Hussein M. Zbib - Director and Professor
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Joined MME in 1988
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Michigan Technical University in 1987
Research Interests:
- Mechanics: Multiscale modeling, numerical analysis, plasticity, composites, materials instabilities, damage and fracture.
- Materials: Nanomaterials, dislocation theory, dislocation dynamics, crystal plasticity, and defects.
Significant Publications:
- Diaz de la Rubia, T., Zbib, H.M., T. Khraishi, B. Wirth, Victoria, M. and M. Caturla, “Flow Localization in Irradiated Materials: A Multiscale Modeling Approach”, Nature, 406, 871-874, 2000.
- Zbib, H.M., and Diaz de la Rubia, T., “A Multiscale Model of Plasticity”, Int. J. Plasticity, 18, 1133-1163, 2002
Recent Publications:
- Akasheh, F., Zbib, H.M., Hirth, J.P., Hoagland, R.G., Misra, A., "Dislocation Dynamics Analysis of Dislocation Intersections in Nanoscale Multilayer Metallic Composites," J. Applied Physics, 101, 084314 (2007).
- Ohashi, T., Kawamukai, M and Zbib, H.M. "A Multiscale Approach for Modeling Scale-Dependent Yield stress in Polycrystalline Metals," Int. J. Plasticity, 23, 8970914, 2007.
- Shehadeh, M., Bringa, E.M., Zbib, H.M., McNaney, J.M. and Remington, B.A., "Simulation of shock-induced plasticity including homogeneous and Heterogeneous dislocation nucleation," Applied Physics Letters, 89, 171918, 2006.
- Akarapu, S. and Zbib, H.M., "Numerical Analysis of Plane Cracks in Strain-Gradient Elastic Materials," Int. J. Fracture, 141, 403-430, 2006.
- Mastorakos, I., and Zbib, H.M., "Shielding and amplification of a penny-shape crack due to the presence of dislocations," Int. J. Fracture, 142, 103-117, 2006.
Links:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Biographical Sketch
- Dr. Zbib's Research Website http://www.cmm.wsu.edu/
Jeongmin Ahn - Assistant Professor
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Joined MME in 2006
PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California, in 2005
Research Interests:
- Micro-scale combustion: design, build and test of a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems)
- Microscale combustor and power generator
- Catalytic combustion
- Heat recirculating combustor
- Solid oxide fuel cell
- Thermal transpiration based propulsion and power generation
Recent Publications:
- Jeongmin Ahn, and Paul D. Ronney, “Effect of Wall Thermal Conductivity and Thickness on the Performance of Heat-Recirculating Reactors”, to appear in the Combustion and Flame.
- Hongxia Gu, Ran Ran, Wei Zhou, Zongping Shao, Wanqin Ji, Nanping Xu, and Jeongmin Ahn, “Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Operated on In-situ Catalytic Decomposition Products of Liquid Hydrazine”, to appear in the Power Sources.
- Hongxia Gu, Ran Ran, Wei Zhou, Zongping Shao, and Jeongmin Ahn, “Anode-Supported ScSZ-Electrolyte SOFC with Whole Cell Materials from Combined EDTA-Citrate Complexing Synthesis Process”, to appear in the Power Sources.
- Jeongmin Ahn, Paul D. Ronney, Zongping Shao, and Sossina Haile, “A Thermally Self-Sustaining Miniature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell”, to appear in the Fuel Cell Science and Technology.
- Zongping Shao, Sossina M. Haile, Jeongmin Ahn, Paul D. Ronney, Zhongliang Zhan and Scott A. Barnett, “A Thermally Self-Sustained Micro Solid-Oxide Fuel-Cell Stack with High Power Density”, Nature, Vol. 435, pp. 795-798 (2005).
- Jeongmin Ahn, Craig Eastwood, Lars Sitzki and Paul D. Ronney, “Gas-Phase and Catalytic Combustion in Heat-Recirculating Burners”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 30, pp. 2463-2472 (2005).
- Kaoru Maruta, Koichi Takeda, Jeongmin Ahn, Kevin Borer, Lars Sitzki, Paul D. Ronney, and Olaf Deutschmann, “Extinction Limits of Catalytic Combustion in Microchannels”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 29, pp. 957-963 (2002).
Links:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Dr. Ahn's Micro Combustion and Energy Laboratory (MCEL) http://www.mme.wsu.edu/~mce
Stephen D. Antolovich - Professor
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Joined MME in 1992
Ph.D. University of California, 1966
Research Interests:
- High temperature fracture and fatigue in superalloys and intermetallic compounds
- Modelling of deformation and fracture processes
- Damage detection and life prediction in composite materials
- Electron microscopy
Recent Publications:
- Stephen D. Antolovich and Hans Conrad: The Effects Of Electric Currents And Fields On Deformation In Metals, Ceramics And Ionic Materials: An Interpretive Survey. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes. To appear in 2004.
- Boxiong Ding, J.L. Ding, Stephen D. Antolovich and S.S. Cho: Effect of Fabrication Processes on the Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of SiC/Al Composites, Adv. Comp. Letters, Vol. 4 (11), pp. 175-182, 2002.
- Q. Shi, C. Bathias, D. Pooler and S. Antolovich: Etude de la Fatigue et de l’Endommagement des Materiaux Composites en Bois par Tomographie de Rayons-X, Accepted for publication in Revue des Composites et des Matériaux Avancés. To appear in 2002.
- S.S. Cho, B.S. Chun, C.W. Won, B.S. Lee, H.K. Kim, M. Ryu and Stephen D. Antolovich: Characteristics of Al-Si-Fe Alloys Extruded from Rapidly Solidified Powder, Advanced Materials and Processes, 151, pp. 29-32, 1997.
- H.Y. Jung and Stephen D. Antolovich: Fatigue Crack Closure as a Function of Crack Length in Al-Li Alloys, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol 53, 1996, pp. 307-324.
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David F. Bahr - Professor
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Joined MME in 1997
Ph.D. in Materials Science from University of Minnesota in 1997
Research Interests:
- Mechanical properties of thin films
- Micromechanics of fracture
- Adhesion
- Corrosion and environmentally assisted cracking
Recent Publications:
- "An energy method to analyze through thickness thin film fracture during indentation," K.R. Morasch and D.F. Bahr, Thin Solid Films, vol. 515, pp. 3298-3304 (2007)
- "Mechanical compliance of photolithographically defined vertically aligned carbon nanotube turf," C.M. McCarter, R.F. Richards, S. Mesarovic, C.D. Richards, D.F. Bahr, D. McClain, J. Jiao, Journal of Materials Science, vol. 41, pp. 7872-7878 (2006)
- "Structural and electrical characterization of PZT on gold for micromachined piezoelectric membranes," M.C. Robinson, D.J. Morris, P.D. Hayenga, J.H. Cho, C.D. Richards, R.F. Richards, D.F. Bahr, Applied Physics A, vol. 85, pp. 135-140 (2006).
- "Hydrogen effects on dislocation activity in austenitic stainless steel," K.A. Nibur, D.F. Bahr, and B.P. Somerday, Acta Materialia, vol. 54, pp. 2677-2684 (2006).
- "Optimization of electromechanical coupling for a thin-film PZT membrane: I. Modeling," J. Cho, M. Anderson, R. Richards, D. Bahr and C. Richards J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 15 pp. 1797-1803 (2005)
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Amit Bandyopadhyay - Professor
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Joined MME in 1997
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington in 1995.
Research Interests:
- Materials Research Group
- Processing of ceramics, metals and composites using Rapid Prototyping
- Load bearing and non-load bearing implants
- Patient specific implants
- Laser processing of materials
- Microwave sintering of ceramics
- Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (pMUTs) for medical imaging and therapeutics
Recent Publications:
- Amit Bandyopadhyay and Susmita Bose, “Materials and Design of Orthopedic Devices,” Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, 2nd Edition, Edited by John G. Webster, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 187-192 (2006).
- B. Vamsi Krishna, S. Bose and A. Bandyopadhyay, “Low Stiffness Porous Ti Structures for Load Bearing Implants,” in press, Acta Biomaterialia, (2007).
- Hongsoo Choi, Jow-Lian Ding, Amit Bandyopadhyay, Susmita Bose, "Finite element analysis of piezoelectric thin film structures," in press, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, (2007).
- Amit Bandyopadhyay, Sheldon Bernard, Weichang Xue and Susmita Bose, “Feature Article: Calcium Phosphate Based Resorbable Ceramics: Influence of MgO, ZnO and SiO2 Dopants,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 [9], pp. 2675-88 (2006).
- K. Das, A. Bandyopadhyay and Y. M. Gupta, “Effect of Crystallization on the Mechanical Properties of Zr 56.7 Cu15.3Ni12.5Nb5.0Al10.0Y0.5 Bulk Amorphous Alloy,” Materials Science and Engineering A, 394 [1-2], pp. 302-311 (2005).
Links:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Dr. Bandyopadhyay’s publication list can be found at http://www.mme.wsu.edu/~cprp/publications.html
Susmita Bose - Associate Professor
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Joined MME in 1998
Ph.D. in Physical-Organic Chemistry from Rutgers University in 1998
Research Interests:
- Materials Research Group
- Load bearing and non load bearing bone implants
- Nanoscale surface modification of medical devices
- Nanoparticles in protein/drug delivery
- Microwave and laser processing of materials
- Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (pMUTs) for medical imaging and therapeutics
- Ceramic gas sensor
- Processing of ceramic, polymer, metal and composites using rapid prototyping
Recent Publications:
- Weichang Xue, B. Vamsi Krishna, A. Bandyopadhyay and S. Bose, “Processing and biocompatibility evaluation of laser processed porous titanium,” accepted for publication to Acta Biomaterialia, May 2007.
- W. Xue, H. L. Hosick, A. Bandyopadhyay, S. Bose, C. Ding, K DK Luk, K MC Cheung, W W Lu, “Preparation and cell-materials interactions of plasma sprayed strontium-containing hydroxyapatite coating,” Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 201 [8], pp. 4685-93 (2007).
- Young Jin Choi, Zachary Seeley, Amit Bandyopadhyay, Sheikh A. Akbar and Susmita Bose, “Aluminum Doped TiO2 Nano-Powders for Gas Sensors,” Sensors and Actuators B, Volume 124, Issue 1, pp. 111-117 (2007).
- K. Das, S. Bose and A. Bandyopadhyay, “Surface Modifications and Cell-Materials Interactions with Anodized Ti,” Acta Biomaterialia, 3, pp. 573-585 (2007).
- Zachary Seeley, Amit Bandyopadhyay, and Susmita Bose, “Tricalcium Phosphate Based Resorbable Ceramics: Influence of NaF and CaO Addition,” in press, Materials Science and Engineering C, January 2007 (On-line version available in Sciencedirect).
- A.Banerjee, A. Bandyopadhyay and S. Bose, “Influence of La2O3, SrO and ZnO Addition on PZT” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 [5], pp. 1594-1600 (2006).
- Y. Wu and S. Bose, “Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite: Micelle Templated Synthesis and Characterization”, Langmuir, 21, 3232-3234, 2005.
- A. Banerjee and S. Bose, “Free-standing lead zirconate titanate Nanoparticles: Low temperature synthesis and densification”, Chem. Mater., Volume 16, (26), pp 5610-5615, 2004.
- S. Bose and S. K. Saha, "Synthesis and characterization of hydroxyapatite nanopowders by emulsion technique", Chem. Mater., 15 (23), 4464-4469, 2003.
- S. Bose and S. K. Saha, “Synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanopowder using sucrose templated sol-gel method” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 86 [6], pp. 1055-57, 2003.
