Report summary

University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2018-2020 reads as a 37-PI network with 17 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Engineering as the leading field (40% of slots across 29 PIs; 29 labels), Computational Mechanics as the leading subfield (12% of slots across 11 PIs; 11 labels), and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials as the leading topic (3% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is of concern for a 37-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Jiarong Hong (19.2 weighted works; Wind Energy Research and Development, Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis); John C. Bischof (19.2 weighted works; Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles). The most visible ties are Tianhong Cui and Terrence W. Simon (6 shared works, weight 3.3); Mark R. Stolzenburg and Peter H. McMurry (3 shared works, weight 3). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 8.8, around Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atmospheric Science, led by Jiarong Hong, Lian Shen, Christopher J. Hogan.