Research

In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Mechanical Engineering had over $1.6M in research expenditures. Faculty members in ME have performed research for the US Departments of Energy, Defense and Transportation, the National Science Foundation, NASA the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Idaho National Laboratory. Private companies including Hewlett-Packard, General Atomics and Battelle have also sponsored research projects in the department.

Faculty Research Areas

Acoustics
Michael Anderson

Mechanics and Materials Science
Donald M. Blackketter, Edwin M. Odom, Gabriel Potirniche, & Robert R. Stephens

Thermodynamics and Energy
Steven W. Beyerlein, Karen R. Den Braven, Steven G. Penoncello, & Judith A. Steciak

Design and Manufacturing
Edwin M. Odom & Larry A. Stauffer

Fluid Mechanics & and Heat Transfer
Ralph S. Budwig, John C. Crepeau, Donald F. Elger, & Akira Tokuhiro

Dynamic Systems
Michael J. Anderson

Robotics
Eric Wolbrecht

Nuclear Engineering
Fred Gunnerson & Akira Tokuhiro

Teaching and Pedagogy
Steven W. Beyerlein, Donald F. Elger, Jay McCormack, Edwin M. Odom, & Ralph S. Budwig