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| W. Ahmed, Ph.D.: | Dynamic systems; stability; vehicle systems; vibration isolation and control; railway vehicle dynamics; vehicle system dynamics and design; modeling and analysis of physical systems. |
| A. Akgunduz, Ph. D.: | System Simulation and Statistical Output Analysis, Application of Virtual Reality to system design and analysis (e.g. virtual prototyping), Algorithms and software development for business problems, Operation research and applications, Customer driven product design, Quality control and reliability analysis, Six Sigma quality management, Robust design and design optimization. |
| R. Bhat, Ph.D.: | Random and mechanical vibrations; rotor dynamics; structural acoustics; micromechatronic systems; modal testing and analysis; aeroelasticity; numerical methods |
| N. Bhuiyan, Ph.D.: | Operational issues dealing with the design, development, production, and distribution of goods & services, with a focus on emerging tools and techniques in product/process design & development, design and manufacturing technologies, information management, and methods for integrating design & manufacturing to improve process performance. |
| A. A. Bulgak, Ph.D.: | Modeling & performance analysis of flexible manufacturing / assembly systems; adaptive/predictive scheduling of flexible manufacturing systems; design optimization and economics of flexible manufacturing/assembly systems; just-in-time manufacturing systems; performance evaluation of manufacturing systems; stochastic optimization; quality and productivity improvement; industrial economics; engineering management. |
| M. Y. Chen, Ph.D.: | Applied operations research; manufacturing systems design & analysis; production engineering; computer integrated manufacture; simulation of industrial systems; inventory control. |
| Z.C. Chen, Ph.D.: | CAD/CAM, multi-axis CNC programming for sculptured part machining, engineering optimization, fuzzy and neural network, virtual manufacturing, and reverse engineering. |
| J. Dargahi, Ph.D.: | Haptic sensors and feedback systems for minimally invasive surgery and robotics, Design and fabrication of intelligent tactile sensors for robots and endoscopes, Design and fabrication of sensors by micromachining, Application of piezoelectric polymers in robotic and endoscopic sensors, Teletaction in minimally invasive surgery. |
| K. Demirli, Ph.D.: | Fuzzy logic-based reasoning and its application to manufacturing cells and autonomous mobile vehicles; operations research. |
| A. Dolatabadi, Ph.D.: | CFD, Numerical and experimental Two-phase flows, Microfluidics, Micro-scale actuators, Spray Coatings of metals and ceramics using High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) process, Spray and atomization, Heat and mass transfer. |
| N. Esmail, Ph.D.: | Coating paper mechanics in pulp and paper industry; mechanical properties of polymeric liquids; rheology; solid-surface wetting phenomena and mechanics. |
| R. Ganesan, Ph.D.: | Composite materials and structures; stochastic mechanics and random vibrations; stress analysis; finite element method; vibration analysis and machine dynamics; machinery monitoring and diagnostics; engineering fracture mechanics and fatigue. |
| W. S. Ghaly, Ph.D.: | Aerodynamic design and optimization methods in turbomachinery; convective heat transfer; theoretical and computational fluid dynamics. |
| B.W. Gordon, Ph.D.: | Control systems; mechatronics; robotics; virtual reality; distributed computing networks; real-time simulation; active flow control; internal combustion engines; automotive and aerospace control systems. |
| G. J. Gouw, Ph.D.: | Human factors engineering; safety engineering; biomedical engineering; tribology; numerical methods. |
| I. Hassan, Ph.D.: | Micro Fluidics; Thermal MEMS; Heat Transfer; Multiphase Flow; CFD and DSMC Applications |
| S. V. Hoa, Ph.D.: | Composite materials and structures; design of composite structures; vibration; stress analysis; dynamics; finite element method; testing and evaluation of composite materials and structures; manufacturing of composites. |
| H. Hong, Ph.D.: | Direct injection of alternative fuels for CI engines; solenoid operated alternative fuel injector systems for diesel engines; fuel control systems for small gas turbine engines; hybrid electric vehicles; electronic / hydromechanical fuel control systems; mechatronic control systems; microprocessor control of electromechanical systems; modeling and simulation of dynamic systems; control systems; industrial electronics. |
| L. Kadem, Ph.D.: | Particle image velocimetry; Cardiovascular biomechanics; Aortic stenosis; Hypertension; Magnetic resonance imaging; Doppler Ultrasound; Experimental fluid mechanics; Mathematical modeling of the arterial system; In vitro experiments. |
| O. Kuzgunkaya, Ph.D.: | Design and Analysis of Flexible/Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Economic Evaluation of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Manufacturing System Performance Evaluation, Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis, Complexity in Manufacturing, Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Methods, Fuzzy Optimization, Lean Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management |
| M. Medraj, Ph.D.: | Light metals, magnesium alloys development, metal matrix composites, computational thermodynamics, phase diagrams, nanostructured coatings, mathematical modeling as a utility in materials processing, and failure analysis and stress waves. |
| H. Ng , Ph.D.: | Combustion; explosion; detonation and deflagration; shock waves physics; alternative fuel research; energetic materials; theoretical and computational fluid dynamics; applied mathematics, numerical methods |
| M. Packirisamy, Ph. D.: | Optical MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), PVDF MEMS, Microphotonics, Dynamics of Microsystems, Integrated Microsensors and Microactuators, Silicon Micromachining, Fuzzy System Identification of Microsystems, Design and manufacturing. |
| M. Paraschivoiu, Ph.D.: | Computational fluid dynamics; finite element methods for fluid simulations; aerodynamic simulations; wind energy; acoustic simulations; parallel computing; turbulence modeling. |
| M. Pugh, Ph.D.: | Plastics, ceramics, metals, and composites; materials science; properties and failure of materials; casting, welding, heat-treating and non-destructive testing. |
| S. Rakheja, Ph.D.: | Human response to vibration and shock; vehicle dynamics; optimization and vibration control in system design; directional control and stability of commercial vehicles; driver-vehicle interactions; power tools and hand-transmitted vibration; seating dynamics and driver vibration; semi-active and active vibration control; vehicle and ride dynamics; vehicle suspension analysis; instrumentation and measurement. |
| L. Rodrigues, Ph. D.: | Control of complex dynamical systems, Control of switched systems, Hybrid and nonlinear control, Convex optimization methods applied to control theory, Control of autonomous air vehicles (UAVs), underwater vehicles (AUVs) and land vehicles, Control of biological systems, Control with limited information, Aeronautical and Automotive Control Applications. |
| R. Sedaghati, Ph. D.: | Stress, modal and thermal Analysis; computational mechanics (Finite Element Method); structural dynamics and vibration; structural design optimization; smart structures. |
| N. Sivakumar , Ph.D.: | In Metrology: Measurement of surface roughness, profile and length using laser interferometry, dynamic characterization of vibrating objects, characterization of MEMS devices. In Micromachining: Pulsed Laser micromachining of photonic devices such as surface relief gratings, fiber bragg gratings and feature size reduction by direct machining |
| I. G. Stiharu, Ph.D.: | Design and manufacturing; dynamics; micromachining and micromechanics; tribology; high precision mechanics; intelligent vehicle systems; micromechatronic devices; microsensors (acoustic, acceleration, pressure, humidity); microtribology; nonconventional lubrication methods; sensors and detection systems. |
| C. Y. Su, Ph.D.: | Control systems; mechatronics; precision engineering; robotics; process dynamics and control; linear systems. |
| G. H. Vatistas, Ph.D.: | Fluid mechanics; vortex dynamics and flow instabilities; experimental aerodynamics; finite difference in fluid dynamics; lubrication; microgravity fluid mechanics; thermodynamics; haemodynamics; numerical methods. |
| P. Wood-Adams, Ph.D.: | Applied polymer science, relationships between structures and properties of polymers, surface and interfacial phenomena in materials, polymer crystallization, rheology and complex fluids. |
| R. Wuthrich, Ph.D.: | Non traditional manufacturing processes, glass micro-machining, electrochemical discharges, micro-systems , nano-particles, gas evolving electrodes, stochastic process modelling, multi-physics modelling. |
| W. Xie, Ph.D.: | Dynamic modeling and control, Mechatronics, Visual Servo Control, Soft Computing Techniques, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Industrial Process Control and Flight control. |
| Y. Zhang, Ph.D.: | Monitoring, Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control of Safety-critical Systems (air, land, ground, surface/underwater, and autonomous vehicles etc.); Avionics and Flight Control; Industrial Process Control; Modeling and Simulation of Physical Systems; Estimation, Identification and Information Fusion Techniques; Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Diagnosis and Control; Mechatronics; Real-time, Distributed and Embedded Systems. |
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