Quick Reference to Contact Information and Research Interests
(Includes emeritus faculty)
Aldredge, Ralph C. III
Professor
Analytical, computational and experimental studies of turbulent flame propagation and combustion instabilities; Development of computational models and algorithms for simulation of reactive-flow dynamics; biological-fluid dynamics, biomedical heat transfer and tissue Mechanics.
2090 Bainer Hall
530-752-5016
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/aldredge
rcaldredge@ucdavis.edu
Barakat, Abdul I.
Professor
Biofluid dynamics and biomedical transport, biomedical engineering, cellular mechanics, tissue engineering, cell-based implanatable artificial organs, non-Newtonian fluid dynamics and flow through porous media.
2050 Bainer Hall
530-754-9295
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/barakat/barakat.html
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~biofluids/
abarakat@ucdavis.edu
Baughn, James W.
Professor Emeritus
Heat transfer, liquid crystal thermography, experimental methods, energy systems, flight testing.
jwbaughn@ucdavis.edu
Beadle, Charles
Professor Emeritus
Mechanical design, engineering mechanics, materials handling (orientation and singulation), rehabilitation engineering, biomedical engineering and packaging.
530-752-0580
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/beadle/beadle.html
cwbeadle@ucdavis.edu
Chattot, Jean-Jacques
Professor / Chair
Transonic flows and flows with vortical structures, computational methods.
2004 Bainer Hall
530-752-0812
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~chattot/home
jjchattot@ucdavis.edu
Cheng, Harry H.
Professor / Faculty Adviser for
Graduate Students (Continuing)
Extending C/C++ for ubiquitous computing and scripting, network computing,
programming environments and programming languages, engineering software
design, Web technology and its applications in design and manufacturing,
open-architecture enterprise-level system integration, robotics, mechatronics,
real-time sensor fusion, factory automation, Web-based computational kinematics
and mechanical design.
2018 Bainer Hall
530-752-5020
http://iel.ucdavis.edu/people/cheng.html
hhcheng@ucdavis.edu
Davis, Cristina
Assistant Professor
Bioinstrumentation, microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors and actuators, bioMEMS, nanotechnology, novel clinical diagnostic devices, chemical and biological sensors, biodefense, mechanical design.
2097 Bainer Hall
530-754-9004
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/davisc
cedavis@ucdavis.edu
Davis, Roger L.
Professor
Turbomachinery using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
2104 Bainer Hall
530-752-2264
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/davisrl
davisrl@ucdavis.edu
Delplanque, Jean-Pierre
Associate Professor / Faculty Adviser for Graduate Students (Admissions)
Computational and theoretical fluid dynamics and transport phenomena:
multiphase flows, inert and reactive; emerging materials processing methodologies; free surface and interfacial flows; microscale transport phenomena and fluidics with bioengineering applications.
2009 Bainer Hall
530-754-6950
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/jpd
delplanque@ucdavis.edu
D'Souza, Raissa
Associate Professor
Network growth and optimization, with applications to Internet, sensor nets and biology; self-organization and thermodynamics; pattern formation and phase transitions in models of granular flows.
2095 Bainer Hall
530-754-9089
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/dsouza
rmdsouza@ucdavis.edu
Dwyer, Harry
Professor
Fluid dynamics, droplet dynamics, biological fluid dynamics, combustion and flame propagation, internal combustion engines, Chimera Grid methods, and numerical methods.
2100 Bainer Hall
530-752-1777
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~hadwyer
hadwyer@ucdavis.edu
Eke, Fidelis
Professor / Vice Chair
Dynamics and control of mechanical systems, spacecraft dynamics and control, dynamics of variable mass systems.
2132A Bainer Hall
530-752-2309
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/eke/eke.html
foeke@ucdavis.edu
Erickson, Paul
Assistant Professor
Energy conversion, transportation technologies, hydrogen generation, solar energy utilization, acoustics, pollution prevention, fluid mechanics, instrumentation
2102 Bainer Hall
530-752-5360
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/erickson
paerickson@ucdavis.edu
Farouki, Rida T.
Professor
Computer aided design and manufacturing, geometrical algorithms and representations, mumerical methods and scientific computing.
2048 Bainer Hall
530-752-1779
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~farouki
farouki@ucdavis.edu
Frank, Andrew A.
Professor
Mechanical design, control systems, electri-hybrid vehicles, internal combustion engine design, dynamics of machines, automated highways and ground transportation systems.
103 TB 207
530-752-8120
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/frank/frank.html
aafrank@ucdavis.edu
Hafez, Mohamed M.
Professor
Transonic aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics.
2092 Bainer Hall
530-752-0212
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/hafez
mhafez@ucdavis.edu
Henderson, Jerry M.
Professor Emeritus
Design of robust and parameter-insensitive feedback systems, mathematical system theory, system theory applied to socio-environmental systems, bilinear system analysis and analysis of nonlinear control systems.
2132 Bainer Hall
530-752-0580
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/henderson/henderson.html
Hess, Ron A.
Professor
Man-machine systems, automatic and manual control systems, atmospheric flight mechanics, digital control systems.
2058 Bainer Hall
530-752-1513
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/hess/hess.html
rahess@ucdavis.edu
Hill, Michael R.
Associate Professor
Fatigue and fracture: effects of constraint, residual stress, and material processing. Finite element method. Experimental mechanics and residual stress determination. Mechanical design. Structural reliability and probabilistic design. Micromechanical systems.
2014 Bainer Hall
530-754-6178
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~mhill
mrhill@ucdavis.edu
Hoffman, Myron A.
Professor, Emeritus
Fuel-cell engineering and power plant conceptual design studies, advanced energy conversion, gas turbine power plants.
