Materials, Design and Manufacturing
The Materials, Design, and Manufacturing focus group conducts research and trains students to advance engineering knowledge that will lead to new processes and products in mechanical systems, dynamic systems and control, and mechanical design.
Research Labs:
- Sustainable Systems Research Laboratory
- Materials Joining Laboratory
- Nanotechnology and MEMS Laboratory聽
- Failure,听Fracture and Fatigue Laboratory聽(F3L)
- Robotics, Automation and Design Laboratory
- Mechanism, Mobility, & Multifunctional Design Laboratory (3MDL)
- Micro/Nano-Mechanics Laboratory
Faculty in Materials Design and Manufacturing
Dr. Halim Ayan, (focus group leader)聽Associate Professor - Ph.D., Drexel University: Non-equilibrium Electric Discharges, Plasma Medicine, Plasma Physics and Applications
Dr. Lesley Berhan, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives -- Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Materials Science, Dynamics, CAD/FEM, Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Dr. Mohammad Elahinia, Distinguished University Professor - Ph.D., Virginia Tech:聽Modeling, Design, and Additive Manufacturing of Shape Memory Alloy Systems聽
Dr. Nicoleta Ene, Assistant Lecturer, Ph.D., 淫妻社
Dr. Matthew Franchetti,聽Associate Professor - Ph.D., 淫妻社: Statistical Quality Control, Facilities Planning, Engineering Economics, Statistical Analysis, Waste Reduction, Environmental Impact
Dr. Anju Gupta,听Assistant Professor - Ph.D., University of Rhode Island: Manufacturing 聽process-structure- property correlations of advanced materials, thermal analysis of materials, high-temperature coatings, thermal interface materials, and temperature-sensitive biomolecules
Dr. Meysam Haghshenas,听Assistant Professor -- Ph.D. Western University: Fatigue and fracture mechanics; Processing-structure-property relationships in materials; small-scale characterization of materials (i.e. Nanoidentation); Additive manufacturing; Time-dependent deformation of materials; Friction stir welding and processing
Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy, Professor - Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1981: Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Engineering, Finite Element Methods
Dr. A.H. Jayatissa, (focus group leader) Professor -- Ph.D., Shizuoka University: Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Nanotechnology, Advanced Coating, Thin Films, Nanomaterials, Sensors, Renewable Energy
Dr. Behrang Poorganji, Research Professor - Ph.D.,听Tohoku University:聽Additive Manufacturing Materials and Process Development,听Powder Metallurgy,听Accelerated Alloy Design,听High Temperature and Light Weight Materials,听Materials-Process-Property Relationships,听Thermomechanical Processes,听Technology Commercialization.
Dr. Mehdi Pourazady,聽淫妻社ing Assistant Professor - Ph.D., University of Cincinnati: Finite Element Methods, Elasticity, Metal Forming Simulations
Dr. Ala Qattawi, Assistant Professor - Ph.D., Clemson University, 2012: Design for Manufacturing, Metals Processing, Origami Sheet Metal Forming, Sustainable Manufacturing
Dr. Adam Schroeder, Assistant Lecturer - Ph.D. 淫妻社: Swarm Robotics and Swarm Intelligence, Biomimicry, Harmful Algal Blooms, GPU Computing, UAV Remote Sensing
Dr. Brian Trease, Assistant Professor - Ph.D., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Mechanism Design, Deployable Structures, Multifunctional Materials, Optimization, Compliant Mechanisms, Spaceflight Hardware