Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering
Interim Chair of the Department: D. W. Nicholson
Associate Chair of the Department: R. Hosler
Graduate Program Coordinator: Alain J. Kassab, ENGR 381, (407) 823-5778. E-mail: kassab@mail.ucf.edu
Faculty
Professors: P. J. Bishop, Ph.D., P.E., Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies; L. C. Chow, Ph.D.; V. H. Desai, Ph.D., P.E.; B. E. Eno, Ph.D., P.E.; E. R. Hosler, Ph.D., P.E.; J. D. McBrayer, Sc.D., P.E.; F. A. Moslehy, Ph.D., P.E.; D. W. Nicholson, Ph.D.; W. F. Smith, Sc.D., P.E.
Associate Professors: R. H. Chen, Ph.D.; L. Chew, Ph.D.; T. Conway, Ph.D.; S. T. Durrance, Ph.D.; L. A. Giannuzzi, Ph.D.; A. H. Hagedoorn, Ph.D., P.E.; R. W. Johnson, Ph.D., P.E.; A. J. Kassab, Ph.D.; K. C. Lin, Ph.D., P.E.; A. Minardi, Ph.D.; J. Nayfeh, Ph.D.; C. E. Nuckolls, Ph.D., P.E.; C. Suryanarayana, Ph.D.; G. G. Ventre, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professors: Linan An, Ph.D.; Quanfang Chen, Ph.D.; J. Kapat, Sc.D.; S. Seal, Ph.D.; Yong-ho Sohn, Ph.D.; Raj Vaidyanathan, Ph.D.; D. Zhou, Ph.D.
Joint Appointees: K.D. Belfield, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry; K. A. Cerqua-Richardson, Ph.D., School of Optics; B. Chai, Ph.D., Department of Physics; M. B. Chopra, Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; L. Debnath, Ph.D., Department of Mathematics; N. S. Dhere, Ph.D., Florida Solar Energy Center; A. Kar, Ph.D., School of Optics; W. Luo, Physics, D.C. Malocha, Ph.D., School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; N. Misconi, Engineering Technology; H. Myler, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; K.V. Sundaram, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; R. Y. Ting, Ph.D., AMPAC; K. Vajravelu, Ph.D., Department of Mathematics
Research Faculty: J. Bindell, Ph.D., Cirent Semiconductor; R. Irwin, Ph.D., Cirent Semiconductor; F. Stevie, M.S., Cirent Semiconductor; R. Zarda, Ph.D., Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Fields of Emphasis and Research
Aerospace systems: experimental and computational aerodynamics and astrodynamics, high speed flows, turbulent flow, flight dynamics and simulation, optimal control and attitude dynamics of space vehicles, and aerospace design
Materials science and engineering: crystal growth, glass processing, phase transformation, high temperature materials, environmental degradation, materials characterization, electron microscopy, and microelectronic materials
Mechanical systems: experimental mechanics, finite and boundary elements, tribology, fracture, nonlinear dynamics, nondestructive evaluation, vibration, CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, and mechanics of composite structure
Thermo-fluids: turbomachinery, thermal management, miniaturization of thermal systems, combustion, aeroacoustics, computational thermo-fluids, laser machining, inverse problems, and boundary elements.
Current research projects in aerospace systems include design of a space robot, advanced life support, automated remote manipulator, collision avoidance path planning for shuttle payload inspection and processing system, launch/spacecraft control and test and evaluation methodology (real-time), application of laser doppler anemometry to supersonic flow. Current research projects in materials science and engineering include high temperature oxidation, hot corrosion, microstructure of electrodeposits, laser materials processing and modeling, solar cells, single crystal applications, and glass, ceramic, and chemomechanical polishing. Current research projects in mechanical systems include fracture mechanics, nonlinear finite elements, virtual reality visualization of finite element databases, laser-based techniques for space shuttle tile bond assessment, dynamics, inverse elasticity and vibration problems, friction and wear modeling in tribosystems, finite element simulation of dynamic crack tip stress fields and of penetration by composite projectiles, nonlinear dynamics of composite and smart structures, CAD/CAM, and rapid prototyping. Current research projects in thermo-fluids include electronic packaging, miniaturization of thermal systems, laser-material interactions, turbomachinery, combustion generated pollution, material synthesis using combustion methods, inverse heat transfer problems, conjugate heat transfer, boundary elements, and heat conduction in non-homogeneous materials.
Degree Programs
The Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Department (MMAE) offers the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.), the Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (M.S.M.S.E.), the Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (M.S.A.E.), the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and the Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering degrees. Tracks offered for the M.S.M.E. are: Mechanical Systems, Thermo-fluids, Computer-aided Mechanical Engineering, and Professional. The professional and computer-aided tracks are mainly designed to meet the needs of part-time students. Tracks for the Ph.D. are Aerospace Systems, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Systems, and Thermo-fluids.
Certificate Programs
The Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Department offers six certificates in the following specialties: Materials Failure Analysis, Materials Characterization, Computational Methods in Mechanics, CAD/CAM Technology, HVAC Engineering, and Launch/Spacecraft Vehicle Processing.
The certificate is primarily designed for engineers interested in enhancing specific skills in one of the focus areas covered by our program offering. Students may enroll in the certificate program under non-degree-seeking status or as a regularly enrolled degree-seeking student. An application and details of the application process can be found online at www.graduate.ucf.edu. All certificates, except CAD/CAM , require four courses and can be completed in 4 semesters. It is the policy of the MMAE graduate committee that the 4th class (if required by a certificate program) will be counted towards completion of an M.S. or Ph.D. degree should a student subsequently decide to apply for regular status.
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering
Graduate Certificates in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering
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