Faculty
Donald M. Alstadt Chair
L. Catherine Brinson
Sharon C. and Harold L. Yoh, III Distinguished Professor
Research Interests: Mechanics of materials, with emphasis on complex hierarchical materials and polymer based systems, and merging concepts of data science into materials. Nanoscale and bulk scale experimental characterization, modeling and simulation of the behavior of materials, including…
Associate Department Chair for Faculty Affairs
Stefan Zauscher
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Nano-mechanical and nano-tribological characterization (elasticity, friction, adhesion) of materials including organic thin films; self-assembled monolayers, polymeric gels, and cellulosics; Fabrication of polymeric nanostructures by scanning probe lithography; Colloidal probe…
Associate Department Chair for Operations
George Delagrammatikas
Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Engineering Education, Automotive Engineering, Design Optimization, Thermal Fluid Sciences, Experimental Methods, Prototyping
Primary Faculty
Wilkins Aquino
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Computational mechanics, finite element methods, computational inverse problems and their applications in engineering and biomedicine, scientific computing, computational acoustics and acoustics-structure interaction, coupled chemo-mechanics (e.g., electrochemistry-mechanics).
Gaurav Arya
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Molecular modeling, molecular simulations, statistical mechanics, coarse-graining, machine learning, polymer and colloidal physics, polymer-nanoparticle composites, chromatin biophysics, DNA nanotechnology, viral DNA packaging, single-molecule force spectroscopy, nanoscale…
Matthew L Becker
Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Research Interests: Polymer chemistry; bioconjugate chemistry; molecular imaging and additive manufacturing; materials for bone, soft tissue, neural and vascular tissue engineering; drug and protein delivery; degradable materials for flexible electronics
Adrian Bejan
J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Thermodynamics, applied physics, life & evolution in nature, constructal law.
Donald B. Bliss
Associate Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, acoustics, and structural dynamics
Volker Blum
Rooney Family Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Computational predictions and understanding of new materials related to energy and electronics, as well as molecular structure and spectroscopies, based on the "first principles" of quantum mechanics. Much of this work is directly connected to ongoing developments of new…
Leila Bridgeman
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Robust and optimal control, linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), model predictive control (MPC), delayed systems, input-output stability, passivity.
Boyuan Chen
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Robotics, computer vision, machine learning, AI for science
Chuan-Hua Chen
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Experimental and theoretical research coupling physicochemical hydrodynamics with interfacial engineering
Miaofang Chi
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Stefano Curtarolo
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence Materials Science; Autonomous Materials Design; Computational materials science; High-Entropy Disordered Systems; Materials for Energy Applications; Materials for Aerospace Applications. Prof. Curtarolo multidisciplinary research makes use of state-of-the…
Olivier Delaire
Associate Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Olivier Delaire investigates atomic dynamics in materials, focusing on problems at the interface of Materials Science, Physics and Chemistry. His research group utilizes a range of experimental and computational approaches, including neutron and x-ray scattering techniques,…
John Everett Dolbow
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Modeling quasi-static and dynamic fracture of structural components, the evolution of interfaces with nonlinear constitutive laws, and developing models for stimulus-responsive hydrogels
Earl H. Dowell
William Holland Hall Distinguished Professor
Research Interests: Aeroelasticity, acoustics, nonlinear dynamics, structural dynamics, and unsteady aerodynamics.
Liang Feng
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Climate | Energy | Biomedicine & Health | Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics | Carbon Capture | Adsorption & Separation | Molecular Machines | Supramolecular & Porous Materials | Polymer Science & Engineering
Linda Franzoni
Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Acoustics of enclosures, underwater acoustics, structural dynamics and vibration.
Ken Gall
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Materials science, mechanical properties, metals and polymers. Specialties: Shape memory materials, biomaterials, 3D printing.
