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Hussein M. Zbib - Director and Professor

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office Sloan 201
telephone 509 335 8654
e-mail director@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Hussein M. Zbib
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Hussein M. Zbib

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: Dislocation theory, dislocation dynamics, crystal plasticity, defects, radiation effects, nanomaterials.

Significant Publications:

  • Zbib, H.M., Rhee, M. and Hirth, J.P., “On Plastic Deformation and the Dynamics of 3D Dislocations”, Int. J. Mech. Science, 40, 113-127, 1998.
  • 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:

  • Mastorakos, I.N., Zbib. H.M., and D.F. Bahr, Deformation Mechanisms and Strength in Metallic Nanolaminate Composites with Coherent and Incoherent Interfaces94, 173114 Applied Physics Letters (2009). [Also was selected as an article in “focused area of frontier research” in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, May 2009; http://www.vjnano.org/
  • Groh S., Marin, EB, Horstemeyer, MF, and Zbib, HM, Multiscale Modeling of Plasticity in an Aluminum Single Crystal, Int. Journal of Plasticity,25, 1456-1473, 2009.
  • Mastorakos, I.N., Zbib, H.M., Bahr, D.F., Parsons, J and Mased, F. Pseudoelastic Behavior of Cu-Ni Composite Nanowires, Appl. Phys. Letters. 94, Issue 4, 043104, 2009.
  • Akarapu, S. Zbib, H.M., and Hirth, J.P., Modeling and Analysis of Disconnections in Tilt Walls, Scripta Materialia 59, 265-267 (2008).
  • 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.

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Jeongmin Ahn - Assistant Professor

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office Sloan 217
telephone 509 335 7711
e-mail ahn@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Jeongmin Ahn
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Jeongmin Ahn

Joined MME in 2006
PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California, in 2005

Research Interests:

  • Energy Conversion, Combustion, Thermal Management, MEMS:
  • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)
  • Development of an integrated meso- and micro-scale power generator
  • Development of meso- and micro-combustors/heat exchangers
  • Gas-phase and catalytic combustion in heat-recirculating combustors/exchangers
  • Catalyst development for ultra low-temperature reaction
  • Thermal transpiration based propulsion and pumping

Recent Publications:

  • Jeongmin Ahn, “Swiss Roll Heat Exchangers/Reactors and Solid-Oxide-Fuel-Cells Power Generation”, VDM Publisher, Saarbrücken, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-639-05298-5 (2008).
  • Jeong-Hyun Cho, ChienShung Lin, Cecilia D. Richrds, Robert F. Richards, Jeongmin Ahn, and Paul D. Ronney, “Demonstration of an External Combustion Micro-Heat Engine”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 32, Issue 2, pp. 3099-3105 (2009).
  • Jeongmin Ahn, Paul D. Ronney, Zongping Shao, and Sossina Haile, “A Thermally Self-Sustaining Miniature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell”, Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Vol. 6, Issue 4, pp. 041004 (2009).
  • Hongxia Gu, Yao Zheng, Ran Ran, Zongping Shao, Wanqin Jin, Nanping Xu, Jeongmin.Ahn, “Synthesis and Assessment of La0.8Sr0.2ScyMn1-yO3-5 as Cathode for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells on Scandium-Stablized Zirconia Electrolyte”, Power Sources, Vol. 183, Issue 2, pp. 471-478 (2008).
  • Ye Lin, Ran Ran, Yao Zheng, Zongping Shao, Wanqin Jin, Nanping Xu, Jeongmin Ahn, “Evaluation of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-5 as a Potential Cathode for an Anode-Supported Proton- Conducting Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell”, Power Sources, Vol. 180, Issue 1, pp. 15-22 (2008).
  • Chunming Zhang, Yao Zheng, Ran Ran, Zongping Shao, Wanqin Jin, Nanping Xu, Jeongmin Ahn, “Initialization of a Methane-Fueled Single-Chamber Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell with NiO+SDC Anode and BSCF+SDC Cathode”, Power Sources, Vol. 179, Issue 2, pp. 640-648 (2008).
  • Kang Wang, Ran Ran, Wei Zhou, Hongxia Gu, Zongping Shao, and Jeongmin Ahn, “Properties and Performance of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-5+Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9 Composite Cathode”, Power Sources, Vol. 179, Issue 1, pp. 60-68 (2008)
  • Wei Zhou, Ran Ran, Zongping Shao, Rui Cai, Wanqui Jin, Nanping Xu, and Jeongmin Ahn, “Electrochemical Performance of Silver-Modified Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-5 Cathodes Prepared Via Electroless Deposition”, Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 53, Issue 13, pp. 4370-4380 (2008).
  • 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”, Power Sources, Vol. 177, Issue 2, pp. 323-329 (2008).
  • 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, Issue 2, 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, Issue 1, pp. 957-963 (2002).

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Gaurav Ameta - Assistant Professor

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Contact Information:

office EEME 159
telephone 509 335 8218
e-mail gameta@wsu.edu
Postal mail Gaurav Ameta
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Gaurav Ameta

Joined MME in 2008
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2006.

Research Interests:

  • Environmentally benign design and manufacturing
  • Sustainable and energy efficient product life cycle
  • Tolerance analysis and allocation
  • Geometric problems in design, manufacturing and inspection
  • Product models and informatics

Recent Publications:

  • Ameta G., Davidson J.K., and Shah J.J., "Influence of form on Tolerance-Map-generated frequency distributions for 1-D clearance in design", Article in press, Journal of Precision Engineering.
  • Ameta G., Huang H. and Mahesh M., “Framework for Estimating Manufacturing Energy and Carbon Weights of Milled Parts and Assemblies”, Proceedings of American Society of Mechanical Engineering-International Design Engineering Technical Conference-2009/ Computers and Information in Engineering-86805, San Deigo, CA, USA, August 30 - September 29.
  • Ameta G., “Design for Sustainability – Recent Trends”, The 17th International Conference on Engineering Design, 24th -27th August 2009.
  • Ameta G. and Panchal J., “A Collective-Learning Approach to Sustainable Design Education”, Mudd Design Workshop VII, 28th May 2009.
  • Singh G., Ameta G., Davidson J.K. and Shah J.J., “Worst-Case Tolerance Analysis of a Self-Aligning Coupling Assembly using Tolerance-Maps”, (Best Paper Award) Proc., 11th CIRP Int'l Seminar on CAT, March 22-23, 2009, Annecy, France.
  • Ameta G., “Recent Patents on Mechanical Tolerancing”, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, Vol 2(1), pp 55-60, January 2009.
  • Hoffman P., Feng S.C., Ameta G., Ghodous P., and Qiao L., "Towards a Multi-View Semantic Model for Product Feature Description", In Collaborative Product and Service Life Cycle Management for a Sustainable World, Advanced Concurrent Engineering, (Proc., 15th ISPE Int’l Conference on Concurrent Engineering, Belfast, Ireland, August 18-22, 2008), pp. 205-213, 2008, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

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Stephen D. Antolovich - Professor

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Contact Information:

office Dana 247B
telephone 509 335 4971
e-mail santolov@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Stephen D. Antolovich
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Stephen D. Antolovich

Joined MME in 1992
Ph.D. in Materials Science from 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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Contact Information:

office Dana 247C
telephone 509 335 8523
e-mail dbahr@wsu.edu
Postal mail David F. Bahr
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
David F. Bahr

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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Contact Information:

office Dana 105A
telephone 509 335 4862
e-mail amitband@wsu.edu
Postal mail Amit Bandyopadhyay
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Amit Bandyopadhyay

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).

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Susmita Bose - Associate Professor

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Contact Information:

office Dana 103A
telephone 509 335 7461
e-mail sbose@wsu.edu
Postal mail Susmita Bose
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Susmita Bose

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.

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Steve Brown - Instructor

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Contact Information:

office Sloan 238
telephone 509 335 1881
e-mail sbrownn@wsu.edu
Postal mail Steve Brown
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Steve Brown

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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Contact Information:

office EE/ME B25
telephone 509 335 3226
e-mail ding@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Jow-Lian Ding
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Jow-Lian Ding

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:

  • Ding, J. L. and Asay, J. R., 2009, “Numerical study of rate-dependent strength behavior under ramp and shock wave loading,” Int. J. of Plasticity, 25(4), 695-714.
  • Choi, H.S., Ding, J.L., Bandyopadhyay, A., Anderson, M. J., and Bose, S., 2008, “Characterization and modeling of a piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (pMUTs) with a very large length/width aspect ratio,” J. Micromech. Microeng., 18, 025037.
  • 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.

Indranath Dutta - Professor

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Contact Information:

office Dana 149B
telephone 509 335 8354
e-mail idutta@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Indranath Dutta
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Indranath Dutta

Joined MME in 2008
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, in 1988.

