The Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department Chair Ronald Roy

Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Xin Zhang

Department Director Jim Langell

Website: www.bu.edu/me

The Doctoral Program

Doctoral studies may be pursued in areas of research that are active within the department. Research focuses on five principal areas: acoustics and vibrations; dynamics, control, and robotics; fluid and solid mechanics; MEMS; and nanotechnology. Some areas of specialization are aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, automatic control systems, noise control, biomechanics, theoretical fluid dynamics, photomechanical systems, structural mechanics, mechatronic systems, microelectromechanical systems, thermal processes, and turbulence. Postbachelor’s students working for a doctorate must concurrently complete all departmental requirements for the MS degree. Post-master’s students develop a curriculum in consultation with their faculty advisor which is appropriate to their background and research program. Additional information regarding program admission, degree requirements, and financial aid may be found in the Graduate Programs section of this site.

Applicants to the doctoral program are encouraged to contact individual faculty members in the department to discuss their research program. For information on faculty research interests and individual faculty contact, applicants are referred to the Department of Mechanical Engineering website at www.bu.edu/me.

In addition to course requirements, doctoral students must fulfill the department’s mathematics requirement and pass a departmental qualifying examination in their research area. Additional information regarding program admission, degree requirements, and financial aid may be found in the Graduate Programs section of this site.

Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering program is designed for students who desire advanced training in areas of mechanical engineering such as acoustics, automatic control systems, biomechanics, fluid mechanics, noise control, nonlinear dynamics, MEMS and nanotechnology, robotics, structural mechanics, theoretical fluid dynamics, thermal processes, turbulence, vibrations, and wave propagation. Graduates may work in an industrial or governmental laboratory, or continue their training toward a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, or a related field.

Master of Science (MS) in Manufacturing Engineering

The Manufacturing Engineering program offers graduate training in the application of modern engineering methods to problems of manufacturing. The course of study is designed to provide a balance between engineering for manufacturing and operations management. There are a variety of means to attain a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering.

• On-campus study
• Dual degree program with the School of Management (MS/MBA)
• Distance learning
• International exchange research-oriented programs

The MS program draws students from many scientific and engineering areas, including mechanical, computer, industrial, materials, and electrical engineering. Study is supported by laboratories in the areas of automated design and manufacturing systems, computer-integrated manufacturing, computer-aided engineering (CAE), process controls, high-temperature oxidation, high-temperature chemical and electrical processing of materials, microscopy, powder metallurgy, X-ray, production control, robotics, and surface modification. While it is possible to complete the MS program in manufacturing engineering in one year, a longer time is usually required. It is also possible to complete the program on a part-time basis.

On-Campus Study On-campus study is pursued primarily by full-time students, although part-time students are welcome and their attendance is assisted by some graduate course offerings during the early evening hours. On-campus study offers the maximum flexibility and choice of options in the background, core, concentration, electives, capstone, and research categories. There are eight different concentration areas possible: Global Product Development; Manufacturing Operations Management; Systems & Operations Research; Automation & Control in Manufacturing; Engineered Materials & Processes; MEMS/Microelectronics Fabrication; Sensors & Instruments; Lean Supply Chain Design. Moreover, with the appropriate choice of electives, it is possible to cover the material in two concentration areas.

Master of Science (MS) in Global Manufacturing

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers an applied research MS program focused on Global Manufacturing in collaboration with the Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) and its associated Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Technology (WZL), Fraunhofer USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI), and Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT), Aachen, Germany. The degree in Global Manufacturing requires 24 months of full-time coursework and research at Boston University and RWTH in Aachen, Germany. Students must register for a total of 36 credits to meet the requirements of the MS program in Manufacturing Engineering and may include up to 12 credits of Master’s Thesis. The international experience of students completing this program will enable applicants, originating in Germany or in the United States, to conduct research respectively for European Industry at the Fraunhofer IPT or WZL in Germany and for United States Industry at the Fraunhofer CMI in Boston. Graduates will be uniquely qualified to participate in and contribute to today’s global economy. For more information please go to www.bu.edu/me.

MS/MBA Dual Degree Program in Manufacturing Engineering and Management

The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Management offer a coordinated Master of Science/Master of Business Administration program which prepares recent graduates or practicing professionals who are committed to careers in industry for positions as manufacturing managers. Individuals taking courses on a full-time basis complete the program in two calendar years and receive two degrees.

