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Contact Information:
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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.
Links:
Tomás Díaz De La Rubia's March 20, 2008 presentation: Energy, Climate and Materials Science: Grand Challenges for the 21st Century aired on KWSU TV (Channel 10) on Oct. 23rd and on Oct. 26th.