Links:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Dr. Bose’s publication list can be found at http://www.mme.wsu.edu/~cprp/publications.html
Steve Brown - Instructor
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Joined MME in 2007
M.S. in Civil Engineering/Sanitary Engineering from University of Idaho in 1974
Jow-Lian Ding - Professor
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Joined MME in 1983
Ph.D. in Engineering from Brown University in 1983
Research Interests:
- Solid Mechanics:
- Thermomechanics
- Shock dynamics
- Electromechanics
- Phase transformation
- Computational Mechanics:
- Finite element and finite difference methods applied to solid mechanics
- Experimental Mechanics:
- Material testing and evaluation
Recent Publications:
- Choi, H.S., Ding, J.L., Bandyopadhyay, A., Anderson, M. J., and Bose, S., 2008, “Size effects on the performance of piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (pMUTs) with large length/width aspect ratio,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, (to appear).
- Ding, J. L. and Asay, J. R., 2008, “Numerical study of rate-dependent strength behavior under ramp and shock wave loading,” Int. J. of Plasticity, (to appear).
- Choi, H.S., Ding, J.L., Bandyopadhyay, A., and Bose, S., 2007, “Finite element analysis of piezoelectric thin film membrane structures,” IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Contr., 54(2), 237-265.
- Brown, M. A., Ding, J. L., and Robbins, J. R., 2007, “A numerical investigation of the effect of induced porosity on the electromechanical switching of ferroelectric ceramics,” Ferroelectric Letters, 34(1), 1-21.
- Ding, J. L. and Asay, J. R., 2007, “Material characterization with ramp wave experiments,” J. Appl. Phys., 101, 073517.
- Ding, J. L., 2006, “Thermal and mechanical analysis of material response to non-steady ramp and steady shock wave loading,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 54(2), 237-265.
Prashanta Dutta - Associate Professor
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Joined MME in 2001
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2001
Research Interests:
- Microfluidics
- Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer
- Electrokinetic Flow, Mixing, Separation and Concentration
- Numerical Modeling of Bio-Fluid Flow
- Ion Mobility Spectrometry
- Micro Fuel Cell and Energy Conversion
Significant Publications:
- Horiuchi, K. and Dutta, P., 2006, “Electrokinetic Flow Control in Microfluidic Chip Using A Field-Effect Transistor,” Lab On A Chip, Vol. 6, pp. 714-723.
- Cui, H., Horiuchi, K., Dutta, P., Ivory, C. F., 2005 “Multistage Isoelectric Focusing in Polymeric Microchips,” Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 77, pp. 7878-7886.
Recent Publications:
- Cui, H., Dutta, P., and Ivory, C. F., 2007, "Automated Electric Valve for Electrokinetic Separation in a Networked Microfluidic Chip," Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 79(4), pp. 1456-1465.
- Zhe, J., Jagtiani, A., Dutta, P., Hu, J., and Carletta, J., 2007, "A Micromachined High Throughput Coulter Counter for Pollen Detection And Counting," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 17, pp. 304-313.
- Shim, J., Dutta, P., and Ivory, C. F., 2007, "Modeling and Simulation of Isoelectric Focusing in Two-Dimensional Microgeometries," Electrophoresis, Vol. 28, pp. 572-586.
- Horiuchi, K. Dutta, P., and Richards, C. D., 2007, "Experiment and Simulation of Mixed Flows in Trapezoidal Microchannels," Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Vol.3, pp. 347-358.
- Cui, H., Dutta, P., and Ivory, C. F., 2007 "Isotachophoresis of Proteins in a Networked Microfluidic Chip: Experiment and Simulations," Electrophoresis, Vol. 28, pp. 1138-1145.
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David P. Field - Associate Professor
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Joined MME in 2000
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University in 1991
Research Interests:
- Physical and mechanical metallurgy
- Metal deformation and recrystallization
- Crystallographic texture
- Grain boundary structure
- Thin film and IC interconnect structure/properties relationships
- Advanced experimental techniques
Recent Publications:
- DP Field, LT Bradford, MM Nowell, and TM Lillo, “The role of twin boundaries during recrystallization of copper,” Acta Mater, 55 (2007) pp. 4233-4241.
- PB Trivedi, DP Field, RS Yassar, and R Alldredge, “Microstructural evolution and observed stress response during hot deformation of 5005 and 6022 Al alloys,” Mat. Sci. Eng, A 425 (2006) pp. 205-212.
- RS Yassar, M Cai, DP Field, X Chen, JR Asay, “The effect of shock-loading on the aging behavior of an Al-Mg-Si alloy,” J. Mat. Sci 41 (2006) pp. 1711-1720.
- R.S. Yassar, D.P. Field, and H. Weiland, “TEM and DSC Studies on the precipitation sequence in an Al-Mg-Si alloy; AA6022,” J. Mat. Res. 20 (2005) pp. 2705-2711.
- D.P. Field, P. Trivedi, S.I. Wright, and M. Kumar, “Analysis of Local Orientation Gradients in Deformed Single Crystals,” Ultramicroscopy, 103 (2005) pp 33-39.
- T. Muppidi, D.P. Field, J.E. Sanchez Jr, and C. Woo, “Barrier layer, geometry and alloying effects on the microstructure and texture of electroplated copper thin films and damascene lines,” Thin Solid Films, 471 (2005) pp. 63– 70.
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Walter J. Grantham - Professor
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Joined MME in 1978
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Arizona in 1973
Research Interests:
- Nonlinear and optimal control systems
- Control of chaotic systems
- Differential games and game theory
- Optimal systems design
- Modeling, simulation, and control applications
Recent Publications:
- McDonald, D. B., Grantham, W. J., Tabor, W. L. and Murphy, M. J., "Global and Local Optimization Using Radial Basis Function Response Surface Models," Applied Mathematical Modelling, Vol. 31, No. 10, Oct. 2007, pp. 2095-2110.
