Research
The department is actively involved in basic research, which expands the frontiers of knowledge, as well as applied research designed to solve both present and future technological needs of society. The major research activities are focused in four primary areas: dynamic systems and controls (including mechatronics and robotics), fluid mechanics and heat transfer, materials science, and sustainable energy systems. State-of-the-art research laboratories are associated with each of these areas. In addition, significant research is conducted in cooperation with the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), Center for Intelligent, Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR), Energy and Sustainability Center (ESC), Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP), Institute for Energy Systems, Economics,and Sustainability (IESES), and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL).
Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS)
Center for Intelligent, Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR)
Energy and Sustainability Center (ESC)
Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP)
Institute for Energy Systems, Economics, and Sustainability (IESES)
Dynamic Systems and Controls
- Intelligent Robotic Systems
- Human/Robot Interaction
- Mobile Robotics
- Robotic Locomotion Systems
- Mechatronics
- Power Engineering
Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- Aero-Propulsion
- Acoustics
- Cryogenic Systems
- Experimental Fluid Dynamics
- Flow Control
- Gas Dynamics
- Superconducting Magnets
- Thermodynamic Optimization
Solid Mechanics and Material Science
- MEMS
- NEMS
- Nanomaterials
- High-Temperature Superconductors
- Deformation and Failure
- Mechanical and Physical Metallurgy
- Superconducting Materials
- Experimental and Theoretical Solid Mechanics
- Active Flow Controls
- Smart Materials
Sustainable Energy
- PEM Fuel Cells
- Highly Efficient Water Electrolysis
- Solar-Thermal Tri-Generation Systems
