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Marko Knezevic

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Office: 
Kingsbury W119
Email: 
marko.knezevic@unh.edu
Phone: 
603-862-5179

Credentials

Ph. D., Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 2009
BS/MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Novi Sad, 2004

Prof. Knezevic joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department in spring semester 2013. Prior to joining the department, he worked at Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation in Columbus, OH from 2009 to 2011 as a principal research scientist for development of the commercial finite-element software DEFORM used for analysis of manufacturing processes. After industrial experience, he was with the Materials Science and Technology Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM from 2011 to 2013 as the LANL Seaborg Institute Postdoctoral Fellow.

Research Areas

  • Physics-Based Multi-Scale Constitutive Models, Crystal Plasticity
  • Computational Mechanics, Finite Elements Analysis
  • Computational Methods for Microstructure-Property-Processing Linkages
  • Design and Manufacturing Processes
  • Mechanical Testing, Thermo-Mechanical Processing
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy, Orientation Imaging Microscopy, Optical Microscopy

Publications

  • M. Knezevic, I. J. Beyerlein, D. W. Brown, T. A. Sisneros, and C. N. Tomé, “A polycrystal plasticity model for predicting mechanical response and texture evolution during strain-path changes: application to beryllium,” International Journal of Plasticity, in press.
  • M. Knezevic, R. J. McCabe, C. N. Tomé, R. A. Lebensohn, S. R. Chen, C.M. Cady, G. T. Gray III, B. Mihaila, “Modeling mechanical response and texture evolution of α-uranium as a function of strain rate and temperature using polycrystal plasticity,” International Journal of Plasticity, 43 (2013) 70-84.
  • M. Knezevic, R.A. Lebensohn, O. Cazacu, B. Revil-Baudard, G. Proust, S. Vogel and M.E  Nixon, “Modeling bending of α-titanium with embedded polycrystal plasticity in implicit finite elements,” Materials Science and Engineering A, 564 (2013) 116-126.
  • M. Knezevic, L. Capolungo, C. N. Tomé, R. A. Lebensohn, D. J. Alexander, B. Mihaila and    R. J. McCabe, “Anisotropic stress-strain response and microstructure evolution of textured α-uranium,” Acta Materialia, 60 (2012) 702-715.
  • M. Knezevic, A. Levinson, R. Harris, R. K. Mishra, R. D. Doherty and S. R. Kalidindi, “Deformation twinning in AZ31: Influence on strain hardening and texture evolution,” Acta Materialia, 58 (2010) 6230-6242.
  • H. F. Al-Harbi, M. Knezevic and S. R. Kalidindi, “Spectral approaches for the fast computation of yield surfaces and first-order plastic property closures for polycrystalline materials with cubic-triclinic textures,” Computers, Materials & Continua, 15 (2010) 153-172. 
  • J. Shaffer, M. Knezevic and S. R. Kalidindi, “Building texture evolution networks for deformation processing of polycrystalline FCC metals using spectral approaches: Applications to process design for targeted performance,” International Journal of Plasticity, 26 (2010) 1183-1194.
  • S. R. Kalidindi, M. Knezevic, S. Niezgoda and J. Shaffer, “Representation of orientation distribution function and computation of first-order elastic bounds using fast Fourier transforms,” Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 3916-3923.
  • B. S. Fromm, B. L. Adams, S. Ahmadi and M. Knezevic, “Grain size and orientation distributions: Application to yielding of α-titanium,” Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 2339-2348.
  • M. Knezevic, S. R. Kalidindi and H. F. Al-Harbi, “Crystal plasticity simulations using discrete Fourier transforms,” Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 1777-1784.
  • C. S. Hartley, P. R. Dawson, D. E. Boyce, S. R. Kalidindi, M. Knezevic, C. N. Tomé, R. A. Lebensohn, S. L. Semiatin, T. J. Turner and A. A. Salem, “A comparison of deformation textures and mechanical properties predicated by different crystal plasticity codes,” Ceramic Transactions, 200 (2008) 701-712. 
  • B. S. Fromm, B. L. Adams, S. Ahmadi and M. Knezevic, “Grain size and orientation distribution function of high purity α-titanium,” Ceramic Transactions, 200 (2008) 509-519.
  • M. Knezevic, S. R. Kalidindi and D. T. Fullwood, “Computationally efficient database and spectral interpolation for fully plastic Taylor-type crystal plasticity calculations of face-centered cubic polycrystals,” International Journal of Plasticity, 24 (2008) 1264-1276.
  • M. Knezevic, S. R. Kalidindi and R. K. Mishra, “Delineation of first-order closures for plastic properties requiring explicit consideration of strain hardening and crystallographic texture evolution,” International Journal of Plasticity, 24 (2008) 327-342. 
  • T. Fast, M. Knezevic and S. R. Kalidindi, “Application of microstructure sensitive design to structural components produced from hexagonal polycrystalline metals,” Computational Materials Science, 43 (2008) 374-383.
  • H. K. Duvvuru, M. Knezevic, R. K. Mishra and S. R. Kalidindi, “Application of microstructure sensitive design to FCC polycrystals,” Materials Science Forum, 546 (2007) 675-680.
  • M. Knezevic and S. R. Kalidindi, “Fast computation of first-order elastic-plastic closures for polycrystalline cubic-orthorhombic microstructures,” Computational Materials Science, 39 (2007) 643-648.
  • X. Wu, G. Proust, M. Knezevic and S. R. Kalidindi, “Elastic–plastic property closures for hexagonal close-packed polycrystalline metals using first-order bounding theories,” Acta Materialia, 55 (2007) 2729-2737.
  • S. R. Kalidindi, H. K. Duvvuru and M. Knezevic, “Spectral calibration of crystal plasticity models,” Acta Materialia, 54 (2006) 1795-1804.

