PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES

Quantitative and qualitative studies and probabilistic modeling of engineering systems in complex environments: aerospace/space/lunar systems and structures; the application of effective teaching skills in the engineering sciences to enhance the competitive productivity of American enterprises in the global economy; to introduce students to the process of engineering research & development, and analysis and design, especially for the extraterrestrial environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• July 1996 -- Present:
  Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08855
• July 1989 -- June 1996:
  Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08855
• December 1989 -- Present: Full Member of the Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University
• November 1984 -- August 1989:
  Associate, Applied Science Division, Weidlinger Associates, Consulting Engineers, 333 Seventh Avenue, New York City 10001: Research Engineering, Project Management responsibilities, and technical supervision of two PhD--level workers
• May 1981 -- October 1984
  Senior Research Engineer, Applied Science Division, Weidlinger Associates, Consulting Engineers, 333 Seventh Avenue, New York City 10001: Engineering Research
• September 1981 -- June 1989:
  adjunct Professor of Engineering and Mathematics, The Cooper Union, New York City 10003: Subjects taught (: graduate, : undergraduate) are:
  • Applied Probability ( & ) -- Fall 1986, 1988; Spring 1987
  • dynamics () -- Spring 1985
  • Fluid Mechanics () -- Fall 1981, 1982
  • Ordinary & Partial Differential Eq () -- Fall 1987, Spring 1988, 1989
  • Stochastic Processes () -- Spring 1983, 1987
  • Vector Calculus () -- Fall 1988

AWARDS

• Merit Award, Rutgers University, 1990, 1992, 1994
• Rutgers College Outstanding Teacher Award April, 1991
• Best Paper Award: Framework for the Evaluation of Lunar Base Structural Concepts, Aerospace Engineering, Vol 5, No 2, April 1992; by the Aerospace Division of ASCE.

Courses Taught and Introduced at RUTGERS

• Engineering Orientation Lecture,14:440:100 (Fall 1991)
• Engineering Mechanics -- Dynamics,14:655:221 Introduction to the kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies. (Fall 1991)
• Vibrations and Controls,14:650:443 Mechanical vibration, vibration isolation, critical speeds; single and multi-degree of freedom systems. (Fall 1989, 1994, 1996; Spring 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997; Summer 1991)
• Probabilistic Models in Mechanical & Aerospace Systems, 14:650:477 Quantitative modeling of uncertainties in mechanical and aerospace systems. (Fall 1990, 1992)
• Mechanical Vibrations,14:650:530 Vibration of multi-degree of freedom, continuous, and nonlinear systems and structures. (Spring 1990, 1992, 1993; Fall 1995)
• Random Vibrations ,14:650:529 An extension of mechanical vibrations into the probabilistic domain. (Spring 1991, Fall 1993)

Introduced:

• Probabilistic Models in Mechanical & Aerospace Systems,(Undergraduate) Concepts in probability; random variables; stochastic processes; correlation and power spectra; concepts of mechanical reliability; computational aspects.
• Random Vibration,(Graduate) Modeling the random environment; random vibration of single and multi--degree of freedom systems; parametric vibrations; stochastic stability; continuous and nonlinear systems; fatigue; failure; computational aspects.

Graduate Student Research Supervision with Beginning Date

• Howard Fleisher, Spring 1990:
  Investigation of the Incorporation of Monte Carlo Simulation in FAA Program KRASH to Model Parameter Uncertainties. M.S. Degree: December 1991
• Darrell Moss, Spring 1990:
  A Discrete Inverse Vibration Problem With Parameter Uncertainty. M.S. Degree: December 1991
• Sandor Mester, Spring 1990:
  Periodic Structures with Imperfection. M.S. Degree: October 1992, Ph.D. Degree: August 1995
• Edward Weinstein, Spring 1991:
  Nonlinear Random Vibration. Ph.D. Degree: October 1993
• Robin Buseck, Spring 1992
  Liquid Fuel Sloshing in Containers. M.S. Degree: October 1994
• Dong Li, Spring 1992:
  Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Structures. Ph.D. Degree: May 1995
• Tien Hsieh, Spring 1993:
  Probabilistic KRASH. M.S. Degree: May 1994
• Patrick Bar--Avi, Summer 1993:
  Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics of Articulated Offshore Structures . Ph.D. Degree: May 1996
• Ronald Adrezin, Summer 1994:
  Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics of Tethered Offshore Structures.
• Glenn Wu, Spring 1995:
  Simplified Model for Articulated Tower Dynamics. M.S. Degree: May 1996
• Seon Han, Summer 1996:
  Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics of Offshore Structures. M.S. Degree: December 1997
• Stephen Kuchnicki, Summer 1997:
  Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics of Offshore Structures.

Undergraduate Student Independent Studies/Research

• Frederick J Balzer, Spring 1990:
  Elastic Analysis of Flight Structures.
• Timothy P Wink, Spring 1990:
  Basic Concepts of Finite Element Analysis.
• Karen E Young, Spring 1990:
  Numerical Structural Dynamics.
• Craig Easton, Fall 1991:
  Random Vibrations
• Amit Patel, Academic Year 1991--1992:
  Mechanical Equipment for the Construction and Maintenance of the Lunar Base -- Rover Concepts
• Al Qaqish, Fall 1991:
  Utilization of the Shuttle External Fuel Tank for a Lunar Base
• Casey Becht, Academic Year 1991--1992:
  Lunar Base Structural Concepts -- Design Guidelines
• Monja Vadnais, Academic Year 1991--1992:
  Lava Tube Lunar Base Concepts
• Jeffrey Carpenter, Spring 1992:
  Lunar Rover Concepts
• Michael Tortajada, Spring 1992:
  Lunar Base Inflatable Structure Concepts
• Tien Hsieh, Summer 1992:
  Mechanical Vibration Topics
• Christian Hueber, Summer 1993:(NASA Space Grant Fellow)
  Lunar Base Structures
• Christopher Ponzi, Spring 1994:
  Structural Dynamics with MATLAB
• George Dyke, Summer 1994:
  Structural Dynamics with MATLAB
• Lawrence Hibbert, Summer 1994:
  Structural Dynamics with MATLAB
• Stephen N. Kuchnicki, Summer 1994:(NASA Space Grant Fellow)
  MATLAB Modeling of Localization in Discrete Structures
• Wai--Kwong Wong, Fall 1994:
  Structural Dynamics with MATLAB
• Moon Kim, Summer 1995--Fall 1995:(Slade Scholar)
  Simplified Models for Vibration Studies
• Eric Doshna, Summer 1995:(ANSA Space Grant Fellow)
  Simplified Vibration Models for Space and Ocean Systems
• Moon Kim, Summer 1996:(NASA Space Grant Fellow)
  MATLAB Modeling of Linear and Nonlinear Vibration

Graduate Student Independent Studies

• Chandrasekhar Vemula, Spring 1992:
  Random Vibration
• Lisa Grega, Spring 1993:
  Probabilistic Models
• Tien Hsieh, Spring 1994:
  Structural Dynamics with MATLAB
• Glenn Wu, Fall 1994:
  Chaos and Offshore Structural Dynamics
• Seon Han, Spring 1997:
  Random Vibration
• Ron Adrezin, Spring 1997:
  Random Vibration

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

• New York State Licensed Professional Engineer, 1983 (#59793--1)
• Society Memberships
  • American Academy of Mechanics
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics:
    Senior Member beginning 1991
    Associate Fellow beginning 1992
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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  • British Interplanetary Society
    Fellow beginning 1995
  • International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability
  • Society of Engineering Science

Technical Committee Participation -- Past and Present

• 1993--Present: IAA -- International Academy of Astronautics, Subcommittee on LunarDevelopment
  Chairman: Dr. H.H. Koelle, Professor Emeritus, Technische Universitat Berlin

Professional Service

• Editorial Boards (and Reviewer):
  • Applied Mechanics Reviews: Technical Editor, and Associate Editor; Occasional Book Reviewer
  • Journal of Aerospace EngineeringBoard of Editors
  • Coalition for the Strategic Defense Initiative} Scientific and Engineering Advisory Board

• Significant Listings
  • American Men and Women of Science
  • Who's Who in Aviation and Aerospace
  • Who's Who in the East
  • Who's Who in American Education
  • Who's Who in the World
  • Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
  • Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering

• Short Courses & Consulting
  • GE/Martin--Marietta Astrospace: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994; -- Probability, Stochastic Processes, Structural Vibration
  • METEX Corporation: 1994, 1995; -- Vibration, Vibration Isolation, Vibration Testing