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Laboratories

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Graduate students in Mechanical Engineering have access to state-of-the art experimental and computational facilities. Graduate research is supported in the following laboratories:

Dynamic Systems

• GPS and Vehicle Dynamics - Dr. David Bevly
• Impact Dynamics Laboratory - Dr. Dan Marghitu
• Machine Simulation and Analysis Laboratory - Dr. David Beale
• Nonlinear Systems Research Laboratory - Dr. Subhash Sinha
• Rotordynamics Research Laboratory - Dr. George Flowers

Materials

• Adaptive Materials Laboratory - Dr. Bryan Chin
• Ceramics and Ceramic Composites Laboratory - Dr. Xiao Yang
• Materials Processing and Testing Laboratory - Dr. Ralph Zee
• Solid-state Electrochemistry Laboratory - Dr. Jeffrey Fergus
• Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory - Dr. William Gale

Mechanics

• Experimental and Computational Mechanics Laboratory - Dr. J. C. Suhling
• Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory - Dr. Jay Khodadadi 
• Laboratory for Failure Characterization and Diagnostics - Dr. Hareesh Tippur
• Nonlinear Optics Laboratory - Dr. Mrinal Thakur

Sound & Vibration

• Acoustics - Dr. Malcolm Crocker
• Sound and Vibration Laboratory - Dr. Malcolm Crocker & Dr. P.K. Raju

Thermal Systems

• Auburn Thermal Management Laboratory - Dr. Daniel Harris
• Combustion Research Laboratory - Dr. Daniel Mackowski
• Electronics Cooling Laboratory - Dr. Sushil Bhavnani
• Thermal Radiation Measurements Laboratory - Dr. Peter Jones
• Thermal Systems Laboratory - Dr. David Dyer
• Turbo machinery Laboratory - Dr. Sushil Bhavnani