General Applications:
        Problem analysis and solution
        Computational modeling of components, systems, and processes
        Measurement and calibration
        Prototype testing and evaluation
        Technology innovation, development and implementation

  Transportation:
        Ship structures
        Automotive assembly
        Automotive structural performance

  Acoustics and Vibration:
        Resonant frequency and vibration analysis
        Sound emission
        Acoustic wave transmission
        Acoustic wave detection
        Acoustic sensors
        Signal processing
        Structural damping

  Metal Forming:
        Drawing/stamping
        Extrusion
        Joining
        Rolling
        Casting

  Joining Technology:
        Welding
        Adhesive bonding
        Solid-state joining

  Materials Analysis:
        Fracture assessment
        Failure analysis
        Fatigue lifetime
        Structural/chemical examinations
        Material selection
        NDT - material properties

  Component Design:
        Structural performance
        Manufacturing processes
        Loading and stress analysis
        Thermal exposure
        Residual stresses
        Optimization

  Fundamental principles of:
        Mechanical engineering
        Biomedical engineering
        Neural & nonlinear information             processing
        Materials science
        Physics
        Sensors
        Acoustics
        Statics
        Dynamics
        Mechanics of materials
        Heat transfer processes
        Fluid and thermal energy systems
        Thermodynamics and combustion
            systems
        Electromagnetic fields, waves, and
            energy conversion
        Manufacturing and assembly
            technology
        Interfaces and surfaces
        Structural performance
        Computational mathematics
        Computational analysis
        Structural vibration

  Computational modeling   packages: 
        Structural/mechanical software:
            ABAQUS, ANSYS, DYNA-3D
        Computational fluid dynamics
            software: LS-DYNA, Fluent
        Multiphysics software: COMSOL
        CAD/CAM design tool: SolidWorks