Eric Butcher – nonlinear dynamics, vibrations and control; astrodynamics, spacecraft attitude and relative motion dynamics, and GNC; stability, control and estimation in periodic, delayed and fractional systems
Eniko T. Enikov – dynamics of charged particles and macro-ions, control of processes driven by electrostatic forces, use of neural-network-based self-learning methods for control of human-machine interfaces
Samy Missoum – vibrations, crashworthiness and stochastic optimization of dynamical systems
Hossein Rastgoftar – decision-making under uncertainty, human-robotic interaction, swarm robotics, system autonomy, UAS traffic management, intelligent transportation, formal specification and verification and finite-state abstraction of dynamical systems
Jekan Thanga – space robotics, CubeSats and sensor networks; machine learning applied to dynamics and control of swarms; autonomous systems design; small-satellite propulsion, power and thermal systems.
Vitaliy Yurkiv – model-based evaluation of battery management systems for improving battery performance and lifetime. Electric vehicle state-of-charge estimation using machine learning techniques.
Energy
Majid Beidaghi – discovery and synthesis of advanced functional materials; energy storage materials and devices (batteries and supercapacitors); synthesis and characterization of MXenes and other 2D materials; advanced manufacturing of energy storage devices, sensors, and membranes
Qing Hao – thermal transport within power electronic devices anticipated to control >80% of the electricity by 2030; nanoporous materials to manipulate heat flow; enhanced boiling and condensation with nanostructured materials
Peiwen "Perry" Li – renewable energy technologies; concentrated solar thermal power technologies; thermal energy storage; solar energy for clean water; fuel cells and electrolysis cells for electrochemical energy storage
Vitaliy Yurkiv – multi-physics modeling and machine learning calculation of energy storage and conversion technologies; ab-initio density functional theory calculations; phase-field modeling; thermal measurements of rechargeable batteries; thermal runaway assessment in electric vehicles
Fluid Dynamics
Stuart A. Craig – aerodynamics, experimental fluid mechanics, boundary-layer stability and transition, hydrodynamic stability
Eniko T. Enikov – microsensors for slow-moving flows in smart implantable medical devices, development of in situ sensor calibration methods
Hermann F. Fasel – computational fluid dynamics, hydrodynamic stability, laminar-turbulent transition, turbulent flows, flow control, nonlinear dynamics and aerodynamics
Jeffrey W. Jacobs – experimental fluid mechanics; hydrodynamic instabilities, including Richtmyer-Meshkov and Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities; turbulent mixing
Jesse Little – experimental fluid dynamics; aerodynamics; active and passive flow control of separation, mixing and noise; experimental fluid mechanics; plasma actuators; turbulent shear flows
Bernard Parent – numerical simulations of turbulent hypersonic flows, plasmas, fuel reforming, combustion, lightning
Sergey V. Shkarayev – aerodynamics, fluid-structure interactions and designing unmanned aerial vehicles
Israel J. Wygnanski – aerodynamics (related to fixed-wing and rotary aircraft); control of separation, high-lift devices, and drag reduction; aeroacoustics (jet noise, cavity noise, screech)
Yitshak Zohar – biomicrofluidics: microscale manipulation of bio-species such as proteins, cells and tissues in microfluidic systems
Solid Mechanics
Kavan Hazeli – materials design, human-centered design, mechanical behavior of materials, multi-functional materials, failure analysis, fatigue, thermo-mechanical properties and biomaterials design and characterization
Erdogan Madenci – prediction of deformation and failure modes in metallic and composite materials, characterization of mechanical properties of materials
Olesya Zhupanska – mechanics of composite materials and structures; electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical multifield effects in composites; contact mechanics
Thermosciences
Cho Lik Chan – heat transfer, materials processing, boundary element method
Barry D. Ganapol – radiation and particle transport theory, fast reactor safety, applied mathematics, satellite remote sensing
Qing Hao – nanoscale energy transport in advanced materials and nanoelectronics, materials synthesis and characterization
Peiwen “Perry” Li – renewable energy, energy-water nexus, fuel cells, electrolyzers, hydrogen generation and storage, energy and power systems, heat mass transfer in gas turbines and HVACR systems
Bernard Parent – numerical simulations of turbulent hypersonic flows, plasmas, fuel reforming, combustion, lightning
Vitaliy Yurkiv – multi-physics modeling and machine learning calculation of energy storage and conversion technologies, Ab-initio density functional theory calculations, phase-field modeling, thermal measurements of rechargeable batteries, thermal runaway assessment in electric vehicles
