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Graduate Programs
• Aerospace Engineering: Wei Shyy, Chair. Turbulent flows; computational fluid dynamics; space propulsion; turbulent combustion; laser diagnostics; dust and spray detonations; optimal structural design; composite analysis and measurements; fracture mechanics; microstructure measurements and analysis; trajectory optimization; spacecraft dynamics and control; control of flexible structures; control theory and applications, including optimal, digital, and robust control; space borne imaging system design; helicopter aeroelasticity.

• Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences: Tamas I. Gombosi, Chair. Global change, air pollution meteorology, atmospheric evolution, climatology, comet dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, interstellar chemical physics, physics and chemistry of planetary atmospheres, radiative transfer, remote sensing, synoptic meteorology, upper-atmospheric chemistry, biogeochemical cycles, mesoscale meteorology, space plasmas, solar and heliospheric physics, magnetospheric physics, aeronomy, ionospheres, thermospheres, planetary magnetospheres, solar wind interaction with magnetized and unmagnetized objects, space weather, modeling of the Sun-Earth system, high-performance numerical simulations, magnetohydrodynamics, spacecraft, ground-based instrumentation, and applications of computer technology to K-12 earth science curriculum.

• Biomedical Engineering: Matthew O'Donnell, Chair. Biomedical materials, biomaterial interfaces, cellular and tissue engineering, biomolecular machines, biomolecular membranes, biological nanotechnology, electrical biophysics, neural engineering, biomedical imaging, biomedical optics, biomedical ultrasonics, biomechanics, biofluidics and microfluidics, tissue mechanics, rehabilitation engineering.

• Chemical Engineering: Ronald G. Larson, Chair. Adsorption, catalysis, cellular bioengineering, separations, reaction engineering, simulation and mathematical modeling, environmental engineering, colloids and interfaces, flow in porous media, fluid mechanics, materials processing, process control, sensing, microelectronic materials, electrochemical engineering, polymers, pharmaceutical engineering.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering: Nikolaos D. Katopodes, Chair. Construction Engineering and Management: cost engineering, human resources in construction, construction methods and equipment, construction decision support systems, knowledge-based systems, scheduling and layout. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering: environmental chemistry and microbiology, hazardous waste management, water resource policy and risk-benefit analysis, groundwater contaminant hydrology, water quality modeling and simulation, water supply and waste treatment. Geotechnical Engineering: foundation design, physicochemical properties, soil dynamics, soil properties, soil and site improvement, soil stabilization and slope stability. Hydraulics and Hydrologic Engineering: coastal engineering, steady and unsteady open-channel flow, surface and subsurface hydrology, environmental fluid mechanics. Materials and Highway Engineering: advanced cement-based materials, fibrous and particulate composites, materials/structure interactions, material durability, micromechanics and fracture mechanics of materials, microstructural analysis, pavement materials and geotextiles, materials for infrastructure rehabilitation. Structural Engineering: earthquake engineering, elastic and inelastic analysis/design, material and member behavior, repair and strengthening of structures, reliability and risk analysis, structural dynamics.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: David C. Munson, Chair. Computer Science and Engineering (CSE): artificial intelligence, hardware systems, software systems, database design, machine learning, machine vision, computer languages and semantics, distributed systems, VLSI systems, robotics. Electrical Engineering: solid-state electronics; electromagnetics; optics; microelectro-mechanical systems; solid-state sensors; integrated circuits; optoelectronics; high-frequency microelectronics; remote sensing; terahertz devices; antennas; wireless integrated microsystems involving microelectronics, micromachines, and wireless technology; VLSI design. Electrical Engineering-Systems: control, communications, signal processing, bioelectrical sciences.

• Industrial and Operations Engineering: Lawrence M. Seiford, Chair. Operations research, linear and nonlinear optimization, stochastic processes, control of stochastic systems, production and manufacturing systems analysis, facility design, materials handling, sequencing and scheduling, equipment replacement, ergonomics, human factors, human-computer interaction, occupational safety, process optimization, computational methods, quality engineering, engineering management, financial engineering, supply-chain management, enterprise systems.

• Materials Science and Engineering: John W. Halloran, Chair. Composite materials, polymer alloys, structural ceramics, glass, electronic materials, compound semiconductors, magnetic materials, optical materials, materials synthesis, processing and manufacturing, mechanical behavior of materials, surface modification, theoretical modeling and computer simulation, materials characterization, materials chemistry and physics.

