Report summary

University of Maryland, College Park Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2018-2020 reads as a 38-PI network with 17 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Engineering as the leading field (55% of slots across 36 PIs; 36 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (17% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies as the leading topic (4% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is of concern for a 38-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Ashwani K. Gupta (31.7 weighted works; Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies). The most visible ties are Reinhard Radermacher and Vikrant Aute (10 shared works, weight 5.5); Yunho Hwang and Reinhard Radermacher (10 shared works, weight 4.2). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 6.2, around Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, led by Ashwani K. Gupta, Teng Li, Balakumar Balachandran.