Porous Heat Sink
(Dr. R. Wirtz)

MR Fluid Dampers for Vibration Control
(Dr. F. Gordaninejad)

Fire Heat Transfer Simulations
(Dr. M. Greiner)

Research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UNR is diverse. Graduate students are exposed to modern mechanical engineering research subjects including solid mechanics, engineering design, smart materials, heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, renewable energy, and biomedical engineering. Research funding is provided by a wide range of government and industry sources.

Geothermal Energy
(Dr. A. Gates)

Inhomogeneous Cyclic Plastic Deformation
(Dr. Y. Jiang)

Electrospun Electroactive Polymer Nano-Fibers
(Dr. K. Kim)