Research Labs
Herrick Labs
Founded in 1957, Herrick Labs supports world-class research in HVAC and refrigeration; noise and vibration control; perception-based engineering; and engines and exhaust systems. Research is hosted in a $30 million LEED-GOLD certified building, which itself is a living lab for human-building interaction. Herrick Labs also hosts international conferences in compressor engineering, refrigeration and air conditioning, and high-performance buildings.
Zucrow Labs
Established by jet propulsion pioneer Maurice J. Zucrow, Zucrow Labs is the largest academic propulsion lab in the world. Set on 24 acres next to the Purdue University Airport, facilities include labs for turbomachinery (jet engines and turbines); rocket engines and other high-pressure and supersonic combustion; propellant synthesis; and fluid dynamics. Zucrow researchers are in high demand at NASA, SpaceX, and other prominent industries and laboratories.
Birck Nanotechnology Center
Opening in 2005, Birck Nanotechnology Center houses 186,000 square feet of specialized laboratories, infrastructure, and office space. It has the largest academic cleanroom in the world, a 25,000 square foot ISO Class 3-4-5 nanofabrication cleanroom, contained in which is an ISO Class 6 pharmaceutical-grade biomolecular cleanroom that exchanges the air nine times a minute. More than 45 faculty and 200 graduate students, from numerous disciplines, conduct research at Birck.
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All ME Research Labs
Acoustics
Compressible Flow and Acoustics Lab (Carlo Scalo)
Thermoacoustics; fluid dynamic stability; compressible turbulence; high speed flow
Herrick Labs (Stuart Bolton, Patricia Davies, Charles Krousgrill)
Acoustics; vibrations; noise
Bioengineering
Buganza Lab (Adrian Buganza)
Computational approaches from applied mechanics and systems biology to advance translational medicine
Biotransport Phenomena Lab (Bumsoo Han)
Cell-fluid-matrix interactions; tumor-microenvironment-on-a-chip; 3D printing of hydrogel-based soft materials
Translational Biotronics Lab (Chi Hwan Lee)
Wearable, attachable, implantable, and bioresorbable electronics
Human Injury Research and Regenerative Technologies (HIRRT) Lab (Eric Nauman)
Traumatic brain injury (concussions); spinal cord injury; cancer metastasis
Combustion
Goldenstein Group (Christopher Goldenstein)
Laser-based combustion sensing for energy, propulsion, defense
Gore Research Group (Jay Gore)
Combustion and radiation heat transfer with applications to pollutant reduction, efficiency enhancements, fire safety, and improved fundamental understanding of various combustion phenomenon
Applied Laser Spectroscopy Lab (Robert Lucht)
Laser diagnostics for flames and plasmas
Son Research Group (Steven Son)
Energetic materials: propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics
Computational Engineering
Predictive Science Group (Ilias Bilionis)
Uncertainty quantification in complex engineering systems
Gomez Lab (Hector Gomez)
Computational mechanics; complex fluids; phase-field methods; biomechanics; tumor growth modeling
Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning Lab (Guang Lin)
Big data analysis; predictive modeling; uncertainty quantification; computational fluid dynamics; stochastic multiscale modeling
Design
Design Engineering Lab at Purdue (Jitesh Panchal)
Complex systems engineering by self-organized virtual communities; analysis and design of socio-technical systems; Integrated design of products and materials; engineering design education
C Design Lab (Karthik Ramani)
3D design and collaboration; multi-touch interaction; shape understanding; novel fabrication; toy and game design
Research in Engineering and Interdisciplinary Design (REID) (Tahira Reid)
Design insights through eye-tracking and sensors; socially and culturally relevant design
Fluid Mechanics
Complex Flow Lab (Arezoo Ardekani)
Fluid dynamics, multiphase flows, microfluidics
Experimental and Applied Fluid Dynamics Lab (Jun Chen)
Advanced flow diagnostics; complex flow measurements; applied fluid mechanics
Transport: Modeling Numerics & Theory Lab (Ivan Christov)
Advanced mathematic modeling of flowing materials
Dabiri Research Group (Sadegh Dabiri)
Simulation of multiphase flows; cavitation and bubble dynamics; sprays and liquid atomization; heat transfer; mixing in supercritical conditions; solid particles transport in fluids
Maha Fluid Power Research Center (Andrea Vacca)
Hydraulic powertrains; design of hydraulic pumps and motors; modeling fluid properties
High-Speed Compressor Research Lab (Nicole Key)
Blade row interactions on axial and centrifugal compressors
Purdue Experimental Turbine Aerothermal Laboratory (PETAL) (Guillermo Paniagua)
Advanced turbine aerodynamics and heat transfer technologies
Heat Transfer
Cooling Technologies Research Center (Suresh Garimella, Justin Weibel)
Microchannel heat transfer; thin-film transport; impingement cooling; surface engineering; thermal materials and interfaces
Marconnet Thermal and Energy Conversion Lab (Amy Marconnet)
