Energy Infrastructure, Storage, and Devices
Our faculty are involved in many aspects of energy production, distribution, and storage with crosscutting research in a number of scientific and engineering areas. Energy storage systems are based on mechanical, electromagnetic, and electrochemical principles.
High-strength composites are being developed for fly wheels that have high spin rates and extreme inertial forces. The mechanical degradation of high-energy battery electrodes is fundamentally linked to mechanical deformation during the charge-discharge cycle.
New capacitor structures are being developed for pulse power and power electronic systems with high energy densities, fast discharge times, and reliable operation under harsh environments. The electrochemistry of the corrosion processes of gas and oil pipelines is also being studied.
ESM faculty and postdoctoral and graduate students work closely with scientists and engineers from industry and government, and many of these institutions provide employment opportunities for our students after graduation.
Key Faculty:
Research Areas
- Advanced Materials and Devices
- Applied Mechanics and Biomechanics
- Brain Science and Neural Engineering
- Dynamic Systems, Acoustics, and Vibrations
- Emerging Manufacturing Processes for Materials, Tissues, and Devices
- Energy Infrastructure, Storage, and Devices
- Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling, Computational Analysis
- Nanoscience, Bionanoscience, and Engineering
- Optoelectronics, Photonics, and Lasers
- Structural and Human Health Monitoring
