Joel Bach
Professor Bach's teaching and research is in the areas Computer Assisted Surgery and musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic, occupational and sports biomechanics. The Techniques used by his research group range from mechanical testing to computer simulation and modeling.

John Berger
Dr. Berger's research interests are in the general area of modeling the mechanical behavior and fracture of advanced materials. Recent projects have focused on fracture of ductile/brittle composites, elastic wave propagation in cylindrically anisotropic rods, and the development of boundary element methods for anisotropic materials.

Robert Braun
Dr. Braun's primary research interests are in SOFC systems modeling, simulation, and optimization; biofuels production, utilization, and plant simulation; advanced power generation systems, and techno-economic and life cycle analyses.

Cristian V. Ciobanu
Prof. Ciobanu's research is in the area of theory and simulations of nanoscale materials. Recent work has been focused on the development of global optimization methods for finding the atomic structure of semiconductor surfaces and nanowires; structure and mechanical properties of nanowires; and electronic properties of advanced nanomaterials.

Cara Coad
Cara Coad joined the Division of Engineering as a Lecturer in 2005. She has over 20 years of experience in industry as a design engineer. Her area of expertise is mechanical design; particularly design of machines/products that require precise motion or positioning. She teaches Machine Design, Computer Aided Engineering, and Introduction to Robotics.

Robert Kee
Professor Kee holds the George R. Brown Distinguished chair. Dr. Kee's research interests are primarily in modeling and simulation of chemically reacting fluid flow. Applications are generally in the area of clean energy, including fuel cells, photovoltaics, and advanced combustion.

Robert King
Dr. King's research primarily focuses on integrating computer models and automated measurement. His recent projects include integrating computational fluid dynamics and environmental monitoring, and lunar-outpost excavation-force measurement and modeling.

David R. Muñoz
Dr. Munoz earned the Ph.D. and MS from Purdue University and the BS from the University of New Mexico, all in Mechanical Engineering. He spent a sabbatical year as a Visiting Professor to Monterrey Tech. (ITESM) in Monterrey, Mexico and has taught several thermo-fluid science and design courses. His interests include engineering design for global sustainability.

Paul Papas
Dr. Papas earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University. His research interests include flame extinction, ignition, hydrodynamic and combustion instabilities, and high-temperature fuel oxidation kinetics.

Terry Parker
Professor Parker is the Engineering Division director and he has held this position since May of 2006. His research interests center around combustion, optical diagnostic measurements for reacting flows, and energy conversion. He is especially well known for his contributions to non-intrusive measurements in high pressure diesel sprays.

Anthony J. Petrella
Dr. Petrella is director of the Computational Biomechanics Group. Areas of research interest include computational and also experimental study of the musculoskeletal system. Specific areas of focus include spine, hip, and knee mechanics.

John P.H. Steele
Dr. Steele's research interests are in the area of intelligent machines and mechatronics, especially robots. Recent projects have focused on robotic welding, mobile robot navigation, and design of rock cutting machines for NASA.

Neal Sullivan
Research and development on solid-oxide fuel cells. Optimization of fuel-cell architecture and materials for robust operation on hydrocarbon and biomass fuel streams. Director of the Colorado Fuel Cell Center.

Cameron J. Turner
Dr. Turner's teaching and research focus on the areas of design and computational engineering methods. This work examines methods and techniques that allow the engineer to collaborate with computers during the innovation process, to optimize and visualize concepts in the design process, and to manufacture products through automation and rapid prototyping techniques.