FACULTY
Mechanical Engineering is a broad field , representing one of the original areas of study at Virginia Tech since its opening in 1872 . Today , the department puts its focus in five areas . Faculty have one primary and at least one secondary area of study within these areas . This interdisciplinary approach creates many unique intersections .
Thrust areas :
> Bio , Micro and Nano Systems > Design , Materials and
Manufacturing > Energy Engineering and Science > Nuclear Engineering and Science > Robotics , Autonomous and
Dynamical Systems
Pinar Acar Assistant Professor
DMM
Mehdi Ahmadian
J . Bernard Jones Professor
DMM
Kaveh Akbari Hamed Assistant Professor
RADS
Alan Asbeck Assistant Professor
RADS
Oumar Barry Assistant Professor
RADS
Michael Bartlett Assistant Professor
DMM
Bahareh Behkam Associate Professor
BMNS
Pinhas Ben-Tzvi Professor
RADS
40 PEOPLE • VIRGINIA TECH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ANNUAL REPORT • 2019-2020