Research Interests:

  • Multi-physics phenomena in multi-component material systems, with emphasis on near-interface effects in materials for microelectronics
  • Hyper-velocity railguns
  • Alternative power generation devices

Recent Publications:

  • M. Burkhard, S. Kuwano, T. Fujita, I. Dutta and M.W. Chen, “Correlation between Whisker Growth, Dissolution Pitting and Si Precipitation in an Al Thin Film on Si During Heat Treatment”, in review (Thin Solid Films).
  • I. Dutta and P. Kumar, “Coating of Micro-Patterned Structures by Electric Current Induced Liquid Metal Flow”, in review (Science).
  • X. Long, D. Pan and I. Dutta, "A Numerical Study of the Correlation between Impression and Uniaxial Creep Tests: Application to Sn-based solders", in review (Mater. Sci. Eng. A).
  • X. Long, R. Guduru, I. Dutta, V. Sarihan, D.R. Frear, “Deformation Behavior of Sn3.8Ag0.7Cu Solders at Intermediate Strain Rates: Effect of Microstructure and Test Conditions”, J. Electronic Mater., 37, 2008, pp. 189-200.
  • T. Chen and I. Dutta, "Effect of Ag and Cu content on the creep behavior of Sn based lead-free solders", J. Electronic Mater., 37, 2008, pp. 347-354.
  • B. Ye, B.S. Majumdar and I. Dutta, “Texture memory and strain-texture mapping in a NiTi shape memory alloy”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 91, 2007, pp. 061918-1 to 061918-3.

Prashanta Dutta - Associate Professor

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Contact Information:

office Sloan 209
telephone 509 335 7989
e-mail dutta@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Prashanta Dutta
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Prashanta Dutta

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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Contact Information:

office Dana 239E
telephone 509 335 3524
e-mail field@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail David P. Field
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
David P. Field

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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Contact Information:

office EE/ME B23
telephone 509 335 3224
e-mail grantham@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Walter J. Grantham
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Walter J. Grantham

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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Contact Information:

office ETRL 252B
telephone 509 335 3145
e-mail sjayaram@wsu.edu
Postal mail Sankar Jayaram
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Sankar Jayaram

Joined MME in 1993
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1989

Research Interests:

  • Virtual Assembly and virtual manufacturing;
  • Virtual Reality Applications for engineering design and manufacturing
  • Haptics integrated in CAD for virtual assembly/disassembly
  • Parametric and feature-based design; data translation and interoperability
  • Collaborative, internet-based design
  • Sustainability in engineering design and manufacturing
  • Standards for assembly representation and for sustainable manufacturing systems

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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Contact Information:

office ETRL 252A
telephone 509 335 8571
e-mail ujayaram@wsu.edu
Postal mail Uma Jayaram
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Uma Jayaram

Joined MME in 1994
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1991

Research Interests:

  • CAD/CAM; Application Program Interfaces (API) in CAD
  • Product LifeCycle Management
  • Ontologies for collaboration and communication between engineering applications
  • Integrated frameworks for engineering tools in design and manufacturing
  • Virtual Reality for design evaluations and training
  • Environments for retention of design information and skills
  • Sustainability considerations in engineering workflow data

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 C. Kinsel - Professor

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Contact Information:

office 207 A Tri-Cities
telephone 509 372 9206
e-mail kinsel@tricity.wsu.edu
Postal mail William C. Kinsel
Washington State University - Tri-Cities
2710 University Drive
Richland, WA 99354-1671
William C. Kinsel

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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Contact Information:

office Dana 102
telephone 509 335 1131
e-mail kgl@wsu.edu
Postal mail Kelvin Lynn
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Kelvin Lynn

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
  • Room temperature radiation detectors
  • Thermal stimulated spectroscopies
  • Positron interactions in solids
  • Micro-electrical and mechanical systems
  • Growth of semiconductors and oxide crystals
  • Energy harvesting

Recent Publications:

  • “Improvement in scintillation performance of Ce, Er codoped yttrium aluminum garnet crystals by means of a postgrowth treatment”, Solodovnikov, D, M.H. Weber and K.G. Lynn, Applied Physics Letters, 93, 104102-1-3 (2008).
  • Selim, F.A., Solodovnikov, D., Weber, M.H., & Lynn, K.G. (2008). "Modifying intrinsic defects in Ce-doped Y_3AL_5O_12 single crystals". Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics.
  • "Nature of native defects in ZnO", Selim FA, Weber MH, Solodovnikov D, Lynn KG, Phys. Rev. Letters, Volume 99, Issue 8 p. 085502 (2007).
  • “Identification of defects inY3Al5O12 crystals by positron annihilation spectroscopy”, Selim FA, Solodovnikov D, Weber MH, Lynn KG, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 104105 (2007).
  • "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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Contact Information:

office Sloan 225C
telephone 509 335 1327
e-mail matveev@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Konstantin Matveev
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Konstantin Matveev

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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Sergey Medyanik - Assistant Professor

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Contact Information:

office Sloan 207
telephone 509 335 7386
e-mail medyanik@wsu.edu
Postal mail Sergey Medyanik
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Sergey Medyanik

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).