2056 Bainer Hall
530-752-2630
http://mae.ucdavis.edufaculty/hoffman/hoffman.html
mahoffman@ucdavis.edu
Horsley, David A.
Assistant Professor
Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS), design and manufacturing of microfabricated sensors
and actuators, mechatronics and control systems
2016 Bainer Hall
530-752-1778
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/horsley
dahorsley@ucdavis.edu
Hubbard, Mont
Professor
Application of system theory, automatic control and parameter identification to various dynamic systems; mechanics, control, and optimization of human motion including locomotion and sport mechanics, especially ski jumping, bobsledding, javelin throwing, and high jumping.
2008 Bainer Hall
530-752-6450
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/hubbard/hubbard.html
mhubbard@ucdavis.edu
Hull, Maury L.
Professor
Mechanical and Electromechanical design, instrumentation and signal processing, experimental mechanics, musculoskeletal system biomechanics, sports biomechanics, mechanics of materials.
2060 Bainer Hall
530-752-6220
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/hull/hull.html
mlhull@ucdavis.edu
Joshi, Sanjay S.
Associate Professor
Control systems, spacecraft systems, autonomous robotics - control, simulation,
and design of aerospace systems; spacecraft and robot autonomy; adaptive
systems; distributed control and sensing; biorobotics.
2054 Bainer Hall
530-754-9662
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~joshi
maejoshi@ucdavis.edu
Karnopp, Dean C.
Professor
Mathematical modeling and simulation of dynamic engineering systems using bond graphs, vehicled dynamics, noise and vibration control, automatic control, dynamic optimization of energy systems.
2012 Bainer Hall
530-752-3606
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/karnopp/karnopp.html
dckarnopp@ucdavis.edu
Kennedy, Ian M.
Professor
Combustion, laser diagnostics, aerosol formation, health effects of combustion.
2132A Bainer Hall
530-752-2796, 530-752-7014
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/kennedy/
imkennedy@ucdavis.edu
Kollmann, Wolfgang
Professor
Turbulence modeling, turbulent combustion, numerical fluid mechanics.
2096 Bainer Hall
530-752-1452
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/kollmann
wkollmann@ucdavis.edu
La Saponara, Valeria
Assistant Professor
Composite laminate manufacturing; composite laminate physical testing; nondestructive testing
2013 Bainer Hall
530-754-8938
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/vlasaponara
vlasaponara@ucdavis.edu
Margolis, Donald L.
Professor
System Dynamics - modeling, simulation, and control of dynamic systems, power plant dynamics, computer controlled suspensions for ground vehicles, vehicle-guideway interactions, vibration control, control of lateral vehicle dynamics.
2010 Bainer Hall
530-752-1446
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/margolis/margolis.html
dlmargolis@ucdavis.edu
McKillop, Allan A.
Professor Emeritus
Heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, numerical methods.
530-752-0580
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/mckillop/mckillop.html
aamckillop@ucdavis.edu
Ravani, Bahram
Professor
Computational kinematics and dynamics, bio-dynamics of impact trauma, computational geometry in design and manufacturing, design of mechanical and biomechanical devices.
1013 Academic Surge
530-754-6130
http://www.ahmct.ucdavis.edu/people/ravani.htm
bravani@ucdavis.edu
Rehfield, Larry
Professor Emeritus
Innovative concepts for composite structures, failure processes in composites, tailoring with composites.
2132 Bainer Hall
530-752-0580
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rehfield/rehfield.html
lwrehfield@ucdavis.edu
Sarigul-Klijn, Nesrin
Professor
Finite element methods, aerospace structures, aeroelasticity, biomechanics, and vibro-acoustics.
2108 Bainer Hall
530-752-0682
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/sarigul/sarigul.html
nsarigulklijn@ucdavis.edu
Schaaf, James
Lecturer / Academic Administrator
Creative and mechanical design, dynamics, kinematic geometry, applied differential geometry, and manufacturing processes.
2106 Bainer Hall
530-752-5548
http://aiko.engr.ucdavis.edu/
jaschaaf@ucdavis.edu
Shaw, Ben D.
Professor
Combustion, fluid mechanics, heat transfer.
2098 Bainer Hall
530-752-4130
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~bdshaw/bdshaw.html
bdshaw@ucdavis.edu
van Dam, C.P "Case"
Professor
Aerodynamics including design and optimization, aircraft design, experimental and computational fluid dynamics, biofluiddynamics, wind energy, aero-hydrodynamics of sailing.
2020A Bainer Hall
530-752-7741
http://flight.engr.ucdavis.edu/~cvandam/
cpvandam@ucdavis.edu
Velinsky, Steve A.
Professor
Mechanical design and analysis, vehicle design and dynamics, transportation engineering, power transmission, robotics and automation.
1007 Academic Surge Building
530-752-4166
http://www.ahmct.ucdavis.edu/people/velinsky.htm
savelinsky@ucdavis.edu
Wexler, Anthony
Professor
Air pollution, biomedical engineering, single particle analysis.
2046 Bainer Hall
530-754-6558
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/wexler/
aswexler@ucdavis.edu
White, Bruce
Professor / Associate Dean of Engineering
Turbulent boundary layer flows, aerodynamics, environmental aerodynamics, experimental fluid mechanics, wind engineering, particle flows.
2052 Bainer Hall
530-752-6451
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/white/white.html
brwhite@ucdavis.edu
Yamazaki, Kazuo
Professor
Mechatronics, microprocess control of machines, CNC machine tool design and control, 3-D coordinate measurement and probing, CAD/CAM, sculptured surface machining, plastic injection molding, powder sintering, network based manufacturing automation integration.
2020C Bainer Hall
530-752-2287
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/yamazaki/yamazaki.html
http://ims.engr.ucdavis.edu/ (Mechatronics Lab)
kyamazaki@ucdavis.edu