Thermal transport and nanostructured materials
Boiling and Two-Phase Flow Lab (Issam Mudawar)
Heat transfer; electronic cooling; thermal management of aerospace systems
Energy and Transport Sciences Lab (Partha Mukherjee)
Mesoscale physics and stochastics pertaining to physicochemical and reactive transport phenomena coupling electrochemistry and electro-kinetics/statics, functional materials and manufacturing in clean energy
Nanoscale Energy Transport and Conversion Lab (Xiulin Ruan)
Thermal transport in nanomaterials; thermoelectric and solar cell nanomaterials
HVAC & Refrigeration
Center for High Performance Buildings (James Braun, Eckhard Groll)
Building technology and systems; indoor environment and human perception; high performance equipment
Jain Research Lab (Neera Jain)
Dynamic modeling; control and optimization; thermodynamics
Chen Lab (Yan Chen)
Fast fluid dynamics; indoor and outdoor airflow
Manufacturing & Materials
Laboratory for Advanced Multiscale Manufacturing (Martin Byung-Guk Jun)
Multiscale manufacturing; fabrication and development of fiber optic sensors and systems
Mechanical Engineering Tribology Lab (Farshid Sadeghi)
Bearing rotor dynamics; fretting wear and fatigue; surface engineering and lubrication
Manufacturing Lab (Yung Shin)
Laser-based materials processing and manufacturing; control and automation; advanced machining
Hierarchical Design and Characterization Lab (Ganesh Subbarayan)
Computational techniques for moving boundaries, discontinuities, and interfaces; modeling fracture in nano- and micro-scale electronic components
Zhao Lab (Fu Zhao)
Environment friendly design and life cycle engineering; bio-based materials in engineering
Mechanics & Vibration
Programmable Structures Lab (Andres Arrieta)
Morphing structures; programmable materials; metamaterials and metastructures; nonlinear vibrations and energy harvesting
Mechanical Engineering Education Research Center at Purdue (MEERCAT) (Edward Berger)
Mechanical engineering education initiatives
Intelligent Infrastructure Systems Lab (Shirley Dyke)
Infrastructure monitoring and simulation
Raman Lab (Arvind Raman)
Vibrations and nonlinear dynamics research; atomic force microscopy, micro/nanosystems, human biomechanics, and flexible electronics manufacturing
Rhoads Research Group (Jeff Rhoads)
Dynamics and vibration; energetic materials; dynamic analysis of micro- and nano-systems; mechanical engineering education
Structural Health Monitoring and Dynamics Lab (Fabio Semperlotti)
Structural health monitoring; wave propagation; dynamics of engineered materials
Mechanics of Energy Materials (Kejie Zhao)
Mechanics of energy materials, such as Li-ion batteries; Deformation, stress, plasticity, fracture and mass transport; Multiscale modeling, first-principles, molecular dynamics simulations, and finite element modeling
Nanotechnology
Choi Lab (Jong Hyun Choi)
Biomolecular nanomanufacturing; DNA origami and self-assembly; nanoscale energy conversion
Plasmon-Assisted Nanomanufacturing Lab (Liang Pan)
Nano-scale lithography, imaging, and metrology for manufacturing; data storage; nanoscale energy conversion
Savran Research Group (Cagri Savran)
MEMS and nanotechnology for biology and medicine
Warsinger Water Lab (David Warsinger)
Thermofluids and nanoengineering for water treatment: desalination, transport phenomena, membrane nanoengineering, process optimization
Xu Research Group (Xianfan Xu)
Nanoscale energy transport; nano-optics and laser-based nano-optical engineering
Robotics
Bio-Robotics Lab (Xinyan Deng)
Biologically inspired robots
Mahmoudian Lab (Nina Mahmoudian)
Autonomous vehicles and underwater robots
Multi-Scale Robotics and Automation Lab (David Cappelleri)
Microrobots; autonomous aerial vehicles
Yao Lab (Bin Yao)
Robotics; electro-hydraulics; manufacturing; automotive controls; piezo-actuators
Solid Mechanics
Center for Particulate Products and Processes (Marcial Gonzalez, Aaron Morris, Carl Wassgren)
Particles and powder characterization; continuous solids processing pilot plant
Gonzalez Research Group (Marcial Gonzalez)
Computational mechanics; confined granular systems; manufacturing of particulate-based products; powder compaction; contact mechanics; predictive, multi-scale modeling
Computational Solid Mechanics (Marisol Koslowski)
Single crystal plasticity; ultrafine grained materials; thin films; nanowire heterostructures
Microstructure Testing and Analysis Lab (Thomas Siegmund)
Fracture and fatigue; material design; biomechanics; thin film mechanics
Systems, Measurement, & Controls
Applied Optics Lab (Euiwon Bae)
Photonics, optical scattering, and spectroscopy in real-world applications, especially in biomedicine
Chiu Lab (George Chiu)
Mechatronics and dynamic systems for printing and imaging systems; motion and vibration perception and control
Shaver Lab (Greg Shaver)
Diesel engine systems and control; connected and automated tractor trailers; hybrid powertrains and energy storage systems; natural gas systems and control
XYZT Lab (Song Zhang)
High-speed 3D imaging; 3D video telepresence