University of Minnesota Mechanical Engineering
- Watch this video to learn more about our department!
Research Collaborators
- Biosensing and Biorobotics Laboratory (Suhasa Kodandaramaiah; Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota)
- Timothy L Pruett (Surgery, University of Minnesota)
- Joseph Sushil Rao (Surgery, University of Minnesota)
- Greg Handy (Math, University of Minnesota)
- Pat Alford (Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota)
- Maziar Hemati (Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota)
- Green Fluid Dynamics Lab (Melissa Green; Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota)
- Rashad Hussain (University of Maryland)
- Nedergaard Lab (Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center)
- Mixing Lab (Doug Kelley, Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester)
Software Recommendations
- Blood-brain barrier transport model
- In vivo particle tracking velocimetry (also see this publication)
- Glymphatic hydraulic network model
- Liver hydraulic network model
- SimVascular (open source cardiovascular modeling and simulation)
- Perseus (persistent homology)
- CHoMP (computational homology)
Additional Useful Links
- ChaosBook (specifically this tutorial)
- Inexpensive flow visualization fluid (also available on arXiv)
- Hands-On Research in Complex Systems School
- Channelflow