Cristian Clavijo

    Associate Professor (Lecturer)

    • Email: c.clavijo@utah.edu
    • Office: MEK 2550

    Professor Clavijo teaches courses in engineering management and leadership along with classical mechanical engineering topics involving thermal fluids (heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics). Professor Clavijo has about 10 years of industry experience working for Fortune 100/500 companies in the areas of medical devices and life sciences. He is a graduate of Becton Dickinson’s Technology Leadership Development Program and was a Staff Program Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. His research expertise is on droplet impingement dynamics on heated superhydrophobic surfaces.

    Vahid Azadeh Ranjbar

    Assistant Professor (Lecturer)

    • Email: vahid.azadeh@utah.edu
    • Office: 2467 MEK

    Research Interests:
    Large Language Models
    Computer Vision
    Microfluidic Devices
    Design Automation
    Stereo Digital Image Correlation

    Laura Hallock

    Assistant Professor

    • Email: laura.hallock@utah.edu
    • Office: 2339 MEK

    Research interests:
    robotic assistance and rehabilitation
    neuromusculoskeletal sensing
    human–robot control interfaces
    machine learning and system identification
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    Xiaowei He

    Assistant Professor

    • Email: xiaowei.he@utah.edu

    Research Interests:
    Flow Control
    Unsteady Aerodynamics
    Flight Control
    Experimental Methods and Facilities

    Scott Uhlrich

    Assistant Professor

    • Email: scott.uhlrich@utah.edu

    Research Interests:
    Movement biomechanics
    Neuro-musculoskeletal simulation
    Mobile sensing (computer vision, wearables)
    Machine learning
    Rehabilitation engineering
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    Erika Pliner

    Assistant Professor

    Research Interests:
    Biomechanics
    Neuromechanics
    Fall Prevention
    Occupational Safety
    Balance Control
    Ergonomics

    Yongzhi Qu

    Assistant Professor

    • Phone: 801-581-3517
    • Email: yongzhi.qu@utah.edu
    • Office: 1343 MEK

    Research Interests:
    Artificial intelligence and dynamic systems,
    AI – driven metrology,
    Next-generation Digital Twins,
    In-situ monitoring,
    diagnostics and prognostics,
    Autonomous manufacturing.
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    Agastya Balantrapu

    Assistant Professor

    • Phone: 801-581-3932
    • Email: agastya.balantrapu@utah.edu
    • Office: 2346 MEK

    Research Interests:
    Experimental fluid dynamics,
    High Reynolds number turbulence,
    Quantitative flow visualization techniques,
    Aero/Hydro acoustics,
    Insect navigation algorithms in natural flows,
    Passive scalar dispersion in atmospheric flows.

    Shuaihang Pan

    Assistant Professor

    • Email: shuaihang.pan@utah.edu
    • Office: 2339 MEK

    Research interests:
    Advanced manufacturing
    Additive manufacturing
    Metal and alloy design
    Materials' degradation protection
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