Professor Yaning Li

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Office: 
Kingsbury W111
Email: 
yaning.li@unh.edu
Phone: 
603-862-4898

Credentials

Ph. D. – Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2007
Dual M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2006
M.S. Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2003
B.S. Ocean Engineering, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China, 2000

Prof. Li joined the faculty of Mechanical Engineering Department in fall 2012. Before joining the department, Prof. Li worked as a research fellow in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan for one year and then moved to MIT working as a post-doc researcher in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering for four years. Prof. Li’s research interests include solid and structure mechanics, fracture mechanics, structural and material instability, and mechanical behavior of composite materials across all length scales.

Research Areas

  • Bio-Inspired Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Structure Mechanics
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Instability
  • 3D Printing
  • Interfaces & Interphases

Publications

 

Papers in refereed journals

2013 Yaning Li, Narges Kaynia, Stephan Rudykh, and Mary C. Boyce, Wrinkling of interfacial layers in stratified composites, Advanced Engineering Materials (in press, will be featured in materials science news websites MaterialsViews.com and MaterialsViewsChina.com).

2013 Yaning Li, Christine Ortiz and Mary C. Boyce, A generalized mechanical model for suture interfaces of arbitrary geometry, Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids 61(4), 1144-1167. doi

2012 Juha Song*, Yaning Li*, Erica Lin, Matthew Wund, Sergio Araya, Mary C. Boyce and Christine Ortiz, Functional diversity and dynamic biomechanical mechanisms of the threespine stickleback armor (*: Both authors equally contribute to the paper) (in review).

2012 Yaning Li, Christine Ortiz and Mary C. Boyce, A bio-inspired mechanical, deterministic fractal model for hierarchical suture joints, Physical Review E 85, 031901. (highlighted in Physics Synopsis of APS) doi

2011 Yaning Li, Christine Ortiz and Mary C. Boyce, Stiffness and strength of suture joints in nature, Physical Review E 84, 062904. doi

2011 Yaning Li, Anthony M. Waas and Ellen M. Arruda, A closed-form, hierarchical, multi-interphase model for composites -- derivation, verification and application to nanocomposites, Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids 59, 43-63. doi

2011 Yaning Li, Anthony M. Waas and Ellen M. Arruda, The effect of interphase and strain gradients on the elasticity of LBL polymer/clay nanocomposites, International Journal of Solids and Structures 48, 1044-1053. doi

2010 Yaning Li, Michael A. Sutton, Tomasz Wierzbicki et al., Mixed mode stable tearing of thin sheet Al 6061-T6 specimens: experimental measurements and finite element simulations using a modified Mohr-Coulomb fracture criterion, International Journal of Fracture 168(1), 53-71. doi

2010 Yaning Li and Tomasz Wierzbicki, Prediction of plane strain fracture of AHSS sheets and post-failure softening, International Journal of Solids and Structures 47, 2316-2327. doi

2010 Yaning Li, Meng Luo, Joerg Gelarch and Tomasz Wierzbicki, Prediction of shear-induced fracture in sheet metal forming, Journal of Material Processing Technology 210(14), 1858-1869. doi

2010  Allison Beese, Meng Luo, Yaning Li, Yuanli Bai and Tomasz Wierzbicki, Partially coupled anisotropic model for sheets, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 77(7), 1128-1152. doi

2009 Yaning Li and Dale G. Karr, Prediction of ductile fracture in tension by bifurcation, localization, and imperfection analysis, International Journal of Plasticity 25(6), 1128-1153. doi 

Papers in conference proceedings (peer-reviewed)

2010 Yaning Li, Anthony M. Waas and Ellen M. Arruda, Strain gradient modification of the Mori-Tanaka model to predict the elastic properties of the layer by layer (LBL) polymer/clay nanocomposites (AIAA 2010-2813), 51st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, AIAA 2010-2813. doi

2010 Meng Luo, Yaning Li, Joerg Gelarch and Tomasz Wierzbicki, Prediction of shear-induced crack initiation in AHSS deep drawing operation with a phenomenological fracture model, The 10th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Process (NUMIFORM), 2010 (1252), 464-472. doi

2009 Yaning Li and Tomasz Wierzbicki, Mesh-size study of ductile fracture by non-local plasticity model, Proceedings of SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Paper No. 387, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico, ISBN: 9781615671892, Curran Associates, Inc. URL

2008 Yaning Li, Anthony M. Waas and Ellen M. Arruda, A non-local visco-plastic model with strain gradient effects and interphase effects for simulating the stiffness and yield strength of a class of polymer nanocomposites, Proceeding of 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), 2008. Volume 13: Nano-Manufacturing Technology; and Micro and Nano Systems, ISBN: 978-0-7918-4874-6, Page 1119-1126. doi

2008 Yaning Li, Anthony M. Waas and Ellen M. Arruda, A particle size-shape-dependent three-phase two-step Mori-Tanaka method for studying the interphase of polymer/clay nanocomposites, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Boston, November 2008, Volume 13: Nano-Manufacturing Technology; and Micro and Nano Systems, ISBN: 978-0-7918-4874-6, Page 225-232. doi

2008 Yaning Li, Amit K. Kaushik, Anthony M. Waas, Paul Podsiadlo, Nicholas A. Kotov and Ellen M. Arruda, Study of enhancement mechanism and synergistic effects of polymer/clay nanocomposite, Paper 43, 6th International Conference on Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials (MTDM), 2008, ISBN 9781605601120, Curran Associates Inc. URL

Patents

Mary Boyce, Yaning Li, Narges, Kaynia, Stephan, Rudykh, Controlled Material Interface Transformation U.S. Provisional Patent, Application 61/676402, Filed July 27, 2012.  

Mr. Michael H. deLeon

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Office: 
Kingsbury Hall W322
Email: 
michael.deleon@unh.edu
Phone: 
603-862-2156

Credentials

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 1989
B.S., Engineering, University of Hartford, 1983

 

 

 

Tom Weber

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Office: 
Jere Chase room 229
Email: 
weber@ccom.unh.edu
Phone: 
603-862-1659

Credentials

Ph.D., Acoustics, Penn State, 2006.
M.S., Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, 2000.
B.S., Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, 1997.

Prof. Tom Weber joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty in the fall of 2012.  He is also a faculty member of the UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, which he joined after completing his PhD in 2006.

 

Research Areas

  • Acoustic propagation and scattering in random media
  • Experimental methods in high-frequency underwater acoustics
  • Sonar engineering

Publications

Weber, T., C. Rooper, J. Butler, D. Jones, C. Wilson, “Seabed classification for trawlability determined with a multibeam echosounder on Snakehead Bank in the Gulf of Alaska,” Fish. Bull., 111: 68-77. 2013.

Hickman, S., P. Hsieh, W. Mooney, C. Enomoto, P. Nelson, L. Mayer, T. Weber, K. Moran, P. Flemings, M. McNutt, “Scientific basis for safely shutting in the Macondo well following the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon blowout,” Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci, 2012. Doi:10.1073/pnas.1115847109.

Stockwell, J., T. Weber, A. Baukus, and J. Jech, “On the use of omni-directional sonars and downward-looking echosounders to assess pelagic fish distributions during and after midwater trawling,” ICES. J. Mar. Sci. 2012.

Jones, D., C. Wilson, A. De Robertis, C. Rooper, T. Weber, and J. Butler, “Evaluation of rockfish abundance in untrawlable habitat: combining acoustic and complementary sampling tools,” Fish. Bull. 110: 332-343. 2012.

Weber, T., A. De Robertis, S. Greenaway, S. Smith, L. Mayer, and G. Rice, “Estimating oil concentration and flow rate with calibrated vessel-mounted acoustic echo sounders,” Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., December 2011. doi:10.1073/pnas.1108771108

Weber, T., A. Lyons, and D. Bradley, “Consistency in statistical moments as a test for bubble cloud clustering,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 130(5), pp. 3396-3405. November 2011.

Kessler, J., D. Valentine, M. Redmond, M. Du, E. Chan, S. Mendes, E. Quiroz, C. Villanueva, S. Shusta, L. Werra, S. Yvon-Lewis, and T. Weber, “A persistent oxygen anomaly reveals the fate of spilled methane in the deep Gulf of Mexico,” Science 331 (6015) pp. 312-315, January 2011.

McGonigle, C., J. Grabowski, C. Brown, T. Weber, and R. Quin, “Detection of deep water benthic macroalgae using image-based classification techniques on multibeam backscatter at Cashes Ledge, Gulf of Maine, USA,” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 91 (1), 87-101, January 2011.

Schmidt, V., T. Weber, D. Wiley, and M. Johnson, “Underwater tracking of humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) with HF pingers and acoustic recording tags,” J. Oce. Eng., 35(4), 821-836.  October 2010. (student paper)

Weber, T., H. Pena, and J. M. Jech, “Consecutive acoustic observations of an Atlantic herring school in the Northwest Atlantic,” ICES J. Marine Sci. 66: 1270-1277.  April 2009.

Gurshin, C.W., J. M. Jech, W. H. Howell, T.C. Weber, and L. A. Mayer, “Measurements of acoustic backscatter and density of captive Atlantic cod with synchronized 300-kHz multibeam and 120-kHz split-beam echosounders,” ICES J. Marine Sci., 66: April 2009.

Weber, T., “Observations of clustering inside oceanic bubble clouds and the effect on short-range acoustic propagation,” J. Acoust. Soc. America, 124(5), pp. 2783-2792, November 2008.

Martin Wosnik, Assistant Professor

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Office: 
Kingsbury Hall S252
Email: 
martin.wosnik@unh.edu
Phone: 
(603) 862-1891
Fax: 
(603) 862-1865

Credentials

Ph.D. – Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2000
M.S. – Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 1994
B.S. equivalent – Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, 1992

Prof. Martin Wosnik joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty in the spring of 2008. Prior to the appointment at UNH, he was Senior Flow Engineer at Alden Research Laboratory in Massachusetts, a national flow engineering firm conducting a wide variety of hydraulic studies for electric power utilities, architect-engineering firms, equipment manufacturers, and governmental agencies. Before that, he worked as Research Associate at St. Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota, and as Assistant Research Professor in the Thermo and Fluid Dynamics Section at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Prof. Wosnik's research interests are in the area of fluid and thermal science and engineering, and include experiment and theory of wall-bounded turbulent flows, cavitation and bubbly flows, high-speed hydrodynamics, flow measurement, hydraulic modeling and alternative energy applications.

Prof. Wosnik is teaching fluid mechanics and heat transfer courses, including ME 906 Convection Heat Transfer and ME 705 Thermal System Design

Research Areas

  • Experimental Fluid Dynamics
  • Wall-bounded Turbulent Flows
  • Cavitation and Bubbly Flows
  • Hydraulic Modeling
  • Alternative Energy Applications

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Arndt REA; Kawakami DT; Wosnik M (2007) Hydraulics – Measurements in Cavitating Flows. Handbook of Experimental Fluid Dynamics, Tropea C and Foss J editors, Springer Verlag (Nov. 2007)

