Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Biography
1993-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1988-1992: Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant, School of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. 1988: Instructor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. 1986-1987: Mechanical Engineer, Optic-Electronic Corp., Dallas, Texas. 1984-1985: Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1983-1984: Assistant Professor (part-time without tenure), Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1982-1984: Engineer Associate, Presearch Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Research
- Structural mechanics with an emphasis on linear and non-linear finite element methods
- Energy and variational methods
- Dynamics and vibrations
- Plate and shell analysis
- Precision engineering and manufacturing techniques
- Computational solid mechanics
- Engineering education, particularly engineering design, as well as the history of science and engineering
Education
PhD, 1993, Georgia Institute of Technology
MS, 1988, University of Tennessee
BSES, 1982, University of Tennessee
BSEP, 1982, University of Tennessee
ISEP Scholar, 1980-81, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Professional Service
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society for Engineering Education
- Society of Sigma Xi
- Tau Beta Pi - Faculty Advisor and Treasurer, Tennessee Alpha Chapter
- Registered Professional Engineer, State of Georgia