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Our Faculty & Research

Degree programs are taught primarily by Ph.D. faculty dedicated to teaching and research. 

Industry experts from the local area teach some of the courses. The mechanical and bioengineering faculty actively research areas such as biomechanics and biomaterials, vibrations and noise, vehicle dynamics, fluid dynamics, and composite materials.

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Oleg Zikanov

Oleg Zikanov, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering
zikanov@umich.edu
Teaching Areas: Energy Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas: Heat Mass Transfer in Energy Technology
Alan Argento

Alan Argento, PhD

Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Director of Bioengineering Program
aargento@umich.edu
Teaching Areas: Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas: Bioengineering, Vibrations and Mechanics
Hugo Casquero

Hugo Casquero, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
casquero@umich.edu
Teaching Areas: Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas: Automotive Engineering, Heat Mass Transfer in Energy Technology, Vibrations and Mechanics
Dr. Amanda Esquivel

Amanda Esquivel, PhD

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
aoe@umich.edu
Teaching Areas: Bioengineering, Human Centered Engineering Design, Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas: Bioengineering
Dewey Jung

Dewey Dohoy Jung, Ph.D.

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
dohoy@umich.edu
Teaching Areas: Automotive and Mobility Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas: Automotive Engineering, Heat Mass Transfer in Energy Technology
HongTae Kang

HongTae Kang, Ph.D.

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
htkang@umich.edu
Teaching Areas: Automotive and Mobility Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas: Automotive Engineering, Materials and Material Processing
Doohyun Kim

Doohyun Kim

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
gogum@umich.edu
Teaching Areas: Automotive and Mobility Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas: Automotive Engineering, Heat Mass Transfer in Energy Technology
Dr. Youngki Kim

Youngki Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
youngki@umich.edu
Research Areas: Automotive Engineering, Integrated Design and Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems

Mechanical Engineering

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