Mechanical Engineering

Biomedical

Accurate and Real-Time Voice Simulator for Voice Disorders

Laboratory/Faculty: Complex Flow Modeling and Simulation Laboratory (Dr. Qian Xue)
Opening Type: Two PhD/MS Students
Topics: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Flow-Tissue Interaction, Reduced-Order Modeling, Voice Production

Wearable Robotics and Robot-assisted Gait Rehabilitation

Laboratory/Faculty: Dr. Babak Hejrati
Opening Type: Several graduate student positions
Topics: Robotics, Controls, Mechanical Design, Wearable Technology

Design Optimization

Optimization and Automation of a Shellfish Nursery Upweller

Laboratory/Faculty: Dr. Groupee and Dr. Friess
Opening Type: MS Research Project
Topics: Optimization, Automation, Engineering Design, Fluid Mechanics

Thermal Science and Engineering

Computational Modeling of Nanoscale Thermal Radiation

Laboratory/Faculty: Thermal Radiation Laboratory / Dr. Sheila Edalatpour
Opening Type: PhD / MS Project
Topics: Thermal radiation, nanoscale heat transfer, computational modeling

Experimental Measurement of Thermal Radiative Heat Transfer Between Two Media

Laboratory/Faculty: Thermal Radiation Laboratory / Dr. Sheila Edalatpour
Opening Type: Undergraduate Research Project
Topics: Heat transfer, thermal radiation

Thermal Process Modeling for High Efficiency Air Separation

Laboratory/Faculty: Solar Thermal Energy Laboratory (Dr. Justin Lapp)
Opening Type: PhD Research Project
Topics: Thermodynamics, Systems Analysis, Process Modeling, Renewable Energy

Numerical Heat Transfer Modeling of a Solar Particle Receiver

Laboratory/Faculty: Solar Thermal Energy Laboratory (Dr. Justin Lapp)
Opening Type: PhD Research Project
Topics: Heat Transfer, Numerical Modeling, Solar Energy, Thermodynamics