Michigan Technological University

Michigan Technological University has 128 faculty across 4 departments on GradNova. 34 researchers hold 34 active NSF grants and 4 active NIH grants totaling $23.6M.

Departments

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Computer Science

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

Faculty

Madelyn MacRobbie

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Aerospace Physiology

Analog Mission Design

Crewed Operations in Extreme Environments

Mechanobiology

Fei Long

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Nano Materials

Real-Time Infrared Spectroscopy

Sustainable Manufacturing

Waste Characterization and Recycling

Seong-Young Lee

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Bio/alternative Renewable Energy and Clean Fuels in Low Temperature Combustion

Combustion Dynamics of Instability, Stabilization, and Propagation in Gas Turbine Engine

Laminar and Turbulent Combustion Engines

New Emerging Laser-Based Technique Development

L. Brad King

Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor (Space Systems), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Director, Space Systems Research Group; Faculty Advisor, Aerospace Enterprise

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Antimatter Confinement

Design of In-Situ Electrostatic Probes

Doppler Laser Cooling of Trapped Ions

Ion-Energy Analysis and Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Jaclyn Johnson

Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Alternative Fuels

Fundamentals of Diesel Spray and Combustion, Spark Ignition

Internal Combustion Engines

Optical and Laser Diagnostics

Kartik Iyer

Assistant Professor, Physics; Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Atmospheric Physics

Numerical Simulations

Supercomputing

Thermal Convection

Amir Hussain Idrisi

Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

3D Printing of Polymers and Metals

Additive Manufacturing

Advanced

Characterization and Processing of Composites

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Kevin B. Howard

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Aerodynamics of Tires

Agricultural Processes for Liquid and Solid Particle Application

AI / ML Techniques for Computational and Experimental Fluids

Atmospheric Flows

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Chloe He

Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Boundary Layer Stability of Super and Hypersonic Flow

Engineered Surfaces and Their Interactions With Surrounding Thermal and Fluid Environments

Fluid/heat Transfer Courses

Mechanics Courses

Cameron Hadden

Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Cae (cad/cam)

Computer Aided Design for Analysis (fea & Cfd)

Computer Aided Design for Manufacturing (cam)

Curriculum and Program Assessment

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Geordan Gutow

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Bayesian Reasoning for Planning, Control, Estimation, and Active Perception

Generalizations of the Traveling Salesman Problem

Generalized Branch and Bound Parallel Algorithms for Robotics

In Space Servicing

Susanta Ghosh

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Bayesian Machine Learning and Uncertainty Quantification

Biomedical Imaging and Inverse Problems

Computational Solid Mechanics

Materials Modeling

Ze Feng Ted Gan

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Acoustic Measurements in Anechoic Chambers and Flight Tests

Acoustic Signal Processing

Aeroacoustics

Computational Fluid Dynamics (cfd)

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William J. Endres

Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor (Mechanical Engineering)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Commercialization Engineering

Cutting Mechanics

Innovation Engineering

Leadership Practice

Ana Dyreson

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Electricity Grid Operational Modeling

Energy Transitions in Cold Climates

Energy-Water Nexus

Heat Pump Performance

Tania Demonte Gonzalez

Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Dynamic Systems Modeling and Simulation

Experimental Testing and Validation in Wave Tanks and Marine Environments

Linear and Nonlinear Control Design

Marine Renewable Energy Technologies (wave Energy Converters, Pto Systems)

James DeClerck

Professor of Practice, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Digital Data Processing

Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Developing AI-Based Methods for Spacecraft Trajectory Design and Maneuver Planning

Improving Automated Driving Features on Automotive Platforms With Limited Sensors and Compute

Chang Kyoung Choi

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Affiliated Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Droplet Impingement on Patterned Metal Surfaces

Evaporation of Thin Films and Droplets

Fluid Flow-Induced Shear Effect on Chondrons; Regeneration of Pericellular Matrix From Chondrocytes Using Microencapsulation;

Microfluidics and Microscale Heat Transfer

Chunpei Cai

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Electric Propulsion

Plasma Simulations

Rarefied and Non-Equilibrium Gas Dynamics

Shawn Brueshaber

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Convection and Storm Dynamics in Planetary Atmospheres

Giant Planet (jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) Atmospheric Dynamics

Lake Effect Snow Storms

Ezra Bar-Ziv

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Emissions From Coal Power Plants

Kinetics of Torrefaction and Pyrolysis of Biomass

Simulation of Operation of Coal Power Plants

Torrefied-Biomass (biocoal) as a Renewable Clean Replacement of Coal

Jung Yun Bae

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Autonomous Navigation

Coordination of Heterogeneous Robot Systems

Multi-Robot System Control and Optimization

Operational Research for Autonomous Vehicles

Jeffrey S. Allen

John F. and Joan M. Calder Endowed Professor in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics; Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Capillary-Scale Gas-Liquid Flow

Low-Gravity Fluid Dynamics

Near-Field Optical Diagnostics

Stability of Evaporating and Condensing Liquid Films

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