Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies (IPPM) Two Papers Published, One Patent Granted

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IPPM’s latest published journal papers present data on a characterization methodology for composites under fatigue loading using dielectric state variables and a review of artificial intelligence models from the past few decades that have been applied to structural health monitoring and prognostics health management of polymer matrix composites. • Stiffness…

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Two UTARI Staff Receive Awards

Xochitl Villalpando, Administrative Services Officer

Xochitl Villalpando, Administrative Services Officer, and Evenita Crim, Administrative Assistant I, have been awarded the UTA Staff Advisory Council Star Award. The award recognizes outstanding staff members who show a commitment and passion to the university. The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is an elected group of staff members across UTA…

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Dr. Yan Wan Awarded Three Grants

Doctor Yan Wan

Dr. Yan Wan, Professor, Electrical Engineering, as Principal Investigator(PI) and co-PI, received three grants last year to develop fundamental intelligent control, cyber-physical systems, and optimization theories and to pursue their new applications in microgrids, multi-robot systems, and autonomous driving. ONR In this project, Wan will explore new analysis and design methods that…

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Dr. Nick Gans Partners with Novateur Research Solutions

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Dr. Nick Gans, Principal Research Scientist and AIS Division Head, and his team have have partnered with Novateur Research Solutions on two government funded projects through U.S. Army sponsored Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The first project focuses on a neural-network driven dead reckoning navigation system that would allow…

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Dr. Frank Lewis Receives Top Honor

Dr. Lewis Receives top honor

Dr. Frank Lewis, Professor, Electrical Engineering, had the distinguished honor of being awarded Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Web of Science. The organization recognizes the true pioneers in their fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1%…

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Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider presents at Purdue Composites Design & Manufacturing HUB

Dr. Reifsnider Speaks Purdue

Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider, NAE member and Founding Director of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies, presented “Defect Coupling: Predicting the Strength and Life of Fiberous Composite Laminates” (Authors:  Ken Reifsnider, University of Texas Arlington  with Endel Iarve, MD Rassel Raihan, V. Vadlamudi). The Purdue University webinars examine the past, present,…

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Dr. Nick Gans Joins Industry Leaders at Leadership Fort Worth’s Automated Future Panel Discussion

Leadership Fortworth

Leadership Fort Worth hosted their annual meeting, LeadershipOutlook, virtually, on October 14, 2020. Dr. Nick Gans, Principal Research Scientist and AIS Division Head, joined Russel Laughlin, Executive VP at Hillwood, Ashley Curry, Director Sales Domestic Intermodal at BNSF, and Robert Brown, Head of Government & Public Affairs at TuSimple. Moderator…

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