Program Requirements A total of 80 credits is required for the dual degree program. Students must take at least 40 credits from the School of Management and meet the MS requirements for manufacturing engineering. Courses may be used to meet the requirements of one degree only. For courses counted toward the engineering MS, a student must complete 36 credits with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 or ‘B’. The remaining four (4) credits can be taken at either the School of Management or the College of Engineering. Candidates are encouraged to contact the Department of Mechanical Engineering graduate programs coordinator who will help them plan their curricula with an advisor at the time of first enrollment in the dual degree program. For MBA requirements, please contact the Graduate Programs Office at the School of Management.

Dual Degree Requirements for the MBA All students are required to attend an orientation program prior to taking classes in the MBA program.

Required courses are as follows:

*OB 712 or OB 713 Managing Organizations and People

*AC 710 or AC 711 Financial Reporting and Control

*FE 721 or FE 722 Financial Management

*MK 723 or MK 724 Marketing Management

*QM 716 or QM 717 Data Analysis for Managerial Decision Making

*FE 727 or FE 730 Economics and Management Decisions

*IS 710 or IS 711 IT Strategies for a Networked Economy

*OM 725 or OM 726 Creating Value through Operations and Technology

*SI 750 or SI 751 Competition, Innovation, and Strategy

*PL 700 Current Topics in Law and Ethics (2 cr)

†‡ES 700 Executive Presentations (1 cr)

†‡ES 701 Executive Written Communication (1 cr)

†ES 704 Career Toolkit (2 cr)

†ES 705 Career Portfolio Program (1 cr)

‡ES 707 Managing Career Growth (1 cr)

*Full-time students must take course at 3 credits. Part-time students must take course at 4 credits.

†Required course for full-time coherted students.

‡Part-time students must take ES 707 and either ES 700 or ES 701.

For details about course prerequisites, please contact the School of Management Graduate Programs Office. Courses for the MBA must be completed with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.7 (B –). At least 40 credits must be taken in residency at the School of Management. Students may enroll in the MBA program on a full- or part-time basis. For completion of the dual degree, students must be in compliance with time limits set by each school. The Graduate School of Management and the College of Engineering require that MBA/ENG dual degree requirements be completed within six years of matriculation. For full requirements, see the School of Management Bulletin. Telephone: 617-353-2670; e-mail: MBA@bu.edu.

MS/MBA Admission Students applying to this program must use the Graduate School of Management application. Forms and application instructions may be obtained from the School of Management, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 or at http://management.bu.edu.

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Distance Learning Programs

The Distance Learning Graduate Program, comprised of courses identical to those for the on-campus degree, is designed to satisfy the needs of part-time students in industry. The Department of Mechanical Engineering is a pioneer in this area.

Courses focus on the technical aspects of design and production. Three concentrations are offered for the master’s degree via Interactive Compressed Video (ICV). These are Manufacturing Systems, Manufacturing Operations Management, and Product Innovation & Management. While not all of the courses available on campus are offered via ICV, a sufficient number are offered to enable a student to complete all requirements for the MS degree in approximately three years.

Students wishing to take advantage of course offerings that are not available through the distance learning facilities are welcome to enroll in regular on-campus course offerings which include directed study, research, or thesis. These can complement distance learning courses to satisfy the MS degree requirements. For additional information, please call 617-353-2842.

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Course Requirements—Mechanical

To receive the MS in Mechanical Engineering, a student must complete 32 credit hours at the 500 level or higher. This requirement can be completed in a single full-time academic year. For non-thesis students, 8 of these credit hours must be 700-level courses. For all students, at least 20 credits must be ME courses and at least 24 credits must be taken at Boston University. To graduate, a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (B) must be attained.

Credit cannot be given for two or more courses having significant overlap (including overlap with courses that had been taken to fulfill the candidate’s undergraduate degree requirements).

1. Core Requirements (3 courses, 12 credits)

Students are encouraged to fulfill this requirement by choosing two courses (8 credits) from one of the six Concentration Areas below and one course (4 credits) from a different Concentration Area. These guidelines are intended to provide each student with core competency as well as breadth in exposure within mechanical engineering. However, a student may instead elect to fulfill the Core Requirement with an alternative selection of three graduate-level ME courses that constitute an individually designed program of study. This program of study must be approved by the student’s advisor.

