The Department of Mechanical Engineering program at Embry-Riddle provides a strong foundation in all of the fundamental areas of Mechanical Engineering, along with focused tracks in areas of rapid employment growth such as high-performance vehicles, bio-mechanical systems, clean energy systems, and robotics.

Mechanical engineering is the broadest of the engineering professions, involving work in almost every technical area and in a wide variety of industries and organizations. It is also among the most enduring professional careers, with stable job opportunities during difficult economic periods.

The Department offers a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.

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Submissions from 2024

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Bridging Biomedical Research with Aerospace Engineering in the Lab of Tomorrow, Christine Walck

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Yoga’s Journey from East to West: A Tale of Adaptation, Wellness, and Healing The balancing Act, Christine D. Walck

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Commentary: A Patient-Specific Lower Extremity Biomechanical Analysis of a Knee Orthotic during a Deep Squat Movement, Christine Dailey Walck

Submissions from 2023

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Advances in Spacecraft Thermal Control, Sandra K. S. Boetcher and Robert C. Consolo Jr.

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Validation of a Biomechanical Injury and Disease Assessment Platform Applying an Inertial-Based Biosensor and Axis Vector Computation, Wangdo Kim, Emir A. Vela, Sean S. Kohles, and Victor Huayamave

Submissions from 2022

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Phase Change Material and Applications, Sandra Kathleen Sparr Boetcher, Rafael M. Rodriguez, Kashif Nawas, Melissa Ann Messenger, Casey Josh Troxler, and Thomas Benjamin Freeman

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Cool Thermal Energy Storage: Water and Ice to Alternative Phase Change Materials, Sandra K. S. Boetcher

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Challenges in Kinetic-Kinematic Driven Musculoskeletal Subject-Specific Infant Modeling, Yeram Lim, Victor Huayamave, Tamara Chambers, Christine Walck, Safeer Siddicky, and Erin Mannen

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Comprehensive Review of Heat Transfer Correlations of Supercritical CO2 in Straight Tubes Near the Critical Point: A Historical Perspective, Nicholas C. Lopes, Yang Chao, Vinusha Dasarla, Neil P. Sullivan, Mark Ricklick, and Sandra Boetcher

Submissions from 2021

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Moisture Affinity of HDPE/Phase-Change Material Composites for Thermal Energy Storage Applications, Sandra K. Boetcher, Thomas B. Freeman, Rafael M. Rodriguez, and Kashif Nawaz

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Assessment of Conventional and Air-Jet Wheel Deflectors for Drag Reduction of The DrivAer Model, Sandra K. S. Boetcher and Kaloki L. Nabutola

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Estimating Infant Hip Joint Moments Using a Novel Musculoskeletal Model, Yeram Lim, Victor Huayamave, Christine Walck, Erin Mannen, and Safeer Siddicky

Submissions from 2020

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Semi-lagrangian Implicit Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook Collision Model For the Finite-Volume Discrete Boltzmann Method, Leitao Chen, Sauro Succi, Xiaofeng Cai, and Laura Schaefer

Submissions from 2019

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Thermodynamic Model of CO2 Deposition in Cold Climates, Sandra K. S. Boetcher, Ted von Hippel, and Matthew J. Traum

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Meshless Modeling of Flow Dispersion and Progressive Piping in Poroelastic Levees, Anthony Khoury, Eduardo Divo, Alain J. Kassab, Sai Kakuturu, and Lakshmi Reddi

Submissions from 2018

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Godunov-Type Upwind Flux Schemes of the Two-Dimensional Finite Volume Discrete Boltzmann Method, Leitao Chen and Laura Schaefer

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Patient-Specific Multiscale Computational Fluid Dynamics Assessment of Embolization Rates in the Hybrid Norwood: Effects of Size and Placement of the Reverse Blalock–Taussig Shunt, Ray Prather, John Seligson, Marcus Ni, Eduardo Divo, Alain J. Kassab, and William DeCampli

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Hybrid Magneto-Active Propellant Management Device for Active Slosh Damping Within a Vehicle Fuel Tank, Balaji Sivasubramanian, Leander Paul, and Sathya Gangadharan

Submissions from 2017

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Optimizing Jets for Wake Control of Ground Vehicles, Domenic Barsotti and Sandra Boetcher

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Optimizing Jets for Wake Control of Ground Vehicles, Domenic Barsotti and Sandra Boetcher

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Optimizing Jets for Wake Control of Ground Vehicles, Domenic Barsotti and Sandra Boetcher

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Multi-Scale Cardiovascular Flow Analysis by an Integrated Meshless-Lumped Parameter Model, Leonardo A. Bueno, Eduardo A. Divo, and Alain J. Kassab

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A Coupled Localized RBF Meshless/DRBEM Formulation for Accurate Modeling of Incompressible Fluid Flows, Leonardo Bueno, Eduardo Divo, and Alain J. Kassab

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An RBF Interpolation Blending Scheme for Effective Shock-Capturing, M. Harris, Eduardo Divo, and Alain J. Kassab