- Grantham, W. J., "Gradient Transformation Trajectory Following Algorithms for Determining Stationary Min-Max Saddle Points," in Advances in Dynamic Game Theory, Jørgensen, S. J., Quincampoix, M., and Vincent, T. L., eds., Birkhaüser, Boston, 2007, pp. 639-657.
- McDonald, D. B. and Grantham, W. J., "Singular Perturbation Trajectory Following Algorithms for Min-Max Differential Games," in Advances in Dynamic Game Theory, Jørgensen, S. J., Quincampoix, M., and Vincent, T. L., eds., Birkhaüser, Boston, 2007, pp. 659-678. (Best Paper, 11th Int'l. Symposium on Dynamic Games and Applications, Tucson, AZ, December, 2004).
- Grantham, W. J., "Trajectory Following Optimization by Gradient Transformation Differential Equations," Proc. 42nd I.E.E.E. Conf. on Decision and Control, Maui, HI, December 9 - 12, 2003, pp. 5496 - 5501.
- Vincent, T. L. and Grantham, W. J., "Trajectory Following Methods in Control System Design," J. of Global Optimization, Vol. 23, No. 3 - 4, August, 2002, pp. 267-282.
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Sankar Jayaram - Professor
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Joined MME in 1993
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1989
Research Interests:
- Virtual Reality Applications
- CAD/CAM
- Object-oriented software for CAD/CAM
- Artificial intelligence and knowledge-based systems
- Parametric and feature-based design
- Computer graphics for engineering applications
Recent Publications:
- Jayaram, U., Jayaram, S., DeChenne, C. D., and Kim, Y. J., “Case Studies in Using Virtual Assembly for Industry”, Virtual Reality, in press.
- U. Jayaram, I. Shaikh, Y. Kim, C. Palmer, S. Jayaram, "Introducing quantitative analysis methods into virtual environments for real-time and continuous ergonomic evaluations", Computers in Industry 57 (2006) 283-296.
- F. Taylor, S. Jayaram, U. Jayaram, "Validation of Virtual Crane Behavior through Comparison with a Real Crane", IJAMS, Volume 9, Issue 1, 2006.
- Jayaram, U., Kim, Y. J., Jayaram, S., Jandhyala, K., Mitsui, T., “Reorganizing CAD Assembly models (As-Designed) for Manufacturing simulations and Planning (as-built)”, ASME Transactions Journal of Computing and Information Sciences in Engineering, June 2004, pp 98-108.
- Jayaram, S., Jayaram, U., and Yang, Y., “A Distributed Virtual Assembly Environment Using CORBA,” International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2004.
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Uma Jayaram - Associate Professor
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Joined MME in 1994
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1991
Research Interests:
- CAD/CAM
- Geometric modeling
- Design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA)
- Virtual Reality for design evaluations and ergonomic studies
- Integrated frameworks for engineering tools
- Internet-based design
Recent Publications:
- U. Jayaram, I. Shaikh, Y. Kim, C. Palmer, S. Jayaram, "Introducing quantitative analysis methods into virtual environments for real-time and continuous ergonomic evaluations", Computers in Industry 57 (2006) 283-296
- F. Taylor, S. Jayaram, U. Jayaram, "Validation of Virtual Crane Behavior through Comparison with a Real Crane", IJAMS, Volume9, Issue 1
- Charles L. DeChenne, Uma Jayaram, Tim Lovell, Nick Dong, Mike Cusick, “A novel acetabular alignment guide for THR using selective anatomic landmarks on the pelvis”, Journal of Biomechanics 38 (2005), 1902 – 1908
- Jayaram, U., Kim, Y. J., Jayaram, S., Jandhyala, K., Mitsui, T., “Reorganizing CAD Assembly models (As-Designed) for Manufacturing simulations and Planning (as-built)”, ASME Transactions Journal of Computing and Information Sciences in Engineering, Special Issue on Virtual Reality Application in Product Development, June 2004, pp. 98 - 108.
- Jayaram, S., Jayaram, U., and Yang, Y., 2004, “A Distributed Virtual Assembly Environment Using CORBA,” International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, 7( 2 ).
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William E. Johns - Associate Professor
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Joined MME in 1978
Ph.D. in Wood Science from University of Minnesota in 1972
Research Interests:
- Urea-formaldehyde science
- condensation chemistry
- U-F colloids
- conformation analysis of U-F condensates
- Donor/acceptor interactions at interfaces
- polymer/solvent competitive adsorption at interfaces
- characterization of composite strength via donor/acceptor analysis
Recent Publications:
- Cheong, W.A., B.G. Swanson, W.E. Johns, Structural characteristics of polysaccharide-modified whey protein gels. Food Microstructures (in preparation).
- Cheong, W.A., W.E. Johns, B.G. Swanson, Mechanical properties of whey protein-polysaccharide gels. Submitted to Food Research International, (in preparation).
- W.K. Motter and W.E. Johns, A.K. Dunker, "Characterization of the Colloidal Phase of Aqueous Urea Formaldehyde Resins,'' submitted to J. of Applied Polymer Science, June 1995.
- Dawn Ma, W.E. Johns, A.K. Dunker, Abdel E. Bayoumi, "The effect of donor acceptor interactions on the mechanical properties of wood, J. of Adhes. Sci. & Tech., Vol. 4, No. 5. pp. 411 429 (1990).
- A. Larsson, W.E. Johns, "Acid Base interactions between cellulose/lignocellulose and organic molecules," J. of Adhesion, Vol. 25, pp. 121 131 (1988).
William C. Kinsel - Professor
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Joined MME in 1989
Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from University of Nebraska in 1966.
Research Interests:
- Engineering Mechanics
- Metal Forming
- Dynamics
- Piezoelectric Medical Implants
Recent Publications:
- R.A. Polehn and W.C. Kinsel, Transient Temperature Solution for Stream Flow from a Controlled Temperature Source, Water Resources Research, Vol. 33, No.1, pp 261-265
- Davies, R.W., Khaleel, M.A., Kinsel, W.C., and Zbib, H.M., Experimental Determination of Anisotropic Yield Locus Evolution During Cold Pilgering of Titanium Alloy Tubing, ASME Journal of Engineering Materials, 2002
- W.C.Kinsel, V.F. Medina, S.Vedula and A.Evans, Assessment of Irrigation Return Flows for Salmon Spawning Habitat, proceedings of the Water Resource Research Conference on Water Quality, Vancouver, WA, February 2002
- D.L. Smith, W.C. Kinsel and V.F. Medina, Water Quality of Irrigation Return Flows Along the Hanford Reach, Proceedings of the ASCE Conference on Water Resources, Seattle, WA November, 1999
- J.P. Strehlow and W.C. Kinsel, Time History Seismic Analysis Method for Submerged Structures in Tanks with a Free Surface, Proceedings of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, LaJolla, CA May 1998
Kelvin Lynn - Professor
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Joined MME in 1996
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Utah in 1974
Research Interests:
- Solid State and Surface Physics
- Defects in semiconductors and metals
- Photovoltaic materials
- 1/f in noise in metals
- Room temperature radiation detectors
- Thermal stimulated spectroscopies
- Positron interactionsin solids
- Electronic structure
- Optical memories
- Micro-electrical and mechanical systems
- Coatings
Recent Publications:
- Influence of defects in the output power of c- and a-axis growth Nd: YVO4 single laser crystals. Shawley, CR; Wang, CL; Lynn, KG. Journal of Applied Physics 99(12):123109. June 15, 2006.
- Point defects in CE-doped Y3Al5O12 crystal scintillators. C. L. Wang, D. Solodovnikov, and K.G. Lynn. Physical Review B, 73, 233204 (2006)
- Nanoporous structure of low-dielectric-constant films: A process compatibility study. C.L. Wang, M.H. Weber, K.G. Lynn. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 99, No. 11, 1 June 2006, 113514 (5 pages)
- Study of Defect Levels in CdTe Using Thermoelectric Effect Spectroscopy. Raji Soundararajan, Kelvin G. Lynn, Salah Awadallah, Csaba Szeles, and Su-Huai Wei. Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 35, No. 6, 2006, pp.1333.
- Growth CdTe/Si(100) thin films by pulsed laser deposition for photonic applications. S. Neretina, R.A. Hughes, N.V. Sochinskii, M. Weber, K.G. Lynn, J. Wojcik, G.N. Pearson, J.S. Preston, and P. Mascher. Journal of Vacuum Science Technology A, Vol. 24, No. 3, May/June 2006, pp. 606 – 611.
Konstantin Matveev - Assistant Professor
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Joined MME in 2006
PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, in 2003
Research Interests:
- Advanced energy systems
- Thermoacoustics
- Nonlinear acoustics
- High-performance marine vehicles
- Artificial cavitation
- Hydrofoils
- Wing-in-ground
Recent Publications:
- Matveev, K.I., Swift, G.W., and Backhaus, S.N., 2007, "Analytical Solution for Temperature Profiles at the Ends of Thermal Buffer Tubes," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50 (5-6), pp. 897-901.
- Dubrovsky, V.A. Matveev, K.I., and Sutulo, S., 2007, Small Waterplane Area Ships, Backbone Publishing, Fair Lawn, NJ.
- Matveev, K.I. and Malhiot, Z.J., 2007, Construction and Testing of Radio-Controlled Power-Augmented Ram Models, International Mechanical Engineering Congress, ASME, Seattle, WA, ASME paper IMECE2007-41136.
- Matveev, K.I., Goodman, T., Jingyang, C., and Pun, S., 2007, Parametric Modeling Study of Nanoparticle Penetration into Spherical Cell Clusters, ASME International Congress & Exposition, Seattle, WA, ASME paper IMECE2007-41153.
- Matveev, K.I. and Dubrovsky, V., 2007, "Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Hybrid Trimaran Model," Ocean Engineering, 34(3-4), pp. 616-620.
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- Dr. Matveev's Advanced Marine Vehicles Research Group http://www.mme.wsu.edu/~matveev
Sergey Medyanik - Assistant Professor
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Joined MME in 2006
PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, in 2006
Research Interests:
- Computational mechanics
- Mechanics of solids
- Fracture mechanics
- Multi-scale modeling
- Mechanics of nanomaterials and nanostructures
- Nanotribology
Recent Publications:
- S. N. Medyanik, W. K. Liu, S. Li. "On criteria for dynamic adiabatic shear band propagation." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 55 1439-1461 (2007).
- S. N. Medyanik, W. K. Liu, In-Ha Sung, R. W. Carpick. "Predictions and observations of multiple slip modes in atomic-scale friction." Physical Review Letters, 97, 136106 (2006).
- S. N. Medyanik, E.G. Karpov, W. K. Liu. "Domain reduction method for atomistic simulations." Journal of Computational Physics, 218, pp 836-859 (2006).
- S. Zhang, G. Wagner, S. N. Medyanik, W. K. Liu, Y. H. Yu and Y. W. Chung. “Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation studies of friction behavior of hydrogenated carbon films.” Surface and Coatings Technology, 177/178, 818-823 (2004).
Links:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Dr. Medyanik's Research Group Web Site
Sinisa Mesarovic - Associate Professor
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Joined MME in 2001
Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University in 1996
Research Interests:
- multiscale modeling in thermomechanics of materials
- size dependence in dislocation plasticity
- micromechanics of granular flow
- collective behavior of carbon nanotubes
- micromechanics of inelastic and adhesive contact
- phase-field models for materials processing
Recent Publications:
- Yassar, R. S., Mesarovic, S.Dj. & Field D.P. 2007 Micromechanics of hardening of elastic-plastic crystals with elastic inclusions. I - Dilute concentration. To appear in Int. J. Plasticity.
