Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

40 faculty and 40 courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Faculty

• Nenad Miljkovic, Founder Professor; Director, ACRC h-index 69
  Notable: “Solar steam generation by heat localization” (2014) · 2,250 citations
• Placid Ferreira, Tungchao Julia Lu Professor h-index 54
  Notable: “High-resolution electrohydrodynamic jet printing” (2007) · 1,476 citations
• Anthony Jacobi, Department Head, Richard W. Kritzer Distinguished Professor h-index 54
  Notable: “Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer at Micro- and Meso-Scales With Application to Heat Exchanger Design” (2000) · 530 citations
• Iwona M. Jasiuk, Professor; Richard W. Kritzer Faculty Scholar h-index 51
  Notable: “Experimental trends in polymer nanocomposites—a review” (2004) · 1,213 citations
• Randy H. Ewoldt, Alexander Rankin Professor h-index 45
• Sascha Hilgenfeldt, Professor; Willett Faculty Scholar h-index 38
• Leonardo Chamorro, Professor; Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs h-index 36
  Notable: “A Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Wind-Turbine Wakes: Boundary-Layer Turbulence Effects” (2009) · 527 citations
• Elizabeth T. Hsiao-Wecksler, Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professor h-index 33
  Notable: “Common protective movements govern unexpected falls from standing height” (1997) · 258 citations
• Arne J. Pearlstein, Professor h-index 31
• Jiajun He, Teaching Assistant Professor h-index 30
  Notable: “Molecular simulation of methane adsorption in micro- and mesoporous carbons with applications to coal and gas shale systems” (2013) · 671 citations
• Seid Koric, Research Professor h-index 29
  Notable: “Deep learning for topology optimization of 2D metamaterials” (2020) · 353 citations
• Jie Feng, Assistant Professor h-index 27
• Mattia Gazzola, Associate Professor h-index 25
• Kathryn Matlack, Associate Professor h-index 21
• Shelby Hutchens, Associate Professor h-index 17
  Notable: “In situ Mechanical Testing Reveals Periodic Buckle Nucleation and Propagation in Carbon Nanotube Bundles” (2010) · 154 citations
• Craig Bradshaw, Associate Professor; Executive Director, ACRC h-index 14
  Notable: “A comprehensive model of a miniature-scale linear compressor for electronics cooling” (2010) · 94 citations
• Blake Everett Johnson, Teaching Associate Professor h-index 12
  Notable: “An experimental study of density ratio effects on the film cooling injection from discrete holes by using PIV and PSP techniques” (2014) · 124 citations
• Prashant Mehta, Professor h-index 12
  Notable: “Consumers’ usage of food delivery app: a theory of consumption values” (2022) · 96 citations
• Callan Luetkemeyer, Assistant Professor h-index 10
  Notable: “Tissue-specific parameters for the design of ECM-mimetic biomaterials” (2021) · 76 citations
• C. Ricardo Constante-Amores, Assistant Professor h-index 8
• Nazanin Farjam, Assistant Professor h-index 6
  Notable: “Area-Selective Atomic Layer Deposition Patterned by Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing for Additive Manufacturing of Functional Materials and Devices” (2020) · 50 citations
• Kellie Halloran, Teaching Assistant Professor h-index 3
  Notable: “Moving forward: A review of continuous kinetics and kinematics during handcycling propulsion” (2023) · 10 citations
• Bill King, Ralph A. Andersen Endowed Chair
• Brian S. Mercer, Lecturer
• Bumsoo Han, Professor
• Elif Ertekin, Associate Professor; Director of Mechanics Programs
• Gaurav Bahl, George B. Grim Professor
• Harley T. Johnson, Founder Professor
• Jorge Correa Panesso, Teaching Assistant Professor
• Lili Cai, Assistant Professor
• M. Quinn Brewster, Hermia G. Soo Professor; Director, M.Eng.ME Program
• Mariana E. Kersh, Associate Professor
• Martin Ostoja-Starzewski, Professor
• Mickey Clemon, Teaching Assistant Professor
• Naira Hovakimyan, W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor
• Nick G. Glumac, Shao Lee Soo Professor
• Nikhil Chandra Admal, Assistant Professor
• Paul Fischer, Professor
  Notable: “NekROM” (2026)
• Tom Golecki, Teaching Assistant Professor
• Varda Hagh, Assistant Professor

Courses

• Computer-Aided Design ME 170
• Undergraduate Open Seminar ME 199
• Thermodynamics ME 200
• Design for Manufacturability ME 270
• Seminar ME 290
• Introductory Independent Study ME 297
• Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics ME 310
• Heat Transfer ME 320
• Engineering Materials ME 330
• Dynamics of Mechanical Systems ME 340
• Signal Processing ME 360
• Mechanical Design I ME 370
• Mechanical Design II ME 371
• Energy Conversion Systems ME 400
• Refrigeration and Cryogenics ME 401
• Design of Thermal Systems ME 402
• Internal Combustion Engines ME 403
• Intermediate Thermodynamics ME 404
• Intermediate Gas Dynamics ME 410
• Viscous Flow and Heat Transfer ME 411
• Numerical Thermo-Fluid Mechanics ME 412
• Intermediate Heat Transfer ME 420
• Failure of Engineering Materials ME 430
• Mechanical Component Failure ME 431
• Fundamentals of Photovoltaics ME 432
• Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems ME 440
• Introduction to Robotics ME 445
• Robot Dynamics and Control ME 446
• Computational Design and Dynamics of Soft Systems ME 447
• Computer-Aided Manufacturing Systems ME 451
• Numerical Control of Manufacturing Processes ME 452
• Data Science in Manufacturing Quality Control ME 453
• Micromanufacturing Process and Automation ME 455
• Additive Manufacturing and Product Design ME 458
• Industrial Control Systems ME 460
• Computer Control of Mechanical Systems ME 461
• Advanced Computer Control ME 462
• Senior Design Project ME 470
• Finite Element Analysis ME 471
• Introduction to Tribology ME 472

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.