Faculty members in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering conduct groundbreaking research in areas including air quality, biomedical, materials, mechanics of materials, micro/nanoscale, robotics and systems design, and thermo fluid sciences. To learn more about their areas of expertise, use the focus area filters below to view faculty profiles in your area of interest. Be sure to also check out our Research Overview Slides for a quick look at faculty members and their unique capabilities and areas of expertise. 
 

Andrew Affrunti
Andrew Affrunti
CMU Partnership Program Assistant Teaching Professor
Alaa Ahmed
Alaa A. Ahmed
Professor • Biomedical, Robotics and Systems Design
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Chunmei Ban
Associate Professor • Materials
Francois Barthelat
Francois Barthelat
Professor • Materials, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical
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Jenifer Blacklock
Western Colorado University Partnership Program Director • Associate Teaching Professor
Mark Borden
Mark A. Borden
Professor • Biomedical, Materials, Thermo Fluid Sciences, Micro/Nanoscale
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Nick Bottenus
Assistant Professor • Biomedical, Mechanics of Materials, Robotics and Systems Design
Victor M. Bright
Victor M. Bright
Professor • Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research • Micro/Nanoscale
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Carson Bruns
Assistant Professor • Materials, Biomedical, Micro/Nanoscale
Grace Burleson
Grace Burleson
Assistant Professor
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Sarah Calve
Associate Professor • Biomedical, Materials, Mechanics of Materials
Francisco Castro
Francisco Castro
CMU Partnership Program Associate Teaching Professor
Longji Cui
Longji Cui
Assistant Professor • Anderson Engineering Faculty Fellow • Thermo Fluid Sciences, Materials, Micro/Nanoscale
John W. Daily
John W. Daily
Research Professor • Air Quality, Thermo Fluid Sciences
Xiaoyun Ding
Xiaoyun "Sean" Ding
Associate Professor • Bruce S. Anderson Assistant Professor • Biomedical, Micro/Nanoscale, Thermo Fluid Sciences
Yifu Ding
Yifu Ding
Professor • MAST Center Director • Materials, Mechanics of Materials, Micro/Nanoscale
Virginia L. Ferguson
Virginia L. Ferguson
Professor • Hudson Moore Professor • Biomedical, Mechanics of Materials, Materials
Peter Hamlington
Peter Hamlington
Department Chair • Associate Professor • Woodward-Vogel Leadership Chair • Vogel Faculty Fellow • Thermo Fluid Sciences, Air Quality
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Michael Hannigan
Professor • Air Quality
Daven Henze
Daven Henze
Professor • Associate Chair, Graduate Program Chair • S.P. Chip and Lori Johnson Faculty Fellow • Air Quality
Jean R. Hertzberg
Jean R. Hertzberg
Professor • Thermo Fluid Sciences, Biomedical
Sean Humbert
J. Sean Humbert
Professor • Denver Business Challenge Professor • Aerospace and Defense Faculty Director • Robotics and Systems Design • Western Colorado University Partnership Program • Director, Robotics Program
Kaushik Jayaram
Kaushik Jayaram
Assistant Professor • Robotics and Systems Design, Materials, Micro/Nanoscale
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Svenja Knappe
Associate Research Professor • Micro/Nanoscale
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Daniel Knight
Associate Research Professor
Jeffrey Knutsen
Jeffrey Knutsen
Associate Teaching Professor • Charles C. Gates Faculty Fellow
Jeremy Koch
Jeremy Koch
Assistant Teaching Professor • Thermo Fluid Sciences
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Daria Kotys-Schwartz
Teaching Professor • Design Center Colorado Co-Director • Idea Forge Director • Design Excellence Faculty Fellow
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Nicole Labbe
Assistant Professor • Thermo Fluid Sciences
SeHee Lee
Se-Hee Lee
Professor • Materials, Micro/Nanoscale
Rong Long
Rong Long
Associate Professor • Lyall Fellow • Mechanics of Materials
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Maureen Lynch
Assistant Professor • Biomedical
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Robert MacCurdy
Assistant Professor • Robotics and Systems Design
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Katherine McConnell
Scholar in Residence • Industry Outreach
Nathan McNeill
Nathan McNeill
CMU Partnership Program Director • Associate Teaching Professor • Engineering Education, Thermal Energy Systems​
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Hope Michelsen
Associate Professor • Thermo Fluid Sciences, Air Quality, Materials, Micro/Nanoscale
Shelly Miller
Shelly L. Miller
Professor • Air Quality • Chair, Boulder Faculty Assembly
Peter Mitrano
Peter Mitrano
CMU Partnership Program Assistant Teaching Professor • Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics
Arthur Mizzi
Arthur Mizzi
Assistant Research Professor • Air Quality
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Debanjan Mukherjee
Assistant Professor • Biomedical, Thermo Fluid Sciences
Todd Murray
Todd Murray
Professor • Associate Chair, Personnel Committee Chair • Biomedical, Materials
Corey Neu
Corey Neu
Professor • Donnelly Family Endowed Professor • Biomedical
Carmen Borden-Pacheco
Carmen Pacheco
Scholar in Residence • Food Engineering
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John Pellegrino
Research Professor • Thermo Fluid Sciences, Materials
Rishi Raj
Rishi Raj
Professor • Materials
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Derek Reamon
Teaching Professor • Associate Chair, Undergraduate Program Chair
Mark Rentschler
Mark Rentschler
Professor • Biomedical, Mechanics of Materials, Robotics and Systems Design
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Greg Rieker
Associate Professor • Vogel Family Faculty Fellow • Research and Innovation Faculty Fellow • Thermo Fluid Sciences, Air Quality
Dan Riffell
Dan Riffell
Associate Professor of Practice
Shalom Ruben
Shalom Ruben
Associate Teaching Professor • Ebner Family Faculty Fellow • Robotics and Systems Design
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Massimo Ruzzene
Professor • Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation • Mechanics of Materials • Slade Professor in Engineering
Jacob Segil
Jacob Segil
Research Professor • Biomedical, Robotics and Systems Design • Managing Director, Center for Translational Research
Julie Steinbrenner
Julie Steinbrenner
Associate Teaching Professor • Stockman Family Fellow • Associate Chair, Undergraduate Program
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Wei Tan
Associate Professor • Biomedical
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Janet Tsai
Associate Teaching Professor • Associate Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Marina Vance
Associate Professor • McLagan Family Fellow • Air Quality, Micro/Nanoscale
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Greg Vanderbeek
Western Colorado University Partnership Program Assistant Teaching Professor
Franck Vernerey
Franck Vernerey
Professor • Biomedical, Mechanics of Materials
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Nathalie M. Vriend
Associate Professor • Thermo Fluid Sciences, Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Michael Walker
Michael Walker
Associate Teaching Professor • Energy Engineering Minor Director • Thermo Fluid Sciences
Cara Welker
Cara Gonzalez Welker
Assistant Professor • Biomedical and Robotics and Systems Design
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Gregory L. Whiting
Associate Professor • Materials, Micro/Nanoscale
Christine Weidinmyer
Christine Wiedinmyer
Research Professor • Air Quality
Jianliang Xiao
Jianliang Xiao
Associate Professor • Mechanics of Materials, Micro/Nanoscale
Nicole W. XU
Nicole W. Xu
Assistant Professor • Robotics and Systems Design, Thermo Fluid Sciences