Faculty

The faculty of the department consists of 29 MAE Professors plus several visiting scientists and experts from local industry. 

Excellence in teaching is a priority for all faculty, as reflected by honors conferred. Awards include the SAE Ralph Teetor Award, the Rutgers College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher Award, the Teacher of the Year Award and the Lilly Teaching Fellowship. The Mary W. Raisler Distinguished Teaching Chair is awarded every three years to a faculty member who has a demonstrated record of teaching excellence.

Similarly, excellence in research is a hallmark of the department. Many faculty members are Editors of international journals, such as the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer and Acta Mechanica, or serve on various Editorial Boards. Most are well known around the world for their research contributions and have won numerous awards. These include the Pi Tau Sigma ASME Gold Medal, Andreas Acrivos Outstanding Dissertation Award, NSF CAREER Award, Max Jakob Memorial Award, Freeman Scholar Award, Heat Transfer Memorial Award and AIAA Best Paper Award. Many are Fellows of professional societies like ASME, APS and Acoustical Society of America.

The National Research Council rate the MAE doctoral program 31st by faculty quality in the nation and 17th among public universities.