Report summary

Michigan State University Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2024-2026 reads as a 26-PI network with 8 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Engineering as the leading field (40% of slots across 22 PIs; 22 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (10% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes as the leading topic (3% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). That is of concern for a 26-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Shaoting Lin (9 weighted works; Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications, Polymer Surface Interaction Studies); Hamidreza Modares (8.7 weighted works; Advanced Control Systems Optimization, Control Systems and Identification). The most visible ties are Patrick Kwon and Haseung Chung (4 shared works, weight 2.2); Zhaojian Li and Amin Vahidi‐Moghaddam (2 shared works, weight 1.6). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 3 internal connections, weight 2.2, around Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Medicine, led by Shaoting Lin, Zhaojian Li, Amin Vahidi‐Moghaddam.