Concentration Area Lists

Solid Mechanics/Materials:ME 503, ME 504, ME 505, ME 508, ME 515, ME 521, ME 524, ME 532, ME 534, ME 545, ME 580, ME 581, ME 582, ME 707, ME 722, ME 742, ME 761, ME 780, ME 788

MEMS/Nanotechnology: ME 504, ME 508, ME 521, ME 534, ME 555, ME 560, ME 579, ME 718, ME 778

Biomechanics/Biomaterials:ME 504, ME 521, ME 523, ME 524, ME 726, ME 727, ME 788, ME 742

Acoustics: ME 520, ME 522, ME 706, ME 715, ME 720, ME 721, ME 722, ME 723, ME 729, ME 745

Thermofluid Sciences: ME 516, ME 519, ME 521, ME 527, ME 541, ME 542, ME 702, ME 709, ME 713, ME 715, ME 741, ME 742, ME 743

Dynamics, Systems, and Controls: ME 501, ME 507, ME 510, ME 514, ME 518, ME 526, ME 544, ME 561, ME 570, ME 704, ME 710, ME 714, ME 724, ME 725, ME 732, ME 733, ME 740, ME 755, ME 761, ME 762, ME 764, ME 765, ME 766

2. Mathematics Requirement (1 course, 4 credits)

Each student must take one course from the approved list.

3. Advanced Study Requirement (8 credits)

Thesis: ME 900 (Research) and ME 901 (Thesis)

Non-Thesis: Any two courses offered by the mechanical engineering department (i.e., any course with “ME” preceding the course number), with the exception of ME 900/ME 901.

4. Engineering and Physical Science Electives (2 courses, 8 credits)

Each student must complete two graduate-level courses in engineering and physical sciences to fulfill the Elective Requirement and must obtain his/her advisor’s approval to count these courses towards that requirement.

5. Structured Course Requirement

Students electing the thesis option must complete at least 20 credits of structured courses. Those electing the non-thesis option must complete at least 24 credits of structured courses. (Unstructured courses include ENG ME 900 Research; ME 901 Thesis, and ME 951 Independent Study.)

Admission and Financial Aid

Students with undergraduate training in engineering, mathematics, physics, or other natural sciences are invited to apply for admission to the graduate programs in the Mechanical Engineering Department. International applicants who want to be considered for admission and financial aid must submit their application no later than December 15 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester. U.S. citizens and permanent residents (domestic applicants) who want to be considered for admission and financial aid must submit their application no later than January 15 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester. Application deadlines for admission without financial aid are April 1 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester for both domestic and international applicants. Applicants who do not require financial aid are encouraged to apply by the early deadline of January 15, for consideration before department slots are filled.

Ordinarily, all students who are admitted with financial aid will be supported to the completion of their degree. Financial aid consists of tuition, fees, and a cost-of-living stipend. Continuing support is contingent upon the student’s progress and performance. Students are expected to apply for all external scholarships for which they are eligible. Applications for admission to these graduate programs may be obtained from the College of Engineering, Graduate Programs Office, 48 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215; tel: 617-353-9760; e-mail: enggrad@bu.edu; College of Engineering Graduate Programs website: www.bu.edu/eng/grad. An electronic application is available on the Web at www.bu.edu/eng/grad/apply.

Academic Requirements—Manufacturing

The master’s program in Manufacturing Engineering requires 36 semester credit hours (ordinarily nine courses) of which no fewer than 28 must be earned at Boston University. A thesis or project may be included in these 36 credits. A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 or B is required for all post-baccalaureate courses taken at Boston University. At least 20 credits offered for the degree must be from technically oriented engineering courses. Courses are distributed among five curricular supplements: background studies, master’s core, concentration areas, electives, and capstone. A maximum of one course below the 500 level will be allowed for the degree.

• Background Studies Students accepted into the manufacturing engineering master’s program are expected to have earned a bachelor’s degree in an ABET-accredited undergraduate engineering program, or its equivalent in a relevant and related discipline. Entry-level qualifications expected are described below. With their advisors’ approval, master’s students take courses needed to bring their backgrounds up to the level of these qualifications. Two advisor-approved courses may be credited in this category; one of these may be numbered below the 500 level.
• Mathematics Entering students are expected to have taken undergraduate calculus through ordinary differential equations and to have studied engineering applications of linear algebra and elementary probability and statistics. Suggested courses for students requiring additional work in mathematics include ENG EK 500 Probability with Statistical Applications and ENG EK 402 Linear Algebra for Engineers.
• Computation and Computer Graphics Entering students are expected to be conversant in at least one high-level computer language and in assembly language, and experienced in the use of at least one CAD graphic system such as CADCAM or Autocad in engineering design. Suggested courses for students requiring additional work in computation and computer graphics include an upper-division course that emphasizes programming and problem solving in a higher level computer language such as APL, C, Pascal, or Ada; ENG EK 412 Minicomputers; ENG ME 415 Product Design; and ENG EK 520 Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture.

