Research Areas

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers graduate degrees in several diverse disciplines through the following research groups:

  • Design and Applied Mechanics
  • Mechatronics and Manufacturing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Thermofluids

Design and Applied Mechanics

To learn more about our research and facilities, please take a moment to watch the video below. If you would like to learn a little bit more about our research, you can view a description of our Design and Applied Mechanics Research.

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Faculty Members: Areas of Interest:
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Design Optimization
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Advanced Materials
  • Vibration and Dynamics
  • Wood Mechanics and Manufacturing

Mechatronics and Manufacturing

To learn more about our research and facilities, please take a moment to watch the video below. If you would like to learn a little bit more about our research, you can view a description of our Mechatronics and Manufacturing Research.

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Faculty Members: Areas of Interest:
  • Automation
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Metal Cutting
  • Metal Forming
  • Production Engineering
  • Robotics

 


Biomedical Engineering

To learn more about our research and facilities, please take a moment to watch the video below. If you would like to learn a little bit more about our research, you can view a description of our Biomedical Engineering Research.

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Faculty Members: Areas of Interest:
  • Neuromotor control
  • Medical robotics
  • Surgical ergonomics
  • Orthopaedic biomechanics
  • Rehabilitation engineering
  • Bio-Microelectromechanical systems
  • Image processing
  • Injury biomechanics
  • Spinal cord injury

Thermofluids

To learn more about our research and facilities, please take a moment to watch the video below. If you would like to learn a little bit more about our research, you can view a description of our Thermofluids Research.

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Faculty Members: Areas of Interest:
  • Acoustics
  • Clean Energy
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Mechanics
  • Naval Architecture
  • Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
  • Papermaking

 


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