Operating in the ocean is demanding because of the hostile wave environment, extreme pressures, and the limited ability to sustain high data-rate communications. The ocean interior is under-sampled both temporally and spatially, and, as a result, forecasting the ocean environment is challenging.
Research Includes: Acoustics, instrumentation, sensing, marine robotics, and ocean predictions; hydrodynamics; structural mechanics and dynamics; and design, naval construction, and engineering.
￼electrical double layers; Maxwell stress tensor, electrical forces in physiological systems. ￼￼￼￼￼￼
Dr. Heather Beem (PhD ’15) has designed a sensor that could be used by underwater robots to collect data on hydrothermal events or marine life.
Professor A. Douglas Carmichael, leading ocean engineer known for his dedication to hands-on experience for undergraduate students, passes away at 86.
MechE faculty are passionate, out-of-the-box thinkers who love to get their hands dirty.