• Mechanical Engineering: N. Assanis, Chair. Crystal growth, frost formation, combustion processes, convection, characteristics of porous media, heat recovery, thin-film measurements, turbulent flow, multiphase flows, cavitation, mocrogravity heat transfer and combustion, computational mechanics, dynamics, fracture mechanics and fatigue, solids and fluids of polymetric materials, electrorheological materials, metallurgical failure analysis, dynamic systems modeling, microelectromechanical systems, structural and design optimization, AI in design, formal design methodologies, computational geometry and geometric modeling, kinematics, CAD/CAM, process control and sensing, quality control, machining control, mechanics of materials analysis, composite materials, tribology, robotics and mobile robots, biomechanics, automotive engineering, vibrations and acoustics, contact phenomena, laser materials processing, laser measurements, CMM technology, precision machining, machine monitoring and diagnostics, welding, engineering ethics, technology and society, energy and environment, haptics, microfluidics, nanotechnology, energy conversions systems, environmental design, smart materials, tissue engineering.

• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering: Armin W. Troesch, Chair. System and structural reliability, nonlinear seakeeping analysis, analysis of advanced propulsors, remote sensing of ship wakes and ocean surface processes, nearshore coastal hydrodynamics, design and analysis of offshore structures, offshore mooring system dynamics, dynamic positioning, computer-aided marine design, free-form surface design and scientific visualization, virtual reality, wave mechanics, turbulent flow, ice mechanics, advanced ship production planning, small-craft resistance and dynamics, marine transportation systems optimization, probabilistic modeling and management, port and inland waterway planning.

• Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences: William R. Martin, Chair. Nuclear reactor physics, reactor kinetics, transport theory, photon transport, electron transport, computational transport on advanced computer architecture, Monte Carlo methods, advanced reactor design, monitoring and control of nuclear power plant systems, plasma physics, plasma processes, plasma kinetic theory, intense particle beams, fusion reactor design, space nuclear power, radiation measurements and imaging, measurement of neutron cross sections, neutron activation analysis, neutron spectroscopy, material modification, neutron scattering, radiation effects on materials, corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, radiological health engineering, internal and external dosimetry, protection of people and environment from radiation, radiation diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases, environmental impact of nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear waste disposal, decommissioning of nuclear facilities.

• Applied Physics: Bradford G. Orr, Director. Interdisciplinary studies in materials physics, optical sciences, plasma science and engineering, solid-state electronics, synchrotron radiation, environmental physics, quantum structures and devices.

• Macromolecular Science and Engineering: David C. Martin, Director. Science and technology of synthetic and natural macromolecules, synthesis modeling, characterization, mechanical behavior, morphology, melts, solutions, spectroscopic analysis, rheology, deformation and failure, structure and properties of polymers, conjugated polymers, organometallic polymers, glassy polymers, polymerization kinetics, hybrid inorganic/organic polymers, dental composites, liquid crystalline polymers, block copolymers, biomaterials and tissue engineering, polermic alloys, biopolymers, nanocomposites.

• Interdisciplinary Programs: S. Jack Hu, Director. Automotive Engineering: vehicle dynamics and control, high-performance structures and materials, advanced diesel engines, hybrid vehicles, fuel cell vehicle, automotive noise, vibration and harshness, vehicle design and manufacturing, vehicle safety, telematics, human factors and human models, driver assistant systems, intelligent transportation systems. Financial Engineering: modeling and forecasting financial markets; derivative instruments and securities; hedging and financial risk management asset allocation and investment management; quantitative trading and arbitrage; asset/liability management; quantitative issues in corporate and public financial policy; computer and information technology in financial services industry, including pricing complex derivatives securities from exotic currency options to interest rate swaps; designing trading strategies; assessing financial risk exposures; performing international asset allocation and portfolio optimization. Integrated Microsystems: design, fabrication, and application of micromachined sensors and actuators; microelectronic circuits, micropackages, and microsystems. (Program is affiliated with the Solid State Electronics Laboratroy and NSF-Engineering Research Center in Wireless Integrated Microsystems, both in the Electrical and Engineering and Computer Science department.) Manufacturing: manufacturing design/process integration, manufacturing process/production control, quality control, organizational behavior, accounting and finance, marketing and strategy, optimal structural design, process control in the chemical industries, microelectronics process technology, optimal control, robotics, simulation, plant flow systems, theory of scheduling, safety management, human factors in engineering systems, computer control of manufacturing systems, ship production. Pharmaceutical Engineering: process engineering of drug discovery, high throughput characterization and optimization of new chemical entities, solid-state engineering and intelligent pharmaceutical manufacturing systems, research and training in sophisticated new automated pharmaceutical equipment and instrumentation. Plastics Engineering: polymeric materials and processing and their physics and behaviors, composite materials, fracture and micromechanics of fibrous composites, theory of linear viscoelasticity, computational fluid mechanics and rheology.