Course Requirements

A grouping of courses has been designed to give the student breadth of exposure to engineering for manufacturing. Three courses are required toward the master’s degree, one from each of three categories below.

A. Manufacturing or Dynamic Systems Theory: ENG ME 411, ME 510, ENG EC 501, ENG ME/MS 507, ME/EC 514;

B. Design and Control in Manufacturing Processes: ENG ME/MS 507, ME/EC 514, ME 518, ME/MS 526, ME 585;

C. Manufacturing Management: ENG ME 502, ME 517, ME 525, ME 584, ME 583, ME 712, GSM CD 880, GSM OM 725;

D. Engineering Materials: ENG ME/MS/BE 523, ME 536, ME/MS 534, ME/MS 535, ME/MS 555, ME 579.

2. Concentration Area

This area requires a sequence of courses designed to provide added depth in engineering for manufacturing. One of the two-course sequences listed below is required for the master’s degree. The same course may not be used to satisfy both core and concentration requirements.

A. Global Production Development (select two of the following courses): ENG ME 502, ME 517, ME/MS 535, ME 550, ME 560, ME 583;

B. Manufacturing Operations Management (select two of the following courses): GSM AC 710, GSM CD 870, GSM MK 723, GSM OM 725;

C. Systems and Operations Research: take ENG ME 510 in 2 A above; ENG ME/EC 514 or ME/SE/EC 710, and SE/EC 524, ME/SE 714, ME/SE 755;

D. Automation and Control in Manufacturing: take ENG EC 501 in 2 A above and select two of the following courses: ENG ME/MS 507 or ME/EC 708, ENG ME 560, ME 585 or ENG ME 785, ENG ME/SE 740 or ME 704;

E. Engineering Materials and Processes (select two of the following courses): ENG ME/MS 527, ENG ME 529, ENG ME 531, ENG ME/MS 532, ENG ME/MS 545;

F. MEMS/Microelectronics Fabrication (select two of the following courses): ENG ME/MS 555, ENG ME/EC 579, ENG EC 571 or ENG EC 575;

G. Sensors and Instruments: ENG ME/MS 507 Process Modeling and Control, ENG ME/EC 544 Networking the Physical World, ENG ME/MS 555 MEMS Fabrication and Materials, ENG ME 560 Precision Machine Design and Instrumentation, ENG ME/EC 579 Microelectronic Device Manufacturing, ENG ME/MS 778 Micromachined Transducers;

H. Lean Supply Chain Design: ENG ME 510 Production Systems Analysis, ENG ME 517 Product Development, ENG ME/EC 544 Networking the Physical World, ENG ME 550 Product Supply Chain Design, ENG ME 712 Financial and Managerial Accounting.

3. Electives

One, two, or three courses, to bring the total number of credit hours to 36, are chosen with advisor approval. The selection should give due consideration to both breadth and depth, and the requirement that at least 5 of the 9 courses applied toward the degree are technical courses. A current list of approved electives may be obtained from the department’s graduate programs coordinator.

4. Capstone or Thesis

One of the options listed below is required for the master’s degree.

A. ENG ME 765 Production Systems Design or
B. ENG ME/MS 778 Micromachined Transducers or
C. ENG ME 785 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing or
D. ENG ME 901 Thesis (an additional four credits can be used as an elective),
E. an advanced course approved by the department committee on graduate studies that stresses the solution of complex problems in manufacturing through integration of material learned in other coursework.

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Optional Master’s Thesis

Candidates for the MS in manufacturing engineering may elect to write a thesis. Thesis students enroll in ENG ME 901 for at least 4, but no more than 8, credits toward their MS degree. Thesis work is likely to entail several semesters of research; as a result, completion of the master’s degree usually requires more than one year. Students are therefore encouraged to discuss their research interests with the faculty at the beginning of their master’s program.

Before a student enrolls in ENG ME 901, a Thesis Committee must be formed and the student should submit to the mechanical graduate coordinator a Thesis Title Approval Card stating the thesis subject and signed by the members of the student’s committee. The Thesis Committee consists of a thesis advisor and at least one additional reader (at least one member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering). The student must submit a written thesis proposal (approved by the readers) to both the Mechanical Graduate Committee Chair and the department, at least one semester before the thesis presentation, and no later than the first semester of enrollment in ENG ME 901.

The thesis is publicly presented with the members of the student’s Thesis Committee present, and its final version must be approved by all readers. The deadline for submission of the thesis is one month prior to graduation. For more information, the Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Thesis and Requirements Calendar may be obtained in the office of the Mechanical Academic Programs Manager.

Admission Requirements

Applications for the Manufacturing Engineering Program are welcomed from scientists and engineers interested in pursuing careers in engineering for manufacturing. Students are selected for the program on the basis of demonstrated scholastic ability, potential for success in the program, maturity, and motivation. Results of the Graduate Record Examination are required as part of the application; applicants for the MS/MBA dual degree program must submit both the Graduate Record Exam and the Graduate Management Admissions Test.

Exceptionally capable students who have completed four semesters of calculus and two semesters of calculus-based physics and have completed a bachelor’s degree in a field other than engineering will be considered for admission to the graduate program in this department. Such students should apply by the normal procedure and should expect to take some additional undergraduate coursework that will not carry degree credit.

Applications for admission may be obtained from the College of Engineering Graduate Programs Office, 48 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215; tel: 617-353-9760; e-mail: enggrad@bu.edu; College of Engineering Graduate Programs website: www.bu.edu/eng/grad. An electronic application is available on the Web at www.bu.edu/eng/grad/apply.

Financial Aid

A wide range of financial aid is available to exceptional students, including graduate fellowships, research assistantships, and college teaching fellowships. International applicants who want to be considered for admission and financial aid must submit their application no later than December 15 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester. U.S. citizens and permanent residents (domestic applicants) who want to be considered for admission and financial aid must submit their application no later than January 15 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester. Application deadlines for admission without financial aid are April 1 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester for both domestic and international applicants. Applicants who do not require financial aid are encouraged to apply by the early deadline of January 15, for consideration before department slots are filled.

Research Interests of the Faculty

Dorothy Attaway, PhD: educational methods, computer programming for engineers.

John Baillieul, PhD: robotics; control of mechanical systems; mathematical system theory; network science, networked control systems, information-based control.

Paul E. Barbone, PhD: theoretical and computational (bio) mechanics; (bio) acoustics; medical ultrasound imaging; inverse problems; asymptotics; FEM.

Eytan Barouch, PhD: simulation of industrial processes, numerical analysis, algorithm development.

Soumendra Nath Basu, PhD: processing/structure/property relationships in environmental barrier, thermal barrier and tribological coatings; photonic, electronic and superconducting thin films; fuel cells; environmental degradation of materials at elevated temperatures; structure and stability of interfaces; characterization of microstructure and phase transformations using electron microscopy techniques.

Calin Belta, PhD: verification and control of hybrid systems, robot motion planning and control, multi-agent systems, gene and metabolic networks.

James D. Bethune, EdD: computer application to technical drawing and design (CAD).

Thomas Bifano, PhD: microelectromechanical systems (mems). micro-mirror devices, adaptive optics, manufacturing of optical components, opthalmic imaging systems, fluidic microsystems, optical component manufacturing for telecommunication systems, ion beam machining, bioarray synthesis

Michael Caramanis, PhD: mathematical programming, control and stochastic systems

William Carey, PhD: sound transmission and scattering from bubbly liquids; shallow water acoustics; spatial array processing.

Robin Cleveland, PhD: nonlinear acoustics; cavitation; shock wave lithotripsy; and shock wave propagation.

Daniel Cole, PhD: simulation of physical processes to aid micro and nano electronic technology development and manufacturability; microlithography, electromagnetics, and intellectual property

Theo A. de Winter, MechE: superconductivity, cryogenics, heat transfer, product design, magnetic systems application.

Pierre Dupont, PhD: robot kinematics, dynamics and control; medical applications of robotics; image guidance of minimally invasive surgery.

