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FACULTY MEMBER RESEARCH
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Baldwin Susan Bioprocess engineering, anaerobic fermentation, bioremediation, reactor modeling, biochemical reaction modeling, reaction kinetics, particulate processes
Bi Xiaotao Gas-solids fluidization, including modeling, scale-up and hydrodynamics studies of gas-solids bubbling and turbulent fluidized, bed catalytic reactors
Bowen Bruce Biomedical modelling, natural convection, electrokinetic phenomena, emulsification, particle deposition, transport phenomena
Branion Richard Microbial leaching, oil water separation, paper technology, wastewater treatment
Creagh Louise Thermodynamics and kinetics of protein stability and protein-ligand binding
Ellis Naoko Multiphase flow, fluidization, scale-up issues and numerical simulations, with the application to combustion systems with inherent capture of CO2
Englezos Peter Fluid phase equilibria, thermodynamics, clathrate hydrates, flowing polymer blends, pulp and paper, global warming, papermaking chemistry
Epstein Norman Electrokinetic phenomena, fouling, heat exchangers, interfacial phenomena, particulate systems, spouted beds, three-phase fluidization
Feng Jimmy Fluid mechanics, specifically modeling and numerical simulation of complex fluids such as polymers and liquid crystals
Gopaluni Bhushan System identification, fault detection and diagnosis, iterative control, and identification
Grace John Biomass, coal, combustion, flow two phase, fluid mechanics, fluid-particle systems, fluidization, heat transfer
Gyenge Elod Electrochemical engineering, electrocatalysis and interfacial phenomena with emphasis on electrochemical power sources, inorganic and organic electrosynthesis
Hatzikiriakos Savvas Rheology, polymer melts, polymer processing, non-newtonian fluid mechanics, polymer blends, shear-induced mixing, slip velocity, melt fracture, shear-thickening
Haynes Charles Protein purification, recombinant proteins, molecular thermodynamics, chiral-drug purification, biocompatible polymers
Kannangara Dhaneshwarie Lab course design, electrochemistry and analytical chemistry
Kerekes Richard Flocculation, fluid mechanics, mixing, pulp paper, screening, fibre suspensions
Kwok Ezra Pulp and paper, model predictive control, adoptive control, modeling, feedback control systems, expert system, performance assessment
Lau Anthony Environmental engineering, pollution prevention and control, solid waste, biowaste treatment and utilization, composting, biofiltration, odor control, sustainable greenhouse production, heat and mass transfer
Lim C. Jim Oil shale pyrolysis, reactor modeling, waste treatment, coal combustion/ gasification, comminution, erosion, fluid-solid systems, fluidized beds, heat transfer
Martinez Mark Advanced papermaking
Mohseni Madjid Bioprocess engineering and advanced oxidation for environmental engineering and waste management
Oloman Colin Electrodes, air pollution, electrochemical engineering, electrosynthesis, industrial chemicals, pollution air, pulp paper
Petrell Royanne Stream restoration, acquacultural engineering, image capturing and analysis, numerical modeling of biological systems, salmonid/seaweed production systems, bio-aquatic sensor design and quantification of biological data and constraints
Pinder Kenneth Anaerobic fermentation, bleaching, heat transfer biocheology, water pollution, process control, rheology, de-inking paper
Piret James Biochemical and biomedical engineering, bioreactor, biopreocess, red-batch, perfusion, hollow fibre, hybridoma, CHO, hematopoietic cells, recombinant protein, cytokine
Posarac Dusko Mathematical modeling, Process simulation, Multiphase reactors
Smith Kevin Catalysis, kinetic modeling, heavy oil upgrading, methane homologation, catalyst design, ceramic membranes
Tajhipour Fariborz Eliminating chloro-organics from pulp mill effluents and the formation of volatile organics from irradiated systems
Watkinson Paul Heat exchanger fouling, gasification, heat transfer, kilns, rotary kilns, shale,oil sands, coal
Wilkinson David Electrochemical power sources; Clean and sustainable energy - fuel cells
Civil Engineering
Adebar Perry Structural engineering, concrete structures
Anderson Don L. Structural engineering, earthquake engineering, applied mechanics
Atwater Jim Environmental engineering, toxic and hazardous waste management
Banthia Nemy Materials engineering, concrete, advanced composite materials
Bérubé Pierre Membrane and advanced oxidation technologies for water and wastewater treatment
Byrne Peter Geotechnical engineering, static and dynamic soil-structure interaction
Campanella Richard In-situ soil testing, stress path analysis, plane strain testing, creep rupture and stress-strain-strain rate behavior of natural clays
Chieng Sie-Tan Drainage and irrigation engineering