Alec Gallimore
Provost of Duke University
Michela Geri
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Mechanics of multi-phase materials - Soft and hard matter - Coupling of mechanics with thermodynamic, kinematic and chemical conditions - Particulate materials/structured fluids - Novel experimental methods - Theoretical Modeling
Johann Guilleminot
Paul Ruffin Scarborough Associate Professor of Engineering
Research Interests: Computational mechanics, mechanics of heterogeneous materials, molecular dynamics simulations and atomistic-to-continuum coupling, stochastic solvers, statistical inverse problem and model validation, stochastic analysis, uncertainty quantification in science and engineering
Kenneth C. Hall
Julian Francis Abele Distinguished Professor
Research Interests: Unsteady aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and aeroelasticity of turbomachinery and aerospace vehicles. Novel approaches to modeling complex physical phenomena using computational fluid dynamics. Optimization and sensitivity analysis. Fluid dynamics of animal propulsion.
Nico Hotz
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Interfacial transport phenomena and thermodynamics in energy technology, including phenomena at the micro- and nanoscale. Thermodynamics aspects of photovoltaics, novel sustainable energy conversion technologies, and chemical reactions are an essential part of my research. My…
Laurens E. Howle
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science
Research Interests: Hydroelastic modeling of deformable structures, transport in thermal and chemical systems, experimental and computational fluid dynamics, nonlinear and complex systems, heat and mass transport in biological systems, stability of fluid motions, machine learning, data mining,…
Tony Jun Huang
William Bevan Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Acoustofluidics, microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, biomedical micro-electro-mechanical systems (BioMEMS), optofluidics, plasmofluidics.
Bavand Keshavarz
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Mechanics of Soft Materials, Bioinspired Hydrogels, Metal-Coordination Networks, Fluid Dynamics of Complex Fluids in Fragmentation and Capillary Phenomena, Mechanical Spectroscopy of Soft Materials During Gelation, Linear and Nonlinear Rheology of…
Josiah D. Knight
Associate Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and dynamics
Genevieve Lipp
Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Brian Mann
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Nonlinear dynamics and vibration utilizing analytical, numerical, and experimental techniques. Fundamental investigations of phenomenon and application areas where dynamical systems theory plays an important role.
Piotr E. Marszalek
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Investigating relationships between structural and mechanical properties of biopolymers (polysaccharides, DNA, proteins), at a single molecule level.
David Mitzi
Simon Family Distinguished Professor
Research Interests: Making emerging photovoltaic materials more effective, cost-efficient and competitive for the energy market.
Xiaoyue Ni
Assistant Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Flexible electronics, precision measurement, non-destructive testing, deformation physics of random media, mechanical metamaterials, robotic materials and smart structures, machine learning
Siobhan Rigby Oca
Assistant Professor of The Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Robotics Education, Medical Robotics, Human Robot Interaction, Engineering Education
Christine K. Payne
Yoh Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms by which cells interact with nanomaterials with applications in nanomedicine and environmental exposure
Michael Rubinstein
Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor
Research Interests: Polymer theory and computer simulations
Sophia Santillan
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Engineering education, nonlinear systems, structural mechanics and numerical methods.
Rebecca Simmons
Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sci
Walter Neal Simmons
Gendell Family Professor of the Practice
Shyni Varghese
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and Orthopaedics
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal tissue repair, disease biophysics and organ-on-a-chip technology
Lawrence N. Virgin
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Study of the behavior of nonlinear dynamical systems, including the investigation of the fundamental nature of nonlinear systems based on a mathematical description of their underlying equations of motion and the application of recent results from nonlinear dynamical systems…
Michael Zavlanos
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Control theory, optimization, and learning; in particular, robotics and autonomous systems, networked and distributed control systems, and cyber-physical systems.
Pei Zhong
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Mechanistic investigation and technology development in shock wave and laser lithotripsy; Ultrasound-elicited mechanotransduction, neuromodulation and sonogenetics; HIFU and immunotherapy for cancer treatment; Acoustic and optical cavitation.
Secondary Faculty
Cameron R. Bass
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Biomechanics of blast, blunt and ballistic trauma and pediatric trauma. His research focuses on injury risk from microscale to macroscale for the head, neck, thorax and extremities.
