The Department of Mechanical Engineering is actively involved in research in the following areas:

• Advanced Combustor Technology with a Double Step Combustor and
  Captured Vortex Chambers using Synthetic Fuels
  Funded by NASA
  Principle Investigator: Davood Moslemian Moslemian, Ph.D.
  E-mail: moslemian@fau.edu
  Phone: 561.297.2652

• Anti-Microbial Nanoparticles Composed of a Magnetic Core and Covered with Photocatalytic TiO2
  Principle Investigator: Chi-Tay Tsai, Ph.D.
  E-mail: tsaict@fau.edu
  Phone: 561.297.2824

• Combined Power-Refrigeration with Hydrogen Fuel Cells
  Principle Investigator: Chaouki Ghenai, Ph.D.
  E-mail: cghenai@fau.edu
  Phone: 561.297.3943

• Durability of Composite Materials and Structures
  Principle Investigator: Leif Carlsson, Ph.D.
  E-mail: carlsson@fau.edu
  Phone: 561.297.3421

• Helicopter Stability During Aggressive Maneuvers
  Sponsored by the Army Research Office
  Principle Investigator: Gopal Gaonkar, Ph.D.
  E-mail: gaonkar@fau.edu
  Phone: 561.297.3417

• Modeling Airwake Turbulence for Helicopter Flight Dynamics
  Principle Investigator: Gopal Gaonkar, Ph.D.
  E-mail: gaonkar@fau.edu
  Phone: 561.297.3417
  

• Modeling Turbulence and Droplets Distribution in Aircraft Engine Nacelles
  Principle Investigator: Chaouki Ghenai, Ph.D.
  E-mail: cghenai@fau.edu
  Phone: 561.297.3943