Elwood Kenneth Earthquake engineering, including performance-based seismic design, seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete structures, seismic retrofit, characterization of seismic demands, nonlinear structural analysis and shake table testing
Fannin Jonathan Geotechnical engineering, geosynthetics, reinforced soil, forest roads
Finn W.D. Liam Geotechnical engineering, seismic soil-structure interaction, liquefaction
Foschi Ricardo O. Structural engineering, risk and reliability, timber structures
Froese Tom Construction engineering and management, project management, computer-integrated construction, product and process models for architecture, engineering, construction, computers in engineering education
Hall Eric Environmental engineering, forest industry pollution; pulp and paper wastewater, wastewater treatment
Hall Ken Environmental engineering; environmental contaminants; aquatic toxicity; water pollution in lower Fraser River
Haukaas Terje Application of probabilistic methods to civil engineering problems, structural safety and risk analysis, structural mechanics and earthquake engineering
Howie John In-situ testing, ground improvements, foundation engineering, geo-environmental
Isaacson Michael Coastal and ocean engineering, fluid mechanics, waves and wave loading
Laval Bernard Environmental fluid mechanics, physical limnology, coastal oceanography, transport processes, hydrodynamic stability, and mixing
Lawrence Greg Environmental fluid mechanics, pollutant dispersion, stratified flows
Lence Barbara Environmental systems engineering, water resources, decision analysis
Li Loretta Soil contaminant interaction and migration, site remediation, clay liners, mine tailings wastes
Lo Victor Biological process applications in waste treatment and utilization
Martin Violeta Hydraulic processes, physical modelling, river engineering, sediment transport and hydrology
Mavinic Don Environmental engineering, water quality, waste treatment processes
Millar Rob Hydraulics, river processes, river bank stability
Mindess Sidney Materials engineering, properties of cement and concrete
Navin Frank Traffic engineering, road safety, transportation planning
Nesbit Susan Scholarly teaching and the application of sustainability concepts in engineering education and practice
Prion Helmut Structural engineering, steel and timber structures
Quick Michael Hydrology, fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, sediment transport
Russell Alan Construction management and economics, risk analysis
Sayed Tarek Traffic engineering, urban analysis, intelligent transportation systems
Sexsmith Robert G. Structural engineering, earthquake engineering, risk and reliability
Staub-French Sheryl Construction engineering and management, feature-based cost estimating, design for constructability, and product and process modelling
Stiemer Sigfried Structural engineering, steel structures; expert systems
Vaid Yogi Geotechnical engineering, laboratory testing, properties of clay and sand
Vaziri Reza Composite materials, applied mechanics, finite element analysis
Ventura Carlos Structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, seismic monitoring
Wijewickreme Dharma Fundamental property characterization and advanced laboratory testing of soils, static and dynamic (seismic) stress-strain response of fine and coarse-grained soils, physical modeling, pipe-soil and soil-structure interaction, liquefaction, constitutive relations
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Aamodt Tor Memory system microarchitecture for high performance microprocessors
Aboulnasr Tyseer Digital signal processing
Abugharbieh Rafeef Computerized processing, analysis, and the understanding of digital images
Beznosov Konstantin Application of software engineering to the domain of computer security, specifically developing new methods for engineering security mechanisms for large-scale distributed applications
Bhargava Vijay Digital communications, error correcting codes, and systems and technologies beyond IMT 2000
Calviño-Fraga Jesús  
Cheung Karen Biomedical microsystems for diagnostic and therapeutic applications: dielectric spectroscopy for flow cytometry, implantable polymer-based microelectrode arrays, and integrated cell culture systems
Chrostowksi Lukas Nanophotonics, high-speed modulation of semiconductor lasers, optical communications, and fabrication of vertical cavity lasers
Cretu Edmund MEMS/microsystems and nonlinear signal processing, with emphasis on adaptive and functional coupling in microsystems for biomedical applications
Cumming Ian Digital signal processing for synthetic aperture radar
Davies Michael Process modeling and control
Dommel Hermann W. Electrical power systems engineering
Donaldson Robert W. Telecommunications and signal processing
Dumont Guy Pulp and paper, process control
Dunford William G. Power semiconductors, phase control
