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Biochemical /
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Catalysis /
Reactions |
Colloids /
Interfaces |
Energy /
Systainability |
Environmental |
Materials |
Polymers /
Composites |
Process Control /
Systems Anaylsis |
Thermodynamics |
Transport
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Maciek Antoniewicz
Maciek Antoniewicz |
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X Characterization and Transport Phenomena for Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Production and Storage and Hybrid Transit Vehicles |
X Rheology, Process Modeling and Manufacturing Science in Composites Manufacturing |
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X Flow of Viscous Resins, Suspensions and Non-Newtonian Fluids |
Mark Barteau 
Mark Barteau |
X Robotic Exoskeletons for Gait Training,
Upper Arm Training,
Pediatric Mobility Training,
Shoes for Parkinson Patients,
Tethered Pelvis Device |
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X Robotic Exoskeletons, Differentially Flat Designs, Flapping Wing MAVs |
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X Gait Mechanics of Subjects with Stroke, Parkinson Disease |
X Geometric and Dynamic Design of Mechanisms, Optimization |
X Robotics, Nonlinear Systems Theory, Differential Flatness, Optimal Control |
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Antony Beris 
Antony Beris |
X Engineering: musculoskeletal modeling, neural control of movement, patient-specific modeling using MRI and ultrasound, muscle mechanics. Medicine: orthopaedics, radiology, neurology, rehabilitation. |
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X Mechanical models of how muscles generate forces and how such forces affect loads in cartilage and ligaments; applications to osteoarthritis, stroke and sports medicine. |
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Douglas Buttrey 
Douglas Buttrey |
X Medical device design & mechanical testing |
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X Medical device design & mechanical testing; Biomechanical optimization of orthopaedic surgical procedure |
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Jingguang Chen 
Jingguang Chen |
X Soft tissue tribology including cartilage, meniscus, hydrogels; lubrication and load support mechanisms; Osteoarthritis; tissue wear and degeneration, biomaterials engineering and joint replacement |
X Wind turbine design, tribology, and reliability; energy conservation via design and synthesis of novel low friction tribomaterials |
X Design and synthesis of tribological composite materials, functionally graded materials, hierarchically structured materials, multifunctional materials (strength, lubricity, dissipation of frictional power) |
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X Low friction, low wear polymer nanocomposites for tribological applications; design; synthesis; characterization of dispersion, mechanical properties, crystallinity, crystalline morphology, interphase, tribology |
X Tribo-materials to lubricate moving mechanical assemblies in extreme air and space environments |
X Cartilage load support and lubrication, relating tissue structure and function, relating deterioration of tissue structure and function, and understanding role in Osteoarthritis |
X Precision instrument design |
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Wilfred Chen 
Wilfred Chen |
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X Modeling & characterization of polymer-,metal- and ceramic-based fiber composites; nanocomposites |
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X Carbon nanotube based damage sensing of composites; modeling and characterization of carbon nanotube fibers and their composites |
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David Colby 
David Colby |
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X Automation and controls for composite manufacturing processes. |
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X The use of composites to reduce vibration induced vascular damage in the hand and arm. |
X Teaching design methods and the forensics of product failures. |
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Pamela Cook 
Pamela Cook |
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X Fuel cells;
Solid oxide fuel cells;
Thin film batteries;
TiO2-based solar cells |
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X Thin film growth;
Physical vapor deposition;
Nanocomposites;
Multilayer and epitaxial oxides;
Micro-power sources |
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Prasad Dhurjati 
Prasad Dhurjati |
X muscle coordination; normal and pathological movement; experimental and simulation studies; musculoskeletal modeling |
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X Muscle coordination of normal and pathological movements; upper and lower extremity function; musculoskeletal modeling and simulation |
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Thomas Epps, III 
Thomas Epps, III |
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X Durability of fuel cells, gas turbines and wind turbines. Particular focus on interaction of thermo-mechanical and hygro-thermo-mechanical cyclic loading |
X Modeling and characterization of multilayered systems with evolving material properties. The fundamentals of cracks and fatigue. Debonding, inter and intra-laminar failures |
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X Structural Mechanics of and materials for aerospace structures |
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Eric Furst 
Eric Furst |
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X modeling & simulation of fabric-based flexible composites; ballistic impact loading; design tools |
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X modeling & simulation tools for design applications, senior-design capstone |
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Feng Jiao 
Feng Jiao |
X Soft Tissue Biomechanics; Cartilage Tissue Engineering; Cell Biomechanics |
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X Theory, modeling and simulation of articular cartilage; Bio-tribology of temporomandibular joint; Cell force in chondrocytes |
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Michael Klein 
Michael Klein |
X human movement, motion analysis, neuromuscular modeling, EMG, muscle & joint contact force |
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X human movement, motion analysis, neuromuscular modeling, EMG, muscle & joint contact force |
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April Kloxin 
April Kloxin |
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X Dynamics & control of legged robots; collaborative decision making |
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X Nonlinear control theory; hybrid systems; dynamics and dynamical systems |
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Christoper Kloxin 
Christoper Kloxin |
X Use of in-vitro models of the human nasal passage, bronchi, and alveoli to experimentally study flow patterns and mixing during breathing for pulmonary drug delivery. |
