact Systems” (2019) · 57 citations
• Natascha Buswell, Associate Professor of Teaching in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 10
  Notable: “Boundary Spanning and Engineering: A Qualitative Systematic Review” (2018) · 54 citations
• Jacqueline Huynh, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering h-index 3
  Es on aircraft systems design and operations, aviation emissions and noise mitigation, and the integration of emerging technologies, such as electrified propulsion, in the national airspace. The overarching goal of Huynh's research is the d
  Notable: “Delayed Deceleration Approach Noise Impact and Modeling Validation” (2022) · 10 citations
• Alexandra Voloshina, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Biomedical Engineering
  Es on developing wearable technology for improving human mobility. She is specifically interested in understanding the neuromuscular limitations of people with motor impairment and incorporating assistive robotic devices for gait augmentati
• Bihter Padak, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  In the field of combustion, reaction kinetics, and emissions control technologies. Our group aims to reduce the environmental impacts of combustion processes, with a focus on the emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxid
• David Reinkensmeyer, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Anatomy and Neurobiology; Biomedical Engineering
• Feng Liu, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Kelly Stephani, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Mark Walter, Professor of Teaching in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Penghui Cao, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering
• Ramin Bostanabad, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Solmaz Kia, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Yoonjin Won, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Yuri Shimane, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Courses

• Introduction to Engineering Computations ENGRMAE 10
• Statics ENGRMAE 30
• Computer-Aided Design ENGRMAE 52
• Electric Circuits ENGRMAE 60
• Dynamics ENGRMAE 80
• Introduction to Thermodynamics ENGRMAE 91
• Fluid Thermal Science Laboratory ENGRMAE 107
• Combustion and Fuel Cell Systems ENGRMAE 110
• Propulsion ENGRMAE 112
• Solar and Renewable Energy Systems ENGRMAE 117
• Sustainable Energy Systems ENGRMAE 118
• Climate Solutions ENGRMAE 119
• Heat and Mass Transfer ENGRMAE 120
• Fluid Dynamics I ENGRMAE 130A
• Fluid Dynamics II ENGRMAE 130B
• Computational Fluid Dynamics ENGRMAE 132
• Compressible Flow ENGRMAE 135
• Aerodynamics ENGRMAE 136
• Theory of Machines and Mechanisms ENGRMAE 145
• Astronautics ENGRMAE 146
• Vibrations ENGRMAE 147
• Mechanics of Structures ENGRMAE 150
• Mechanical Engineering Design I ENGRMAE 151A
• Mechanical Engineering Design II ENGRMAE 151B
• Introduction to Computer-Aided Engineering ENGRMAE 152
• Composite Materials and Structures ENGRMAE 155
• Mechanical Behavior and Design Principles ENGRMAE 156
• Aircraft Performance ENGRMAE 158
• Aircraft Design ENGRMAE 159
• Mechanical Systems Laboratory ENGRMAE 106
• Applied Engineering Thermodynamics ENGRMAE 115

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.