Faculty Directory

Research Interests

Low-temperature glow discharge plasma

Research Interests

Geotechnical earthquake engineering and engineering seismology; seismic stability of earth structures and slopes; earthquake-induced landslides; seismic site response; field liquefaction evaluation and soil improvement; application of remote sensing to earthquake damage assessment

Research Interests

Industrialized construction; modular construction; geometric digital twins; digitization; building information modeling; computational design; circular economy; materials reuse.

Research Interests

Soft Tissue Biomechanics; Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics; Numerical Modeling; Material Characterization & Constitutive Modeling

Research Interests

Mechanical behavior of materials at high strain rates; fracture in nominally brittle materials; shear banding in polymeric materials; phase transformation in shape memory alloys

Research Interests

Theory of electronic and optoelectronic devices, particularly at the nano-scale; semi-classical and quantum mechanical device modeling; alternative materials and geometries for CMOS (non-classical CMOS); alternative state variables and switching methods (beyond CMOS)

Research Interests

Molecular modeling of biological systems; computational drug discovery

Research Interests

Understanding the structure and properties of catalysts to enable next-generation sustainable technologies

Research Interests

CO2 capture from coal-fired power plants by aqueous amine scrubbing; mass transfer with fast reaction in the boundary layer

Research Interests

Biomolecular and biomimetic materials, hydrogel development, cell-matrix interactions, dynamic materials

Research Interests

Astrodynamics; orbital mechanics; numerical methods; nonlinear estimation; spacecraft trajectory design; optimal control

Research Interests

Solving healthcare related problems using mechanical engineering design and manufacturing techniques

Research Interests

Multi-disciplinary elements of bioheat transfer; nanomedicine; biomedical optics; tissue regeneration; cancer engineering

Research Interests

Vision research; biomedical sensors; laser applications; neuroprosthesis design