Faculty and Staff

Chair

Robert Gao

Department Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Cady Staley Professor of Engineering

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Develops multi-physics sensing and stochastic modeling methods for improving observability in dynamical systems

Faculty

Ozan Akkus

Kent H. Smith Professor

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Director, Center for Applied Raman Spectroscopy

Creates biologically active and mechanically functional tissue repair systems, and develops chemical imaging instrumentation for noninvasive biomedical and hazard diagnostics

Richard Bachmann

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Researches biologically inspired robotics

Paul Barnhart

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Researches aerospace system design, propulsion, gas dynamics, shock wave boundary layer interactions and fluid/thermal systems modeling

Changyong Cao

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Study the mechanics, designs, and manufacturing of smart multifunctional materials, soft robotics, soft electronics, and self-powered sensing systems.

Sunniva Collins

Associate Dean, Case School of Engineering

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Engineers metallic surfaces for improved performance; selects materials and designs manufacturing processes for innovative outcomes

Kathryn Daltorio

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Co-Director, Biologically-Inspired Robotics Lab

Develops robots that can traverse and operate in new environments, inspired by biological models of smart physical systems

Robert Gao

Department Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Cady Staley Professor of Engineering

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Develops multi-physics sensing and stochastic modeling methods for improving observability in dynamical systems

Umut Gurkan

Warren E. Rupp Associate Professor

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Improves human health via research in cell mechanics to develop biosensors and point-of-care systems

Steve Hostler

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Develops and characterizes novel thermal management materials

Chirag Kharangate

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Explores energy, thermal management of electronics and computational fluid dynamics

Ya-Ting Liao

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Creates computational models of combustion, fire and fire behavior and develops fire-resistant structures

Brian Maxwell

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Develop next-generation propulsion systems and develop advanced theory of supersonic and reactive systems

Roger Quinn

Arthur P. Armington Professor of Engineering

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Director, Biologically Inspired Robotics

Develops neural and mechanical models of animals and uses data to design and control robots and exoskeletons

Majid Rashidi

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Machine and medical device design

Bryan Schmidt

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Researches turbulent and unsteady flows from low-speed to hypersonic using advanced imaging methods

Chris Yingchun Yuan

Leonard Case Jr. Professor of Engineering

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Researches design, manufacturing and sustainability science of lithium ion batteries, solar cells and nanotechnologies.

Research Faculty

R Balasubramaniam

Research Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Enables the development and understanding of thermal and fluid systems to advance space exploration

Uday Hegde

Research Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Develops supercritical water oxidation technologies for waste management and water reclamation for extended duration space missions

Olga Kartuzova

Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Studies and develops computational models for cryogenic storage tanks, and investigates zero boil-off tanks

Mohammad Kassemi

Research Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Researches microgravity fluid physics and combustion research, including ZBOT, cryogenic fluid management, propellant tank models and gravity’s impact on systems

Jun Kojima

Research Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Lead laser diagnostics and combustion code validation task, supported by the Transformational Tools Technologies (TTT)

Vedha Nayagam

Research Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering