22 faculty and 0 courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
- Weidong Zhu, Professor h-index 50
My research spans the fields of dynamics, vibration, control, applied mechanics, structural health monitoring, and wind energy, and integrates analytical development, numerical simulation, experimental validation, and industrial application
Notable: “Buckling and postbuckling of biaxially compressed functionally graded multilayer graphene nanoplatelet-reinforced polymer composite plates” (2017) · 230 citations
- Liang Zhu, Professor and Graduate Program Director h-index 27
Introduction and Enlargement of Microcrack in Tumors — Our recent research is to evaluate how introduction and/or enlargement of microcracks in tumor would effectively decrease the flow resistance in porous tumors. Theoretical simulat
Notable: “Controlling nanoparticle delivery in magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia for cancer treatment: Experimental study in agarose gel” (2008) · 228 citations
- Ye Lu, Assistant Professor h-index 24
Computational mechanics Computational materials science Reduced order modeling and scientific data-driven techniques for high-performance computing Multi-scale modeling of materials and manufacturing processes, including welding and additiv
Notable: “Element‐free Galerkin methods” (1994) · 5,584 citations
- L. D. Timmie Topoleski, Professor h-index 24
My research interests are to understand fundamental mechanisms of material behavior, and use that understanding to create new materials to solve problems based on materials performance and longevity. My research is focused on biomaterials
Notable: “Chitosan Based Water-Resistant Adhesive. Analogy to Mussel Glue” (2000) · 212 citations
- Soobum Lee, Associate Professor h-index 21
My main research interests include energy harvesting (EH) device design, topology optimization, robust design, and reliability based design optimization. Based on the design optimization technology from my doctoral thesis, I have passionate
Notable: “An efficient Kriging-based subset simulation method for hybrid reliability analysis under random and interval variables with small failure probability” (2019) · 153 citations
- Charles Eggleton, Professor h-index 20
My research program is focused on solving problems that involve deformable particles including biological cells, their mechanical behavior, and the influence of hydrodynamic forces and applied external forces on their behavior. We are espec
- Ruey-Hung Chen, Professor and Chair h-index 18
Combustion and Flame Studies (Gaseous, Liquid, and solid fuels) Pollutant Emission of Flames and Combustion Systems Effects of Nano-particles on Fluid Properties and Evaporation Fire Retardation and Thermal Degradation of Structural Composi
- Deepa Madan, Associate Professor h-index 17
The primary research interest of our group is in thermoelectric materials, with a specific focus on the performance improvements of thermoelectric materials for use in flexible electronics. We synthesize and characterize composite thermoele
Notable: “High Conductivity and Electron‐Transfer Validation in an n‐Type Fluoride‐Anion‐Doped Polymer for Thermoelectrics in Air” (2017) · 178 citations
- Meilin Yu, Associate Professor h-index 17
My group aims to develop state-of-the-art high performance computing tools capable of simulation at extreme scale, and thus to bring new possibilities to the analysis and design of complex systems arising from mechanical, aerospace, marine
Notable: “On the accuracy and efficiency of discontinuous Galerkin, spectral difference and correction procedure via reconstruction methods” (2013) · 108 citations
- Ankit Goel, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Es on developing data-driven and learning-based control and estimation techniques for complex mechanical and aerospace systems. At CELL, we integrate tools from linear and nonlinear system theory, optimization, and machine learning to creat
Notable: “Recursive Least Squares With Variable-Direction Forgetting: Compensating for the Loss of Persistency [Lecture Notes]” (2020) · 77 citations
- Paris Von Lockette, Professor h-index 12
Notable: “Development and Validation of a Dynamic Model of Magneto-Active Elastomer Actuation of the Origami Waterbomb Base” (2014) · 74 citations
- TseHuai Wu, Professor of the Practice h-index 1
Notable: “Exploring the Pain Situation, Pain Impact, and Educational Preferences of Pain Among Adults in Mainland China, a Cross-Sectional Study” (2025) · 3 citations
- Adam Bridendolph, Assistant Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Program Director
- Alok Ghanekar, Assistant Professor
Es on nanostructured materials and their interactions with infrared thermal radiation. We design these materials to control and tune their thermal emission properties, enabling applications in energy harvesting, infrared detection, and ther
- Carlos Romero-Talamas, Associate Professor
Research in my group is focused on understanding basic interactions between materials, charged particles, and electromagnetic radiation. Dusty plasmas, which consist of large collections of electrons, ions, molecules, and charged dust grain
- Janelle P. Clark, Assistant Professor
- Joseph Washington, Assistant Teaching Professor
- Karl V Steiner, Professor and Vice President for Research
- Keith Bowman, Constellation Professor of Information Technology and Engineering
- Molly Mollica, Assistant Professor
- Ronghui Ma, Associate Professor
My research program is focused on solving problems that involve transport of heat, mass, and momentum in a wide range of applications including film growth for energy-efficient electronic devices, novel material processing for photovoltaic
- Sayantan Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor
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.