Labs and Centers

Research Centers

Academic Center of Excellence in Instrumentation, Control, and Safety
Aerospace Research Center
Air Force Research Lab Aerospace Systems Directorate Computational Sciences Center
Air Force Research Lab Structural Sciences Center
Center for Automotive Research
Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence
Institute for Materials Research
NSF IUCRC Smart Vehicle Concepts
Simulation Innovation and Modeling Center
Transportation Research Center

Active MAE Research Labs

Research Lab	Director
Aerodynamic Flow Control and Diagnostics Group	Matt McCrink
Automated Computational Mechanics Laboratory	Soheil Soghrati
Automated Driving Laboratory	Levent Guvenc
Computational Aerodynamics and Flow Physics Laboratory	Lian Duan
Computational Combustion and Energy Laboratory	Seung Hyun Kim
Control and Optimization for Sustainable Technologies Laboratory	Stephanie Stockar
Cyberbotics (Cyber-physical and Robotics System) Laboratory	Ayonga Hereid
Design Innovation and Simulation Laboratory	Haijun Su
Digital Design and Manufacturing Laboratory	Jami Shah
Dynamic Mechanics of Materials Laboratory	Amos Gilat
Energy Innovation Laboratory	Jung-Hyun Kim
Flight Vehicle Design and Testing Group	Cliff Whitfield
Flow, Engine, and Acoustics Research Laboratories	Ahmet Selamet
Fluids and Thermal Analysis Laboratory	Sandip Mazumder
Gas Dynamics and Turbulence Laboratory	Mohammad Samimy
Gas Turbine Laboratory	Kiran D'Souza Randall Mathison
Gear and Power Transmission Research Laboratory	Ahmet Kahraman
High Fidelity Computational Multiphysics Laboratory	Datta Gaitonde
Hoelzle Research Laboratory	David Hoelzle
Hydro and Aero Energy Group	Clarissa Belloni
Innovative Assembly and Fastening Lab	Anthony Luscher
Laboratory for Autonomy in Data-Driven and Complex Systems	Mrinal Kumar
Materials at Extremes	Calvin Stewart
Matrix and Microscopy Laboratory	Gunjan Agarwal
Mesoscale Mechanics and Microstructures Laboratory	Steve Niezgoda
Microsystems for Mechanobiology and Medicine	Jonathan Song
Micro/Nano Multiphysical Dynamics Laboratory	Hanna Cho
Microsystems and Nanosystems Laboratory	Shaurya Prakash
Model-Based Design of Complex Systems	Shawn Midlam-Mohler
Movement Laboratory	Manoj Srinivasan
Multi-functional Materials and Intelligent Design Lab	Alok Sutradhar
Multi-Physics Interactions Research Group	Jack McNamara
Nanoengineering and Biodesign Laboratory	Carlos Castro
Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory	Robert Siston
Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics Laboratory (named for Michael A. Chaszeyka)	Igor Adamovich
Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibration Laboratory	Kiran D'Souza
Nuclear Analysis and Radiation Sensor Laboratory	Lei (Raymond) Cao
Nuclear Computing Group	Dean Wang
Nuclear Reactor Laboratory	Lei (Raymond) Cao
Polymer and Soft Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory	Rebecca Dupaix
Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence for Gearbox Technology	Ahmet Kahraman
Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory	Taiyang Zhang
Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory	Marcelo Dapino
Thermal Materials Laboratory	Joseph Heremans
Thermal Properties of Materials for Extreme Environments	Marat Khafizov
Turbine Aerothermodynamics Laboratory	Jeffrey Bons
Turbulence and Combustion Research Laboratory	Jeffrey Sutton
Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing Center	Marcelo Dapino
Zhai Research Group	Shang Zhai

Affiliated Research Centers

Injury Biomechanics Research Center

Affiliated Research Labs

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Retired MAE Research Labs

Research Lab	Director
Applied Physics Lab	Vish Subramaniam
Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing	Taylan Altan
Precision Measurement and Control Laboratory	C.H. Menq
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Laboratory	Herman Shen