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                  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
                
                 
      
      
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                  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, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering
                
                
                  Computational Mechanics, Manufacturing Design and Simulation
                
       
      
      
                  Assistant Professor
                
                
                  Scientific Machine Learning, Reduced Order Modeling, Turbulence Modeling and Simulation
                
       
      
      
        
     
      
      
        
     
      
      
        
     
      
      
        
     
      
      
        
     
      
      
                  Professor and Director, Center for Smart Convergent Manufacturing Systems (CSCMS)
                
                
                  Manufacturing Processes and Materials Design
                
       
      
      
                  Assistant Professor
                
                
                  Optimal Trajectory Design for Spacecraft, Autonomous Guidance and Sensor Fusion Technology
                
       
      
      
        
     
      
      
                  Samuel A. Johnson '37 and Elizabeth C. Johnson Professor of Engineering and Director, Scientific Computation Research Center (SCOREC)
                
                
                  Scientific Computing 
                
       
      
      
                  Associate Professor, Director of the N-Phase Lab and the 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.
                
       
      
      
                  Russell Sage Professor and Head, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
                
                
                  Robotics, Control Systems, Mechatronics
                
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
       
      
      