The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering has an active research faculty, conducting research over a wide range of topics. The School supports the vast majority of graduate students to conduct their research. Many graduate students are also supported in the research Institutes, Laboratories, and Centers associated with the school. Often opportunities exist for undergraduate students to work with faculty on research projects.
Here is a list of the Centers, Laboratories, Institutes and Groups that MME Faculty are associated with:
- Centers
- Groups
- Materials Research Group; Dr Bose and Dr. Bandyopadhyay
- Nanotechnology groups
- Biotechnology groups
- Laboratories
- Consortium
- VATC Virtual Assembly Technology Consortium; Dr. S Jayaram and Dr. U Jayaram
- Institutes
- Institute for Shock Physics; Dr. Gupta Director
Research Related Programs
- REU Research Experience for Undergraduates, Characterization of Advanced Materials.
Investigating Deformation and Failure Mechanisms in Nanoscale Multilayer Metallic Composites
Objectives: Uncover fatigue damage suppression and ultimate failure mechanisms of NMM composites. Develop a novel fatigue experiment for NMM composites. Establish guidelines for designing NMM with optimum properties.
Uniqueness and Innovation: Design a trimetallic NMM composite (Cu/Ni/Nb) which might possess more superior properties than the two types of bimetallic systems(Cu/Ni & Cu/Nb). This might be achieved by building a new system that combines the two bimetallic systems with their respective interface strengthening mechanisms and properties.
Principal Investigators: H. M. Zbib, D.F. Bahr, S. Medyanik, and F. Akasheh
Partners: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Funding Agency: Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy