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Chapter C.28
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL, USA
[email protected]
Jonathan Almer received the PhD degree in 1998 from Northwestern University.
After a postdoc in Linkoping, Sweden, he joined the Advanced Photon Source at
Argonne National Laboratory in 2000, where he is currently working as a physicist.
His research interests include materials analysis using wide- and small-angle x-ray
scattering, particularly performed in~situ under thermal and mechanical loads.
Archie A.T. Andonian
Chapter D.29
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Akron, OH, USA
[email protected]
Archie A.T. Andonian has received the PhD degree in Engineering Science and
Mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and S.U. in 1978. He joined Goodyear
Research in 1984 after teaching for 5 years at the University of Illinois. He is
currently a Senior R & D Associate and his research interests are in the general
areas of experimental stress analysis, optical methods, fracture mechanics, composite
materials, and tire mechanics. He has published more than 250 research papers and has
numerous trade secrets proprietary to Goodyear to his name. He teaches a graduatelevel course, accredited by Akron University, at Goodyear Institute of Technology. He
is a long-time member of the Society for Experimental Mechanics. He has served the
society as Application Committee Chair, Technical Activities Council Chair, Executive
Board member, and SEM President for 2007–2008.
David F. Bahr
Chapter B.16
Washington State University
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Pullman, WA, USA
[email protected]
Dave Bahr received the PhD degree from the University of Minnesota
in 1997. He has been at Washington State University since 1997 and
is currently a Professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering. He
received the US Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and
Engineers in 2000 and is active in the area of nanomechanical behavior
and experimental deign and testing of micro-electromechanical systems
(MEMS).
Chris S. Baldwin
Chapter B.14
Aither Engineering, Inc.
Lanham, MD, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Baldwin currently serves as Technical Director with Aither Engineering, Inc. He has over 10 years of experience developing and integrating
fiber-optic sensors and systems for various applications. Projects include
fiber-optic-based acoustic sensors, fiber-optic accelerometers, embedded
strain sensors for composite materials, multipoint strain and temperature
sensor systems, and shape sensing systems.
Stephen M. Belkoff
Chapter D.31
Johns Hopkins University
International Center for Orthopaedic
Advancement, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, Bayview Medical
Center
Baltimore, MD, USA
[email protected]
Stephen Belkoff graduated from Michigan State University in Applied Mechanics
(Biomechanics) under the mentorship of Roger Haut in 1990. Prior to joining the
faculty at Johns Hopkins University, he was at the University of Maryland. He has
taught mechanical engineering courses and conducted orthopaedic research with
a primary focus on osteoporosis and fracture fixation for almost two decades.
Authors
Jonathan D. Almer
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Authors
Hugh Bruck
Chapter D.32
University of Maryland
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College Park, MD, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Bruck received the PhD degree in Materials Science from the California Institute
of Technology in 1995. He is the recipient of the ONR Young Investigator Award,
the Fulbright Scholar Award, and the A.J. Durelli Innovative Researcher Award from
the SEM. He is author or co-author on over 80 technical publications on materials
processing and characterization involving digital image correlation, interferometry,
scanning probe microscopy, functionally graded materials, bioinspired structures, and
smart structures.
Ioannis Chasiotis
Chapter B.17
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Aerospace Engineering
Urbana, IL, USA
[email protected]
Ioannis Chasiotis received the PhD degree in Aeronautics from the
California Institute of Technology in 2002. He is a member of the faculty
at the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the experimental deformation
and failure mechanics of thin films, micro- and nano-electromechanical
systems (MEMS/NEMS), and nanostructured materials. He is a recipient
of an NSF CAREER award in 2008, an ONR Young Investigator Award
in 2007, a Xerox Award for Faculty Research in 2007, and the Founder’s
Prize from the American Academy of Mechanics in 2000.
Gary Cloud
Chapter C.18
Michigan State University
Mechanical Engineering Department
East Lansing, MI, USA
[email protected]
Gary Cloud is University Distinguished Professor of Mechanical
Engineering and Director of the Composite Vehicle Research Center at
Michigan State University. He is a Registered PE, Chartered Scientist,
Chartered Physicist, Fellow of both the SEM and the Institute of Physics,
and is recipient of numerous awards for teaching and research. His
research involves development and applications of optical techniques in
experimental mechanics.