Fels Sidney Human computer interaction and adaptive interfaces
Gopalakrishnan Sathish Real-time and distributed systems, sensor networks, QoS optimization, and reconfigurable systems
Ito Mabo Computer and software engineering
Ivanov André VLSI design and test
Jaeger Carol Electronics, electromagnetics, signal processing, assorted sensors
Jaeger Nick Integrated optics, fibre optics, optoelectronics
Jatskevich Juri Numerical efficiency of simulation and algorithms for automated modeling and analysis of switched electrical systems using multi-computer networks
Jull Edward V. Electromagnetic theory and antennas, scattering and diffraction
Kharadly Mos M.Z. Applied electromagnetics, microwave engineering
Krishnamurthy Vikram New algorithms for improved performance of mobile wireless telecommunication systems and defense sensor systems
Kruchten Philippe Software engineering for a variety of sectors, including defense, telecommunications, transportation, aerospace, and software development tools
Lampe Lutz Information theory and signal processing for digital communications, including coding, space-time and multi-carrier modulation, and multi-user detection
Laszlo Charles A. Clinical and biomedical engineering
Lawrence Peter D. Robotics; telerobotics and real-time visionsystems
Lemieux Guy Design and optimization of programmable logic structures, especially as applied to computing systems
Leung Cyril S. Communications
Leung Victor Communications
Linares Luis  
Madden John Nanostructured materials (conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes) and their application in electronic components, artificial muscle, sensors and medical devices
Marti Jose Power engineering
Michelson David Wireless communications, with an emphasis on characterization of radiowave propagation in both indoor and urban environments
Mirabbasi Shahriar Analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems design, with an emphasis on high-speed data communication and signal processing applications
Nasiopoulos Panos DVD, high definition television, universal multimedia accessibility
Nojeh Alireza Controlled fabrication, physics and applications of nanostructures, electron emission phenomena, electron microscopy and modeling of nanoscale systems
Oishi Meeko Hybrid and nonlinear control theory, human interaction with control systems, hybrid reachabilty, and modeling and control of biological systems
Pulfrey David Solid-state microelectronics
Ripeanu Matei Large-scale distributed systems (grid, peer-to-peer and utility computing) and high performance computing
Rohling Robert Biomedical engineering, ultrasound instrumentation and imaging, and signal processing
Salcudean Tim Robotics and teleoperation, control systems
Saleh Resve Design and verification methodologies emerging from the new "system on a chip" paradigm
Schober Robert Wireless communications, including space-time processing, space-time coding, multiuser detection, noncoherent receivers, equalization, interference suppression, coded modulation, iterative processing, and adaptive algorithms
Schrack Gunther F. Computer and software engineering, computer graphics
Servati Peyman Nano-structured semiconductors, nanocomposites and nanowires for electronic devices on rigid and flexible substrates
Soudack Avrum Nonlinear systems
Srivastava K.D. Power engineering
Stocco Leo Robotics, biomedical applications, haptic interfaces and electromechanical optimization
Stoeber Boris Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Microfluidics, Sensor technology, integrated microsystems for biomedical applications and for environmental control
Takahata Kenichi Micro/nano-machined devices and MEMS, with a focus on biomedical applications and their manufacturing technologies, including micro-electro discharge machining
Tang Shuo Biomedical optics, optical coherence tomography, multiphoton microscopy, in vivo imaging, endoscopy, and early cancer detection
Tiedje Tom Semiconductors, scanning tunneling microscopy
Turner Robin F.B. Biosensor technology, analytical biochemistry, biotechnology
Walus Konrad Simulation and design of nanoelectronic devices and circuits, with a current focus on the realization of Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata (QCA)
Wang Z. Jane Statistical signal processing, biomedical imaging, genomic signal processing, information security, and wireless communications
Ward Rabab K. Image processing
Wilton Steve VLSI, computer architectures
Wong Vincent Resource allocation and mobility management in wireless cellular networks, wireless personal area networks, and wireless mobile ad hoc networks
Yan Joseph Micromechatronics, particularly biomedical applications and biomimetic robotics
Yedlin Matty Applied electromagnetics, acoustics, DSP
Young Lawrence Optoelectronics, fibre optics
Materials Engineering