Kamil L. Ekinci, PhD: nanotechnology; nanolectromechanical systems (NEMS); nanomechanics; ultrasensitive metrology; scanning probe microscopy (SPM) of dynamical nanosystems.

Theodore Fritz, PhD: space physics; satellite research; heavy ions.

Michael Gevelber, PhD: developing improved materials processing capabilities by applying a controls-based approach: modeling, sensor development, system and control design, experimental verification. Projects include ebeam deposition of optical coatings, electrospinning of nanofibers, plasma spray, bulk crystal growth, and CVD.

Srikanth Gopalan, PhD: fuel cells, chemical thermodynamics, kinetics and transport phenomena to model the behavior of electrochemical systems.

Sheryl Grace, PhD: unsteady aero/hydrodynamics; aeroacoustics; inverse problems; computational fluid dynamics; applied mathematics.

William M. Hauser, PhD: remanufacturing industry operations, economics, and business models.

Yehonathan Hazony, PhD: computer methods for industrial automation, robotics and education.

R. Glynn Holt, PhD: acoustic cavitation and bubble dynamics, biomedical ultrasound, HIFU and therapeutic ultrasound, sonoluminescence, liquid drip dynamics, acoustic levitation, aqueous foam dynamics and rheology.

Michael Howe, PhD: fluid mechanics; acoustics; random vibration; structural mechanics.

Jian-Qiang Hu, PhD: discrete event systems, optical communication networks, queueing networks, production and inventory systems, simulation.

Morton Isaacson, PhD: experimental fluid mechanics; transport processes; environmental flows; energy and environmental policy; undergraduate education.

Catherine Klapperich, PhD: bio-microelectromechanical systems (BioMEMS), bio-microfabrication, cell-biomaterial and protein-biomaterial surface interactions, using microarray technology to study gene expression of surface-active cells, fluorescent modeling of protein systems, microfluidics applications.

Xi Lin, PhD: electronic structure, atomistic, mesoscopic, and continuum materials modeling, conductive polymer electro-opto-mechanical devices, materials strength under ambient and extreme conditions, and automotive catalysis.

Robert Lund, MBA: remanufacturing: composition, contribution, issues and alternatives.

J. Gregory McDaniel, PhD: structural acoustics; automotive brake squeal; biological vibrations; ocean wave energy

Elise Morgan, PhD: orthopaedic biomechanics; developmental biomechanics; micromechanics of multiscale media.

Todd Murray, PhD: nanoscale metrology, optical techniques in nondestructive evaluation, biomedical sensing and imaging, elastic wave propagation.

Raymond Nagem, PhD: structural dynamics; random vibration; wave propagation; inverse problems.

Allan Pierce, PhD: aerodynamic sound, ocean engineering, wind turbines, vibrations, acoustics, porous media, underwater sound.

Tyrone Porter, PhD: ultrasound and polymers; development of targeted ultrasound contrast agents for image enhancement; ultrasound-enhanced transport of drugs and genes across cell membranes, tissue response to acousto-mechanical forces at the biomolecular level (apoptosis, wound healing, gene expression, and others).

Ronald A. Roy, PhD: physical acoustics, acousto-optics, ultrasonics, underwater sound, bubbles and cavitation, biomedical ultrasound.

Pirooz Vakili, PhD: Monte Carlo simulation and optimization, control and management of manufacturing and communication systems, product development management, computational finance, computational biology.

Hua Wang, PhD: nonlinear dynamics and control, networked intelligent and complex systems, robotics.

Donald Wroblewski, PhD: experimental fluid mechanics and heat transfer; thermal spray heat transfer; atmospheric turbulence; turbulent boundary layers.

Victor Yakhot, PhD: theory and numerical simulation of turbulent flows; anomalous scaling phenomena; models for heat and mass transfer in turbulence; engineering and industrial applications, kinetic and lattice Boltzmann methods; theory and computation of nanofluidics phenomena; physics of fluid-solid interfaces, mixing and combustion.

Xin Zhang, PhD: MEMS; NEMS; specific issues related to materials science, micro/nanomechanics and micro/nanomanufacturing technologies motivated by practical applications in MEMS/NEMS and emerging bio/nanotechnologies.

Katherine Yanhang Zhang, PhD: mechanical behavior of soft biological tissues, cardiovascular mechanics, multi-scale modeling of biological composites, micro- and nano-mechanics of thin film and thin film coatings.

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