- Mesarovic, S.Dj., McCarter, C.M., Bahr, D.F., Radhakrishnan, H., Richards, R.F, Richards, C.D., McClain, D., Jiao J. 2007 Mechanical behavior of a carbon nanotube turf. Scripta Mat. 56, 157-60.
- O.I. Crabtree, S.Dj. Mesarovic, R.F. Richards, D.F. Bahr and C.D. Richards 2006 Nonlinear vibrations of a pre-stressed laminated thin plate. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences , Volume 48, Issue 4 , April 2006, Pages 451-459.
- Mesarovic, S. Dj. (2005) Energy, configurational forces and characteristic lengths associated with the continuum description of geometrically necessary dislocations. Int. J. Plasticity. 21, 1855-89.
- Mesarovic, S. Dj. & Padbidri J. (2005) Minimal kinematic boundary conditions for simulations of disordered microstructures. Phil. Mag. 85(1), 65-78.
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M. Grant Norton - Professor
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Joined MME in 1991
Ph.D. in Materials from Imperial College, London in 1989.
Research Interests:
- Ceramic Materials
- Nanotechnology
- Alternative Energy
Significant Publications:
- T.D. Pounds, M.G. Norton, D.N. McIlroy and L. Wang, ‘One-Dimensional Ceramic Nanostructures for Catalysts and Sensors’, to be published in: ‘Handbook of Nanoceramics and Their Based Nanodevices’, American Science Publishers (2007)
- C.B. Cater and M.G. Norton, ‘Ceramic Materials: Science and Engineering’ Springer, New York (2007)
- C. Suryanarayana and M.G. Norton, ‘X-Ray Diffraction: A Practical Approach’ Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York (1998) Korean edition, Hong Reung Science Publishers (2006)
- W.M. Hlaing Oo, M.D. McCluskey, A.D. LaLonde, and M.G. Norton, ‘Infrared Spectroscopy of ZnO Nanoparticles Containing CO2 Impurities, Applied Physics Letters 86, 073111 (2005)
Recent Publications:
- Y. Chen, I. Stevenson, R. Pouy, L. Wang, D.N. McIlroy, T. Pounds, M.G. Norton, and D.E. Aston, “Mechanical Elasticity of Vapor-Liquid-Solid Grown GaN Nanowires,” Nanotechnology 18, (2007)
- J.P. Winterstein and M.G. Norton, “The Influence of Porosity on Whisker Growth in Electroplated Tin Films”, Journal of Materials Research 21, 2971 (2006)
- V.V. Dobrokhotov, D.N. McIlroy, M.G. Norton, and C.A. Berven “Transport Properties of Hybrid Nanoparticle-Nanowire Systems and their Application to Gas Sensing, Nanotechnology, 17, 4135 (2006)
- J.J. Nairn, P.J. Shapiro, M. Williams, B. Twamley, T. Pounds, C. Wang, R. von Wandruszka, R. Fletcher, and M.G. Norton, “Preparation of Ultrafine Chalcopyrite Nanoparticles via the Photochemical Decomposition of Molecular Single-Source Precursors,” Nano Letters 6, 1218 (2006)
- D.F. Bahr and M.G. Norton, ‘The Effectiveness of Active Undergraduate Research in Materials Science and Engineering’, Journal of Materials Education, 28, 127 (2006)
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Charles (Dr. Chuck) Pezeshki - Professor
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Joined MME in 1988
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1987
Research Interests:
- Quality Control for Nanotechnology
- Development of Industrial/Academic Relations
- Visualization in Ecodesign, and Ecodesign Education
- Director of the Industrial Design Clinic - the Industrial Design Clinic provides professional-level services in a teaching environment using student talent in the MME School. The Clinic provides projects for the Capstone Design Class from regional industry. Revenues from the Clinic support Student Clubs in MME, as well as Clinic operation and student travel.
- Dr. Pezeshki is also extensively involved in university governance issues, and is currently the Past Chair of the University Faculty Senate.
- He is also extensively involved in environmental politics and consults on political strategy on environmental protection issues.
Significant Publications:
- Pezeshki, C., “Managing a Capstone Design Clinic—Strategies for Pedagogic and Financial Success”, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
- Waugh, B., Morell, L., Davis, I., Pezeshki, C., and Roberts, T. “Citizen Engineers: Why and How We Engage City, State and Federal Governments on behalf of Engineering Education and Research,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
- “Dear Mom and Dad—Send Food”, in Holding Common Ground – The Individual and Public Lands in the American West, Edited by Paul Lindholdt and Derrick Knowles, Eastern Washington University Press, Cheney, WA, 2005.
- “Running and Losing”, in Living in the Runaway West—Partisan Views from Writers on the Range, Edited by Paul Larmer, Fulcrum Press, Golden, CO 2000.
Recent Publications:
- Al-khedher M., Pezeshki C., McHale J., Knorr F., “Quality Classification via Raman Identification of Carbon Nanotube Bundles Using Artificial Neural Networks”, Nanotechnology 18 (2007), 355703.
- Al-khedher M., Yassar R.S., Pezeshki C., Field D.P., “A novel structural-based approach in application of neural network modeling to predict the aging behavior of automotive alloys”, Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng., 14 (2006), 905-921.
- AlKhedher, M., and Pezeshki, C.”A Novel Structural-based Approach to Model the Age-Hardening Behavior of Aluminum Alloys,” submitted, Nov. 2005, to Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering.
- Davis, W.O., Pezeshki, C., and Mosher, M., "Extracting and Characterizing Blade-Vortex Interaction Noise with Wavelets," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, July, 1997.
- W. Constantine, C. Pezeshki, R. Bamberger and M. Mosher, "Discrete Wavelet Analysis of Blade-Vortex Interaction", J. of Acoustical Society of America, July 1995.
