MAE Faculty

Hossein Haj-Hariri HOSSEIN HAJ-HARIRI
Professor and Chair
hh2b@virginia.edu

 Research: Stability, fluid dynamics, mechanics, applied mathematics.

 Paul Allaire PAUL E. ALLAIRE
Professor
pea@virginia.edu

Research: Magnetic bearings, rotor dynamics, fluid bearings, controls.
ROMAC Laboratories

hilary HILARY BART-SMITH
Associate Professor
hilary@virginia.edu

Research: Mechanics of ultralight materials, morphing structures, and nano structured polymer composites. http://www.bartsmithlabs.com

 Bradford Bennett BRADFORD BENNETT
Courtesy Appointment, School of Medicine
bcb3a@virginia.edu

Research: Orthapaedics, Biomechanics, Gait biomechanics and Organization. http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/orthopaedics/
facultycvs/BennettCV-page

 Edward Berger EDWARD J. BERGER
Associate Professor
ejb9z@virginia.edu

Transient interface mechanics, friction and friction damping, atomic force microscopy, and mechanics of soft materials.

sylvia SILVIA S. BLEMKER
Courtesy Appointment, Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering
ssblemker@virginia.edu

Neuromuscular biomechanics, movement disorders, musculoskeletal modeling & simulation, medical imaging,and constitutive modeling.
Multiscale Muscle Mechanics Lab

 Harsha Chelliah HARSHA K. CHELLIAH
Professor
hkc3w@virginia.edu

Combustion.

 Jeffrey Crandall JEFFERY A. CRANDALL
Professor
jrc2h@virginia.edu

Auto safety and biomechanics. Center for Applied Biomechanics

 Boris Diskin BORIS DISKIN
Research Associate Professor
bdiskin@nianet.org

Numerical optimization methods, Analysis of unstructured-grid discretizations, Multigrid solvers on structured/unstructured grids, Multiscale methods for modeling turbulent flows, Multiscale methods for simulations of advanced materials. http://www.nianet.org/resources/Research/Research-Staff/Boris-Diskin/Boris-Diskin.aspx

 Gavin Garner GAVIN GARNER
Research Associate Professor
gtg7g@virginia.edu

Mechatronics and Education of Mechatronics.

 George Gillies GEORGE T. GILLIES
Research Professor
gtg@virginia.edu

Precision measurements, medical physics, gravitation.
ROMAC Laboratories

 Christopher Goyne CHRISTOPHER P. GOYNE
Research Assistant Professor
goyne@virginia.edu

Scramjets, hypersonics, laser diagnostics.

 Patrick Hopkins PATRICK E. HOPKINS
Assistant Professor
phopkins@virginia.edu

Nanoscale Energy Transport, short pulsed interactions with solids, solid-solid and solid-liquid interfacial heat transport, nonequilibrium electron transport, opto-electronic interaction at surfaces.   The Hopkins Research Group – patrickehopkins.com

 Richard Kent RICHARD W. KENT
Professor
rwk3c@virginia.edu

Injury biomechanics, automobile safety. Center for Applied Biomechanics

 Carl Knospe CARL R. KNOSPE
Associate Professor
crk4y@virginia.edu

Control theory and experiments, time-delay systems, magnetic bearings.

 landers JAMES P. LANDERS
Courtesy Appointment, Chemistry
jpl5e@virginia.edu

Integrating Functionality, Fluidic Control, Genetic Analysis, Protein and Small Molecule Analysis.

 Gabriel Laufer GABRIEL LAUFER
Associate Professor
gl4z@virginia.edu

Gas dynamics, laser diagnostics, supersonic combustion.

 Robert Lindberg ROBERT LINDBERG JR.
Research Professor
rel5za@virginia.edu

Space flight mechanics and control, space robotics, aerospace mechanisms.

 Eric Loth ERIC LOTH
Professor
el9r@virginia.edu

Supersonic flow multiphase flow nano-texture and nano-additives wind turbines aerodynamics propulsion systems

 James McDaniel JAMES C. MCDANIEL
Professor
jcm@virginia.edu

Gas dynamics, flow diagnostics, supersonic combustion. http://hypersonicpropulsioncenter.us/

Pamela Norris PAMELA M. NORRIS
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
Frederick Tracy Morse Professor
pamela@virginia.edu

Microscale Heat Transfer, Optical Temperature Measurement Techniques, Sol-gel Technology, Applications of Aerogels, Thermal Management, Novel Applications of Heat Pipes. The Norris Research Group

 Cheol Park CHEOL PARK
Research Associate Professor
c.park@larc.nasa.gov

Development of intelligent multifunctional polymer nanocomposites with nano-scale inclusions for aerospace applications; sensing and actuating capabilities of nanotube reinforced electroactive polymer nanocomposites have been studied to improve controlled responses upon various external stimuli during aeronautic aviation and space exploration. http://ns1.nianet.org/researchstaff/park.php

 Larry Richards LARRY G. RICHARDS
Professor
lgr@virginia.edu

Computer aided design and manufacturing, statistics.

 David Sheffler DAVID A. SHEFFLER
Lecturer
das2jt@virginia.edu

Jet Engine Design.

JOHN G. THACKER
Professor
jgt@virginia.edu

Machine design, manufacturing processes, biomechanics.

 Kathryn Thornton

KATHRYN THORNTON
Courtesy Appointment, SEASSTS
kt4n@virginia.edu

Retired NASA astronaut and associate dean of graduate programs at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

 Haydn Wadley HAYDN N. WADLEY
Courtesy Appointment, Materials Science Engineering
haydn@virginia.edu

Design and fabrication of synthetic cellular materials, thermal management and impulse load mitigation; novel fabrication approaches that enable the topology and cell wall materials to be varied to maximize performance.  http://www.virginia.edu/ms/faculty/wadley.html

  HOUSTON WOOD
Professor
hgw9p@Virginia.EDU

Dynamics of rotating flows. Centrifuges, uranium enrichment and cascades. Heart pumps. Turbo-machinery. Nuclear non-proliferation.