41 faculty and 40 courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Miller, Franklin, Associate Professor h-index 79
Cryogenics Thermodynamics of Superfluid 3He-4He mixtures Sub-Kelvin cooling for space science Energy Systems Awards 2024 International Cryocooler Conference 2024, Best Student Paper Award at the International Cryocooler Conference
Notable: “Biological, clinical, and ethical advances of placebo effects” (2010) · 1,266 citations
- Kuang, Xiao, Assistant Professor h-index 56
Smart Polymer Composites Biomaterials Advanced (De)manufacturing Ultrasound Technology Synthesis-Process-Structure-Property Sustainability Minimally Invasive Medicine Awards 2019 ACS Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Distinguishe
Notable: “Advances in 4D Printing: Materials and Applications” (2018) · 1,045 citations
- Pfefferkorn, Frank, Professor h-index 41
Laser remelting-based polishing and structuring of metal alloys Friction stir welding and processing Friction surfacing / additive friction stir Temperature measurement and control in manufacturing Instrumentation of cutting tools (e.g., me
Notable: “Academy of Dental Materials guidance on in vitro testing of dental composite bonding effectiveness to dentin/enamel using micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS) approach” (2016) · 368 citations
- Qian, Xiaoping, Elmer R. and Janet Ambach Kaiser Professor h-index 34
Topology optimization and shape optimization for multi-physics systems Optimal design of thermofluid systems Design for additive manufacturing Machine learning based design Awards 2019 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Notable: “Full analytical sensitivities in NURBS based isogeometric shape optimization” (2010) · 266 citations
- Franck, Christian, Bjorn Borgen Professor h-index 32
Mechanobiology of cellular Traumatic Brain Injury Mechanobiology of the host defense of human neutrophils Experimental Characterization of Soft Materials High-strain rate behavior of soft materials and tissues Additional College of Engineer
Notable: “Quantifying cellular traction forces in three dimensions” (2009) · 298 citations
- Negrut, Dan, Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Professor h-index 31
Computer modeling and simulation of robots and autonomous vehicles high performance computing fluid-solid interaction Additional College of Engineering affiliations Affiliated Departments Electrical & Computer Engineering Awards 2023 AS
Notable: “On an Implementation of the Hilber-Hughes-Taylor Method in the Context of Index 3 Differential-Algebraic Equations of Multibody Dynamics (DETC)” (2006) · 165 citations
- Ranjan, Devesh, Grainger Dean of the College of Engineering h-index 31
Es on power conversion, complex fluid flows, and the turbulent mixing of materials in extreme conditions such as supersonic and hypersonic flows. He has received numerous awards for his scientific contributions, including a U.S. Department
Notable: “Shock-Bubble Interactions” (2011) · 339 citations
- Alapan, Yunus, Assistant Professor h-index 30
Microrobots Soft Robots Biohybrid Robots Mechanobiology Immunoengineering Additional College of Engineering affiliations Affiliated Departments Biomedical Engineering Awards 2018 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Honora
Notable: “Extreme sensitivity biosensing platform based on hyperbolic metamaterials” (2016) · 766 citations
- Sanders, Scott, Professor h-index 30
Quadcopter-based hydrogen plume imager for hydrogen leak detection Optical sensor for monitoring hydrogen concentration in blended-fuel pipelines Cell
Notable: “50-kHz-rate 2D imaging of temperature and H_2O concentration at the exhaust plane of a J85 engine using hyperspectral tomography” (2013) · 223 citations
- Li, Ying, Associate Professor h-index 30
Are: multiscale modeling, computational materials design, mechanics and physics of polymers, and machine learning-accelerated polymer design. Dr. Li’s achievements in research have been widely recognized by fellowships and awards, including
Notable: “The Method and Tool of Cost Analysis for Cloud Computing” (2009) · 178 citations
- Kazyak, Eric, Assistant Professor h-index 29
Energy and Sustainability Batteries/energy storage Electrochemistry Operando and In situ characterization Interfacial engineering Atomic layer deposition Earth-abundant materials Solar Fuels Awards 2022 National Academy of Engineering , Nat
Notable: “Dead lithium: mass transport effects on voltage, capacity, and failure of lithium metal anodes” (2017) · 989 citations
- Pikul, James, Leon and Elizabeth Janssen Associate Professor h-index 23
Notable: “3D printing of soft robotic systems” (2018) · 925 citations
- Dempsey, Adam, Associate Professor h-index 23