Journal papers, conference proceedings, reports

  • Rowell M; King J; DeCew J; Werle M; Wosnik M (2013) Performance and wake measurements of a ducted marine hydrokinetic turbine at two open water tidal energy sites and in a tow tank. Submitted to MTS Journal, Special Issue on Marine Renewable Energy. 
  • Mujat M; Ferguson RD; Iftimia N; Daniel X. Hammer DX; Wosnik M; Nedyalkov I; Legner H (2013) Optical coherence tomography-based  micro-particle imaging velocimetry.  Submitted to Optics Letters
  • Wosnik M; Arndt REA (2013) Measurements in high void-fraction turbulent bubbly wakes. Journal of Fluids Engineering. vol. 135,  pp.011304-1 - 011304-9, January 2013.
  • Nedyalkov I; Wosnik M (2012) A cavitation mitigation model for hydrokinetic turbines. Submitted to Physics in Fluids
  • Bachant P; Wosnik M (2011) Energy conversion and exergy efficiency of cross-flow axis hydrokinetic turbines. Submitted to Renewable Energy.
  • Wosnik M; Arndt REA (2011) On the Potential for Cavitation Erosion in Cataclysmic Floods. In preparation for submission to Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) – Earth Surface.
  • Wosnik M; Qin Q; Arndt REA (2010) Identification of large scale structures in the wake of a cavitating hydrofoil. Submitted to Experiments in Fluids – currently revising manuscript after referee comments. 
  • Li S; Wosnik M; Miller C; Kocahan H; Wyckhoff R; Cain S (2011) Numerical Modeling of Probable Maximum Flood Flowing through a System of Spillways. J. Hydraulic Engineering, Volume 137, Issue 1, pp. 66-74 (January 2011).

Refereed Conference Papers, Proceedings and Published Abstracts

  • Dufresne N; Wosnik M (2013) Experimental investigation and similarity solution for the axisymmetric turbulent wake with rotation. Proceedings of ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting 2013, Paper FED2013-0000, July 7-13, 2013, Incline Village, NV
  • Nedyalkov I; Wosnik M (2013) Cavitation investigation of hydrofoils for marine hydrokinetic turbines. Proceedings of ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting 2013, Paper FED2013-0000, July 7-13, 2013, Incline Village, NV
  • Bachant; Wosnik M (2013) Performance and Wake Measurements for a Cross-Flow Axis Turbine at Moderate Reynolds Number. Proceedings of ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting 2013, Paper FED2013-0000, July 7-13, 2013, Incline Village, NV
  • Bachant P; Wosnik M (2012) Performance and wake measurements for a cross-flow axis lift-driven turbine. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.57, No.17, p.472.
  • Nedyalkov I; Wosnik M (2012) Cavitation Characteristics of a NACA 63-424 Hydrofoil and Performance Comparison with a Bidirectional Version of the Foil. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.57, No.17, p.30.
  • Dewhurst T; Rowell M; DeCew J; Baldwin K; Swift MR; Wosnik M (2012) Turbulent inflow and wake of a marine hydrokinetic turbine, including effects of wave motion. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.57. No.17, p.146.
  • Dufresne N; Wosnik M (2012)Measurements in an axisymmetric turbulent wake with rotation downstream of a model wind turbine. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.57., No.17, p. 242.
  • Vincenti P; Morrill-Winter C; Klewicki J; White C; Wosnik M (2012) Canonical boundary layer properties at high Reynolds number as measured in the UNH Flow Physics Facility. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.57, No.17, p.279.
  • Nedyalkov I; Wosnik M (2011) Cavitation inception for marine hydrokinetic turbine blades. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.56.
  • Bachant P; Wosnik M (2011) Experimental Investigation of Cross-Flow Axis Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) Turbines, Including Effects of Waves and Turbulence. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.56.      
  • Wosnik M (2011) Similarity Theory for an Axisymmetric Turbulent Wake with Rotation. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.56.      
  • Bachant P; Wosnik M (2011) Experimental Investigation of Helical Cross-Flow Axis Turbines, Including Effects of waves and Turbulence. Proceedings of ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference 2011. Paper AJK2011-07020, July 24-29, 2011, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, JAPAN
  • Johnston A; Wosnik M (2011) Modeling of Performance Characteristics of Cross-Flow Axis Turbines. Proceedings of ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference 2011. Paper AJK2011-07021, July 24-29, 2011, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, JAPAN
  • Forsythe J; Klewicki J; White C; Wosnik M (2010) Status Update on the Flow Physics Facility at the University of New Hampshire. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.55, No.16, p.306
  • Wosnik M; Swift MR; Baldwin KC; Despins R; Celikkol B (2010) Infrastructure Development towards a Calibrated Tidal Energy Test Site at the University of New Hampshire. Proceedings of  First European Congress of the Int’l Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR), Edinburgh, Scotland, May 4-6, 2010.
  • Nedyalkov I; Wosnik M (2009) Redesign of contraction, test section and diffuser for a six-inch high speed water tunnel. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.54, No.15, p.1xx.
  • Wosnik M, Despins R and Swift MR (2009) The Tidal Energy Test Site at UNH-CORE. In Proceedings of 1st Annual NE-MREC Technical Conference, New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (NE-MREC), Fall River, MA, 15 October 2009.                          
  • Wosnik M; Arndt REA (2009) Control Experiments with a Semi-Axisymmetric Supercavity and a Supercavity-Piercing Fin. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Cavitation, CAV2009 – Paper No. 146, August 17-22, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Wosnik M; Li S; Miller C; Wyckhoff R; Kocahan H; Gessler D; Cain S (2009) A hybrid numerical and physical hydraulic model study of the Canton Dam spillway system. 33rd IAHR Congress, Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 9-14, 2009
  • Kocahan H; Wyckoff R; Wosnik M (2009) Canton Dam Fuse Gates. US Army Corps of Engineers Infrastructure Systems Conference, July 20-24, Cleveland , OH.
  • Nedyalkov I; Clark G; Wosnik M (2008) Facility documentation measurements in ``new'' 7-inch high-speed water tunnel. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.53, No.15, p.127.
  • Priyadarshana P; Klewicki J; White C; Wosnik M (2008) A Large Scale Wind Tunnel for the Study of High Reynolds Number Turbulent Boundary Layer Physics. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.53, No.15, p.134
  • Kjeldsen M; Wosnik M; Arndt REA (2008) Dynamics and control of hydrofoil wakes.  Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.53, No.15, p.136.
  • Wosnik M; Baldwin K; White C; Carter M; Gress D; Swift R; Tsukrov I; Kraft G; Celikkol B(2008) Ocean Renewable Energy Research at U. New Hampshire. Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., Vol.53, No.15, p.254.

Chris White, Assistant Professor

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Office: 
Kingsbury Hall S254
Email: 
chris.white@unh.edu
Phone: 
(603) 862-1495
Fax: 
(603) 862-1865

Credentials

Ph.D., M.E., Yale University, 2001
M.S.c in M.E., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1999
B.S.c., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1994

Prof. White joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department late in the 2006-2007 academic year. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University in the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2001-2004. Following his post-doctoral work, he joined Sandia National Laboratories as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff in the Combustion Research Facility. His principal duties at Sandia included lead investigator in the Advanced Hydrogen Fueled Engine Laboratory.

Prof. White teaches ME 646 – Experimental Measurement and Data Analysis and will teach courses in fluid mechanics, heat transfer and experimental methods in engineering.

Research Areas

  • Experimental Fluid Mechanics
  • Combustion
  • Energy Conversion Technologies
  • Alternative Energy

For more detailed information about Prof. White's research, please see the Center for Fluid Physics site. The CFP is a collaborative cross-disciplinary group of fluid dynamics researchers at UNH.

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Schefer RW, White CM, Keller J. 2007. Lean Hydrogen Combustion. In Lean Combustion Technology and Control, ed. D. Dunn, Academic Press. 822-854.

Journal Papers

  • Mehdi F. & White C. M. Integral form of the skin friction coeffient suitable for experimental data Exp. Fluids. (in press) DOI: 10.1007/s00348-010-0893-1.
  • Mehdi F., Klewicki J. C. & White C. M. Mean momentum balance analysis of rough-wall turbulent boundary layers. Physica D. 2010. 239:1329-1337
  • Kaiser S. & White C.M. PIV and PLIF to Evaluate Mixture Formation in a Direct-Injection Hydrogen-Fuelled Engine. SAE Int. J. Engines 2009. 1:657-668.
  • White CM, Mungal MG. 2008. Mechanics and prediction of turbulent drag reduction with polymer additives. Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech. 40:235-256.
  • White CM. 2007. OH* chemiluminescence measurements in a direct-injection hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine. Int. J. Engine Res. 20:185-204.
  • White CM, Steeper RR, Lutz AE. 2006. The hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine: a technical review. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 31:1292-1305.
  • Dubief Y, Terrapon VE, White CM, Shaqfeh ESG, Moin P, Lele SK. 2005. New answers on the interaction between polymers and vortices in turbulent flows. Flow Turbul. Combust. 74:311-329.
  • Dubief Y, White CM, Terrapon VE, Shaqfeh ESG, Moin P, Lele SK. 2004. On the coherent drag-reducing and turbulence-enhancing behaviour of polymers in wall flows. J. Fluid Mech. 514:271-280.
  • White CM, Somandepalli VSR, Mungal MG. 2004. The turbulence structure of drag reduced boundary layer flow. Exp. Fluids 36:62-69.
  • White CM, Karpetis AN, Sreenivasan KR. 2002. High Reynolds numbers in small apparatus: grid turbulence in cryogenic liquids. J. Fluid Mech. 452:189-197.
  • Donnelly RJ, Karpetis AN, Niemela, JJ, Sreenivasan KR, Vinen WF, White CM. 2002. The use of particle image velocimetry in the study of turbulence in liquid helium. J. Low Temp. Phys. 126:327-3302.
  • Lyder CH, Shannon R, Empleo-Frazier O, McGeHee D, White CM. 2002. A comprehensive program to prevent pressure uclers in long-term care: exploring costs and outcomes. Ostomy/Wound Manag. 48:52-62.
  • Karpetis AN, White CM, Sreenivasan KR. 2000. Laser wipers. Phys. Rev. E 61:4421-4423.
  • Sreenivasan KR, White CM. 2000. Onset of drag reduction and the maximum drag reduction asymptote. J. Fluid Mech.409:149-164.
  • Van Doorn E, White CM, Sreenivasan KR. 1999. The decay of grid turbulence in polymer and surfactant solutions. Phys. Fluids 11:2387-2393.
  • White CM, Sreenivasan KR. 1998. Does molecular rotation affect the transitional Reynolds number? Phys. Let. A.238:323-327.

Refereed Conference Papers

  • White CM, Kaiser S. 2008. Fuel-Air Mixing in a Direct-Injection Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine. 14th Intl. Symp. Appl. Laser Tech. Fluid Mech.
  • Kaiser S, White CM. 2008. PIV and PLIF to Evaluate Mixture Formation in a Direct-Injection Hydrogen-Fueled Engine.SAE Paper. 2008-01-1034.
  • White CM. 2007. A qualitative evaluation of mixture formation in a direct-injection hydrogen-fuelled engine. SAE Paper. 2007-01-1467.
  • Somandepalli VSR, White CM, Mungal MG. 2003. Boundary layer studies on polymer drag reduction using PIV and PLIF.Proc. 4th ASME/JSME Joint Fluids Eng. Conf. 2A:763-771
  • White CM, Somandepalli VSR, Mungal MG. 2002. PIV measurements of drag reducing boundary layer flows. 11th Intl. Symp. Appl. Laser Tech. Fluid Mech.
  • White C, Raghu S, Giannotti G, Giannotti H. 1996. Power boost of gas turbines by inlet air cooling, Proc. 31st Intersociety Energy Conversion Eng. Conf. 2:725-729

Technical Reports

  • White CM. 2007. Final results of mixture formation and combustion in an optical engine. Project No. 506604 HYICE Optimization of a Hydrogen Powered Internal Combustion Engine, Deliverable D4.3.F.
  • White CM. 2006. Evaluation of Mixture Formation and Combustion in an Optical Engine using OH* Chemiluminescence. Project No. 506604 HYICE Optimization of a Hydrogen Powered Internal Combustion Engine. Deliverable D4.3.B.

Igor Tsukrov, Professor

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ME Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: 
Kingsbury Hall, W105
Lab: 
Kingsbury Hall, S212
Email: 
igor.tsukrov@unh.edu
Phone: 
(603) 862-2086
Fax: 
(603) 862-1865
Personal Website

Credentials

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, 1996
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, 1993
B.S./M.S. in Applied Mechanics (Honors), Dnepropetrovsk University, Ukraine 1986

Prof. Tsukrov worked in industry for Parker Hannifin Corporation performing finite element simulations of new composite materials, and for AIR Inc. modeling damage to structures due to natural disasters (tornadoes, earthquakes, etc.).

Prof. Tsukrov's areas of interest are: micromechanical modeling of heterogeneous materials including composites with fibers and cavities of irregular shapes, finite element simulations of motion of offshore fish cages and other installations, improvements in sheet metal forming, mechanics of materials for marine applications.

Prof. Tsukrov regularly teaches ME 627 - Dynamics (Mechanics III), ME 786/886 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis, ME 986 - Advanced Finite Element Analysis, and ME 735/835 - Mechanics of Composite Materials, and ME 935 - Micromechanics of composite & porous materials.

Prof. Tsukrov is director of the UNH Computational Mechanics Laboratory.

Research Areas

Publications

Book

  • M. Kachanov, B. Shafiro, I. Tsukrov, Handbook of Elasticity Solutions, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 340 pp., 2003.

Recent Papers on Mechanics of Materials

  • I. Tsukrov, B. Drach, T. Gross "Effective stiffness and thermal expansion coefficients of unidirectional composites with fibers surrounded by cylindrically orthotropic matrix layers", International Journal of Engineering Science 58, 129–143, 2012.
    B. Drach, A. Drach, I. Tsukrov "Characterization and Statistical Modeling of Irregular Porosity in Carbon/Carbon Composites Based on X-Ray Microtomography Data", Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM), 2012.
    T. Gross, Timoshchuk N., I. Tsukrov, R. Piat, B. Reznik "On the ability of nanoindentation to measure anisotropic elastic constants of pyrolytic carbon", Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM), 2012.
    S. Dietrich, J.-M. Gebert, G. Stasiuk, A. Wanner, K.A. Weidenmann, O. Deutschmann, I. Tsukrov, R. Piat "Microstructure Characterization of CVI-Densified Carbon/Carbon Composites with Various Fiber Distributions", Composites Science and Technology 72, 1892-1900, 2012.
    B. Drach and I. Tsukrov "Overall compressibility and uniaxial stiffness of unidirectional composites with cylindrically orthotropic layered matrix", Visnyk Dnipropetrovskogo Universitetu 20(5), 150-162, 2012.
    I. Tsukrov, H. Bayraktar, M. Giovinazzo, J. Goering, T. Gross, M. Fruscello, M. Martinsson "Finite element modeling to predict cure-induced microcracking in three-dimensional woven composites", International Journal of Fracture 172(2), 209-216, 2012.
    T. Gross, K. Nguyen, M. Buck, N. Timoshchuk, I. Tsukrov, B. Reznik, R. Piat, T. Böhlke "Tension–compression anisotropy of in-plane elastic modulus for pyrolytic carbon", Carbon 49, 2141–2161, 2011.
    B. Drach, I. Tsukrov, T. Gross, S. Dietrich, K. Weidenmann, R. Piat, T. Böhlke "Numerical modeling of carbon/carbon composites with nanotextured matrix and 3D pores of irregular shapes", International Journal of Solids and Structures 48, 2447-2457, 2011.
    I. Tsukrov, B. Drach, T. Gross "Effective stiffness and thermal expansion coefficients of unidirectional composites with fibers surrounded by cylindrically orthotropic matrix layers", International Journal of Engineering Science, v. 58, pp. 129–143, 2012.
  • B. Drach, A. Drach, I. Tsukrov "Characterization and Statistical Modeling of Irregular Porosity in Carbon/Carbon Composites Based on X-Ray Microtomography Data", Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM), 2012.
  • T. Gross, Timoshchuk N., I. Tsukrov, R. Piat, B. Reznik "On the ability of nanoindentation to measure anisotropic elastic constants of pyrolytic carbon", Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM), 2012.
  • S. Dietrich, J.-M. Gebert, G. Stasiuk, A. Wanner, K.A. Weidenmann, O. Deutschmann, I. Tsukrov, R. Piat "Microstructure Characterization of CVI-Densified Carbon/Carbon Composites with Various Fiber Distributions", Composites Science and Technology, v. 72, pp. 1892-1900, 2012.
  • B. Drach and I. Tsukrov "Overall compressibility and uniaxial stiffness of unidirectional composites with cylindrically orthotropic layered matrix", Visnyk Dnipropetrovskogo Universitetu, v. 20(5), pp. 150-162, 2012.
  • I. Tsukrov, H. Bayraktar, M. Giovinazzo, J. Goering, T. Gross, M. Fruscello, M. Martinsson "Finite element modeling to predict cure-induced microcracking in three-dimensional woven composites", International Journal of Fracture, v. 172(2), pp. 209-216, 2012.
  • T. Gross, K. Nguyen, M. Buck, N. Timoshchuk, I. Tsukrov, B. Reznik, R. Piat, T. Böhlke "Tension–compression anisotropy of in-plane elastic modulus for pyrolytic carbon", Carbon, v. 49, pp. 2141–2161, 2011.
  • B. Drach, I. Tsukrov, T. Gross, S. Dietrich, K. Weidenmann, R. Piat, T. Böhlke "Numerical modeling of carbon/carbon composites with nanotextured matrix and 3D pores of irregular shapes", International Journal of Solids and Structures, v. 48, pp. 2447-2457, 2011.
  • I. Tsukrov and B. Drach "Elastic Deformation of Composite Cylinders with Cylindrically Orthotropic Layers", International Journal of Solids and Structures, v. 47, pp. 25-33, 2010.
  • T. Böhlke, S. Lin, R. Piat, M. Heizmann, I. Tsukrov "Estimate of the Thermoelastic Properties of Pyrolytic Carbon based on an Image Segmentation Technique", Proceedings in Applied Mechanics and Mathematics, pp. 281-282, 2010.
  • A. Li, O. Deutschmann, R. Piat, T. Böhlke, I. Tsukrov, T. Gross "Phase-field modeling of the effect of interfacial energy on pyrolytic carbon morphology in chemical vapor deposition", Proceedings in Applied Mechanics and Mathematics, pp. 715-716, 2010.
  • R. Piat, T. Böhlke, O. Deutschmann, S. Dietrich, B. Drach, J.-M. Gebert, T. Gross, A. Li, B. Reznik, G. Stasiuk, I. Tsukrov, A. Wanner "Numerical Studies of the Influence of the Porosity on Macroscopic Elastic Properties of Carbon/Carbon Composites", Proceedings in Applied Mechanics and Mathematics, pp. 719-720, 2010.
  • T. Böhlke, K. Joechen, R. Piat, T.-A. Langhoff, I. Tsukrov, B. Reznik "Elastic properties of pyrolytic carbon with axisymmetric textures", Technische Mechanik, v. 30, pp. 343-353, 2010.
  • I. Tsukrov, V.M. Grychanyuk, T.S. Gross "Finite element modeling of diffusional creep with explicit consideration of enhanced vacancy diffusivity in a finite region adjacent to the grain interface", Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, v. 15, pp. 533-539, 2008.
  • R. Piat, I. Tsukrov, T. Boehlke, N. Bronzel, T. Shrinivasa, B. Reznik, D. Gerthsen "Numerical studies of the influence of textural gradients on the local stress concentrations around fibers in carbon/carbon composites", Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, v. 24, pp. 2194-2205, 2008.

