Dhiraj Singh

Research Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
Experimental fluid dynamics
Atmospheric turbulence
Precipitation measurements
Instrumentation development
Interfacial dynamics
Quantitative life sciences
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Elham (Emma) Davoodi

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:
3D Bioprinting,
Metal Additive Manufacturing,
Biofabrication,
Regenerative Medicine,
3D Printed Electronics
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Hossein Montazerian

Assistant Professor

  • Email: h.montazerian@utah.edu
  • Office: 2558 MEK

Research Interests:
Biomaterials
Medical devices
Minimally Invasive Therapies
Micro and Nanotechnology
Bioelectronic Systems
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Mark Maier

Professor (Lecturer)

  • Phone: 801-581-4774
  • Email: mark.maier@utah.edu
  • Office: 2552 MEK

Teaches Systems Architecting, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and other systems topics. He brings over 30 years of aerospace industry experience in systems architecting and engineering, MBSE, and satellite design. He was previously a Technical Fellow at The Aerospace Corporation and is the author of “The Art of Systems Architecting” a standard textbook in the field and publications in systems-of-systems, satellite constellation design, architecture methods, and unconventional sensors.

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 (Research)

  • 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