Centered on sustainable, clean energy research – specifically high efficiency internal combustion engines and alternative fuels. Due to its high-power density & low cost compared to competing technologies, the internal combustion e
Notable: “Heavy-Duty RCCI Operation Using Natural Gas and Diesel” (2012) · 309 citations
- Notbohm, Jacob, Harvey D. Spangler Associate Professor h-index 23
In mechanics of fibrous materials, cell-matrix interactions, and collective cell migration. This work draws on the fields of engineering mechanics, soft matter physics, applied math, and cell biology. Applications of this research are i
Notable: “Unjamming and cell shape in the asthmatic airway epithelium” (2015) · 723 citations
- Bonazza, Riccardo, Professor, Associate Chair of Engineering Mechanics h-index 23
Experimental fluid mechanics impulsive, unsteady phenomena shock tube applications laser and X-ray imaging & measuring techniques Additional College of Engineering affiliations Affiliated Departments Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Ph
Notable: “Shock-Bubble Interactions” (2011) · 339 citations
- Eriten, Melih, Professor h-index 23
In multiscale mechanical characterization and modeling of materials and structures
Notable: “Physics-based modeling for fretting behavior of nominally flat rough surfaces” (2011) · 112 citations
- Prabhakar, Pavana, Charles G. Salmon Associate Professor h-index 20
Damage and failure mechanics of architected composite materials Advanced manufacturing of composite materials - additive manufacturing and composite fabrication Design of durable and damage tolerant composites Life prediction of materials i
Notable: “Computational modeling of residual stress formation during the electron beam melting process for Inconel 718” (2015) · 191 citations
- Henak, Corinne, Elmer R. and Janet A. Kaiser Associate Professor h-index 19
Mechanical and biological responses of cartilage to injury Orthopedic soft tissue materials characterization Finite element modeling Additional College of Engineering affiliations Affiliated Departments Biomedical Engineering Awards 2024 Me
Notable: “Finite element prediction of cartilage contact stresses in normal human hips” (2011) · 216 citations
- Andrews, Joseph, Alfred Fritz Assistant Professor h-index 16
Printed and flexible electronics Electronically transduced biosensors Print process control systems Electronics from nanomaterials Sensor design and validation Distributed sensing arrays Additional College of Engineering affiliations Joint
Notable: “Completely Printed, Flexible, Stable, and Hysteresis‐Free Carbon Nanotube Thin‐Film Transistors via Aerosol Jet Printing” (2017) · 179 citations
- Rudraraju, Shiva, Associate Professor, Grainger Faculty Scholar h-index 16
Es on the mathematical and computational modeling of emergent phenomena in materials that are driven by mechanics and multiphysics. Microstructural evolution, patterning processes and bifurcations are of particular interest. This work draws
Notable: “DFT-FE – A massively parallel adaptive finite-element code for large-scale density functional theory calculations” (2019) · 193 citations
- Franck, Jennifer, Associate Professor h-index 11
In computational fluid dynamics (CFD), both in the development of new computational tools and utilizing these tools to investigate the dynamics and physics of unsteady, turbulent flows. Her lab is interested in fundamental fluid mechani
Notable: “Vortex dynamics and Reynolds number effects of an oscillating hydrofoil in energy harvesting mode” (2020) · 41 citations
- Jaiswal, Prateek, Assistant Professor h-index 8
Notable: “Analytical models of the wall-pressure spectrum under a turbulent boundary layer with adverse pressure gradient” (2019) · 63 citations
- Breunung, Thomas, Assistant Professor h-index 6
Vibrations Nonlinear dynamics Stochastic systems Data-driven methods Computational and experimental dynamics Strucural systems Awards 2023 ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Outstanding Reviewer 2022 ASME in collaboration with industr
Notable: “Dynamics of circular oscillator arrays subjected to noise” (2022) · 28 citations
- Fu, Kate, Associate Professor h-index 2
CAE & Design Innovation Creativity Design Theory and Methodology Computational Design Tools Design Science Design Cognition Design-by-Analogy Data Mining, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Awards 2025 American Society of Mechanical
Notable: “Special Issue: Emerging Technologies and Methods for Early-Stage Product Design and Development” (2023) · 7 citations
- Adamczyk, Peter, Mead Witter Associate Professor
Biomechanics of Walking and Running Biomechanics with Lower Limb Amputation Advanced Foot/Ankle Prostheses Wearable Sensors for 'Real-World' Motion Tracking Rehabilitation Robotics Wearable Rehabilitation Devices Wearable Assistive Devices
