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headshot Van P. Carey
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
mechanical engineering, statistical thermodynamics, near-interface micro- and nanoscale thermophysics and transport in liquid-vapor systems, computational modeling and simulation of energy conversion and transport processes at scales ranging from the molecular level to the device and system level, use of machine learning to enhance energy technology research and the efficiency of energy conversion and transport in applications, and use of machine learning to create next-generation energy technologies that autonomously adapt to maximize their performance and reduce their environmental impact .
Kyriakos Kyriakos Komvopoulos
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
contact mechanics, fracture and fatigue of engineering materials, finite element modeling of surface contact and machining, thin-film processing and characterization, adhesion and fatigue of MEMS devices, plasma-assisted surface functionalization of biomaterials, surface patterning for cell adhesion and growth control, mechanics & tribology of magnetic recording devices, microfibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering, tribology and mechanics of artificial joints, mechanical metamaterials