People – UH Manoa Mechanical Engineering

FACULTY
JOHN S. ALLEN, PhD Professor & Graduate Chair Acoustics, multiphase fluid dynamics, micro-biomechanics	DILMURAT M. AZIMOV, PhD Professor Guidance and control, autonomous space systems, space flight dynamics, optimal control	PETER J. BERKELMAN, PhD Associate Professor Haptic interfaces, surgical robotics, magnetic levitation
JOSEPH J. BROWN, PhD Associate Professor & Department Chair Nanomaterials, micro/nano devices, experimental mechanics, nanomanufacturing	CHRISY XIYU DU, PhD Assistant Professor Soft Materials, Molecular Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Collective Behaviors, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence for Materials Design	GIUSEPPE GALLO, PhD Assistant Professor Chemical Rocket Propulsion
MEHRDAD N. GHASEMI-NEJHAD, PhD Professor Nanotechnology, composites, renewable energy, smart structures	REZA GHORBANI, PhD Professor Renewable energy, dynamics, controls, design	LLOYD H. HIHARA, PhD Professor Corrosion, materials, mechanical behavior of materials
MARCELO H. KOBAYASHI, PhD Professor Computational fluid dynamics, fluid dynamics, multidisciplinary design optimization	BARDIA KONH, PhD Associate Professor Modeling and control of smart materials, medical instruments, surgical robotics	WOOCHUL LEE, PhD Associate Professor Nanoscale thermal transport, nanotechnology and nanomaterials, quantum transport, energy conversion
SCOTT F. MILLER, PhD Professor Manufacturing, design of medical devices, tribology	WEILIN QU, PhD Associate Professor Boiling and two-phase flow, microscale thermofluid transport phenomena	TYLER RAY, PhD Assistant Professor Bio-integrated sensors, microfluidics, additive manufacturing, multiscale / nanoscale materials, MEMS / NEMS fabrication
A. ZACHARY TRIMBLE, PhD Associate Professor Renewable energy, industrial automation, precision engineering	WILLIAM E. USPAL, PhD Associate Professor Microhydrodynamics, statistical mechanics, active matter, self-organization, soft matter simulation	TIANLU WANG, PhD Assistant Professor Soft robotics, underwater robotics, bioinspiration, soft medical devices and system, miniature robotics, mechanics, soft actuators (magnetic, electrohydraulic), soft materials
YI ZUO, PhD Professor Colloids and surfaces, lung surfactants, AFM, biomedical applications

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LEWIS C. MOORE Technician	GANG YUAN IT Specialist	FRANCIS MAI Fiscal
SHAYNA YEE Instructional and Student Support Services

ADJUNCT FACULTY
CARL JUSTIN KAMP, PhD Adjunct Professor Automotive Catalysis, Polymers, and Oxides / Ceramics	MARVIN F. YOUNG, PhD Adjunct Professor Rocket Propulsion, Mixed Convection Heat Transfer, Turbulence Modeling, Solar Energy

EMERITUS FACULTY
J.C. BURGESS, PhD Acoustics, Vibration	J. CHOU, PhD Thermofluids	R.H. KNAPP, PhD Mechanics, Design

COOPERATING GRADUATE FACULTY
A. KIM, PhD Computational fluid-particle dynamics, couple and complex transport phenomena, high-performance computing	C.M. KINOSHITA, PhD Combustion, energy systems, thermochemical systems	S.M. MASUTANI, PhD Combustion, turbulent transport phenomena, energy systems
R. ROCHELEAU, PhD Thin film ceramic materials	S.Q. TURN, PhD Biomass conversion, sugar industry processes	R.K. WOO, PhD Biomedical, Pediatric Surgery
M. COONEY, PhD Assessment of Environmental Footprints tracing emissions from activities that fall under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol	M. DUBARRY, PhD Battery and battery pack testing, battery and battery pack simulation, electrode optimisation	N. GAILLARD, PhD Theory-guided solar materials design, solid/liquid interface phenomena and light/matter interaction in thin films and nanostructures
Z. Huang, PhD Wave-structure interaction, wave-energy conversion, coastal sediment transport, beach erosion, scour around coastal structures, coral reef hydrodynamics, three-phase computational-fluid-dynamics simulation, hydrodynamics of ocean waves	H. ISHII, PhD Nanomaterials, Materials Analysis, TEM, FIB	T. RESHETENKO, PhD Fuel cell development, catalysis, electrocatalysis, and material science
G. SEVERA, PhD Gas purification/filtration materials, hydrogen storage/carrier materials, defects/dopants effects in inorganic materials, forward osmosis water purification	D. TAKAGI, PhD Fluid dynamics, soft matter, bio-inspired robotics and sensors	F. ZHU, PhD Spacecraft and Mission Design, Dynamics and Control, Machine Learning, Robotics, Intelligent Systems

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