Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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.,…
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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,…
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…
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…
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Experimental and theoretical research coupling physicochemical hydrodynamics with interfacial engineering
Alan L. Kaganov Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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.
Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Carbon Capture and Removal | Negative Emissions | Decarbonization | Critical Materials, Metals, and Minerals | Bioinspired Soft Matter | Supramolecular & Porous Materials |…
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Materials science, mechanical properties, metals and polymers. Specialties: Shape memory materials, biomaterials, 3D printing.
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science
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…
William Bevan Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Acoustofluidics, microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, biomedical micro-electro-mechanical systems (BioMEMS), optofluidics, plasmofluidics.
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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, …
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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.
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Investigating relationships between structural and mechanical properties of biopolymers (polysaccharides, DNA, proteins), at a single molecule level.
Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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…
Assistant Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Flexible electronics, precision measurement, non-destructive testing, deformation physics of random media, mechanical metamaterials, robotic materials and smart structures, machine learning
Donald M. Alstadt Chair of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Yoh Family Professor
Molecular mechanisms by which cells interact with nanomaterials with applications in nanomedicine and environmental exposure
Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical simulation and high-performance computing
Polymer theory and computer simulations
Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Musculoskeletal tissue repair, disease biophysics and organ-on-a-chip technology
Director of Graduate Studies and Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of MEMS
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…
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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…
