Affiliated Researchers: Mechanics

Stefan Thynell

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Thermolysis, Decomposition, Propellants, Radiation, RDX

Yashar Mehmani

Assistant Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Porous Materials, Kerogen, Direct Numerical Simulation, Multiscale Methods, Porous Medium

Chris Marone

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Slip, Earthquakes, Fault Gouge, Shear, Friction

Daniel Cosgrove

Eberly Family Chair Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Cell Wall, Plant Cells, Expansins, Cellulose, Cell Walls

Philip J. Morris

Boeing/A. D. Welliver Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Acoustics, Nozzles, Noise Abatement, Aeroacoustics, Computational Aeroacoustics

Azar Eslam Panah

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Engineering, Business & Computing (Berks)
Top research keywords: Vortex Flow, Vorticity, Airfoils, Leading Edges, Vortices

Richard Alley

Evan Pugh University Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Ice, Ice Stream, Ice Sheet, Antarctica, Ice Core

Jing Du

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Bone, Implant, Strain, Tooth, Bone And Bones

Joseph Najem

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Memristors, Lipid Bilayers, Ionic Polymer, Ions, Plastic Property

Baiou Shi

Top research keywords: Wetting, Molecular Dynamics, Spreading, Simulation, Drop

Darla Lindberg

Professor of Architecture, Architecture
Top research keywords: Farm To Fork, Glycemic Index, Public Policy, Poultry Housing, Video Games

Sarah Zappe

Associate Research Professor, Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education
Top research keywords: Students, Teaching, Engineering, Engineering Education, Education

Sulin Zhang

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Lithiation, Carbon Nanotubes, Lithium-ion Batteries, Lithium, Electric Batteries

Saurabh Basu

Associate Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Microstructure, Machining, Strain, Plastic Deformation, Textures

John Cimbala

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Neutron Radiography, Vortex Flow, Flow Visualization, Heat Pipes, Neutrons

Huanyu "Larry" Cheng

Associate Professor and Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Electronic Equipment, Graphene, Mechanics, Skin, Substrates

Amin Mehrabian

Associate Professor, Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Fluids, Rocks, Geomechanics, Porosity, Shale

Gordon Warn

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Structural Frames, Design, Bridge Decks, Earthquakes, Concrete Bridges

Derek Elsworth

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Permeability, Coal, Shale, Rocks, Shales

Brian Maicke

Associate Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Mach Number, Vortex Flow, Rocket Engines, Rocket Nozzles, Nozzles

Jacqueline O'Connor

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Combustors, Flames, Flame, Soot, Nozzles

Kostas Papakonstantinou

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Markov Processes, Inspection, Life Cycle, Dynamic Programming, Partially Observable Markov Decision Process

Margaret Byron

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Turbulence, Isotropic Turbulence, Reynolds Number, Refractive Index, Hydrogel

Mark Miller

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Wind Turbines, Wind Turbine, Reynolds Number, High Reynolds Number, Turbulent Channel Flow

Allison Beese

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: 3D Printers, Austenitic Stainless Steel, Additive, Powders, Lasers

Yang Yang

Assistant Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Ion Beams, Radiation, Ions, Radiation Damage, Ion Beam

Ryan Harne

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Harvesting, Harvesters, Vibration, Metamaterials, Energy

Ali Memari

Professor and Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Sealants, Glass, Earthquakes, Mockups, Curtain

Shimin Liu

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Coal Bed Methane, Shale, Sorption, Methane

Alok Sinha

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Rotors, Sliding Mode Control, Statistics, Flexible Structures, Friction

Timothy Tighe

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Characterization Lab
Top research keywords: Self Assembled Monolayers, Monolayers, Self Assembled Monolayer, Atoms, Monolayer

Hamid Emami-Meybodi

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Shale, Oils, Shale Gas, Surface Diffusion, Sorption

Aleksandra Radlinska

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Slags, Concretes, Slag, Portland Cement, Drying

Reginald Hamilton

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Shape Memory Effect, Shape Memory Alloys, Hysteresis, Alloy, Single Crystals

Nathan Keim

Associate Research Professor, Physics
Top research keywords: Fluid, Fluids, Shear, Rheology, Propulsion

Kenneth Brentner

Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Top research keywords: Acoustics, Rotors, Aeroacoustics, Helicopters, Helicopter Rotors

Vincent Meunier

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Nanoribbon, Electronic Properties, Graphene Nanoribbon, Graphene, Density Functional Theory

Hannah Wiseman

Professor of Law, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: Energy, Federalism, Governance, Regulation, Oil Spill

Osama Awadelkarim

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Oxides, Polysilicon, Silicon, Plasmas, Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy

Anil Kulkarni

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Spark Plasma Sintering, Sintering, Tungsten, Fires, Heat