Research Themes
Academic staff in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are organised within five main research themes, which represent our core research interests.
Each research area contains staff whose work incorporates both fundamental and applied engineering. Our focus is on scientific innovation with the ultimate goal of solving real-world problems, improving efficiency and reducing costs within industry.
These themes are also closely linked to our teaching groups, with both our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes shaped to reflect the research strengths of our staff.
Bioengineering
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Dynamics
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Manufacturing & Design
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Solid Mechanics
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Bioengineering is rapidly growing research area within the Department of Mechanical Engineering and includes biomechanics, biomedical image analysis and the development of health-related technologies.
Our dynamics research incorporates active and semi-active control, advanced damping techniques, structural health monitoring and uncertainty analysis.
Manufacturing and Design covers a wide range from advanced manufacturing to 'design for living'. Current areas of interest include additive manufacturing, and other advanced manufacturing technologies, ergonomics engineering and sustainable design.
The solid mechanics theme is concerned with the durability of engineering components and structures. Staff within the group work in the fields of tribology, composite materials, stress analysis and the mechanics of materials.
Thermofluids
Our thermofluids research covers aerodynamics, combustion, turbulence and biofluids, using both computational and experimental tools. |