Dr. Blesson Isaac, along with Dr. Robert Taylor, and Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider has had their article “Anisotropic Characterizations of Electrospun PAN Nanofiber Mats Using Design of Experiments,” published in the Nanomaterials journal.
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Dr. Frank 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% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science™. Of the world’s scientists and social scientists, Clarivate™ Highly Cited Researchers truly are one in 1,000.
Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider presents at Purdue Composites Design & Manufacturing HUB
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, and future capabilities of composites science and technology, with the goal of sharing the vast knowledge of composites that have been developed over the past 50 years.
Dr. Nick Gans Joins Industry Leaders at Leadership Fort Worth’s Automated Future Panel Discussion
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 Hayden Blackburn, Executive Director at TechFW, led the discussion on how intelligent and autonomous systems are shaping the future of commerce in North Texas, as well as globally. You can watch the panel discussion here.
UTARI Researchers Present at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers hosted their Dynamic Systems and Control Conference October 5-7, 2020. The conference provides a focused setting for dissemination and discussion of the state of the art in dynamic systems and control research, with a mechanical engineering flavor. The technical program typically covers the modeling, simulation, analysis, design, and control of dynamical systems. Topics include control theory, industrial applications, and innovations in dynamical systems and control education.
Dr. Pavan Nuthi, Research Scientist III, presented his and Dr. Muthu Wijesundara’s, Principal Research Scientist and Biomedical Technologies Division Head, paper on “Modeling and Simulation of Aircell Actuator Seat Cushion with Pneumatic Line Lag and Capacitative Effects. Dr. Wenyaun Shi, Research Scientist II, presented his and Dr. Wijesundara’s paper on “Angular Velocity Control of Pneumatic Soft Robotic Digits.” Watch Dr. Wenyaun’s presentation here.
AIS Division Partners with UHV Technologies on DoD Contracts
Dr. Nick Gans, Principal Research Scientist and AIS Division Head, and his team have continued to partner with local small business UHV Technologies on government funded projects through DoD sponsored Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The first, sponsored by Air Force and completed earlier this year, focused on the use of artificial neural networks to perform target identification between UAVs. The second is wrapping up its Phase I this fall. Also sponsored by the Air Force, it involved applying novel image segmentation methods for analysis of airborne objects. This collaborative team is looking forward to a new project starting soon sponsored by the Army to use novel imaging systems to detect and classify objects in water.
1st Place Honors: the College of Engineering’s Virtual Innovation Day
What is a Strong Bond? How Can We Predict Composite Bond Performance, earned 1st place honors in the REU category at the College of Engineering’s Virtual Innovation Day
UTA engineering students, Monalisa Karim and Damon Latham, win 1st place for REU projects for UTA Virtual Innovation Day.
Project mentors include PhD Students:
Minhazur Rahman mentoring in composite and bond manufacturing, Muthu Ram Prabhu Elenchezhian mentoring in mechanical testing, and Partha Pratim Das and Monjur Morshed Rabby mentoring in electrical characterization and surface analysis.
Contact Information During Remote Operations
If you have an inquiry while UTARI operates remotely, please contact any of our lead research staff here.
Dr. Paul Componation, Department Chair, Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering & UTARI Advisor
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Dr. Eileen Clements, Director of Research
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Dr. Muthu Wijesundara, Principal Research Scientist, Head of Biomedical Technologies Division
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Dr. Nick Gans, Principal Research Scientist, Head of Automation & Intelligent Systems Division
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Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering & Director of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies
kenneth.reifsnider@uta.edu
Dr. Endel Iarve, Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department & Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies
endel.iarve@uta.edu
Dr. Rassal Raihan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department & Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies mdrassel.raihan@uta.edu
Dr. Ye Cao, Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
ye.cao@uta.edu
Dr. Frank Lewis, Professor, Electrical Engineering
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Dr. Yan Wan, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
yan.wan@uta.edu
Dr. Wen Shen, Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
wen.shen@uta.edu
Dr. Iarve Receives $2.3 Million Air Force Research Lab Grant
Endel Iarve, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received a $2.3 million grant funded by he Air Force Research Lab to continue a collaborative project with colleagues at Wichita State University.
Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider to Present at CALL
Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider to Present at Prestigious Composites at Lake Louise Conference
Kenneth Reifsnider, director of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodology at The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI), will share his expertise as a speaker at the Composites at Lake Louise (CALL) Conference in Alberta, Canada, from Nov. 10-14.
Reifsnider, a member of the elite National Academy of Engineering and international expert on composite materials, will present on “Defect coupling: The last frontier in predicting the strength, life and durability of fiber reinforced composite laminates.” He will join more than 65 international leaders to share, discuss and learn about the latest innovations, discoveries and scientific quests within the discipline.
The CALL Conference is a unique forum for exploring the state-of-the-art techniques and future challenges pertaining to complex materials systems, ranging from structural composites to multi-functional materials used in device technological, engineering and biomedical applications.
Reifsnider is a world-renowned expert on heterogeneous, or composite, materials and has pioneered their development and application to aerospace structures, fuel cells, jet engines and turbines. His signature book on material systems is widely cited and serves as the foundation for graduate courses at a leading institution. His research interests include durability, damage tolerance and strength-life relationships in material systems, performance and life prognosis, aging, material state changes, long term behavior, and fuel cell science and engineering.
UTARI is the research and development unit of The University of Texas at Arlington, specializing in applying cutting-edge technologies to real-world engineering problems. UTARI’s vision is to become a premier research institute, transforming ideas into realities through unbounded research and innovative developments that sustain business and industry, advance humankind and benefit the global society.