- M.K. Khraisheh, C. Pezeshki, and A.E. Bayoumi, "Time Series Based Analysis for Self-Excited Chatter in Metal Cutting", Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1995, Vol. 180(1), pp. 6787.
- Chandran, V., and Elgar, S. and Pezeshki, C., "Trispectral Analysis of the Duffing Oscillator", International Journal of Bifurcations and Chaos, accepted for publication.
Cecilia D. Richards - Professor
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Joined MME in 1992
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Irvine in 1990
Research Interests:
- MEMS power
- Advanced energy systems
- Spray combustion
- Two-phase flows
- Air breathing engines
Recent Publications:
- S.A. Whalen, C. Richards, D. F. Bahr, and R. Richards, "Characterization of a Liquid-Vapor Phase-Change Actuator with Microcapillary Wick, Sensors and Actuators," A. Physical, 134 (2007) 201-212.
- S.Dj. Mesarovic, C. M. McCarter, D.F. Bahr, H. Radhakrishman, R.R. Richards, C.D. Richards, D. McClain, J. Jiao, "Mechanical Behavior of a carbon nanotube turf," Scripta Materialia Vol. 56 p 157 (2007).
- J. Cho, T. Wiser, C. Richards, D. Bahr and R. Richards, "Fabrication and Characterization of a Thermal Switch, Sensors and Actuators," Vol 133, p 55 - 63, 2007.
- L.W. Weiss, J. Cho, K.E. McNeil, D.F. Bahr, C.D. Richards, and R.F. Richards, "Characterization of an External Combustion Dynamic Micro Heat Engine," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, p 1-8, 2006.
- O. Al-Hattamleh, J. Cho, R. Richards, D. Bahr, C. Richards, "The effect of design and process parameters on electromechanical coupling for a thin-film PZT membrane," JMEMS, 15,(6), p 1715, 2006.
- B. A. Hollenberg, C. D. Richards, R.F. Richards, D.F. Bahr, and D.M. Rector, "Fabrication of a Flexible MEMS Electrode Array for Recording Surface Field Potentials," J. Neuroscience Methods (2006).
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Robert F. Richards - Professor
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Joined MME in 1992
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Irvine in 1990
Research Interests:
- Heat transfer
- Thermodynamics
- Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)
Recent Publications:
- S.A. Whalen, C. Richards, D. F. Bahr, and R. Richards, Characterization and Modeling of a Microcapillary Driven Liquid-Vapor Phase-Change Membrane Actuator Wick, Sensors and Actuators: A. hysical, vol. 134, pp. 201-212, 2007.
- S. Dj. Mesarovic, C.M. McCarter, D.F. Bahr, H. Radhakrishnan, R.F.Richards, C.D.Richards, D. McClain, J. Jiao, Mechanical behavior of a carbon nanotube turf,” Scripta Materialia, vol. 56, pp. 157-160, 2007.
- J. Cho, T. Wiser, C. Richards, D. Bahr and R. Richards, Fabrication and Characterization of a Thermal Switch, Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical, vol. 133, pp. 55-63, 2007.
- L.W. Weiss, J. Cho, K.E. McNeil, D.F. Bahr, C.D. Richards, and R.F. Richards, Characterization of an Dynamic Micro Heat Engine with Integrated Thermal Switch, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 16 pp. 1-8, 2006.
- J.H. Cho, M.J. Anderson, R. F. Richards, D.F. Bahr, C.D. Richards, Efficiency of Energy Conversion by Piezoelectrics, Applied Physics Letters, In Press 2006.
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Lloyd V. Smith - Associate Professor
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Joined MME in 1996
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Utah in 1994
Research Interests:
- Composite Materials:
- experimental characterization
- failure criteria
- environmental degradation
- Sports Science
- test methods and measures of bat and ball performance
- numeric modeling of bat-ball impacts
Recent Publications:
- Ramachandran, M., Smith, L. V., 2007. “A Mechanistic Model Describing the Degradation of Polymers,” Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 15.2:75-80.
- Yadama, V., Wolcott, M., Smith, L. V., 2006. “Elastic Properties of Wood-Strand Composites with Undulating Strands,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 37:385-392.
- Bapanapalli, S. K., and Smith, L. V., 2003. “A Linear Finite Element Model to Predict Processing-Induced Distortion in FRP Laminates,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 36:1666-1674.
- Gillespie BW, Martinez SA, Smith LV, Treece BR., 2005. “Comparison of the tensile strength between two intradermal suture patterns: buried-knot and “pulley knot-free” techniques,” Vet Surg, to appear.
- Smith, L. V., Axtell, J. T., 2003. “Mechanical Testing of Baseball Bats,” Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 31.3:210-214.
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David E. Stock - Professor
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Joined MME in 1972
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University in 1972
Research Interests:
- Experimental fluid mechanics: interest in free and confined flows as well as flows with recirculation.
- Fundamental studies of particle turbulence interaction in gas flows.
- Wind tunnel, field, and numerical study of wind flow about buildings and complex terrain.
- Use of thermal and laser Doppler anemometry for turbulence research.
- Prediction of electrostatic precipitator performance.
Recent Publications:
- Hussainov, M., A. Kartushinsky, I. Shcheglov, D. Stock, and S. Tisler. 2006, Experimental Study of Two-Phase Grid-Generated Turbulence-The Effect of a Velocity Slip. Submitted to Journal of Powder Technology.
- Berrouk, A.S., D. Laurence, J. Riley, D. Stock. 2006. Stochastic Modeling of Heavy Particle Dispersion by Subfilter Motion for LES of High Reynolds Number Pipe Flow. Submitted to Journal of Turbulence.
- Flaherty, J.E., D.E. Stock, and B. Lamb. 2006. Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations of Plume Dispersion in Urban Oklahoma City. accepted for publication in Journal of Applied Meteorology.
- Stock, D.E. and B. Lamb. 2002. Predictions of the Transport and Dispersion of a Power Plant Plume for Hilly Terrain Computed with AEROMOD and Measured in a Wind Tunnel. ASME-IMECE 2002 Vol. 1. B.
- Brzoska, M.A., D.E. Stock, and B.K. Lamb. 1999. Comparison of First-Order Turbulent Models’ Prediction of Flow over Two-Dimensional Steps and a Rectangular Block. ASME FED-Vol. 248.
Russell Westphal - Professor
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Joined MME in 1994
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1983
Research Interests:
- Flow control: laminar/turbulent transition; turbulent drag reduction; use of vorticity.
- Experimental methods: skin friction measurement, hot-wire anemometry; pressure probe anemometry; low-cost approaches.
- 3-D Viscous flows: swept wing boundary layer; flow and heat transfer in electronic equipment; impinging jet flows; wing/body junction.
Recent Publications:
- "A Compact, Self-Contained System for Boundary Layer Measurements In Flight", (with M. Bleazard, A. Drake, A. Bender, S. Jordan, and D. Frame), AIAA-2006-3828, presented at AIAA 24th Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, June 2006, San Francisco, CA
- "Generalized Response Functions for Pressure Probe Anemometry", Proceedings of the 54th Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, Seattle WA November 2004
- "Cascade Throat Flow Measurements Using a Rotatable Single-Hole Pressure Probe", (with A. Ortega), AIAA-2004-2601, AIAA Gas Turbine and Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Conference, June 30-July 2, 2004, Portland, OR.
- "Skin Friction and Heat Transfer in the Impingement Region of a Slot Jet", (with A. Ortega and J. Wodrich), Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement, and Visualization, August 25-28, 2003, Sorrento, Italy.
- "Interferometric Skin Friction Footprint for Tripped Boundary Layers", (with A. Drake, R. Kennelly, and D. Driver) Best of the Gallery of Fluid Motion, publication scheduled for 2003
Hussein M. Zbib - Director and Professor
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Joined MME in 1988
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Michigan Technical University in 1987
Research Interests:
- Mechanics: Multiscale modeling, numerical analysis, plasticity, composites, materials instabilities, damage and fracture.
- Materials: Nanomaterials, dislocation theory, dislocation dynamics, crystal plasticity, and defects.
Significant Publications:
- Diaz de la Rubia, T., Zbib, H.M., T. Khraishi, B. Wirth, Victoria, M. and M. Caturla, “Flow Localization in Irradiated Materials: A Multiscale Modeling Approach”, Nature, 406, 871-874, 2000.
- Zbib, H.M., and Diaz de la Rubia, T., “A Multiscale Model of Plasticity”, Int. J. Plasticity, 18, 1133-1163, 2002
Links:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Biographical Sketch
- Dr. Zbib's Research Website http://www.cmm.wsu.edu/
Weihong (Katie) Zhong - Associate Professor
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Joined MME in 2007
Ph.D. in Materials Science from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1994
Research Interests:
- Nanocomposites and multifunctional materials
- Aerospace materials and composites
- Composite manufacturing technology
- Biomaterials and processing
- Renewable Energy materials
- Electronic materials
Recent Publications:
- S. Jana, W.H. Zhong, Q. Huo, Electrical Conductivity Enhancement of a Polymer using Butyl Glycidyl Ether (BGE)-Lithium Hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) Complex, Journal of Materials Science, 43:4607–4617, 2008.
- S. Jana, B.R. Hinderliter and W.H. Zhong, Analytical Study of Tensile Behaviors of UHMWPE/Nano-epoxy Bundle Composites, Journal Materials Science, 43:4236–4246, 2008
- G.. Sui, M.A. Fuqua, C.A. Ulven and W.H. Zhong, A Plant Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Prepared by a Twin-Screw Extruder, Bioresource Technology, in press, March 2008.
- G. Sui, S. Jana, W.H. Zhong, M.A. Fuqua and C.A. Ulven, Dielectric Properties and Conductivities of Carbon Nanofiber Composites Fabricated by a Twin-screw Extruder, Acta Materialia, DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2008.01.034, 2008
- S. Jana and W.H. Zhong, Physical Properties of Reactive Graphitic Nanofibers Reinforced Epoxy, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 43 (1): 413-416, 2008.
- G. Sui, W.H. Zhong, X.P. Yang and Y.H. Yu, Curing Kinetics and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube/Natural Rubber Composites, Materials Science and Engineering A, 485: 524-531, 2008.
- S. Jana, A. Salehi-Khojin, and W. H. Zhong, Enhancement of Fluid Thermal Conductivity by the Addition of Single and Hybrid Nano-additives, Thermochimica Acta, 462: 45-55, 2007.
- S. Jana and W.H. Zhong, Effects of Hygrothermal Conditions and UV Radiation on UHMPWE Fibers/Nano-epoxy Composites, J. Composite Materials, 41 (24): 2897-2914, 2007.
- S. Jana, A. Salehi-Khojin, W.H. Zhong, H. Chen, X. Liu, Q. Huo, Effects of Gold Nanoparticles and Lithium Hexafluorophosphate on the Electrical Conductivity of PMMA, Solid State Ionics, 178 (19-20): 1180-1186, 2007.
- A. Salehi-Khojin, S. Jana and W.H. Zhong, Thermal-Mechanical Properties of a Graphitic Nanofibers-Reinforced Epoxy, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 7: 1-9 2007.
- A. Salehi-Khojin, S. Jana and W.H. Zhong, Enthalpy Relaxation of Reactive Graphitic Nanofibers Reinforced Epoxy, Journal of Materials Science, 42 (15): 6093-6101, 2007.
- A. Salehi-Khojin, J. J. Stone and W.H. Zhong, Improvement of Interfacial Adhesion between UHMWPE Fiber and Epoxy Matrix Using Functionalized Graphitic Nanofibers, J. Composite Materials, 41 (10): 1163-1176, 2007.



























