Faculty Research Interests
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Rick J. Couvillion, Associate Professor; BSME, University of Arkansas; MSME, PhD, Georgia Tech; PE. Energy systems, electronics cooling, and geothermal energy.
James A. Davis, Instructor and Assistant Head; BSME, MSME, PhD, University of Arkansas; PE. Fluids, heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), energy systems, chemical process design.
Matthew H. Gordon, Associate Professor; BSME, MSME, PhD, Stanford University; PE. Plasma sciences, optical diagnostic methods, lab-on-chip, material processing, and thermal and mechanical design of electronic packages.
Adam Huang, Assistant Professor; BSAE, MSAE, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles; Nano/Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (N/MEMS), Miniaturization Technologies for Aerospace Systems, Biologically-inspired Artificial Systems, and Pico/Nano-Satellites.
Ing-Chang Jong, Professor; BSCE, National Taiwan University; MSCE, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; PhD, Northwestern University; PE. Engineering mechanics, dynamic stability, nonlinear vibrations, and applied mathematics.
Ajay P. Malshe, Professor; BSc and MSc, University of Poona; PhD, University of Poona and National Chemical Laboratory. Multidisciplinary research integrated education program in the fields of "Multiscale Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes and Systems" with emphasis on: (1) nanomanufacturing, (2) surface engineering for advanced machining, (3) micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) and related microsystems packaging, and (4) high-density microelectronic packaging.
Darin W. Nutter, Associate Professor; BSME, MSME, Oklahoma State University; PhD, Texas A & M University; PE. Heat transfer, thermodynamics, liquid-vapor phase change, HVAC&R systems, residential/commercial/industrial energy systems and energy conservation, building systems, building performance, utility analysis, life-cycle-assessment (LCA), and sustainability.
Joseph J. Rencis, Professor and Head; BS, Milwaukee School of Engineering; MS, Northwestern University; PhD, Case Western Reserve University; PE. Engineering mechanics, boundary element method, finite element method, molecular mechanics, solid mechanics, and engineering education.
Larry Roe, Associate Professor; BSME, MS, University of Mississippi; PhD, University of Florida; PE. Combustion, fluid dynamics, propulsion, and spacecraft systems.
Ashok Saxena, Dean and Distinguished Professor and Walton Foundation Graduate Research Chair of Material Science and Engineering; BS, Indian Institute of Technology, 1970; MS, University of Cincinnati 1972; PhD, University of Cincinnati, 1974.
Douglas E. Spearot, Assistant Professor; BSME, University of Michigan; MSME, PhD, The Georgia Institute of Technology. Nanoscale structure-property relationships, molecular dynamics, phase-field simulations, interface behavior, dislocations and defects in materials.
William T. Springer, Associate Professor; BSME, MSME, PhD, University of Texas/Arlington; PE. Machine design, vibrations, mechanisms, structural dynamics, modal analysis, finite elements, NDE, and robotics.
Steve Tung, Associate Professor; BSME, National Taiwan University; MSME, PhD, University of Houston. Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS), micro and nano fluidics, carbon nanotubes, electroactive polymer (EAP), and space inflatable structures.
Uche Wejinya, Assistant Professor; BSEE, MSEE, PhD, Michigan State University. Robotics and Mechatronics, Nano Systems Engineering and Application, Control Systems and Application, Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems, Micro Systems Engineering Application.
Leon West, Professor; BS, University of Arkansas; PhD, Florida State University; PE. Nuclear engineering, vehicle dynamics, robotics, CAD, microcontrollers, nuclear instrumentation.
Min Zou, Associate Professor; BSAE, MSAE, Northwestern Polytechnical University; MSME, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology. Nano-surface-engineering, nanomechanics, nanotribology.
