Mark Paul named fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Mark Paul has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Paul is a professor and associate department head for faculty affairs in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Established in 1880, the society aims to advance engineering for the benefit of society and currently has more than 85,000 members from 140 countries. It confers the fellow selection as a distinction recognizing outstanding engineering achievements. Paul has been selected for his significant contributions in both engineering research and education development.

“I am honored to receive this distinction and am very grateful for all of the collaborators, colleagues, and students I have worked with over the years,” Paul said.

Paul joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering 2004, where he has directed research into leading edge questions for over two decades. As director of the Computational Science and Engineering Lab, his research has bridged the disciplines of engineering, physics, nanoscale technology, biology, and more. A hallmark of Paul’s research is the fundamental investigation of a broad range of open scientific and engineering challenges using and developing theoretical and computational approaches.

Paul has published over 75 journal and conference papers, and his work has been influential in a wide range of fields. He has mentored and advised the research of doctoral, master’s degree, and undergraduate students, as well as postdoctoral scholars, with prior advisees going to prestigious positions in academia and industry. He is an innovative educator who has taught more than 1,700 students in classes focusing on fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, nonlinear dynamics and chaos, and micro and nanoscale physics.

Paul’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, including an National Science Foundation Early Faculty Career Development Program (CAREER) award. He has also received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, among others.

“Mark Paul is a valued colleague and leader, and this recognition is well deserved,” said Brian Lattimer, the Nicholas and Rebecca Des Champs Chair and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. “We are thrilled to celebrate him as he joins the ranks of distinguished peers in the field.”

Paul is one of 17 active faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering holding the title of American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow.