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School of Mechanical Engineering

School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Thrust Areas and Academic Experts

The School brings together multidisciplinary expertise across its established research thrust areas. Each area below lists its focus topics and the academic staff working in that field, so you can identify the right contact for collaboration, supervision or consultancy.

Research thrust areas
10
Academic staff
43
Focus areas
60

Energy

7 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Energy Resources (Biomass)
  • Energy Conversion Technologies
  • Internal Combustion Engine, Alternative Fuel Combustors, Gas Turbine, Incinerators
  • Aerofoil, Flow in Passages, Micro Flow Sensor, Two Phase Flow

Academic staff

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

9 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Thermal System
  • Heat Transfer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Advanced Electronic Packaging
  • Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning

Academic staff

Applied Mechanics

11 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Experimental and Numerical Stress Analysis
  • Dynamic Characteristics of Materials
  • Instrumentation and Automatic Control
  • Structural Optimization
  • Noise and Vibration
  • Stress and Damage Characterization
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Experimental Mechanics

Academic staff

Manufacturing System and Automation

7 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Design for Manufacture and Assembly
  • Robotics and Industrial Automation
  • Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
  • Manufacturing System Design and Analysis
  • Manufacturing Planning and Control
  • Technology Management
  • Machine Vision and Metrology

Academic staff

Manufacturing Processes

6 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Advanced Manufacturing Process
  • Laser Applications
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Tool and Die
  • Advanced Materials
  • Casting

Academic staff

Industrial Engineering

4 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Ergonomics
  • Quality and Reliability
  • Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
  • Productivity Engineering, Facilities Planning and Design
  • Process Optimization
  • Production Planning and Control
  • Value Engineering and Project Management

Academic staff

Nanofabrication and Functional Materials

6 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Nano Engineering and Technology
  • Nanofabrication
  • Lithography Techniques
  • Thin Films
  • Smart and Functional Materials
  • Shape Memory Alloys
  • Materials Characterization

Academic staff

Advanced Composites Materials and Processing

3 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Composite Design and Assembly
  • Composite Processing Technology
  • Composite Machining
  • Quality Inspection and Part Testing
  • Composite Repair
  • Static, Impact and Ballistic Characterization

Academic staff

Bio-Engineering

6 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Bio-materials
  • Bio-mechanics and Bio-medical Analysis
  • Orthopaedic Bio-engineering
  • Bio-mechanical Data Mining

Academic staff

Computational Engineering and Data Mining Analysis

8 academic staff

Focus areas

  • Adaptive Finite Element Methods
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Data Mining
  • Pattern Analysis
  • Static and Time Series Data Analysis
  • Knowledge Discovery Databases

Academic staff

Further information

For details on research programmes and postgraduate opportunities at the School of Mechanical Engineering, please refer to the School’s administrative contact page.

Contact Deputy Dean