Cutting Edge Research

Our faculty maintain active and sponsored research programs in such areas as aerosol technology, biomechanics, fluid mechanics, instrumentation, materials science, mechatronics, nanotechnology, nondestructive testing, particulate mechanics, etc. University of Denver’s Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department recognized both nationally and internationally in:

• acoustic emission monitoring of materials and structures (Dr. M. A. Hamstad)
• DNA bioprocessing (Dr. C. Lengsfeld)
• X-ray diffraction (Dr. P. K. Predecki)
• numerical modeling of total knee replacement (Dr. P. Rullkoetter and Dr. P. Laz)
• search and rescue robotics (Dr. R. Voyles)
• mechanical modeling of random heterogeneous materials (Dr. Y. Yi)
• nano/micro electromechanical systems ( Dr. S. Pourkamali)
• characterization of atmospheric aerosol (Dr. J. Wilson, John Evans Professor)
• application of advanced composites in aerospace engineering and in high voltage transmission engineering (Dr. Kumosa and Dr. Armentrout)