Alfantazi Akram Electrochemical processes in materials, corrosion at high pressures and temperatures, aqueous electrometallurgy, electrochemical synthesis of advanced materials and coatings, general hydrometallurgy
Asselin Edouard High temperature/high pressure (HT/HP) hydrometallurgy and HT/HP electrochemistry
Barr Peter V. Heat flow, combustion, plasmas, furnaces, rotary kilns, mathematical and physical modelling, materials processing for environment
Cockcroft Steve L. Mathematical modelling of solidification and casting processes, heat transfer, microstructure evolution and thermal stress analysis, aluminum alloys, nickel-based superalloys and coatings
Dixon David G. Hydrometallurgical process analysis and design, mathematical modelling, heap leaching, fluid flow and mass transfer, leaching kinetics, fixed bed processing
Dreisinger David B. Hydrometallurgy, solvent extraction, electrochemical kinetics, waste treatment, biohydro-metallurgy, ion exchange, process modelling
Fernlund Goran Polymer matrix composites, process modelling, adhesive bonding, mechanics and fracture of materials, design with materials, biomaterials
Ko Frank Nanofibre technology, advanced fibrous structures, biomaterials, and nanocomposites
Maijer Daan Mathematical modeling of materials processing, including heat transfer, solidfication, residual stress development, fluid flow and process control
Militzer Matthias Microstructure engineering, phase transformations, solute drag, surface and grain boundary segregation, structure-property relations, advanced steels, cu inter-connections
Poole Warren Mechanical properties and processing of metal-matrix composites, precipitation hardening in aluminum alloys and steels, non-isothermal treatments of metals and performance of composites in service
Poursartip Anoush Composite materials, modelling, instrumentation and optimization of autoclave processing, fracture, fatigue and impact performance, design, analysis and performance of composites in service
Sinclair Chad Physical metallurgy, mechanical properties and phase transformations, microstructural evolution, co-deformation, anisotrphy and functional properties of materials
Troczynski Tom Processing and characterization of ceramics, coatings: sol-gel and thermal sprayed, refractories, bioceramics, wear, and fracture
Wang Rizhi Biomaterials, biomimetic materials design and processing, smart materials and biosensors, bone and teeth mechanics, biomineralization, surface and interface
Wassink Berend Applied chemistry of extractive metallurgy, specifically hydrometallurgy
Xia Guangrui Electronic materials and devices, physics of nanofabrication and semiconductor process modeling and simulations
Mechanical Engineering
Altintas Yusuf Machine tool engineering, virtual high performance machining simulation systems, mechanics and dynamics of metal cutting, monitoring and control of machining processes for manufacturing automation
Atabaki Nima Heat and mass transfer, with applications to the conversion, storage and use of energy resources
Bushe Kendal Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, with a specialization in combustion
Chiao Mu Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS)
Cramond Patrick Macine design, product design and development, wood machining, CAD/CAM, engineering safety into product designs, machine maintenance management and engineering education and teaching
Cripton Peter Biomechanics of human injury, with an emphasis on spinal cord injury, and methods and devices to prevent spinal cord injuries
Croft Elizabeth Robotics, high level planning and control, sensor integration and artificial intelligence applications to robotics, machine vision, industrial automation, and computer integrated manufacturing
De Silva Clarence Intelligent control, robotics, process automation, control sensors and actuators
Dunwoody Bruce Mechanical design, vibrations, multi-body dynamics
Evans Bob Applied thermodynamics, combustion, IC engines, thermal power generation, turbomachinery
Feng Hsi-Yung (Steve) Five-axis sculptured surface machining, machining process planning, computational coordinate metrology, 3D scanning and geometric inspection, and point-based geometric modelling and representation
Fengler Markus Engineering design, design for disability, sustainable development
Frigaard Ian Non-newtonian fluid mechanics, cementing displacement flows, hydrodynamic stability, sprayforming processes
Gadala Mohamed Finite element formulation and application to nonlinear and fracture mechanics problems, design optimization using the finite element method
Grecov Dana Complex fluid mechanics and rheology, with interesting applications for industrial processing flows, biofluid mechanics and advanced materials
Green Sheldon Fluid dynamics, twin wire blade forming, pulp fibre separation, cavitation, marine propellers, wing tip vortices. biomechanics, blood vessel dynamics
Hill Philip G. Combustion of natural gas in diesel engines
