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Biomechanics Research spans from molecular level through tissue with major efforts in cell mechanics and biophysics, biomolecular simulation, gravity effects on cells and tissues, tendon and ligament injury, repair, regeneration, and intervertebral disc function/degeneration, and targeted drug delivery. Researchers: P.E. Arratia, P.S. Ayyaswamy, J. Bassani, G. Biros, D. Discher, D. Eckmann, D. Elliott, P. Purohit, I. Shapiro, L. Soslowsky, and B. Winkelstein
	Computational Mechanics Research in and application of novel computational methodologies in analysis, design and control. Examples include research in mesoscale and nanoscale materials science, molecular dynamics, plasticity and fracture, flows with dynamic interfaces and moving boundaries, multiphase flows and transport, electro- and magneto-hydrodynamics, wave propagation, microgravity, modeling and computation of biological networks in Scientific computation, and robotics and dynamical systems. Researchers: P.S. Ayyaswamy, J. Bassani, H. Bau, G. Biros, H. Hu, N. Lior, J.R. Lukes, G. Pappas, P. Ponte Castaneda, P. Purohit, H. Rubin, and V. Vitek
Fluid Mechanics Micro and nanofluidics, laboratory on a chip, fluid and particle motion under the action of electric and magnetic fields, multi-phase flows, problems of relevance to biology and medicine, micro-electronic manufacturing, complex fluids and materials processing, hydrodynamic instabilities and flow control, and computational fluid mechanics. Researchers: P.E. Arratia, P.S. Ayyaswamy, H. Bau, G. Biros, D. Eckmann, H. Hu, and N. Lior
	Mechanical Systems Robotics, telerobotics, haptics, biomechanics, mechanism design, optimization, microelectromechanical systems, mechatronics, control, product design, locomotion systems, and unmanned aerial and ground vehicles. Researchers: H. Bau, G. Biros, D. Koditschek, K.J. Kuchenbecker, V. Kumar, G. Pappas, G. Piazza, H. Rubin, C. Taylor, K. Ulrich, and M. Yim
Mechanics of Materials Crystal plasticity, effective properties of nonlinear composites and polycrystals, atomic/continuum property relations, nano-scale mechanics and tribology, localization studies, phase transitions, interfacial fracture, fatigue and high temperature fracture, soft materials, cell mechanics, anisotropy and viscoelasticity of soft composites. Researchers: P.E. Arratia, J. Bassani, R.W. Carpick, D. Discher, D. Elliott, C. McMahon, P. Ponte Castaneda, P. Purohit, L. Soslowsky, V. Vitek and B. Winkelstein
	Micro- and Nano-mechanics Nano, micro, and macro heat transfer, molecular dynamics simulation, energy analysis and conversion, advanced systems for power generation with reduction of global warming emissions, exergy (Second Law) analysis, renewable energy sources, space power, bio-heat transfer, combustion, emissions reduction, water desalination and waste treatment, electronic packaging, and materials processing. Researchers: P.E. Arratia, J. Bassani, H. Bau, R.W. Carpick, D. Discher, J.R. Lukes, P. Ponte Castaneda, P. Purohit, and V. Vitek

Thermal Sciences and Energy Conversion Nano, micro, and macro heat transfer, molecular dynamics simulation, energy analysis and conversion, advanced systems for power generation with reduction of global warming emissions, exergy (Second Law) analysis, renewable energy sources, space power, bio-heat transfer, combustion, emissions reduction, water desalination and waste treatment, electronic packaging, and materials processing. Researchers: P.E. Arratia, P.S. Ayyaswamy, H. Bau, S. Churchill, H. Hu, N. Lior, and J.R. Lukes