Faculty 

Thomas Barber, Professor-in-Residence
Research Area: Computational and physical fluid dynamics
Zbigniew Bzymek, Associate Professor
Research Area: Design, CAD modeling
Chengyu Cao Assistant Professor
Research Area: Dynamics and control, adaptive and unmanned systems, mechatronics
Brice Cassenti Professor-in-Residence
Research Area: Applied mechanics, computational mechanics, supercomputing and advanced propulsion
Baki Cetegen, United Technologies Chair Professor and Department Head
Research Area: Combustion, fluid mechanics
Wilson K. S. Chiu, Professor
Research Area: Heat and mass transfer, energy materials
Mun Choi, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Research Area: Combustion, heat transfer, optical diagnostics, soot processes
Amir Faghri, Professor
Research Area: Heat transfer, fluid mechanics
Tai-Hsi Fan, Associate Professor
Research Area: Interfacial fluid mechanics, biological transport phenomena
Robert Gao, Pratt and Whitney Chair Professor
Research Area: Sensing, mechatronics, biomechanics
Hanchen Huang, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor in Sustainable Energy
Research Area: Synthesis and properties of nanoscale interfaces, with focus on atomistic simulations.
Horea Ilies, Castleman Associate Professor
Research Area: Computational design, CAD/CAM/CAE
Eric Jordan, United Technologies Professor of Advanced Materials Processing
Research Area: Experimental and theoretical mechanics
Kazem Kazerounian, Professor and Interim Dean of the School of Engineering
Research Area: Design, kinematics, robotics
kamal kumar thumb Kamal Kumar, Associate Professor-in-Residence
Research Area: Combustion, Fuel-chemistry, Energy conversion
ikjinlee Ikjin Lee, Assistant Professor
Research Area: Analysis and design optimization under uncertainty
Tianfeng Lu, Assistant Professor
Research Area: Combustion and computational fluid mechanics
George Lykotrafitis, Assistant Professor
Research Area: Cellular mechanics
moreno-vito-thumb Vito Moreno, Professor in Residence
Research Area: Applied Mechanics and Gas turbine technology
Kevin Murphy, UTC Associate Professor of Engineering Innovation and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Research Area: Nonlinear dynamics, vibrations
Nejat Olgac, Professor
Research Area: Control systems, vibrations
pettes Michael Pettes, Assistant Professor
Research Area:Thermal trasport physics at micro and nano scales. Engineering of materials at the nanoscale
Ugur Pasaogullari, Associate Professor
Research Area: PEM fuel cells, multiphase transport phenomena
pierce David M. Pierce, Assistant Professor
Research Area: Applied mechanics, Bio related applications
zhuyinren Zhuyin Ren, Assistant Professor
Research Area: Computational fluid mechanics and reacting flow simulations
Michael Renfro,  UTC Associate Professor of Engineering Innovation and Associate Department Head
Research Area: Combustion, optical diagnostics
Wei Sun, Associate Professor,
Research Area: Tissue biomechanics, computational biomechanics and medical device design
Chih-Jen (Jackie) Sung,Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor in Sustainable Energy
Research Area: Combustion, propulsion, laser diagnostics, fuel chemistry
Jiong Tang, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Research Area: Structure and system dynamics, controls
Marcelle Wood, Lecturer and Assistant Dean
Research Area: Vibrations, robotics
Bi Zhang, Professor
Research Area: Precision design and manufacturing
pinar zorlutuna Pinar Zorlutuna, Assistant Professor
Research Area: Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research
AFFILIATED FACULTY
Michael Accorsi, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Joint Appointment with Mechanical Engineering
Research Area: Structures and applied mechanics
Jeong-Ho Kim, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Joint Appointment with Mechanical Engineering
Research Area: Computational fracture mechanics, finite element methods, functionally graded materials, Fuel cells
EMERITUS FACULTY
John Bennett, Professor Emeritus
Research Area: Teaching pedagogy, fluid mechanics turbulence, instrumentation
Ed Crow, Professor Emeritus
Research Area: Gas turbine technology
Eli K. Dabora, Professor Emeritus
Research Area: Combustion and Gas Dynamics
Robert Jeffers, Professor Emeritus
Research Area: Solid Mechanics
Herbert Koenig, Professor Emeritus
Research Area: Computational Solid Mechanics
Lee Langston, Professor Emeritus
Research Areas: Fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and experimental and analytical studies of three-dimensional flows and heat transfer in general applications and in turbomachines
Roman Solecki, Professor Emeritus
Research Area: Advanced mechanics of materials
 
             

Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Connecticut
191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3139
Storrs, CT 06269-3139
Phone: (860) 486-2090, Fax: (860) 486-5088