Hodgson Antony Neuromotor control, medical robotics and neural networks
Hodgson Murray Acoustics, engineering and architectural acoustics, noise control, prediction methods, auralization
Hutton Stanley G. Analysis and measurement of machinery vibrations, characteristics of isolator mounts, finite element analysis, and dynamics of wood cutting machinery
Lu Xiaodong Novel electromechanical systems through the integration of electromechanics, precision machine design, structural dynamics, circuits, real-time computer design, and advanced control algorithms
McAdam Don Engineering design, heat transfer, heating ventilating and air-conditioning
Mérida Walter Sustainable energy systems, fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and fuel generation from biomass
Mikkelsen Jon Naval architecture, fluid mechanics, engineering design, fishing gear design, engineering measurement, sustainable development
Nagamune Ryozo Advanced control engineering theory, in particular robust control algorithms for servo control in hard disk drives
Ollivier-Gooch Carl Computational fluid dynamics on unstructured meshes, unstructured mesh generation, aerodynamic/ hydrodynamic optimization
Olson James Advanced papermaking, fibre processing, and fibre fractionation research
Ostafichuk Peter Fluid mechanics and controls
Oxland Thomas Orthopaedic biomechanics, mechanics of orthopaedic implants, mechanics of human injury, spinal cord injury
Phani Srikanth Applied mechanics of materials, dynamics and vibrations, MEMS, and biomedical devices
Rogak Steven The application of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and chemical principles to problems in air pollution and waste treatment
Rohling Robert Biomedical engineering: medical imaging, medical information systems, and robotics
Romilly Douglas Solid body mechanics, fatigue and fracture, mechanical design, biomechanics, numerical modeling
Salcudean Martha Fluid flow and heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer, two-phase flow and heat transfer, mathematical modelling of transport phenomena
Sassani Farrokh Computer-controlled friction welding, computer-aided process automation, modelling and simulation of manufacturing systems and processes
Schajer Gary Advanced processes for grading lumber, dynamics and stability of circular and band saws, computational methods for residual stress analysis
Stoeber Boris Micro-electromechanical systems, microfluidics, sensor technology, and integrated microsystems
Van der Loos Machiel Robotics, rehabilitation robotics, human-robot interaction, design for safety, design for methodology and design coaching, roboethics
Yellowley Ian Process modeling, design, and optimization, sensor development, embedded system design
Mining Engineering
Dunbar Scott Methods of mine valuation, operations research and simulation, applications of robotic swarms to mining and mineral processing
Gunson AJ Mill Water Usage/Small-Scale Mining
Hall Robert Mining equipment design and maintenance
Hitch Michael Mining sustainability, and mining design from the project feasibility stage
Klein Bern Industrial minerals processing, rheology of mineral suspensions, grinding, leaching of precious metals and base metals, process mineralogy, mineral processing plant design
Laskowski Janusz Surface chemistry of flotation, particle wettability and its effect on fine particle processing, coal surface chemistry and its effect on coal flotation and utilization (coal-water fuels), colloid chemistry of weak-electrolyte type flotation collectors, potash ores flotation, flotation of sulfide minerals and the use of polysaccharides as non-toxic modifiers in differential flotation of sulfide ores, rheology of mineral suspensions, beneficiation of fine coal in dense medium separators, rheology of dense media and its effect on fine coal beneficiation in dense medium cyclones
Meech John Process control, unit processes and flotation, environmental protection and expert systems, examining methods to process colloidal particles -- recovery of metals from primary ores, environmental precipitate processes and precipitates formed within metal recovery circuits
Pakalnis Rimas Mining rock mechanics
Pawlik Marek Surface/colloid chemistry of mineral processing, suspension rheology, environmental chemistry, and polymer and serfactant chemistry
Scoble Malcolm Sustainable mining, mining automation, and mining methods
van Zyl Dirk Geotechnical and risk aspects of mine waste disposal and heap leach design, mining sustainability and mining life-cycle management
Veiga Marcello Mine waste management and mineral processing
UBC Okanagan Engineering
Alam M. Shahria CIVL: Smart materials and their structural applications, seismic rehabilitation of deteriorated structures, and performance based design of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, and masonry structures
