Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Areas of Focus

Explore Specialized Fields Driving Engineering Innovation

Our research stretches across traditional disciplines and uses not only the resources of the School of Engineering and Applied Science but also those of the University as a whole. Projects span the entire spectrum of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, utilizing analytical, experimental and numerical techniques. Depending on the particular project, emphasis ranges from practical applications to exploring questions of a fundamental nature.

Research Areas

Affiliated Researchers

  • Paulo E. Arratia
  • Nadia Figueroa
  • Howard H. Hu
  • Douglas Jerolmack
  • Jennifer R. Lukes
  • George Ilhwan Park
  • Paris Perdikaris
  • Michael Posa
  • Celia Reina
  • Nat Trask
  • Kevin T. Turner
  • Rachel Holladay

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Affiliated Labs

  • Penn Complex Fluids Lab
  • Figueroa (Human-Centered) Robotics Lab
  • Penn Soft Earth Dynamics Lab
  • Lukes Group
  • Park Lab
  • Predictive Intelligence Lab
  • Dynamic Autonomy and Intelligent Robotics (DAIR) Lab
  • Non-Equilibrium Mechanics Laboratory
  • Physics-Informed Machine Intelligence Lab
  • Turner Research Group
  • Autonomous Manipulation (AMP) Lab

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Affiliated Researchers

  • Paulo E. Arratia
  • Haim H. Bau
  • Robert W. Carpick
  • Nadia Figueroa
  • Howard H. Hu
  • Paris Perdikaris
  • Prashant K. Purohit
  • Celia Reina
  • Ottman A. Tertuliano
  • Shujie Yang

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Affiliated Labs

  • Penn Complex Fluids Lab
  • Micro-Nano Fluidics Lab
  • Carpick Tribology Research Lab
  • Figueroa (Human-Centered) Robotics Lab
  • Predictive Intelligence Lab
  • Non-Equilibrium Mechanics Laboratory
  • Tertuliano Lab
  • Yang Lab

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Affiliated Researchers

  • Paulo E. Arratia
  • Igor Bargatin
  • Haim H. Bau
  • Robert W. Carpick
  • M. Ani Hsieh
  • Howard H. Hu
  • Douglas Jerolmack
  • Noam Lior
  • Jennifer R. Lukes
  • Samantha A. McBride
  • Paris Perdikaris
  • Pedro Ponte Castañeda
  • Nat Trask
  • Nathaniel J. Wei

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Affiliated Labs

  • Penn Complex Fluids Lab
  • Bargatin Group
  • Micro-Nano Fluidics Lab
  • Carpick Tribology Research Lab
  • Scalable Autonomous Robots Lab (ScalAR)
  • Penn Soft Earth Dynamics Lab
  • Lukes Group
  • McBride Lab
  • Predictive Intelligence Lab
  • Aerodynamics, Wind, and Renewable Energy (AWARE) Lab

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Affiliated Researchers

  • Igor Bargatin
  • Robert W. Carpick
  • Douglas Jerolmack
  • Jennifer R. Lukes
  • Samantha A. McBride
  • George Ilhwan Park
  • Paris Perdikaris
  • Pedro Ponte Castañeda
  • Prashant K. Purohit
  • Jordan R. Raney
  • Celia Reina
  • Ottman A. Tertuliano
  • Nat Trask
  • Kevin T. Turner

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Affiliated Labs

  • Bargatin Group
  • Carpick Tribology Research Lab
  • Penn Soft Earth Dynamics Lab
  • Lukes Group
  • McBride Lab
  • Park Lab
  • Architected Materials Laboratory
  • Non-Equilibrium Mechanics Laboratory
  • Tertuliano Lab
  • Physics-Informed Machine Intelligence Lab
  • Turner Research Group

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Affiliated Researchers

  • Igor Bargatin
  • Haim H. Bau
  • Robert W. Carpick
  • Jennifer R. Lukes
  • Samantha A. McBride
  • Kevin T. Turner
  • Ottman A. Tertuliano

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Affiliated Labs

  • Bargatin Group
  • Micro-Nano Fluidics Lab
  • Carpick Tribology Research Lab
  • Lukes Group
  • McBride Lab
  • Yang Lab
  • Turner Research Group
  • Tertuliano Lab

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Affiliated Researchers

  • Nadia Figueroa
  • Rachel Holladay
  • M. Ani Hsieh
  • Douglas Jerolmack
  • Vijay Kumar
  • Michael Posa
  • Cynthia Sung
  • Nat Trask
  • Kevin T. Turner
  • Mark Yim

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Affiliated Labs

  • Figueroa (Human-Centered) Robotics Lab
  • Autonomous Manipulation (AMP) Lab
  • Scalable Autonomous Robots (ScalAR) Lab
  • Penn Soft Earth Dynamics Lab
  • Vijay Kumar Lab
  • Dynamic Autonomy and Intelligent Robotics (DAIR) Lab
  • Sung Robotics Lab
  • Physics-Informed Machine Intelligence Lab
  • Turner Research Group
  • Modular Robotics Lab (ModLab)

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