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    Tickle College of Engineering

    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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    Research

    • Biomimetics Progress Gains International Attention

      Biomimetics Progress Gains International Attention

      Sarles Speaks in Switzerland  Three years ago, Andy Sarles embarked on a $4 million grant from the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research to push the frontiers of biotechnological integration.  “Our main goal is to understand how to design new types of sensing and computing technologies from material interfaces that can process information the same way the cells in…

    • Advancing Hydrogen Generation and Energy Storage Through Next-Generation Electrolyzers

      Advancing Hydrogen Generation and Energy Storage Through Next-Generation Electrolyzers

      MAE Professor Feng-Yuan Zhang and Research Assistant Professor Weitian Wang are re-engineering the proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer to its electrode core. 

    • TerMaath Awarded AIAA ICME Prize for Groundbreaking Research

      TerMaath Awarded AIAA ICME Prize for Groundbreaking Research

      Associate Professor Stephanie TerMaath was part of a multi-disciplinary project that received the 2026 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Prize for groundbreaking work on adhesively bonded composite and metallic joints, which are critical for naval and aerospace applications.  The AIAA ICME Prize is a biennial award given to the best aerospace-focused ICME project. TerMaath was honored at the AIAA SciTech award ceremony in January for…

    • Kanhere Acquires Critical Analysis Tool Through Raffle Win

      Assistant Professor Sagar Kanghere acquired a state-of-the-art thermal analysis tool to accelerate research in polymers and composites.

    • Research Uses Machine Learning to Identify ‘Thermal Switch’

      Research Uses Machine Learning to Identify ‘Thermal Switch’

      Research by Xiangyu Li and Shaodong Zhang used machine learning to help predict the thermal and mechanical properties in next-gen materials.

    • TCE Faculty Awarded AI TechX Seed Funding

      TCE Faculty Awarded AI TechX Seed Funding

      Tickle College of Engineering faculty are leading six of nine AI TechX projects, advancing AI research, workforce training, and innovation across Tennessee.

    • Singh Leads Breakthrough in High-Performance Heat Exchanger Technology

      Singh Leads Breakthrough in High-Performance Heat Exchanger Technology

      Assistant Professor Prashant Singh’s team is revolutionizing heat exchangers with power-dense, cost-effective lattice structures for next-gen energy systems.

    • Working Around the Clot

      Working Around the Clot

      Bryan Good received an award, allowing him to create the first models of ischemic stroke incorporating clinical patient data.

    • Crouch Brings Innovation to Thumb Prosthetics

      Crouch Brings Innovation to Thumb Prosthetics

      Dustin Crouch is developing a revolutionary new implantable prothesis for the thumb that is controlled by a patient’s own muscles.

    • Foundations of Flow

      Foundations of Flow

      Mackenzie Moser will continue her research on arteriovenous malformations, a leading cause of stroke, as a PhD student in Bryan Good’s lab.