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Faculty

Assistant Professor
Surface engineering, Multi-scale additive manufacturing, Smart manufacturing, Printed electronics, Smart films, Energy devices, Space manufacturing

James L. Decker '45 Endowed Professor in Aerospace Engineering and Director, Center for Flow Physics and Control (CeFPaC).
Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, and Flow Control

Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Multibody System Dynamics, Space Vehicle Design and Simulation, Advanced Algorithm Development, Molecular Dynamics




Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Affairs
Heat conduction in nanomaterials, Prototyping and testing advanced refrigeration/heat pump and heat transfer systems, Metrology for fast, accurate, and high spatial resolution of thermal and thermoelectric properties, Thermal transport across interfaces



Professor, Edward E. Hood Jr. Chair in Nuclear Engineering, NE Program Director, and Director, Gaerttner Linear Accelerator Center (LINAC)




Edward P. Hamilton Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Multidisciplinary System Analysis and Optimization, AI and Machine Learning, Biologically Inspired Computational Tools for Optimization, Computational Intelligence

Professor of Practice; Director of MANE Undergraduate Student Services
University engineering and design education
Associate Professor and Priti and Mukesh Chatter '82 Career Development Chair
Advanced Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage


Professor
Fluid Dynamics at Interfaces, Surface Tension Phenomena, Proteins at Liquid Surfaces


Sr. Lecturer
Engineering Design, Innovation, Inventor's Studio, Design for Manufacturing,



Professor, William H. Hernstadt '57 Faculty Fellow in Nuclear Engineering, Director of Rensselaer Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility

Lecturer
Computational Mechanics, Biological Systems, Machine Learning, Molecular Dynamics

Professor
Nuclear Plant Hybrid & Flexible Operation Simulations, Nuclear Plant Safety, Risk Assessment, Emergency Operation


John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Chair Professor
Advanced Materials, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Batteries, Nanotechnology, Interfacial Science





Professor
Dynamic Systems and Control, Precision Mechatronics, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy Efficient Buildings

Sr. Lecturer
Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing, and Computational Simulation Tools, Product Lifecycle Management. Design for Sustainability.



Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of Engineering and Aerospace Program Director
Propulsion and Energy Systems, Spectroscopy, Optical Sensors, Chemical Kinetics

Sr. Lecturer
Subatomic Particle Behavior, Applied Engineering Physics, Applied Cognitive Psychology


Assistant Professor
Scientific Machine Learning, Reduced Order Modeling, Turbulence Modeling and Simulation








Assistant Professor
Optimal Trajectory Design for Spacecraft, Autonomous Guidance and Sensor Fusion Technology


Associate Professor, Director of RPI Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory, Director of NuScale E2 Center at RPI
Multiphase Flow Experiments and Modeling, Particle Transport and Deposition, Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Reactor Safety, Advanced Nuclear-based Integrated Energy System



Assistant Professor
Kinetic theory, computational fluid dynamics, rarefied gas dynamics, aerothermodynamics, turbulence, flow instability and control.


Professor and Associate Dean for Research Innovations, Partnerships, and Workforce Development
Computational Mechanics
Affiliated Faculty

Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Head and Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering
Energy Materials and Systems, Condensed Matter Physics, Emergency Communication, Preparedness, and Response, Engineering Education.

Samuel A. Johnson '37 and Elizabeth C. Johnson Professor of Engineering and Director, Scientific Computation Research Center (SCOREC)
Scientific Computing

Russell Sage Professor and Head, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Robotics, Control Systems, Mechatronics