Professor , Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees
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| Recognized internationally for his work on material models for composite materials. Author of "Introduction to Composite Materials Design," published by Taylor and Francis, 1999. Author of over 82 peer-reviewed publications and mentor of numerous MS and PhD graduates currently serving leadership positions in academia and industry worldwide. Curriculum Vitae Read my Blog Check out a video of my office | |
| Education | |
| » | Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1989 |
| » | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, National University UnRC, Argentina, 1983 |
| » | B.S. Electrical Engineering, National University UNRC, Argentina, 1983 |
| Research Focus Areas | |
| » | Advanced Materials |
| Research Interests | |
| » | Composite Materials, Engineering Materials Testing and Modeling |
| » | Design of Composite Materials, Structures |
| » | Computational Structural Mechanics |
| Teaching Interests | |
| » | Engineering Mechanics |
| » | Composite Materials |
| Service and Outreach | |
| » | Member Editorial Board ASCE Journal of Natural Disasters Accidents and Civil Infrastructure (peer reviewed). |
| » | Member Editorial Board Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (peer reviewed). |
| » | Member Editorial Board International Journal of Aerospace Engineering (peer reviewed). |
| » | Member Editorial Board, The Open Materials Science Journal (peer reviewed). |
| » | Member of the Advisory Board of the Mechanical Engineering Department at WV Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV. |
| Special Interests | |
| » | Power Boating |
| » | Home Improvement |
| Professional Societies | |
| » | Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| » | Fellow, Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) |
| » | Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) |
| » | Faculty advisor, student chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) |
| » | Member, committee D20 and D30, American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) |
| » | Member, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) |
| » | Member, ASCE Advanced Materials and Structures (AMS) Committee. |