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Application of an RBF Blending Interpolation Method To Problems With Shocks, Michael Harris, Eduardo Divo, and Alain J. Kassab

Submissions from 2016

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Battery Thermal Management for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using a Phase-Change Material Cold Plate, Sandra Boetcher, Marc Compere, Domenic Barsotti, William Townsend Hyatt, and Brian Neal Harries

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Enthalpy-based System-Model for Pumped Two-phase Cooling Systems, Leitao Chen, Fanghao Yang, Pritish R. Parida, Mark Schultz, and Timothy Chainer

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Design and Commissioning of a Community Scale Solar Powered Membrane-Based Water Purification System in Haiti, Shavin Pinto, Yung Wong, Kyle Fennesy, Yan Tang, and Marc Compere

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Hybrid Magneto-Active Propellant Management Device for Active Slosh Damping in Spacecraft, Balaji Sivasubramanian, Leander Paul, and Sathya Gangadharan

Submissions from 2015

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A Unified and Preserved Dirichlet Boundary Treatment for the Cell-Centered Finite Volume Discrete Boltzmann Method, Leitao Chen and Laura A. Schaefer

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The EPA P3 Program: an Opportunity for Growing Student Entrepreneurs, Marc Compere, Yan Tang, and Yung Wong

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A Patient-Specific Model of the Biomechanics of Hip Reduction for Neonatal Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Investigation of Strategies for Low to Severe Grades of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Victor Huayamave, Christopher Rose, Sheila Serra, Brendan Jones, Eduardo Divo, Faissal Moslehy, Alain J. Kassab, and Charles T. Price

Submissions from 2014

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Natural Convection from Circular Cylinders, Sandra K. S. Boetcher

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Standoff Methods for the Detection of Threat Agents: A Review of Several Promising Laser-Based Techniques, J. Bruce Johnson, Susan D. Allen, Jonathan Merten, Lewis Johnson, Daniel Pinkham, and Scott W. Reeve

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Differential Spectral Imaging of the CN Violet Band in Laser-Induced Plasmas on TNT Simulant Molecules, J. Merten, M. Jones, S. Hoke, and S. Allen

Submissions from 2013

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Mechanics of Hip Dysplasia Reduction in Infants Using the Pavlik Harness: A Physics Based Computational Model, Orlando Ardila, Eduardo Divo, Faissal Moslehy, George Rab, Alain Kassab, and Charles Price

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A Novel Method for Prediction of Mobile Robot Maneuvering Spaces, Patrick N. Currier and Alfred L. Wicks

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Project Haiti 2012: Providing an Experiential Learning Experience Through the Design and Delivery of a Water Purifier in Haiti, Yung Wong, Johnathon Camp, Shavin Pinto, Kyle Fennesy, Marc Compere, and Yan Tang

Submissions from 2012

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Computational Analysis of Hybrid Norwood Circulation with Distal Aortic Arch Obstruction and Reverse Blalock-Taussig Shunt, Andres Ceballos, I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales, Eduardo Divo, Ruben Osorio, Christopher A. Caldarone, Alain J. Kassab, and William M. DeCampli

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Computational Fluid Dynamics in Congenital Heart Disease, William M. DeCampli, I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales, Eduardo Divo, and Alain J. Kassab

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A New Control System for Left Ventricular Assist Devices Based on Patient-specific Physiological Demand, George Faragallah, Yu Wan, Eduardo Divo, and Marwan Simaan

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Multi-Color Cavity Ringdown Based Detection Method and Apparatus, Scott W. Reeve and Susan Davis Allen

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An Inverse POD-RBF Network Approach to Parameter Estimation in Mechanics, Craig A. Rogers, Alain Kassab, Eduardo Divo, Ziemowit Ostrowski, and Ryszard Bialecki

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High Tech High Touch: Lessons Learned from Project Haiti 2011, Yan Tang, Marc Compere, Yung Lun Wong, Jared Anthony Coleman, and Matthew Charles Selkirk

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Multi-Disciplinary Hands-On Desktop Learning Modules and Modern Pedagogies, Bernard J. Van Wie, David B. Thiessen, Marc Compere, Ximena Toro, Jennifer C. Adam, and et al.

Submissions from 2011

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Multi-Disciplinary Project-Based Paradigm That Uses Hands-On Desktop Learning Modules and modern Learning Pedagogies, William David Schlecht, Bernard J. Wie, Paul B. Golter, Robert F. Richards, Marc Compere, and et al.

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Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Engineering Design Considerations, Marwan A. Simaan, Eduardo Divo, George Faragallah, and Yu Wang

Submissions from 2010

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Body Limb Movement Limiter, Susan Davis Allen

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A Proposed Learner-Centered Mechatronics Engineering Instructional Program, Patrick N. Currier, Richard Goff, and Janis Terpenny

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Multi-Color Cavity Ringdown Based Detection Method and Apparatus, Scott Reeve and Susan Allen

Submissions from 2009

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Singular Superposition/Boundary Element Method for Reconstruction of Multi-dimensional Heat Flux Distributions with Application to Film Cooling Holes, Mahmood Silieti, Eduardo Divo, and Alain J. Kassab

Submissions from 2008

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Body Limb Movement Limiter, Susan Davis Allen

Submissions from 2007

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Apparatus for Removal of Minute Particles from a Surface Using Thermophoresis to Prevent Particle Redeposition, Susan Davis Allen

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Soldier/Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation-based Combat Vehicle Duty Cycle Measurement: Duty Cycle Experiment 2, Mark Brudnak, Mike Pozolo, Victor Paul, Syed Mohammad, Marc Compere, and et al.

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Internet Enabled Remote Driving of a Combat Hybrid Electric Power System for Duty Cycle Measurement, Jarrett Goodell, Marc Compere, Wilford Smith, Mark Brudnak, Mike Pozolo, and et al.

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Enhancement of Nd: YAG LIBS Emission of a Remote Target Using a Simultaneous CO/sub 2/ Laser Pulse, Dennis K. Killinger, Susan D. Allen, Robert D. Waterbury, Chris Stefano, and Edwin L. Dottery

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Nanosecond Near-Spinodal Homogeneous Boiling of Water Superheated by Pulsed CO/sub 2/ Laser, Sergey I. Kudryashov, Kevin Lyon, and Susan D. Allen

Submissions from 2006

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Robust Control Techniques Enabling Duty Cycle Experiments Utilizing a 6-DOF Crewstation Motion Base, a Full Scale Combat Hybrid Electric Power System, and Long Distance Internet Communications, Marc Compere, Jarrett Goodell, Miguel Simon, Wilford Smith, and Mark Brudnak

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Parametric Generation of Multimegahertz Acoustic Oscillations in Laser-Generated Multibubble System in Bulk Water, Sergey I. Kudryashov, Kevin Lyon, and Susan D. Allen

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Submicrosecond Dynamics of Water Explosive Boiling and Lift-Off from Laser-Heated Silicon Surfaces, S. I. Kudryashov and S. D. Allen

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Near-Field Thermal Radiative Transfer and Thermoacoustic Effects from Vapor Plumes Produced by Pulsed CO/sub 2 /Laser Ablation of Bulk Water, S. I. Kudryashov, Kevin Lyon, and S. D. Allen

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Laser Ablation of Optically Thin Absorbing Liquid Layer Predeposited onto a Transparent Solid Substrate, S. I. Kudryashov, K. Lyon, S. D. Shukla, D. Murry, and S. D. Allen

Submissions from 2005

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Transient Non-linear Heat Conduction Solution by a Dual Reciprocity Boundary Element Method with an Effective Posteriori Error Estimator, Eduardo Divo and Alain J. Kassab

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Robust Control Techniques for State Tracking in the Presence of Variable Time Delays, Jarrett Goodell, Marc Compere, Miguel Simon, Wilford Smith, Ronnie Wright, and Mark Brudnak

Submissions from 2004

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Method and Apparatus for Removal of Minute Particles from a Surface Using Thermophoresis to Prevent Particle Redeposition, Susan Davis Allen

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Laser Induced Desorption Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer Analysis of Adsorbed Contaminants on Vacuum Ultraviolet Lithography Optic Materials, Susan D. Allen and Yamini Surpaneni

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Laser-Assisted Fabrication of NMR Resonators, William W. Brey and Susan D. Allen

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Analysis of Adsorbed Contaminants of CaF/sub 2/ Surfaces by Infrared Laser Induced Desorption, JinMei Fu, Yamini Surapaneni, and Susan D. Allen

Submissions from 2003

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Optical Transmission Measurements of Explosive Boiling and Liftoff of a Layer of Micron-Scale Water Droplets from a KrF Laser-Heated Si Substrate, Sergey I. Kudryashov and Susan D. Allen

Submissions from 2002

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Photoacoustic Study of KrF Laser Heating of Si: Implications for Laser Particle Removal, Sergey I. Kudryashov and Susan D. Allen

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Removal Versus Ablation in KrF Dry Laser Cleaning of Polystyrene Particles from Silicon, Sergey I. Kudryashov and Susan D. Allen

Submissions from 2001

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Simulation of Engineering Systems Described by High-Index DAE and Discontinuous ODE Using Single Step Methods, Marc Compere

Submissions from 1998

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New Technique of Stereolithography to Local Curing in Thermosensitive Resins Using CO(2) Laser, A. L.J. Munhoz, P. R.S. Wagner, M. C.F. Ierardi, A. E. Kiel, M. A.F. Scarparo, and S. D. Allen

Submissions from 1996

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Apparatus and Method of Fabricating Directional Fiber Optic Taps, Sensors and Other Devices with Variable Angle Output, Susan D. Allen and Changhun Lee

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Method for Producing Conductive or Insulating Feedthroughs in a Substrate, Janet K. Lumpp and Susan D. Allen