- Anderson, Mark, Consolidated Papers Professor, Associate Chair
Energy systems Nuclear Energy Solar Energy Energy storage and transport Additional College of Engineering affiliations Affiliated Departments Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Awards 2005 American Nuclear Society, Young Investig
- Bronkhorst, Curt, Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering
Theoretical/computational mechanics of materials computational plasticity multi-scale material modeling damage mechanics single crystal plasticity dynamic material behavior structural phase transformation Additional College of Engineering a
- Chen, Lianyi, Kuo K. & Cindy F. Wang Associate Professor
Multiscale multimodal in-situ/operando characterization/monitoring (during manufacturing, and property testing using synchrotron radiation-based x-ray imaging/diffraction, thermal imaging, visible light imaging, optical emission spectroscop
- Kim, So Yeon, Assistant Professor
Es on enhancing the damage tolerance of active materials for the modern energy industry (e.g., applications ranging from nuclear power plants to batteries), whose microstructures dynamically evolve during service and are subject to signific
Notable: “Selective oxidation of 3-hydroxypropionic acid to malonic acid over Pd/C: Mechanistic and kinetic study” (2026)
- Kokjohn, Sage, Phil and Jean Myers Professor
Turbulent combustion model development and identification of pathways to achieve robust, high-efficiency energy conversion. He has published over 100 articles related to energy research in academic journals and conference proceeding
- Krupenkin, Tom, Associate Professor
Nanotechnology Micro and nano-fluidics Renewable energy Courses ME 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Summer 2026) ME 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Spring 2026) ME 370 - Energy Systems Laboratory (Spring 202
- Li, Weiyu, Alfred Fritz Assistant Professor
Also extend to environmental fluid dynamics, with applications in smart agriculture and sustainable water management. Additionally, she is interested in biomedical modeling, with recent work involving blood transfusion and hypertonic treatm
- Mahvi, Allison, Duane and Dorothy Bluemke Assistant Professor
Thermal energy storage materials and systems high-efficiency thermal systems HVAC systems two-phase fluid dynamics heat transfer Additional College of Engineering affiliations Affiliated Departments Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Phy
- Mastropasqua, Luca, Grainger Assistant Professor
Es on the conceptualization of new electrochemical devices and their integration into energy conversion and industrial processes. His chief research goal is to use electrochemical technologies to provide power generation, grid energy storag
- Min, Sangkee, Associate Professor, Grainger Faculty Scholar
Manufacturing for Design (MFD) Ultra-precision machining technology Manufacturing energy efficiency and strategy Appropriate technology Burr minimization and prevention Digital manufacturing and smart manufacturing Hybrid manufacturing Awar
- Nellis, Gregory, William A. and Irene Ouweneel-Bascom Professor
- Pan, Wenxiao, Associate Professor
Machine Learning-enhanced Modeling and Simulation Data-driven Model Order Reduction Quantum Computing Complex Fluids Fluid-solid Interactions Soft Matter Solid Materials Energy Storage Manufacturing Awards 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madis
Notable: “H-HIGNN Toolkit: A Software for Efficient and Scalable Simulation of Large-Scale Particulate Suspensions Using GNNs and H-Matrices” (2026)
- Reindl, Douglas, Professor
Industrial refrigeration systems and technologies safety and process safety management renewable energy advanced thermal storage technologies thermal systems HVAC systems Awards 2024 ASHRAE , Exceptional Service Award 2022 ASHRAE, Science a
- Roldan Alzate, Alejandro, Mead Witter Associate Professor
Cardiovascular fluid dynamics Medical imaging based computational fluid dynamics Patient specific in vitro experiments Patient specific virtual surgery In vivo and In vitro 4D flow MRI Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Additional College of
- Roth, Josh, Assistant Professor
Joint biomechanics Sensor development and fabrication Implant design Probabilistic computational modeling Validation and verification of computation models, sensors, and devices Variability and uncertainty analysis Additional College of Eng
- Rothamer, David, Associate Dean for Research, Robert Lorenz Professor
Laser based diagnostics Internal combustion engines Soot formation Influence of fuel properties on combustion Awards 2022 ASHRAE, Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award 2020 College of Engineering, University of W
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.