Daniel Buckland
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Ashutosh Chilkoti
Alan L. Kaganov Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Focused on biomolecular materials and biointerface science and emphasizes the development of applications that span the range from bioseparations, biosensors, biomaterials, and targeted drug delivery.
Patrick James Codd
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Louis Edwin DeFrate
Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dennis Onyeka Frank-Ito
Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Henri P. Gavin
Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: Structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, seismic hazard mitigation for building contents, nonlinear dynamics, system identification, optimal control with application to systems with controllable damping.
Jeffrey Glass
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests: Electronic materials and the associated devices/instruments improved by these materials, especially electrode applications in miniature mass spectrometry, energy conversion and storage and liquid waste disinfection for developing regions. Electrochemical measurements and…
Michael Richard Gustafson II
Associate Professor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests: Computational methods for image analysis and information extraction, discrete event simulations, curriculum development and deployment
Sara Haravifard
William M. Fairbank Associate Professor of Physics
Research Interests: Exploring novel collective phenomena in quantum materials by means of neutron and x-ray scattering techniques; Investigating quantum critical phenomena at extreme environmental conditions of ultra-low temperature, high magnetic field, and high pressure; Materials by Design:…
Akhenaton-Andrew Dhafir Jones
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: Biofilms, cardiovascular infections, infectious diseases, biomaterials, antibiotics, porous media flows, fate and transport of nanomaterials in biofilms, water quality sensors, environmental systems analysis, environmental equity, environmental justice
Miroslav Pajic
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests: Design and analysis of autonomous cyber-physical systems (CPS), and in particular, embedded systems, AI, learning and controls, CPS security and high-assurance autonomy, with various application domains including robotics, automotive, and medical systems
Amanda Randles
Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Research Interests: Biomedical simulation and high-performance computing
Hossein Salahshoor
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired systems, brain mechanics, data-driven methods, advanced (meta)materials and (meta)structures, material design, and mathematics of materials and structures.
Guglielmo Scovazzi
Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: Finite element methods, computational fluid and solid mechanics, multiphase porous media flows, computational methods for fluid and solid materials under extreme load conditions, turbulent flow computations, instability phenomena.
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests: Thin-film deposition, MAPLE, hybrid perovskites, hybrid nanocomposites, organic thin films
Manolis Veveakis
Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: Theoretical and applied mechanics, Geomechanics, Irreversible Thermodynamics. Emphasis on the multiphysical modelling of plasticity of solids, solid-fluid interactions, friction laws and rheology of geomaterials
Benjamin J. Wiley
Professor of Chemistry
Thomas P. Witelski
Professor in the Department of Mathematics
Sabino Zani Jr.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Research Faculty
Shana L. McAlexander
Assistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: STEM Education, Representation in science and engineering careers, Access to internships, Undergraduate/Graduate student professional development, Team Science/Convergence/Interdisciplinarity.
Michael J Mehl
Assistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Jeffrey P. Thomas
Assistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Adjunct Faculty
Jonathan Riggs Holt
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Po-Chun Hsu
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Smart multifunctional textiles, camouflage fabrics, stimuli-responsive polymer, wearable electronics, photon management, radiation heat transfer, solar desalination and water harvesting, electrochemical devices, electrospinning and fiber fabrication
Sylvie Lorente
Adjunct Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Robert Twiss
Lecturer in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Visiting Faculty
Nancy Joanna Deaton
Visiting Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Christopher Douglas
Visiting Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Emeritus Faculty
Devendra P. Garg
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Robert Kielb
Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Unsteady aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, mistuning, damping, and probabilistic methods. Principal investigator on AFOSR, DARPA, NASA, and industry-funded research projects.
David Needham
Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests: Needham’s research and development is nothing if it is not collaborative. Highlights: Anti-cancer drug delivery inspired by how cancer's survive and spread due to their consumption of Lipoprotein particles from the blood-stream (LDLs and VLDLs) hence his approach: Make the drug…
Edward J. Shaughnessy
Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Teh Yu Tan
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Donald Wright
Associate Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science