Mechanical Engineering graduate research projects

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Projects

Name of faculty memberResearch focusEmailFaculty profile
Dr. Ryan AhmedArtificial Intelligence; Machine and Deep Learning; Autonomous Vehicles; Electric and Hybrid Powertrains; Electrified Vehicles; Renewable and Efficient Energy Systems; Energy and Sustainabilityryan.ahmed@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Ahmed
Dr. Maryam ArameshClean Manufacturing, surface engineering, machining of difficult-to-cut materials, development of novel coating methods for cutting tools, development of a new class of lubricants for machiningarameshm@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Aramesh
Dr. Gary BoneRobot design, sensing and control; Collaborative robots (Cobots); 3D machine vision for robots; Robot learning from demonstration; Soft pneumatic actuators; Hybrid pneumatic-electric actuators; Advanced control algorithms for pneumatic and hybrid actuatorsgary@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Bone
Dr. Chan ChingThermal management, heat pipes, electronics coolingchingcy@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Ching
Dr. James CottonCommunity Energy Systems, Distributed Energy Resources, Waste Energy Recovery, Automotive Thermal Management, Integrated Energy Systems, Electrohydrodynamics, Energy Harvesting, Heat Exchanger Design, Heat Transfer, Thermal Management, Thermal Storage, Thermal System Control, Two-Phase Flow, Drying, Nuclear Combined Heat and Power, Decarbonization of Heating Systemcottonjs@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Cotton
Dr. Saeid HabibiTesting, characterization, and modeling of batteries, including equivalent circuit, electrochemical, impedance, and thermal modelshabibi@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Habibi
Dr. Mohamed HamedTransport phenomena (momentum, heat and mass transfer) in thermal engineering systems, development of enabling technologies for lightweight materialshamedm@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Hamed
Dr. Mukesh JainMulti-scale microstructure-based modeling of deformation behavior of materialsjainmk@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Jain
Dr. Phil KoshyMachining, Additive Manufacturingkoshy@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Koshy
Dr. Marilyn LightstoneCFD, thermal fluids systems, solar thermal energy, geothermal energy, energy storage, turbulence modeling, particle-laden flowslightsm@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Lightstone
Dr. Chris MortonExperimental and computational fluid mechanics, flow-induced vibrations, unsteady aerodynamics, advanced sensing, sensor-based flow and force estimation, active and passive flow control, application of artificial neural networks and machine learning in experimental aerodynamicsmortoc5@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Morton
Dr. Zahra MotamedCardiovascular engineering and mechanics, biofluid mechanics, medical imaging, cardiovascular solid mechanics and structure, diagnostics and monitoringmotamedz@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Motamed
Dr. Eu-Gene NgNumerical Modelling of Material Microstructural effects on Mechanical Behavior, Solid Mechanics of Structures under Multi-axis Loading, Mechanics of Thermal and Mechanical Loadings on Residual Stresses, Design and Manufacture of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plasticnge@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Ng
Dr. Cheryl QuennevilleBiomechanics: injury risk, impact testing, fracture, crash test dummies, protective devices, finite element models for injury prediction, use of medical images to predict fracture risk in osteoporosisquennev@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Quenneville
Dr. Shakir SalaudeenBiomass conversion, waste valorization, bioenergy and biofuels, renewable hydrogen, decarbonization, biomaterials, carbon capture and utilization, upcycling of plastic wastesalaudes@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Salaudeen
Dr. Ravi SelvaganapathyMicro/Nanofabrication, Micro/nanofluidics, Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Organs, Tissue Engineering, Lab on chip devices, diagnostics, drug delivery, drug discovery, biosensors, tissue engineering, artificial organs, cultured meat, filtration, protective equipment, automation, and 3D printingselvaga@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Selvaganapathy
Dr. Sumanth ShankarAutomotive lightweighting, aluminum alloy development for structural cast components, development of casting technologies for automotive structural castings, materials science and engineering, physical metallurgy, transport phenomenashankar@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Shankar
Dr. Keena TrowellMetal-water reactions, supercritical water oxidation, power-to-X, circular fuels, energy storage, hydrogen energytrowellk@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Trowell
Dr. Stephen TullisComputational and experimental fluid mechanics with applications in nuclear reactor flows and liquid metals, fluid mechanics in sports applications such as rowing, canoe, kayak, and sailingstullis@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Tullis
Dr. Stephen VeldhuisHigh-performance manufacturing targeting tooling improvements, process development/optimization strategies, condition-based monitoring and process performance assessment strategiesveldhu@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Veldhuis
Dr. Greg WohlBiomechanics: tissue mechanical properties; bone interaction with implants; electrical stimulation of bone in healing and adaptation; development and testing of physical models for surgical trainingwohlg@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Wohl
Dr. Peidong WuConstitutive Modelling of Large Inelastic Deformation of Engineering Materials Including Polymers and Metalspeidong@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Wu
Dr. Fengjun YanModeling, estimation, and control of dynamic systems, especially for internal combustion engines, powertrains, and hybrid electric vehiclesyanfeng@mcmaster.caLearn more about Dr. Yan
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