X Fuel cells, Li-ion batteries, wind and ocean current energy, solar-powered energy efficient homes. Director of UD Center for Fuel Cell Research. |
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X Use of carbon nanotubes in polymer electrolytes, and nanoengineered structures in PEM fuel cell electrodes for improved performance and durability |
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X Development of PIV and stereoscopic PIV; industrial mixing flows, entrainment in jets and plumes, biofluid mechanics, reactant flows in fuel cells, optimal spacing of wind turbines. |
Kelvin Lee 
Kelvin Lee |
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X Modeling & fabrication of nano-engineered fuel cell electrodes, Optimal multiscale design of systems for electrochemical conversion, Optimal control. |
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X Optimal shape and topological design of engineering systems with application in fluid/structures. |
X Rigid body mechanics, vibration and nonlinear dynamics |
X Thin film flows, flow in porous media, interfacial mechanics |
Abraham Lenhoff 
Abraham Lenhoff |
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X Mechanics of electrolyte and Fuel Cell materials and structures |
X Micromechanics and failure analysis and characterization of Composites and Nano-composites |
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X Orthopedic biomechanics |
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Raul Lobo 
Raul Lobo |
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X Wind power engineering; blade aerodynamics; rotor dynamics; economics |
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X Airplane aerodynamics |
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X All aspects and speeds; Flow of liquid coatings |
Babatunde Ogunnaike 
Babatunde Ogunnaike |
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X Energy absorbing composites; nanocomposites, multiscale composites; polymer composites |
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X Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, nanostructured materials, and nanocomposites |
X Lightweight multifunctional composites; Aircraft and rotorcraft structures |
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Terry Papoutsakis 
Terry Papoutsakis |
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X Multi-agent cyber-physical systems; hybrid systems; sensor networks; nonholonomic motion planning, navigation and control |
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X Stability and control design |
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X Modeling and analysis of hybrid dynamical systems; control design for nonholonomic systems; switching and discontinuous control |
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Christopher Roberts 
Christopher Roberts |
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X Processing and Characterization of Composite Materials Focusing on Carbon Nanotube and Advanced Fiber Reinforcements, Novel Multifunctional Composites, Micro/Nano Mechanics Modeling Techniques, Structural Health Monitoring and Nanotube-Based Damage Sensing. |
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X Carbon Nanotubes, Polymer Nanofibers, Nanocomposites, in situ Sensing with Carbon Nanotubes, Nanomaterials Dispersion. |
X Composite Materials Manufacturing, Characterization and Analysis. Air Force Young Investigator Award Recipient. |
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Anne Robinson 
Anne Robinson |
X Modeling and analysis of multiphase flow and flow through porous media |
X Simulation and modeling of complex and multiphase flows |
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X Transport of nanoparticles in the environment |
X Dynamics of moving body, simulation of flows around moving objects |
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X Turbulence, multiphase flow, particle-laden flow, and interfacial flow |
Stanley Sandler 
Stanley Sandler |
X Mechanobiology of skeletal tissues, bioimaging, mathematical modeling, porous media |
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X Biomechanics of bone and cartilage, advanced bioimaging, mathematical/computatinal modeling |
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Annette Shine 
Annette Shine |
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X Nano-enabled energy conversion and storage science and technology including supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen generation, fuel cells and solar cells. |
X Synthesis and characterization of multifunctional nanocomposites |
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X Synthesis and device applications of different nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, metal oxides. |
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Millicent Sullivan 
Millicent Sullivan |
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X Nano-enabled energy conversion and storage science and technology including supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen generation, fuel cells and solar cells. |
X Synthesis and characterization of multifunctional nanocomposites |
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X Synthesis and device applications of different nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, metal oxides. |
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Dionisios Vlachos 
Dionisios Vlachos |
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X Nano-enabled energy conversion and storage science and technology including supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen generation, fuel cells and solar cells. |
X Synthesis and characterization of multifunctional nanocomposites |
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X Synthesis and device applications of different nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, metal oxides. |
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Norman Wagner 
Norman Wagner |
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X Nano-enabled energy conversion and storage science and technology including supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen generation, fuel cells and solar cells. |
X Synthesis and characterization of multifunctional nanocomposites |
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X Synthesis and device applications of different nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, metal oxides. |
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Richard Wool 
Richard Wool |
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X Nano-enabled energy conversion and storage science and technology including supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen generation, fuel cells and solar cells. |
X Synthesis and characterization of multifunctional nanocomposites |
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X Synthesis and device applications of different nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, metal oxides. |
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