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Sinisa Mesarovic - Associate Professor

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Contact Information:

office EE/ME 145
telephone 509 335 7936
e-mail mesarovic@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Sinisa Mesarovic
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Sinisa Mesarovic

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:

  • Asle-Zaeem, M., Mesarovic, S.Dj 2009 Investigation of phase transformation in thin film using finite element method. Solid State Phenomena 150, 29-41.
  • Zbib, A.A., Mesarovic, S.Dj., Lilleodden, E., McClain, D., Jiao, J. & Bahr, D. 2008 Coordinated buckling of carbon nanotube turf under uniform compression. Nanotechnology 19, 175704.
  • Yassar, R.S., Mesarovic, S.Dj. & Field, D.P. 2007 Micromechanics of hardening of elastic-plastic crystals with elastic inclusions. I – Dilute concentration. Int. J. Plasticity 23, 1901-17.
  • Mesarovic, S, Dj & Padbidri, J. 2007 Transition between the models in multiscale simulations: Continuum and network models. In Proc. Multiscale & Functionally Graded Materials, Oahu, Hawaii, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Crabtree, O.I, Mesarovic, S.Dj, Richards, R.F, Bahr, D.F. & Richards, C.D. 2006 Nonlinear vibrations of a pre-stressed laminated thin plate. Int. J. Mech. Sci. 48(4), 451-9.
  • 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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Contact Information:

office Dana 145
telephone 509 335 8730
e-mail norton@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail M. Grant Norton
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
M. Grant Norton

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 (2008)
  • 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)
  • D.N. McIlroy, A. Alkhateeb, D. Zhang, D.E. Aston, A.C. Marcy, and M.G. Norton, ‘Nanospring Formation—Unexpected Catalyst Mediated Growth’ Journal of Physics—Condensed Matter 16, R1 (2004)

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)
  • U. Sahaym and M.G. Norton, ‘Advances in the Application of Nanotechnology in Enabling a “Hydrogen Economy”’ Journal of Materials Science (in press 2008)
  • I.S. Bayer, A. Biswas, J.B. Szczech, E. Suhir, and M.G. Norton, “Radio Frequency Functional Capacitors Made of All-Organic Composites of Thiourea in Field-Responsive Polymers for Embedded Application,” Applied Physics Letters 92, 083303 (2008)
  • C. Ye, J-C Xiao, B. Twamley, A.D. LaLonde, M.G. Norton, and J.M. Shreeve, “Basic Ionic Liquids: Facile Solvents for Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Reactions and Ready Access to Palladium Nanoparticles,” European Journal of Organic Chemistry 30, 5095 (2007)
  • J. Huso, J.L. Morrison, H. Hoeck, E. Casey, L. Bergman, T.D. Pounds, and M.G. Norton, “Low Temperature LO-Phonon Dynamics of MgZnO Nanoalloys,” Applied Physics Letters 91, 111906 (2007)
  • 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)

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Jitesh H. Panchal - Assistant Professor

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Contact Information:

office EEME 147
telephone 509 335 8491
e-mail panchal@wsu.edu
Postal mail Jitesh H. Panchal
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Jitesh H. Panchal

Joined MME in 2008
PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, in 2005

Research Interests:

  • Integrated materials and products design
  • Mass-collaborative product development
  • Collective intelligence in product development
  • Agent-based modeling
  • Decision-based design
  • Multidisciplinary analysis and optimization (MAO)
  • Robust design
  • Distributed design and manufacturing

Recent Publications:

  • Panchal, J. H., H.-J. Choi, J. K. Allen, D. L. McDowell and F. Mistree, 2007, “A Systems Based Approach for Integrated Design of Materials, Products, and Design Process Chains,” Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design, Vol. 14, pp. 265-293.
  • Panchal, J. H., C. J. J. Paredis, J. K. Allen, and F. Mistree, 2008, “A Value-of-Information Based Approach to Simulation Model Refinement,” Engineering Optimization, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 223 - 251.
  • Panchal, J.H., C. J. J. Paredis, J. K. Allen and F. Mistree, 2008, "Design Process Simplification Via Scale and Decision Decoupling – A Value-of-information Based Approach," Journal of Computing and Information Sciences in Engineering, in press.
  • Schaefer, D., Panchal, J.H., Choi, S.K and F. Mistree, 2008, “Strategic Design of Engineering Education for the Flat World,” International Journal of Engineering Education (IJEE), Vol 24, No. 2, pp. 274-282.
  • Panchal, J. H. and M. Fathianathan, 2008, "Product Realization in the Age of Mass Collaboration", in 34th ASME Design Automation Conference, New York City, NY, USA. Paper Number: DETC2008-49865.

