Core Faculty:

Adrian Bejan, J A Jones Professor - Dr. Bejan’s research covers a wide range of topics in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, convection and porous media.

Chuan-Hua Chen, Assistant Professor - Dr. Chen's research involves physicochemical hydrodynamics at the micro and nanoscale where transport and interfacial phenomena closely interact with each other. Two core subjects are electrohydrodynamic transport for fluid manipulation at both nanometer and nanosecond scales, and bioinspired interfaces for capillarity-driven autonomous microsystems. We are closely integrating experiment and theory to develop innovative microfluidics and nanofluidics for applications ranging from biochemical assays to microelectronics cooling.

Laurens E. Howle, Associate Professor - Dr. Howle's research encompasses thermal science, fluid dynamics, and nonlinear dynamics.

Brian P. Mann, Assistant Professor - Dr. Mann's research focuses on nonlinear dynamics and vibration utilizing analytical, numerical, and experimental techniques. Fundamental investigations of phenomenon and application areas where dynamical systems theory plays an important role.

Josiah Knight, Associate Professor - Dr. Knight's research focuses on fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and dynamics

Teh Y. Tan, Professor - Dr. Tan's research focuses on Impurity diffusion mechanisms and point defects in silicon and III-V compounds; line defects; precipitation and gettering; kinetic processes of defect evolution; x-ray scattering and electron microscopy; crystal growth in nano-scale

Xuanhe Zhao, Assistant Professor (effective 7/1/10) - Dr. Zhao's current research centers on soft active materials (SAMs), which include dielectric elastomers, hydrogels, magnetic polymers, and muscles. By integrating experiment and theory, Zhao is studying the behaviors of SAMs driven by multiple thermodynamic forces (e.g., stress, electric field, magnetic field, chemical potential), and exploring applications in various areas such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, energy harvesting, robotics, microfluidics, and water treatment.