Recent Papers on Ocean Engineering and Biomechanics

  • I. Tsukrov, A. Drach, J. DeCew, M.R. Swift, B. Celikkol "Characterization of geometry and normal drag coefficients of copper nets", Ocean Engineering, v. 38, pp. 1979-1988, 2011.
  • J. DeCew, I. Tsukrov, A. Risso, M.R. Swift, B. Celikkol "Modeling of Dynamic Behavior of a Single-Point Moored Submersible Fish Cage under Currents", Aquacultural Engineering, v. 43, pp. 38-45, 2010.
  • Ø. Patursson, M.R. Swift, I. Tsukrov, K. Simonsen, K. Baldwin, D.W. Fredriksson, B. Celikkol "Development of a porous media model for flow around and through net panels", Ocean Engineering, v. 37, pp. 314-324, 2010.
  • I. Tsukrov, J. DeCew, K. Baldwin, R. Campbell-Malone, M.J. Moore "Mechanics of the Right Whale Mandible: Full Scale Testing and Finite Element Analysis", Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 374, pp. 93-103, 2009.
  • D.W. Fredriksson, I. Tsukrov, P. Hudson "Engineering Investigation of Design Procedures for Closed Containment Marine Aquaculture Systems", Aquacultural Engineering, v. 39, pp. 91-102, 2008.

Recent Papers on Metal Forming

  • R.Z. Hasan, B.L. Kinsey, I. Tsukrov "Effect of Element Types on Failure Prediction Using a Stress-Based Forming Limit Curve", ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, v. 133(6), pp. 1-8, 2011.
  • M.J. Derov, I. Tsukrov, B.L. Kinsey "Analytical Prediction of Shifting Behavior in Strain Based Forming Limit Curves for Sheet Metal Using a Stress Based Failure Criterion", Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, v. 37, pp. 293-300, 2009.
  • I. Tsukrov, V.M. Grychanyuk, T.S. Gross "Finite element modeling of diffusional creep with explicit consideration of enhanced vacancy diffusivity in a finite region adjacent to the grain interface", Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, v. 15, pp. 533-539, 2008.

May-Win Thein, Associate Professor

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Office: 
Kingsbury Hall W117
Email: 
mthein@cisunix.unh.edu
Phone: 
(603) 862-1158
Fax: 
(603) 862-1865

Credentials

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1999
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1992
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1991

Prof. Thein joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1999. Since then, she has served as a visiting scholar and/or lecturer at the Flight Dynamics Analysis Branch at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Sheffield (Sheffield, UK), the Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester (Leicester, UK), and the Institute of Industrial and Control Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain). Prof. Thein was also named a United Kingdom Royal Society Fellow for her international collaborative research in spacecraft control. She holds memberships in AIAA, ASME (DSCD), IEEE (CSS IAC, WiC, WIE), Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Tau Sigma, SAE, Sigma Xi, SWE, and Tau Beta Pi.

