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Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering: professors and courses

Course codes E S, M E, ORI

Who teaches here

Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering professors and instructors
NameTeaches
Professors · 83
Farshid AlambeigiAssociate professor
No classes listed this year
Narayana R Aluru Evaluations CVProfessorAdvanced materials science and engineering · Clean energy technology · Computational engineering · Nano and micro-scale engineering
M E 330
Vaibhav Bahadur CVAssociate professorThermal and other energy systems · Oil and gas flow assurance · Materials and micro-and-nanofabrication
M E 339
Jonathan F Bard CVProfessorDesign and analysis of manufacturing systems · Large-scale hierarchical optimization · Health care delivery improvement · Workforce planning and scheduling
M E 366L, ORI 366
Adela Ben-YakarProfessorBiomechanical and biomedicine engineering · Two-photon fluorescence laser scanning microscopy
No classes listed this year
J Eric Bickel CVProfessorValuing seismic information · Optimal development plans in unconventional reservoirs · Optimal sequencing of exploration wells
M E 353
George Biros Evaluations CVProfessorInverse problems · Data assimilation · Computational statistics · Biological complex fluids
M E 330
David G Bogard CVProfessorGas turbine engines · specifically film cooling and internal cooling of turbine components · Experimental techniques for thermal-fluid measurements
M E 330
Raghu BollapragadaAssistant professor
No classes listed this year
Maura Borrego Evaluations CVProfessorEngineering education research · Engineering undergraduate student resistance to active learning · Graduate engineering research groups · Interdisciplinary education and teamwork
E S 260, E S 360, M E 379M
Michael David BryantProfessor
No classes listed this year
Chih-Hao Chang Evaluations CVProfessorNanofabrication process and nanomanufacturing · 2D/3D nanolithography and EUV lithography · Multifunctional nanostructured materials · Optical systems and metrology
M E 376N
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Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering professors and instructors, continued
NameTeaches
Professors · 83
William S Charlton CVProfessorTechnological solutions to counter nuclear threats · Nuclear nonproliferation and counter-proliferation · Detector development and testing · Interpretation of technical nuclear forensics data
M E 361E
Dongmei Chen CVProfessorFuel cell systems and control · Nonlinear systems and optimal control · Hybrid propulsion system architectures and control · Wind turbine systems
M E 344
Zhantao Chen Evaluations CVAssistant professorAdvanced materials science and engineering
M E 318M
Leah Chong Evaluations CVAssistant professorAdvanced manufacturing and design · Human-AI collaboration and human-centered engineering design · AI-assisted decision-making · Qualitative design with AI
M E 366J
Kevin Clarno Evaluations CVAssociate professorComputational research on nuclear reactors · Advanced reactor analysis software · Nuclear data · Deterministic and Monte Carlos transport
M E 337C
Thomas J Connolly EvaluationsCVAssociate professor of instruction
M E 103, M E 210, M E 302, M E 314D, M E 340
Richard H CrawfordProfessor
No classes listed this year
Michael Arthur Cullinan Evaluations CVAssociate professorNanomanufacturing processes and equipment · Nanoscale science in engineering · Engineering of thin films · nanotubes and nanowires
M E 350
Ashish Deshpande Evaluations CVProfessorDesign and building of robots for rehabilitation · prosthetic and assistive purposes · Human movement control through experiments and mathematical modeling
M E 350R
Dragan DjurdjanovicProfessorFusion of physics and data-driven models for modeling · monitoring and control of complex systems · Advanced manufacturing · Human neuromusculoskeletal data
No classes listed this year
Janet L Ellzey CVProfessorCombustion in porous media · Low-emission burners · Fuel reformers · Biomass combustion
M E 379M
Ofodike A Ezekoye CVProfessorJet flames · Aerosols · Thermal fluids systems and transport phenomena · Fire dynamics
M E 339
Eric P Fahrenthold CVProfessorSystem and impact dynamics · Constitutive modeling · Computational engineering
M E 318M
D Emma FanProfessor
No classes listed this year
Ann Majewicz Fey CVAssociate professorSurgical and medical robotics · AI-enabled human-centric modeling and control design · Teleoperation · Haptics
M E 340
Nicholas P Fey EvaluationsCVAssociate professor
M E 314D, M E 354M
Omar GhattasProfessorComputational fluid · solid · bio and geomechanics · Inverse problems and optimization
No classes listed this year
Derek A Haas Evaluations CVAssociate professorTechnology development · Radioactive decay processes · Fission yields · Environmental transport of radionuclides
M E 336P, M E 337G
Michael Richard Haberman Evaluations CVAssociate professorElastic and acoustic wave propagation in complex media · acoustic metamaterials · new acoustic transduction materials · ultrasonic nondestructive testing
M E 344
Matthew J Hall Evaluations CVProfessorInternal combustion engines · hazardous waste incineration · combustion and flow in porous media
M E 316T, M E 343, M E 374T
Mark F Hamilton CVProfessorNonlinear propagation of ultrasound in tissue · biophysical responses to underwater sound · acoustic cavitation in shock wave lithotripsy · micro- and electro-mechanical systems-based parametric acoustic arrays
FR 601C, FR 611C
John J Hasenbein Evaluations CVProfessorStochastic modeling · especially of complex manufacturing · computer and telecommunication network systems · Stability of multiclass fluid and queueing models
M E 335
Tanya HutterAssistant professorNanoporous materials · Nano-photonics · Waveguide optics
No classes listed this year
Joshua M Keena EvaluationsCVProfessor of practice
M E 266K, M E 316T, M E 339, M E 379M, M E 397, M E 466E
Hadi KhaniResearch assistant professor
No classes listed this year
Desiderio Kovar Evaluations CVProfessorProduction and characterization of nanoparticles · Nanostructured thick films · Solid oxide fuel cells · Honeycomb ceramics
M E 336, M E 378D
Erhan Kutanoglu Evaluations CVAssociate professorApplied operations research · Supply chain management · Manufacturing and transportation logistics · Game theoretic and distributed mechanisms (e-commerce and auctions)
M E 353, M E 367S, ORI 367
Sheldon LandsbergerProfessorRadioactive and solid waste management · low-level counting of natural radioactivity · compton suppression gamma-ray spectrometry · risk assessment in radioactivity handling
No classes listed this year
Jisun Lee Evaluations CVAssistant professorConvexification of mixed-integer convex optimization · Tractable distributed MIP algorithms
M E 366L, ORI 366
Benjamin D LeibowiczAssociate professorOperations research · Systems analysis · Economics · energy and environment
No classes listed this year
Wei Li CVProfessorPolymer nanofoam and nanocomposites · biomedical micro devices · 3D cell culture and drug discovery · nanoporous materials
M E 340
Yijin Liu Evaluations CVAssociate professorBattery manufacturing · safety · degradation and failure analysis · Machine learning
M E 334
Yuanyue LiuAssociate professorAtomistic modeling methods to understand · design and discover materials for electronics and energy applications · Charge transport · Electrochemistry
No classes listed this year
Raul G Longoria Evaluations CVProfessorPhysical system modeling · analysis and control · evaluation of robotic ground vehicles · vehicle system dynamics and control
E S 319, M E 344, M E 364L
Nanshu Lu CVProfessorMechanics of flexible and stretchable structures · 2D and nano materials for soft electronics · Manufacture and transfer of bio-integrated electronics · Mechanics at bio-electronics interface
No classes listed this year
Filippo Mangolini Evaluations CVAssociate professorAnalytical investigations of surface and interfacial phenomena · Development of thin films and materials for tribological applications · Advanced surface spectroscopy (X-ray) · Scanning probe microscopy
M E 334
Arumugam ManthiramProfessorClean energy materials · Electrochemical energy conversion and storage · Lithium ion batteries · fuel cells
No classes listed this year
Alexander Marras CVAssistant professorPolymeric nanoparticles for RNA delivery · Soft matter characterization · Structural DNA nanotechnology for sensing · Nanorobotics
M E 330
Matthew Meier Evaluations CVAssistant professorTurbomachinery aerodynamics · Turbine cooling · Turbomachinery design for performance and manufacturing · Experimental methods in fluid mechanics
M E 330
David Mitlin Evaluations CVProfessorElectrochemical and chemical energy storage · Thin films · Materials design · Transmission electron microscopy and corrosion
M E 349, M E 359
Robert D Moser CVProfessorTurbulence physics · Direct numerical simulation and spectral methods · Large-eddy simulation · Cardiovascular fluid mechanics
GOV 312L
Yashaswini Murthy EvaluationsAssistant professorwith an emphasis on average-reward and robust formulations
ORI 397
Richard R NeptuneProfessorMusculoskeletal modeling and simulation of human movement · Biomechanics and neuromotor control · Rehabilitation engineering · Sports biomechanics and equipment design
