University of California, Irvine

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University of California, Irvine has 144 faculty across 4 departments on GradNova. 62 researchers hold 85 active NSF grants totaling $71.4M.

Departments

Computer Science

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Faculty

Yoonjin Won, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Multi-Scale Structures for Thermal and Energy Applications, in Particular Fabrication, Characterization, and Integration of Structured Materials

Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques

Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis

Yun Wang, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Cfd

Computational Modeling

Electrochemistry

Fuel Cells

Xizheng Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Electrified Additive Manufacturing

Far-From-Equilibrium Synthesis and Manufacturing of Functional Nano/bulk Materials

High-Throughput Materials Synthesis

Multimodal In-Situ Diagnostics Under Extreme Thermal Conditions

Mark Walter, Ph.D.

Professor of Teaching in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Building Energy Efficiency

Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials

Alexandra Voloshina, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Biomedical Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Gait Rehabilitation

Human Biomechanics

Motor Impairment

Neural Control of Movement

Camilo Velez Cuervo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Biomedical Microsystems

Magnetic Micro/nanostructures

Micro/nano Device Fabrication

Micro/nano Robotics

Haithem Taha, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Airplane Performance and Configuration Aerodynamics

Flight Dynamics and Autopilot Design

Geometric Nonlinear Nontrol Theory

Optimization, Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control

Kelly Stephani, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Fluid Mechanics & Thermal Sciences

Hypersonics and High-Temperature Aerothermodynamics

Kinetic Methods for Non-Equilibrium Reacting Flows

Kinetic Theory and Transport Processes

William Sirignano, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Combustion Theory

Computational Methods

Gas Turbine and Internal Combustion Engines

Multiphase Flows

Athanasios Sideris, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Control Systems

Neural Networks

Control Systems and Identification

Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems

Andrei Shkel, Ph.D.

Chancellor's Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Design and Advanced Control of Micro-Electromechanical Systems (mems)

Electro-Mechanical and Machine-Information Systems Integration

High-Precision Micro-Machined Gyroscopes

MEMS-Enhanced Optical Systems, Tools, and Prosthetic Appliances

Yuri Shimane, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Astrodynamics

Guidance, Navigation and Control (gnc)

Optimization

Space Logistics

Xian Shi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Carbon Materials

Chemical Kinetics

Detonation and Shock

Energy Conversion and Propulsion

David Reinkensmeyer, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Anatomy and Neurobiology; Biomedical Engineering; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Biomechanics

Biomedical Engineering

Mechatronics

Neural Control of Movement

Dimitri Papamoschou, Ph.D.

Chancellor's Professor of

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Compressible Turbulence

Jet and Fan Aeroacoustics

Jet Noise Reduction

Microphone Phased Array Methods

Marco Panesi, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Hypersonic

Non-Equilibrium Chemistry and Radiation

Non-Equilibrium Weakly Ionized Plasmas

Uncertainty Quantification & Machine Learning

Bihter Padak, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Associate Director of UCI Combustion Laboratory

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Catalysis

Combustion

Emission Control Technologies

Reaction Kinetics

SungWoo Nam, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Building Devices Based on Advanced Materials

Materials

Mechanics and Multifunctionality

Understanding Mechanically Coupled Properties in Low-Dimensional Materials

Feng Liu, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Cooperative Robotics

Decentralized/distributed Algorithm Design for Multi-Agent Systems

Systems and Control

Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems

Perry Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Large-Eddy Simulations

Particle-Laden and Multiphase Flows

Scientific Computing

Turbulent Boundary Layers

Faryar Jabbari, Ph.D.

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Distributed Parameter Systems

Optimal Control Theory

Parameter Identification

Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems

Jacqueline Huynh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of California, Irvine

Aeroacoustics

Aviation Environmental Impacts

Design of Aircraft Systems and Operations

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