14
Research Labs
$18,000,000
in Current Active Awards
22
Active Grants
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Contact
Mailing Address
Mechanical Engineering Department, Washkewicz College of Engineering
Cleveland State University
1960 E. 24th St. FH232
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214
Campus Location
Fenn Hall Room 232
1960 East 24th Street
Phone: 216-687-2567
Fax: 216-687-5375
mce@csuohio.edu
Our Research
Mechanical Engineering faculty and students are active in cutting-edge research sponsored by Federal and State agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the NASA Glenn Research Center, the Department of Defense, and industrial partners like Parker-Hannifin, General Electric, and Philips Medical Systems, to name a few. Research areas include: Advanced Manufacturing; Biomaterials; Biomechanics; Renewable Energy and Sustainable Engineering; Robotics and Control; and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery.
Research Areas
Research Labs
3D Printing Lab
Tushar Borkar
Substantial funding from the Ohio Board of Regents and support from the university led to the development of the Center for Innovative Manufacturing facility at Cleveland State University, a premier research facility focused on satisfying the growing technological and engineering needs of the Northeast Ohio region and beyond.
Biomanufacturing for Regenerative Medicine and Disease Modeling
Liqun Ning
The Biomanufacturing for Regenerative Medicine and Disease Modeling Lab addresses critical challenges in healthcare and biomedicine through the development and integration of cutting-edge technologies in advanced manufacturing, biomaterials, and biology. Our research focuses on creating living bioengineered constructs, devices, and systems to investigate fundamental mechanisms of tissue regeneration following injury and the progression of human diseases. These engineered platforms are further used to evaluate and identify potential therapeutic strategies for clinical applications. Equally important, the lab serves as an interdisciplinary training platform, providing students in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biology, and related fields with hands-on research experience at the interface of engineering and medicine.
Center for Human-Machine Systems
Brian L. Davis
The Center for Human-Machine Systems (CHMS) aims to improve human-machine systems by combining the unique capabilities of the engineered and natural subsystems. The center will do this by providing to its members a synergistic environment and resources to promote the development of high-quality, well funded, and high-impact research projects.
Center for Rotating Machinery Dynamics and Control
Jerzy Sawicki
RoMaDyC is the Center for Rotating Machinery Dynamics and Control in Washkewicz College of Engineering at Cleveland State University, established in 2006. Dr. Jerzy T. Sawicki, Bently and Muszynska Endowed Chair, has been the Director of RoMaDyC. The Center’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for interaction with industry and federal research sponsors, foster collaborations with researchers from other disciplines, and attract outstanding undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral visitors, and faculty in machine dynamics and control, and biorobotics.
Complex Flows and Advanced Transport Lab (CFTLAB)
Mustafa Usta
The Complex Flows and Advanced Transport Lab develops the transport physics of flow-responsive systems, where flow actively reorganizes the medium through which it moves. The lab pursues two interconnected research programs: hemodynamics-driven transport and activation of macromolecules, cells, and bioengineered particles in biological and engineered flow systems; and transport across flow-coupled functional surfaces, including separative, stimuli-responsive, and catalytic interfaces. Combining high-fidelity computation and scientific machine learning, the lab builds physical frameworks that govern how flow history shapes macromolecular activation, cellular damage, surface-mediated separation, and mixing across environments ranging from physiological to high-speed compressible flows. Research is supported by the Department of Energy and conducted in collaboration with partners across biomedical engineering, materials science, national laboratories, and industry.
Integrated Modeling for Energy, Resiliency, and Sustainability (IERS)
Navid Goudarzi
The Center for Integrated Modeling for Energy, Resiliency and Sustainability is a collaborative multidisciplinary effort between the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Teacher Education at Cleveland State University. We are facing a wide range of grand challenges across the world, such as the continuous increase of energy demand, degraded natural resources, aging population and infrastructure, and more frequent extreme weather and climate conditions. These high-impact events involve complex system approaches of investigation for scientific solutions.
