Sylvie Lorente
lorente@insa-toulouse.frAdjunct Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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Brian Mann
brian.mann@duke.eduProfessor 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
pemar@duke.eduProfessor 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.
Shana L. McAlexander
shana.mcalexander@duke.eduAssistant 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
michael.mehl@duke.eduAssistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Making emerging photovoltaic materials more effective, cost-efficient and competitive for the energy market.
David Needham
d.needham@duke.eduProfessor 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…
Xiaoyue Ni
xiaoyue.ni@duke.eduAssistant 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
siobhan.rigby@duke.eduAssistant Director of Master's Studies for Robotics and Autonomy, Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
Research Interests
Robotics Education, Medical Robotics, Human Robot Interaction, Engineering Education
Miroslav Pajic
miroslav.pajic@duke.eduDirector of Master's Studies, Professor in the Department of ECE
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…
Christine K. Payne
christine.payne@duke.eduYoh 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
Amanda Randles
amanda.randles@duke.eduAlfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Biomedical simulation and high-performance computing
Research Interests
Polymer theory and computer simulations
Hossein Salahshoor
hossein.salahshoor@duke.eduAssistant 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.
Sophia Santillan
sophia.santillan@duke.eduAssociate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
Research Interests
Engineering education, nonlinear systems, structural mechanics and numerical methods.
Guglielmo Scovazzi
guglielmo.scovazzi@duke.eduProfessor 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…
Edward J. Shaughnessy
eshaughn@duke.eduProfessor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Rebecca Simmons
rebecca.simmons@duke.eduProfessor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts
adrienne.stiffroberts@duke.eduAssociate Dean for Community-Based Innovation, Professor of ECE
Research Interests
Thin-film deposition, MAPLE, hybrid perovskites, hybrid nanocomposites, organic thin films
Teh Yu Tan
ttan@duke.eduProfessor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Jeffrey P. Thomas
jthomas@duke.eduAssistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Stacey Traister
stacey.traister@duke.eduProgram Coordinator, NSF Traineeship for the Advancement of Surgical Technologies (TAST)