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Charles (Dr. Chuck) Pezeshki - Professor

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Contact Information:

office EE/ME 143
telephone 509 335 7662
e-mail pezeshki@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Charles (Dr. Chuck) Pezeshki
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Charles (Dr. Chuck) Pezeshki

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 a 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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Contact Information:

office EE/ME 153
telephone 509 335 7753
e-mail cill@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Cecilia D. Richards
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Cecilia D. Richards

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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Contact Information:

office EE/ME 149
telephone 509 335 8157
e-mail richards@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Robert F. Richards
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Robert F. Richards

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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Contact Information:

office EE/ME 155
telephone 509 335 3221
e-mail smith@mme.wsu.edu
Postal mail Lloyd V. Smith
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Lloyd V. Smith

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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Hussein M. Zbib - Director and Professor

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Contact Information:

office Sloan 201
telephone 509 335 8654
e-mail zbib@wsu.edu
Postal mail Hussein M. Zbib
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Hussein M. Zbib

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: Dislocation theory, dislocation dynamics, crystal plasticity, defects, radiation effects, nanomaterials.

Significant Publications:

  • Zbib, H.M., Rhee, M. and Hirth, J.P., “On Plastic Deformation and the Dynamics of 3D Dislocations”, Int. J. Mech. Science, 40, 113-127, 1998.
  • 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:

  • Mastorakos, I.N., Zbib. H.M., and D.F. Bahr, Deformation Mechanisms and Strength in Metallic Nanolaminate Composites with Coherent and Incoherent Interfaces94, 173114 Applied Physics Letters (2009). [Also was selected as an article in “focused area of frontier research” in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, May 2009; http://www.vjnano.org/
  • Groh S., Marin, EB, Horstemeyer, MF, and Zbib, HM, Multiscale Modeling of Plasticity in an Aluminum Single Crystal, Int. Journal of Plasticity,25, 1456-1473, 2009.
  • Mastorakos, I.N., Zbib, H.M., Bahr, D.F., Parsons, J and Mased, F. Pseudoelastic Behavior of Cu-Ni Composite Nanowires, Appl. Phys. Letters. 94, Issue 4, 043104, 2009.
  • Akarapu, S. Zbib, H.M., and Hirth, J.P., Modeling and Analysis of Disconnections in Tilt Walls, Scripta Materialia 59, 265-267 (2008).
  • 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.

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Weihong (Katie) Zhong - Associate Professor

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Contact Information:

office Dana 239B
telephone 509 335 7658
e-mail katie_zhong@wsu.edu
Postal mail Weihong (Katie) Zhong
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Weihong (Katie) Zhong

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:

  • B. Li, G. Sui and W.H. Zhong, Single Negative Metamaterials in Unstructured Polymer Nanocomposites toward Selectable and Controllable Negative Permittivity, Advanced Materials, 21, 1-5, 2009.
  • G. Sui, B. Li, W.H. Zhong, G. Bratzel and X.P. Yang, Carbon Nanofiber/Polyetherimide Composite Membranes with Special Dielectric Properties, Soft Matter, DOI: 10.1039/b904030g, 2009.
  • 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, 100: 1246-1251, 2009.
  • S. Jana and W.H. Zhong, Graphite Particles with a “Puffed” Structure and Enhancement in Mechanical Performance of their Epoxy Composites, Materials Science and Engineering A, (DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2009.06.052), 525:138–146, 2009.
  • G. Sui, W.H. Zhong, M. C. Liu and P. H. Wu, Enhancing Mechanical Properties of an Epoxy Resin using “Liquid Nano-reinforcements”, Materials Science and Engineering A, (DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2009.01.023), 512: 139–142, 2009.
  • W. Wood, B. Li and W.H. Zhong, Influence of Phase Morphology on the Sliding Wear of Polyethylene Blends Filled with Carbon Nanofibers, Polymer Engineering and Science, in press, July 2009.

Research Students:

  • Post-doc: Sandeep Kumar
  • PhD students: Bin Li, Weston Wood, Yu Fu, Brooks Travis, Tracy Ji, Lanee Snow (part time) and Lili Sun (visiting)
  • MS student: Tian Liu
  • Undergraduate students: Anthony Peruqini and Gavin Mitchell

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