Bichler Lukas MECH: Manufacturing and casting of near-net-shape magnesium alloy components for the automotive and aerospace industries
Cao Yang MECH: Dynamics, control, robotics and mechatronics
Chau Kenneth EECE: Electromagnetism at sub-wavelength size scales
Cheng Julian EECE: Communication theory in the fields of wireless digital communications, particularly related to fading and interference
Eberle Wilson EECE: Power electronics, particularly the development, simulation and modeling of improved switching power converters for low and medium power applications
Eskicioglu Cigdem CIVL: Microwave pretreatment for minimization of municipal biosolids, anaerobic digestion for biowaste to energy, and computer modeling of wastewater and sludge treatment
Hallschmid Peter EECE: Computer engineering with an emphasis on configurable processors, field-programmable gate arrays and computer-aided design
Hewage Kasun CIVL: Construction productivity improvement, human factors in the information technology in construction, and risk management in construction
Holzman Jonathan EECE: Integration of ultrafast photonics and nano-optics toward applications in optical switching and photonic logic devices
Hoorfar Mina MECH: Thermofluids, in particular surface thermodynamics and its application in biotechnology, surface engineering and fuel cell technology
Johnson Thomas EECE: High efficiency radio frequency (RF) power amplifier systems; RF power sources for wireless, medical and industrial applications
Klukas Richard EECE: Wireless location, radio frequency propagation channel modeling and ultra wideband communications and positioning
Labun Andrew EECE: Microelectronics; interconnect reliability and process variation analysis of complex ultra-large-scale integration structures; electrical and chemical engineering simulations and analysis or semiconductor materials and process technologies; integration of complex computer-aided design reliability flows; and high-power gas lasers
Labun Carolyn First-year education and student development; Engineering communication pedagogy
Lovegrove Gordon CIVL: Macro-level collision prediction models; sustainable road safety & road safety engineering; governance, social, economic, & environmental aspects of sustainable development; transportation and land use aspects of community planning
Mehravaran Kian MECH: Turbulent Reactive Flows; Two-phase flows, Atomization and Sprays; Internal Combustion Engines
Milani Abbas MECH: Multi-level identification of constitutive properties of textile composites as well as multi-criteria material selection and optimization methods; FEM; Design and Analysis of Experiments (DOE & DACE)
Najjaran Homayoun MECH: Mechatronics, specializing in robotics, sensor technologies and soft computing
Naser Bahman CIVL: Environmental fluid dynamics, transient flow, water quality in distribution systems, sediment transport, and computational fluid dynamics
O'Leary Stephen EECE: Wide band gap III-V semiconductors; disordered semiconductors; the optical response of materials; novel electron devices
Patterson Laura Rhetoric, culture and popular media, and teaches oral and written communications particular to engineering
Prodanovic Vladan MECH: Heat transfer with phase change and its application in material processing
Roberts Deborah CIVL: Application of biological systems for aerobic and anaerobic degradation of contaminants from water, sediments and soil
Rteil Ahmad CIVL: Strengthening and rehabilitation of concrete structures and the use of fibre-reinforced poylmers (FRP) in new construction
Sadiq Rehan CIVL: Environmental Risk Analysis & Impact Assessment; Decision-Making Under Uncertainty; Water Distribution Systems Modelling and Management; Reliability Engineering and System Safety
Seethaler Rudolf MECH: Controlling the combustion process of internal combustion engines with very accurate and high acceleration electromechanical valves
Taheri Ray MECH: Materials science and engineering in general, and anti-corrosion coatings, including electroless Nickle-Phosphorous (EN), in particular
Tannant Dwayne CIVL: Rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and engineering geology with emphasis on applied research associated with surface and underground excavations in rock for civil and mining applications
Tesfamariam Solomon CIVL: Earthquake engineering, seismic risk analysis of reinforced concrete structures and risk-based decision making for infrastructure management
Yan Claire Yu MECH: CFD (computational fluid dynamics), heat and mass transfer in multi-component fluid mixtures, and thermal diffusion (thermophoresis)
Yannacopoulos Spiro MECH: Materials science and metallurgy, including the weldability, creep behavior and erosion-corrosion characteristics of steel, as well as structure-property relationships of aluminum alloys

 

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