M³TFluiD Lab (Multiscale Multiphysics Modeling and Data-Driven Thermofluids)
Navid Goudarzi
The M³TFluiD Lab develops multi-fidelity surrogate modeling (MFSM) approaches integrating CFD and physics-informed machine learning to study thermo-fluid transport across applications, including wind engineering, hazard mitigation, integrated energy systems, advanced air mobility (AAM), and air quality and dispersion. The lab emphasizes system-of-systems analysis supported by validation, verification, and uncertainty quantification (VVUQ) and enables scalable digital twin frameworks for complex engineering environments. Through collaboration within the IERS Center, this work contributes to interdisciplinary research in energy systems, infrastructure resiliency, and sustainable built and natural environments.
Parker Hannifin Motion & Control Lab
Bogdan Kozul
The Parker Hannifin Motion and Control Lab provides hands-on education in motion control, fluid power, system dynamics, and industrial automation. The lab features modern digital equipment, simulation tools, and integrated test benches that mirror real-world industrial environments. Students in mechanical engineering and related disciplines gain practical experience through dedicated courses such as Controls Lab, Fluid Power Lab, Engineering Measurements, and senior design projects. The lab bridges the gap between academia and industry by preparing the next generation of engineers with the skills needed to design, control, and optimize complex motion systems used in manufacturing, aerospace, mobile equipment, and beyond. Equipped for both fundamental learning and advanced research, the Parker Hannifin Motion and Control Lab serves as a hub for innovation, workforce development, and collaboration between Cleveland State University and industry partners.
Predictive Modeling Network for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystem (SHEBE)
Navid Goudarzi
The Predictive Modeling Network for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystem (SHBE) is a Research Coordination Network (RCN), funded by National Science Foundation (NSF). It aims to develop a collaborative research platform centered on overcoming bottlenecks in engineering, software and social/economic sciences that impede wider application of sustainable building technology. The network activities will focus on defining an innovative, new interdisciplinary area, “Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystem (SHBE)” that integrates human behavioral science, social and economic sciences in tandem with sciences of building design, engineering, and metrology for data validation of building energy consumption and occupant comforts and overall wellbeing.
Safe Autonomy & Nonlinear Dynamics (SANDy) Lab
Tamas Molnar
Our lab, led by Dr. Tamas Molnar, focuses on dynamics and control, with applications to connected automated vehicles, vehicular traffic, robotic and autonomous systems, and more. We are aiming at improving the performance of these systems while guaranteeing their safe behavior, using theory, numerical analysis, simulations, and experiments.
The Control, Robotics and Mechatronics Lab (CMRL)
Hanz Richter, Ph.D.
The Control, Robotics and Mechatronics Lab (CMRL) is dedicated to research in the broad areas of dynamics and control, with applications to industrial and biomedical robotics, mechatronics and aerospace system. Projects have been funded by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Cleveland Clinic and others.
The Sikder Lab
Prabaha Sikder
At Sikder Lab, our mission is to develop cutting-edge regenerative medicine therapies that restore lost tissues and regain functionality. We focus on treating orthopedic, musculoskeletal, spinal, and dental defects, leveraging advanced biomaterials and patient-specific implant design to drive innovation in tissue regeneration. Our expertise lies in engineering and validating multi-functional biomaterials and stimuli-responsive “smart” implants that actively enhance the regenerative cascade. By integrating additive and advanced manufacturing techniques, we create next-generation implants tailored to individual patient needs, promoting faster and more effective tissue repair for bone, skeletal muscle, and gum regeneration.
TransDigm Advanced Manufacturing Center
Jerzy Sawicki
At the TransDigm Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC), we give the hands-on experience and exposure to manufacturing processes employers are looking for. As the experiential learning and collaboration hub for the Washkewicz College of Engineering, the AMC bridges the gap between the classroom and real-world manufacturing. Located in Northeast Ohio, the AMC connects students with manufacturing environments and focuses on the new technologies being adapted. It is essential for our students to understand the current state of industry while innovating towards the future state.
Contact
Mailing Address
Mechanical Engineering Department, Washkewicz College of Engineering
Cleveland State University
1960 E. 24th St. FH232
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214
Campus Location
Fenn Hall Room 232
1960 East 24th Street
Phone: 216-687-2567
Fax: 216-687-5375
mce@csuohio.edu