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Philip A. Blythe, Ph.D., Manchester (England), 1961. Thermal convection with applications to crystal growth, energy conservation, and geophysical flows; combustion: ignition problems, non-linear wave propagation, non-equilibrium flows: rate and relaxation effects, asymptotic methods.

Forbes T. Brown, (Emeritus), Ph.D., M.I.T., 1962. Fluid power: innovative design and control concepts, energy-based modeling of dynamic systems, fluid transients in tubes with turbulent flow, micro electro hydsome chemical systems.

Meng-Sang Chew, Ph.D., Columbia, 1980. Synthesis of deployable truss structures using knowledge-based systems, kinematic structural synthesis of mechanisms, integration of controls and mechanisms synthesis.

John P. Coulter,  Ph.D., Delaware, 1988. Material processing, manufacturing science, and intelligent manufacturing. This involves the study of novel processing methodologies, process modeling, product quality monitoring during processing, and knowledge based control for continuous process optimization.

Terry J. Delph, Ph.D., Stanford, 1976. High-temperature behavior of metals, finite element analysis.

Samir N. Ghadiali, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2000.  Computational biomechanics and biomedical engineering.  Computational biofluid mechanics, finite element analysis of complex biological structures, fluid-structure interactions, surfactant dynamics, micro-scale transport phenomena, molecular dynamics, cell mechanics and rheology.  Eustachian tube mechanics and middle ear disease, multi-scale modeling of microbiological systems, particle/pathogen transport in the pulmonary system.

Joachim Grenestedt, Ph.D., Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), 1992. Design and mechanical testing of composite material sandwich structures, micro-mechanical modeling of materials and structural optimization.

D. Gary Harlow, Ph.D., Cornell, 1977. Stochastic fracture of materials, stochastic models for composite materials, stochastic models of corrosion and corrosion fatigue, reliability of engineering systems.

Terry J. Hart, Visiting Professor, D. Eng. (Honorary), Lehigh University, 1988.  Control systems, aerodynamics, aerospace engineering.

Ronald J. Hartranft, Ph.D., Lehigh, 1966. Fracture mechanics, plate theories, finite element applications, diffusion of heat and moisture, mechanics of interfaces, mechanics of electronic packaging.

Stanley H. Johnson, (Emeritus) Ph.D., Berkeley, 1973. Numerical dynamic simulation, digital controller design, non-linear vibrations.

Arturs Kalnins, (Emeritus), Ph.D., Michigan, 1960. Inelastic behavior of materials, reflection and transmission of acoustic waves, stress analysis of thin shells.

Jacob Y. Kazakia, Ph.D., Lehigh, 1972. Non-Newtonian and viscoelastic fluid flow, air flow in labyrinth seals, acoustics.

Edward K. Levy, Professor and Director, Energy Research Center, Sc.D., M.I.T., 1967. Fluidization, convective heat transfer, rotating flows, performance optimization of power generation systems.

Robert A. Lucas, Ph.D., Lehigh, 1964. Computer-aided design, computer-aided instruction, fracture mechanics.

Alistair K. Macpherson, Ph.D., Sydney (Australia), 1967. Shock and combustion waves; geophysical flows; charged plasmas; general atomic and molecular level problems; semiconductor models; general chemical reacting systems; very high pressure reacting systems; hypertension and heart ischemia, Thermal-fluids.

Wojciech Z. Misiolek, D.Sc., AGH - The University of Science and Technology (Krakow, Poland), 1985.  Materials processing, process engineering and optimization, physical metallurgy, physical and numerical modeling of metal forming processes, powder metallurgy, light metals, inorganic bio-materials.

Sudhakar Neti, Ph.D., Kentucky, 1977. Laser velocimetry and laser based instrumentation, multi-phase heat transfer and fluid flow, flows related to manufacturing processes, computational methods for heat transfer predictions, transport processes in microchannels Non-Newtonial flow and heat transfer.

Herman F. Nied, Ph.D., Lehigh, 1981. Fracture mechanics, finite element analysis, polymer processing and design, microelectronic packaging.

John B. Ochs, Director of the Integrated Product Development Program, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State, 1980. Design methodology - total quality, geometric modeling, geometric dimensioning and tolerances, acoustics.

Tulga M. Ozsoy, Ph.D., Technical Institute of Istanbul, 1980. Geometric modeling, computer-aided multi-axis NC machining, interactive finite element mesh generation, user interface design, geometric data base management.

Alparslan Öztekin, Ph.D., Illinois, 1991. Fluid mechanics, fundamental steady/unsteady flow and heat transfer in Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, linear and nonlinear stability, flow transitions, nonlinear dynamics of viscoelastic flows, unsteady swirling and shearing flows, flows in a porous medium.

N. Duke Perreira, Ph.D., UCLA, 1977. Kinematics, dynamics, and control of mechanisms and robotic manipulators, performance of robotic systems and machinery, sensors, and transducers for robotic systems, machine noise and vibration.

Richard Roberts, (Emeritus), Ph.D., Lehigh, 1964. Metal fatigue, fracture, failure analysis, mechanics.

Donald O. Rockwell, Paul B. Reinhold Professor, Ph.D., Lehigh, 1968. Flow-induced vibration, noise generation, turbulence, instability, unsteady flow, boundary layers, drag, lift.

Kenneth N. Sawyers, Ph.D., Brown, 1966. Continuum mechanics, finite elasticity, stability.

Eugenio Schuster, Ph.D., University of California San Diego, 2004. Control Systems: Control Theory with emphasis on Nonlinear and Saturated Control, and Distributed Parameter Control; System Modeling and Identification; Fault Detection; Industrial Automation; Signal Processing; Numerical Methods; Mechatronics and Robotics.

Charles R. Smith, Ph.D., Stanford, 1971. Turbulent flows and flow visualization, flow mixing and conditioning, vortex interactions, junction flows, experimental methods, image processing techniques.

Eric Varley, Ph.D., Brown, 1961. Geophysical fluid flows: squall lines, water waves, solid mechanics: fracture, phase transformations, stress-waves, vortex flows

Arkady S. Voloshin, Ph.D., Tel-Aviv (Israel), 1978. Experimental stress analysis and fiber optic sensors, biomechanics of gait and shock absorption of footwear, photoelasticity and moire through digital image analysis.

Robert P. Wei, Paul B. Reinhold Professor, Ph.D., Princeton, 1960. Stress corrosion cracking; hydrogen embrittlement; fatigue and corrosion fatigue; fracture toughness testing; development of fundamental understanding of the mechanical, metallurgical and chemical aspects of enviromentally assisted crack growth in aluminum, titanium, ferrous and nickel-based alloys; application of this understanding to failure analysis and prevention, and life prediction.

   


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