Wendy C. Crone
Chapter A.9
University of Wisconsin
Department of Engineering Physics
Madison, WI, USA
[email protected]
Professor Crone is an accomplished researcher in the area of experimental mechanics, with expertise in improving fundamental understanding of mechanical response of
materials, enhancing material behavior through surface modification and nanostructuring, and developing new applications and devices. She is a Fellow of the University
of Wisconsin–Madison Teaching Academy and was granted a CAREER Award by the
National Science Foundation.
James W. Dally
Chapter A.11
University of Maryland
Knoxville, TN, USA
[email protected]
James W. Dally obtained the BS and MS degrees, both in Mechanical Engineering,
from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He earned a Doctoral degree in Mechanics
from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Currently he is a Glenn L. Martin Professor
of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a fellow of the
American Society for Mechanical Engineers, Society for Experimental Mechanics,
and the American Academy of Mechanics. He was appointed as an honorary member
of the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 1983 and elected to the National
Academy of Engineering in 1984. Professor Dally has co-authored several textbooks,
has written over 200 scientific papers, and holds five patents.
James F. Doyle
Chapter A.10
Purdue University
School of Aeronautics & Astronautics
West Lafayette, IN, USA
[email protected]
Professor James F. Doyle received the PhD degree in Theoretical and
Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois in 1977. He joined
Purdue University the same year as an Assistant Professor and is currently
a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
About the Authors
Chapter A.3
University of Ljubljana
Center for Experimental Mechanics
Lubljana, Slovenia
[email protected]
Igor Emri has made major experimental and theoretical contributions
to the understanding of the effect of thermomechanical loading on the
time-dependent behavior of polymers in the nonequilibrium solid state,
and in the process of their solidification. He is a Member of the Russian
Academy of Engineering (1996), the Russian Academy of Natural
Sciences (1997), the Slovenian Academy of Engineering (1998), the
European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2006), and an Associate
Member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (2005).
Yimin Gan
Chapter C.23
Universität GH Kassel
Fachbereich 15 – Maschinenbau
Kassel, Germany
[email protected]
Yimin Gan received the BSc degree from Shanghai University of Technology and
Science, China, in 1993. From 1993 to 1998 he was an engineer in the field of noise and
vibration in the construction of vehicles and Diesel engines at Shanghai Automobile
Industry Company (SAIC). In 2002 and 2007 he received the Diploma and PhD degree
in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kassel in Germany, respectively.
Currently he is the leader of the Metrology and Developement Department at Vibtec
GmbH, Germany. Prior to joining Vibtec GmbH, he was employed in the Laboratory
for Photoelasticity, Holography, and Shearography at the Department of Machine
Elements and Construction of the University of Kassel.
Ashok Kumar Ghosh
Chapter D.35
New Mexico Tech
Mechanical Engineering and Civil
Engineering
Socorro, NM, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Ashok Kumar Ghosh is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. His areas of special interest include
the macro behavior of composites, biomechanics, finite element analysis, structural
health monitoring, restoration construction materials, and project management. He has
completed more than 15 industry-sponsored projects of which the World Bank funded
3 projects. He has been awarded two Indian patents. He has published more than 35
research papers.
Richard J. Greene
Chapter C.26
The University of Sheffield
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sheffield, UK
[email protected]
Dr. Richard John Greene received the PhD degree in experimental mechanics from The University of Sheffield, UK, in 2003 and is currently
a lecturer in solid mechanics at the same institution. His professional
interests include thermoelastic stress analysis, thermal nondestructive
evaluation (NDE), digital image correlation, and photoelastic stress analysis, with particular emphasis on their use in aerospace and biomechanical
applications.
Bongtae Han
Chapter C.22
University of Maryland
Mechanical Engineering Department
College Park, MD, USA
[email protected]
Bongtae Han received the PhD degree in Engineering Mechanics from
Virginia Tech in 1991. He is currently a Professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Maryland at College
Park. His research interest is centered on design optimization of microelectronics devices for enhanced mechanical reliability using various
experimental techniques for full-field deformation measurements. He
is responsible for development of portable moiré systems (PEMI and
SM-NT) and holds related patents. He was a recipient of the 2002 SEM
Brewer Award for his contributions to experimental characterization of
microelectronics devices. He is a Fellow of the SEM and the ASME.
Authors
Igor Emri
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Chapter D.30
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University Park, PA, USA
[email protected]
Aman Haque received the PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. He then joined the Department of Mechanical
and Nuclear Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. His research interests
are in multiphysics of nanoscale materials and interfaces, nanofabrication, and
miniaturization of experimental techniques. He has published over 30 journal papers
in these areas.
Authors
M. Amanul Haque
Craig S. Hartley
Chapter A.2
El Arroyo Enterprises LLC
Sedona, AZ, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Hartley holds degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute and the Ohio State University. After a career in academia and government, he
retired to Sedona, AZ, where he continues his professional activities as a consultant
in materials research and education. Dr. Hartley is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical
Engineering at Florida Atlantic University and Program Manager Emeritus in the
Air Force Research Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, ASM International, and ASME. Dr. Hartley’s principal
research areas are in the mechanics and mechanical behavior of metallic materials. He
has made contributions in the areas of dislocation theory and the mechanics of metal
deformation processing.
Roger C. Haut
Chapter D.31
Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratories
East Lansing, MI, USA
[email protected]
Roger C. Haut is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State
University in the Colleges of Engineering and Osteopathic Medicine.
He is the Director of the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratories in the
College of Osteopathic Medicine. His research in soft-tissue biomechanics
deals primarily with the mechanisms of joint trauma, and the development
of methods of disease intervention and prevention.
Jay D. Humphrey
Chapter A.7
Texas A&M University
Department of Biomedical Engineering
College Station, TX, USA
[email protected]
Jay D. Humphrey received the PhD degree from The Georgia Institute
of Technology in Engineering Science and Mechanics and completed
a postdoctoral fellowship in Cardiovascular Science at The Johns Hopkins University. He is currently Professor of Biomedical Engineering at
Texas A&M University. He has authored a graduate textbook (Cardiovascular Solid Mechanics), co-authored an undergraduate textbook (An
Introduction to Biomechanics
Peter G. Ifju
Chapter A.4
University of Florida
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Gainesville, FL, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Peter Ifju is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida (UF). Before arriving at UF in 1993, Dr. Ifju performed
a Postdoc at NASA Langley Research Center. He received the PhD degree in Materials
Engineering Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1992,
the MS degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics in 1989, and the BS degree in
Civil Engineering in 1987. He is an expert in the areas of experimental stress analysis,
optical methods (moiré interferometry, luminescent photoelastic coatings), composite
materials, and micro air vehicles.
About the Authors
Chapter A.3
California Institute of Technology-GALCIT
105-50
Pasadena, CA, USA
[email protected]
Wolfgang G. Knauss, von Kàrmàn Professor of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics
at the California Institute of Technology, has been on the faculty there since 1965.
His mostly experimental work is devoted to understanding the mechanics of timedependent behavior of materials and, in particular, to the fracture of polymeric
materials so as to enable prediction of the long-term failure of structures made from or
incorporating time-dependent materials. Dr. Knauss has also been a Visiting Professor
at several distinguished foreign universities and a consultant to many companies and
agencies. Dr. Knauss received all his academic degrees, including the PhD, from
the California Institute of Technology and is a fellow of the ASME, the Society for
Experimental Mechanics, the American Academy of Mechanics, and the Institute for
the Advancement of Engineering.
Albert S. Kobayashi
Chapter A.1
University of Washington
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Seattle, Washington, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Albert S. Kobayashi has been Professor Emeritus in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, since June 1997.
Dr. Kobayashi received the BE degree in l947 from the University of
Tokyo, the MS degree in Mechanical Engineering in l952 from the
University of Washington, and the PhD degree in l958 from Illinois
Institute of Technology. He is a member of the National Academy of
Engineers, a Fellow of the ASME, Honorary Life Member of the Society
for Experimental Mechanics, and Member of the American Academy of
Mechanics. He was the President of SEM for 1989–1990. His publications,
which exceed 500, cover the fields of experimental stress analysis, finite
element analysis, and biomechanics in addition to his main interest in
fracture mechanics. He was elected to the Mechanical Engineering Hall
of Fame of the University of Washington in 2006.
Sridhar Krishnaswamy
Chapter C.27
Northwestern University
Center for Quality Engineering & Failure
Prevention
Evanston, IL, USA
[email protected]
Sridhar Krishnaswamy obtained the PhD degree in Aeronautics from
the California Institute of Technology in 1989. He has been on the faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University since 1990.
Professor Krishnaswamy is actively involved in the areas of nondestructive materials characterization, optical metrology, and structural health
monitoring where he and his co-workers have developed several photoacoustic methods. He is a Fellow of the ASME and a Member of SPIE.
He is currently the Director of the Center for Quality Engineering and
Failure Prevention at Northwestern University.
Yuri F. Kudryavtsev
Chapter B.15
Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc.
PreStress Engineering Division
Markham, Ontario, Canada
[email protected]
Dr. Yuri F. Kudryavtsev obtained the MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from
the National Technical University (KPI), Kiev, Ukraine in 1977 and the PhD degree
from the Paton Welding Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in 1984. Dr.
Kudryavtsev is a recognized authority in fatigue of welded elements and residual stress
analysis. He is a Delegate of Canada for the Commission XIII "Fatigue behavior of
welded components and structures" of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) and
a member of a number of professional societies.
Pradeep Lall
Chapter D.36
Auburn University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Center for Advanced Vehicle Electronics
Auburn, AL, USA
[email protected]
Pradeep Lall is the Thomas Walter Professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Director of the NSF Center for Advanced Vehicle Electronics
at Auburn University. He received the MS and PhD degrees from the University of
Maryland and the MBA from Kellogg School of Management. He has published extensively in the area of electronic packaging with emphasis on modeling and predictive
techniques.
Authors
Wolfgang G. Knauss
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Chapter D.34
University of Texas
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering
Mechanics
Austin, TX, USA
[email protected]
Kenneth M. Liechti is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has been
since 1982. Dr. Liechti’s research deals with the mechanics of adhesion
and friction over a range of length and time scales. Applications range
from primary structural adhesive joints and composite materials to microelectronics devices and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). He is
coauthor with Marc Bedford of the book Mechanics of Materials. He is
a Fellow of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Adhesion Society, and the American
Academy of Mechanics.
Authors
Kenneth M. Liechti
Hongbing Lu
Chapter A.3
Oklahoma State University
School of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering
Stillwater, OK, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Hongbing Lu is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He received the MS degree in
Engineering Mechanics from Tsinghua University, China in 1988, the
MS degree in Solid Mechanics at Huazhong University of Science and
Technology in 1986, and the PhD degree in Aeronautics from Caltech
in 1997. He is recepient of the NSF Career award in 2000. His research
is primarily on the mechanics of time-dependent materials, including
such materials as polymers, biomaterials, and porous nanostructured
crosslinked aerogels.
Ian McEnteggart
Chapter B.13
Instron
Buckinghamshire, UK
Ian McEnteggart has a physics degree from Birmingham University and works
for Instron in the UK. He has been involved in developing both contacting and
noncontacting extensometers for use in materials testing. He is currently responsible
for electromechanical testing machine operations in Europe and is actively involved
with the development of international standards for materials testing and extensometer
calibration.
Dylan J. Morris
Chapter B.16
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Materials Science and Engineering
Laboratory
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
[email protected]
Dylan Morris received the PhD degree from the University of Minnesota in 2004. He
was at Washington State University from 2004 to 2007 working in nanomechanics and
MEMS technologies. Dylan is now Project Leader for Nanoindentation Measurements
and Standards in the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
Sia Nemat-Nasser
Chapter A.8
University of California
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering
La Jolla, CA, USA
[email protected]
Sia Nemat-Nasser is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanics of Materials
and Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials at the
University of California (UC) San Diego. He is Founding Director of UC
San Diego’s Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program and
is recipient of numerous Awards and Medals. He is a Member of NAE,
an Honorary Member of World Innovation Foundation, and an Honorary
Member of ASME. In 2008 the ASME Materials Division established
’The Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Medal’ to recognize research
excellence by young investigators. Dr. Nemat-Nasser’s current research is
on multifunctional composites with tunable electromagnetic functionality,
thermal management, self-healing, and self-sensing; polyelectrolytes
composites as soft actuators/sensors; shape-memory alloys; advanced
metals; ceramics; elastomers; and granular materials.
About the Authors
Chapter C.19
Universität Stuttgart
Institut für Technische Optik
Stuttgart, Germany
[email protected]
Wolfgang Osten received the BS degree from the University of Jena
in 1979 and the PhD degree from the Martin-Luther-University Halle–
Wittenberg in 1983. In 1991 he joined the Bremen Institute of Applied
Beam Technology (BIAS) where he established and directed the
Department of Optical 3-D Metrology. Since September 2002 he has
been a Full Professor at the University of Stuttgart and Director of the
Institute for Applied Optics. His research is focused on new concepts
for industrial inspection and metrology by combining modern principles
of optical metrology, sensor technology. and image processing. Special
attention is paid to the development of resolution-enhanced technologies
for the investigation of micro- and nanostructures.
Eann A. Patterson
Chapter C.26
Michigan State University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
East Lansing, MI, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Patterson’s research interests include computational biomechanics, experimental
fracture mechanics, and the application of experimental mechanics in the aerospace
industry. He was elected a Fellow of the SEM in 2007 and is a Fellow of the Institution
of Mechanical Engineers, London. He is Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan
State University.
Daniel Post
Chapter C.22
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University (Virginia Tech)
Department of Engineering Science and
Mechanics
Blacksburg, VA, USA
[email protected]
Daniel Post received the PhD degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 1957
from the University of Illinois. He served in government, industry, and academia
prior to retirement from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He was
instrumental in the development of experimental techniques of stress and strain
analysis throughout his career, and their extensive use in solid mechanics and materials
science. His developments spanned the fields of electrical strain gages, optical
interferometry, photoelasticity, holography, moiré, and moiré interferometry. He
completed a comprehensive book (High Sensitivity Moiré) together with coauthors B.
Han and P.G. Ifju.
Ryszard J. Pryputniewicz
Chapter C.24
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NEST – NanoEngineering, Science, and
Technology
CHSLT – Center for Holographic Studies
and Laser Micro-Mechatronics
Worcester, MA, USA
[email protected]
Ryszard J. (Rich) Pryputniewicz, educated both in Poland and in the
USA, is the K.G. Merriam Professor of Mechanical Engineering as
well as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and, since
1978, founding Director of the Center for Holographic Studies and Laser
micro-mechaTronics (CHSLT) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
in Worcester, MA. In his work, he emphasizes unification of analytical,
computational, and experimental solutions (ACES) methodologies. He is
a Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Fellow of the SPIE and the SEM,
and Chairman of the Education Committee of the IEEE Nanotechnology
Council. He has over 350 publications to his name and has organized
over 100 conferences, symposia, and workshops. Rich was appointed
as a professor in several countries in Europe and Asia and has received
numerous awards including the 2002 ASME International Award and the
2004 Sigma Xi Senior Faculty Research Award.
Authors
Wolfgang Osten
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Chapter D.33
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Baltimore, MD, USA
[email protected]
Professor K.T. Ramesh’s research interests include nanostructured
materials, high-strain-rate behavior, dynamic failure of materials,
biomechanics, and planetary impact. He received his doctorate from
Brown University in 1987 and did his postdoctoral fellowship at University of California San Diego. He joined the Mechanical Engineering
Faculty at the Johns Hopkins University in 1988, was Department Chair
from 1999–2002, and became the Director of the Center for Advanced
Metallic and Ceramic Systems in 2001.
Authors
Kaliat T. Ramesh
Krishnamurthi Ramesh
Chapter C.25
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Department of Applied Mechanics
Chennai, India
[email protected]
Professor Ramesh is currently heading the Department of Applied Mechanics at
IIT Madras. His areas of interest are digital photoelasticity, fracture mechanics,
and educational technology. He has developed an e-book on Engineering Fracture
Mechanics published by IIT Madras, which mimics the classroom environment. He
is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and a member of several
National and International professional societies such as the SEM, BSSM, OSI, and
ISTAM.
Krishnaswamy Ravi-Chandar
Chapter A.5
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX, USA
[email protected]
Dr. Ravi-Chandar is interested in the characterization of deformation and failure
of brittle and ductile materials subjected to extreme loads in short durations. The
main objectives of this work are to develop an understanding of the mechanisms of
deformations and to develop quantitative models for use in engineering design.
Guruswami Ravichandran
Chapter A.6
California Institute of Technology
Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories
Pasadena, CA, USA
[email protected]
Guruswami Ravichandran is the John E. Goode, Jr. Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology.
He received the PhD degree in Solid Mechanics and Structures from
Brown University. He is a Fellow of the ASME and the recipient of
a Presidential Young Investigator award from the NSF and B.J. Lazan
award from the SEM.
Robert E. Rowlands
Chapter C.26
University of Wisconsin
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Madison, WI, USA
[email protected]
Professor Rowlands received the BASc degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and the
PhD (1967) degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. He was affiliated with the IIT Research
Institute, Chicago, IL from 1967 to 1974 and has been at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI since 1974. He has one patent and over
100 publications in experimental mechanics. He is a Fellow of ASME
and the Society for Experimental Mechanics. His honors include the
Hetenyi (1970, 1976) and Frocht (1987) Awards of the Society for Experimental Mechanics (1982). He is a Registered Professional Engineer
and consults to industry, including as a legal expert witness.
About the Authors
Chapter D.30
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory,
2101D Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
Urbana, IL, USA
[email protected]
Taher Saif received the BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh
University of Engineering and Technology and Washington State University, respectively, in 1984 and 1986. He obtained the PhD degree in Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics from Cornell University in 1993. Currently, he is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. His current research includes mechanosensitivity of single living
cells, and electro-thermo-mechanical behavior of nanograined metals.
Jeffrey C. Suhling
Chapter D.36
Auburn University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Auburn, AL, USA
[email protected]
Jeffrey C. Suhling is the Quina Distinguished Professor with the Department of
Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, where he also serves as Director of the
NSF Center for Advanced Vehicle Electronics (CAVE). He received the PhD degree
in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research
concerns studies of reliability, mechanics, and materials issues for modern electronic
packaging.
Michael A. Sutton
Chapter C.20
University of South Carolina
Center for Mechanics, Materials and NDE
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Columbia, SC, USA
[email protected]
Michael A. Sutton is a Carolina Distinguished Professor in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. A Fellow
of both the Society for Experimental Mechanics and the American
Society for Mechanical Engineers and a past President of SEM, Prof.
Sutton has received numerous honors for both his computer vision
developments and applications in solid mechanics and his contributions in
ductile fracture mechanics. His current areas of research are experimental
and analytical fracture mechanics, 2-D and 3-D computer vision, and
numerical methods, with recent emphasis on noncontacting measurements
in biological materials.
Robert B. Watson
Chapter B.12
Vishay Micro-Measurements
Sensors Engineering Department
Raleigh, NC, USA
[email protected]
Robert Watson received the BS degree in Engineering Science and
Mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1980. He then joined
the engineering department at Vishay Micro-Measurements, where
he presently serves as Senior Manager in the Sensors Engineering
R&D. His professional career has been devoted to the development,
production, and understanding of electrical resistance strain gages. He
has served as Chairman of the SEM Technical Committee on Strain
Gages and of ASTM Subcommittee E28.14 on Strain Gages.
Robert A. Winholtz
Chapter C.28
University of Missouri
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering
Columbia, MO, USA
[email protected]
Robert "Andy" Winholtz received the PhD degree in 1991 from Northwestern
University. He joined the University of Missouri in 1991 where he is currently an
Associate Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a Senior Research
Scientist at the Research Reactor Center (MURR). Research interests include the use
of neutrons and x-rays to study materials.
Authors
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