No classes listed this year
Steven P NicholsProfessor
No classes listed this year
Raymond Lee OrbachProfessor
No classes listed this year
Andrea D Pickel CVAssistant professorMicro- and nano-scale thermal metrology · Thermal fluids systems and transport phenomena · Advanced materials science and engineering
M E 339
Mitchell W Pryor EvaluationsCVResearch professor
M E 369P
Varun Rai CVProfessor
No classes listed this year
Mark G RaizenProfessor
No classes listed this year
Manuel Karl RauschAssociate professorSoft tissue biomechanics · Nonlinear continuum mechanics · Numerical modeling · Material characterization and constitutive modeling
No classes listed this year
Gregory Rulifson EvaluationsCVAssociate professor of practice
E S 277, E S 277K, E S 377, M E 120C
Christopher G Rylander CVAssociate professor
M E 103, M E 210, M E 302, M E 338
Marissa N Rylander EvaluationsCVAssociate professor
M E 339, M E 379M
Michael S Sacks Evaluations CVProfessorCardiovascular biomechanics · Computational simulation of the behavior of the cardiovascular system · Advanced constitutive models · Biomechanical interactions of cells
M E 379M
Anastasia Schauer CVAssistant professorDesign cognition · Design theory and methodology · Humanitarian engineering · Cognitive bias and empathy in design
M E 366J
Zhenghui Sha Evaluations CVAssociate professorIntersection of system and design science
M E 338
Li ShiProfessorEnergy and environment · Thermal management · Electronics · photonics and sensors
No classes listed this year
Donald Jason SiegelProfessorDevelopment of energy storage materials and lightweight alloys · Electrical energy storage (batteries) · CO2 capture
No classes listed this year
Venkat Subramanian Evaluations CVProfessorMultiscale simulation of electrochemical systems
M E 316T
Eric M TaleffProfessorProcessing-microstructure-property relationships in light alloys · Refractory metals · Superalloys · Hypereutectoid steels
No classes listed this year
Maryam Tilton Evaluations CVAssistant professorSkeletal aging and osteocyte mechanobiology · Cellular senescence in bone · Engineered 3D skeletal microenvironments · Single-cell and matrix mechanophenotyping
M E 366J, M E 368C, M E 392Q, M E 397
Hairong Wang Evaluations CVAssistant professormulti-modal data with complex · heterogeneous structures
M E 335
Junmin Wang CVProfessorControl · modeling · estimation · optimization
M E 379M
Yaguo Wang Evaluations CVAssociate professorThermoelectrics · Photovoltaics · Gas fuel generation · Quantum-cascade lasers
M E 310T
Michael Webber Evaluations CVProfessorEnergy policy · Energy and water · Alternative and renewable energy · Biofuels
M E 363M
Preston S Wilson CVProfessorUnderwater · physical and biomedical acoustics · Acoustic propagation and scattering in multiphase media · Seismoacoustics
M E 355K
Fangzhou Xia Evaluations CVAssistant professorPrecision mechatronics · Instrumentation · Dynamic systems and control · Nanotechnology
M E 314D, M E 348F
Guihua Yu CVProfessorNanomaterials for energy science and environment · Energy storage and conversion devices · Nanoelectronics · Nano-biotechnology
M E 334, M E 378E
Elena Maria Zannoni Evaluations CVAssistant professorGamma and X-ray imaging solid-state detectors · Design · Radiation dosimetry and spectrometry · Quantitative imaging for multifunctional theragnostic applications
M E 337F
Yuebing Zheng Evaluations CVProfessorNanophotonics · Micro and nanofluidics · Molecular engineering · Nanobiotechnology
M E 334, M E 379M
Jianshi Zhou CVResearch professor
IRG 378
Lecturers and instructors · 15
Emily Beagle CVLecturer
M E 363M
Scott Randolph Burlison CVLecturer
M E 350
Derek William Davies EvaluationsCVLecturer
M E 338, M E 378K
Barbara GrohLecturer
No classes listed this year
Ilyas M Iyoob CVLecturer
M E 365D
Bailey Briscoe Jones EvaluationsCVLecturer
E S 225C
Matthew Jones CVLecturer
RHE 306, RHE 309J
Harry Robert Kennard CVLecturer
No classes listed this year
Joseph Hong Yui KooLecturer
No classes listed this year
Cassandra LeClair CVLecturer
E S 333T
Robert OshanaLecturer
No classes listed this year
Adrian Rodriguez EvaluationsCVLecturer
M E 316T, M E 318M
Meredith Leeann Symmank EvaluationsCVLecturer
E S 122, M E 350R
Nathanial David WigginsLecturer
No classes listed this year
Greg Munson YericLecturer
No classes listed this year
Graduate and other instructors · 5
Benjamin Black EvaluationsCV
M E 366J
Thomas Clark EvaluationsCV
E S 377E
Randall Williams EvaluationsCV
M E 340
William Willis EvaluationsCV
M E 379N
Billy Wood CV
M E 210, M E 302

