Faculty Directory

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Pore-scale physics; methane hydrates; shale geomechanics, formation evaluation

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Quantum computing; memory systems; computer architecture; emerging technologies

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Numerical solution to partial differential equations; algorithms for massively parallel scientific computation; application to surface and subsurface flow and transport in earth systems

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Analysis and design of wireless and wireline telecommunication networks; architectures and protocols to support sensing and pervasive computing; applied probability, queueing and information theory

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Computational acoustics and electromagnetics; HP-adaptive finite and boundary element methods; applied functional analysis, computational fluid dynamics

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Design and building of robots for rehabilitation, prosthetic and assistive purposes; study of human movement control through experiments and mathematical modeling

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Fluid flow; pore-scale physics; preferential and compositional displacements; gas injection processes

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Railway mainline, yard and terminal capacity, design and interaction; railroad network operations and performance resiliency; operations potential of advanced railway traffic control systems with virtual and moving blocks; railway energy efficiency and alternative energy locomotives; technology-assisted train operations and self-propelled autonomous railcars; predictive analytics for operations and maintenance planning; safety of rail operations and hazardous materials transportation.

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Biomedical heat and mass transfer; hyperthermia treatment of tumors; therapeutic hypothermia for treating stroke, cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury; devices for intermittent and continuous cooling of body core temperature; prevention and treatment of burn injuries; cryotherapy of injured tissues; cryopreservation of cells and tissues

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Information theory; coding theory; signal processing; networking

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Advanced quality control in multi-station manufacturing systems; immunity inspired approaches to diagnosis and control of complex dynamic systems; maintenance decision-making in flexible and reconfigurable systems; applications of advanced signal processing in biomedical engineering

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Plastic transistor technology; organic transistors; sensors; solar cells; organic-based laser physics and optics

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Optical microscopy; functional brain imaging; molecular imaging; neuroscience