Who teaches each course

Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering: who teaches each course
CourseTaught by
E S 122Meredith Leeann Symmank
E S 225CBailey Briscoe Jones
E S 260Maura Borrego
E S 277Gregory Rulifson
E S 277KGregory Rulifson
E S 319Raul G Longoria
E S 333TCassandra LeClair
E S 360Maura Borrego
E S 377Gregory Rulifson
E S 377EThomas Clark
FR 601CMark F Hamilton
FR 611CMark F Hamilton
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Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering: who teaches each course, continued
CourseTaught by
GOV 312LRobert D Moser
IRG 378Jianshi Zhou
M E 103Thomas J Connolly, Christopher G Rylander
M E 120CGregory Rulifson
M E 210Thomas J Connolly, Christopher G Rylander, Billy Wood
M E 266KJoshua M Keena
M E 302Thomas J Connolly, Christopher G Rylander, Billy Wood
M E 310TYaguo Wang
M E 314DThomas J Connolly, Nicholas P Fey, Fangzhou Xia
M E 316TMatthew J Hall, Joshua M Keena, Venkat Subramanian, Adrian Rodriguez
M E 318MZhantao Chen, Eric P Fahrenthold, Adrian Rodriguez
M E 330Narayana R Aluru, George Biros, David G Bogard, Alexander Marras, Matthew Meier
M E 334Yijin Liu, Filippo Mangolini, Guihua Yu, Yuebing Zheng
M E 335John J Hasenbein, Hairong Wang
M E 336Desiderio Kovar
M E 336PDerek A Haas
M E 337CKevin Clarno
M E 337FElena Maria Zannoni
M E 337GDerek A Haas
M E 338Christopher G Rylander, Zhenghui Sha, Derek William Davies
M E 339Vaibhav Bahadur, Ofodike A Ezekoye, Joshua M Keena, Andrea D Pickel, Marissa N Rylander
M E 340Thomas J Connolly, Ann Majewicz Fey, Wei Li, Randall Williams
M E 343Matthew J Hall
M E 344Dongmei Chen, Michael Richard Haberman, Raul G Longoria
M E 348FFangzhou Xia
M E 349David Mitlin
M E 350Michael Arthur Cullinan, Scott Randolph Burlison
M E 350RAshish Deshpande, Meredith Leeann Symmank
M E 353J Eric Bickel, Erhan Kutanoglu
M E 354MNicholas P Fey
M E 355KPreston S Wilson
M E 359David Mitlin
M E 361EWilliam S Charlton
M E 363MMichael Webber, Emily Beagle
M E 364LRaul G Longoria
M E 365DIlyas M Iyoob
M E 366JLeah Chong, Anastasia Schauer, Maryam Tilton, Benjamin Black
M E 366LJonathan F Bard, Jisun Lee
M E 367SErhan Kutanoglu
M E 368CMaryam Tilton
M E 369PMitchell W Pryor
M E 374TMatthew J Hall
M E 376NChih-Hao Chang
M E 378DDesiderio Kovar
M E 378EGuihua Yu
M E 378KDerek William Davies
M E 379MMaura Borrego, Janet L Ellzey, Joshua M Keena, Marissa N Rylander, Michael S Sacks, Junmin Wang, Yuebing Zheng
M E 379NWilliam Willis
M E 392QMaryam Tilton
M E 397Joshua M Keena, Maryam Tilton
M E 466EJoshua M Keena
ORI 366Jonathan F Bard, Jisun Lee
ORI 367Erhan Kutanoglu
ORI 397Yashaswini Murthy
RHE 306Matthew Jones
RHE 309JMatthew Jones
Bachelor’s degrees1 program
Pay after graduationUp to $104,500
Median pay after graduation by field
Field of study1 year out4 years out
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s · Mechanical engineering$87,300$104,500

Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard: 1 year out is 2020–21 pay (2022 dollars), 4 years out is 2019–20 pay (2021 dollars). Fields group related programs.

About the department

Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering is part of Cockrell School of Engineering, led by Dean Roger T. Bonnecaze. Its course codes are E S, M E and ORI.

SourcesUT catalog, HB 2504

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