Professor Thein's field of specialization is in the area of System Dynamics and Control. Her studies have emphasized nonlinear state estimation and control, multirate state and parameter estimation, and fault detection and isolation.

Prof. Thein is currently teaching:

  • ME 670 - Systems Modeling, Simulation and Control
  • ME 747 - Experimental Measurements and Modeling of Complex Systems
  • ME 7/843 - Satellite Systems, Dynamics Modeling and Control
  • ME 7/895 - Spacecraft Science and Applications
  • ME/PHYS/EOS 7/8/95 - Spacecraft Instrumentation
  • ME/ECE 944 – Nonlinear Control Systems
  • ME/ECE 951 – Advanced Controls I

Research Areas

(Advanced Controls Lab)

  • Spacecraft Attitude and Orbit Determination and Control
  • Extra-Terrestrial Surface Navigation
  • Hazardous Asteroid Mitigation
  • Depth Control for Open Ocean Agriculture (Open Ocean Aquaculture Engineering)
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Remotely Operated Vehicles (Open Ocean Aquaculture Engineering)
  • Stability Analysis of General Nonlinear Systems
  • Variable Structure Systems – Estimation and Control
  • Fault Detection and Isolation/Mitigation

Publications

  • Edwards, C. and Fridman, L. and Thein, M. L., "Fault Reconstruction in a Leader/Follower Spacecraft System Using Higher Order Sliding Mode Observer," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics (under review).
  • Thein, M. L., "A Variable Structure Parallel Observer System for Robust State Estimation of Multirate Systems," accepted for publication to the Transactions of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control.
  • Pukdeboon, C. and Zinober, A. and Thein, M. L., "Quasi-Continuous Higher Order Sliding-Mode Controllers for Spacecraft-Attitude-Tracking Maneuvers," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 57, No. 4, April 2010.
  • Waterhouse, D. and Dunstan, M. and Kramer, M. and Kite, J. and Jenkins, B. and Thein, M. L., "TableSat Generation II: a Limited 5-DOF Table Top Prototype for NASA's Magnetospheric MultiScale (MMS) Mission," accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 2010 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, August 2010.
  • Waterhouse, D. and Dunstan, M. and Kramer, M. and Kite, J. and Jenkins, B. and Thein, M. L., "TableSatII for NASA's Magnetospheric MultiScale (MMS) Mission - A Problem in Orbit and Attitude Determination and Control, " AAS 10 - 255,Proceedings of the 20th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 2010.
  • Mushaweh, N. and Jenkins, B. and Castelli, D. and Thein, M. L., "A Comparative Analsysis of Body-Rate Estimation Techniques for the NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission Spacecraft," AIAA-2009-5949, Proceedings of the 2009 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL, August 2009.
  • Mushaweh, N. and Thein, M. L., "Comparative Observer-Based Nutation Control Techniques for NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission Spacecraft," AIAA-2008-7484, Proceedings of the 2008 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Congress and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, August 2008.
  • Thein, M. L., "Celestial Navigation (CelNav): Lunar Surface Navigation," AIAA-2008-6759, Proceedings of the 2008 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Congress and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, August 2008.
  • Borrelli, M. J. and Thein, M. L., "Feedback Control During Orbital Transfers of a NASA MMS Spin-Stabilized Spacecraft," AIAA-2008-7084, Proceedings of the 2008 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Congress and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, August 2008.
  • Farrar, M. S. and Thein, M. L., "Comparative Analysis of Control Techniques for Satellite Formation Flying Orbiting About the Earth-Sun L2 Point," AIAA-2008-7358, Proceedings of the 2008 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Congress and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, August 2008.
  • Pukdeboon, C.; Zinober, A. S. I.; Thein, M. L., "Quasi-continuous higher-order sliding mode controller designs for spacecraft attitude tracking manoeuvres", Proceedings of the International Workshop on Variable Structures Systems (VSS 08), June 8-10, pp. 215 - 220, June 2008.

M. Robinson Swift, Professor

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Office: 
Kingsbury Hall W115
Email: 
mrswift@cisunix.unh.edu
Phone: 
(603) 862-1837
Fax: 
(603) 862-1865

Credentials

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, (Summa Cum Laude), University of New Hampshire, 1974
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 1971

Prof. Swift is professionally active in conducting research in ocean engineering. Projects include work in oil spill response engineering, compliant ocean structures, estuarine tidal dynamics and non-point source pollution. He has often offered senior projects in these areas thereby including undergraduates in the research and development experience.

Prof. Swift's teaching activities have generally been in the mechanics and ocean engineering areas. At the present time he is teaching ME 526 - Mechanics II, and regularly offers ME 7/827 - Advanced Mechanics of Solids, and OE 7/854, Ocean Waves and Tides, ME 922 - Continuum Mechanics, ME 926, Theory of Elasticity,, OE 954 - Ocean Waves and Tides II, and OE 956 - Dynamics of Moored Systems are given on an alternative year basis. He is coordinator of Ocean Projects - Tech 797 - a senior design course alternative that offers financial support for projects in the marine area. He also serves as the Honors-in-Major coordinator for Mechanical Engineering.

Research Areas

Publications

  • DeCew, J., B. Celikkol, K. Baldwin, M. Chambers, J. Irish, M.R. Swift, and I. Tsukrov (2012) “The Design, Deployment, Utilization and Recovery of an Offshore Mooring for Fin Fish Aquaculture”, World Aquaculture, Vol. 43, 32-26.
  • Tsukrov, I., A. Drach, J. DeCew, M.R. Swift, B. Celikkol (2011) “Characterization of Geometry and Normal Drag Coefficients of Copper Nets”, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 38, 1979-1988.
  • Decew, J., I. Tsukrov, A. Risso, M.R. Swift, B. Celikkol (2010) “Modeling of Dynamic Behavior of a Single-Point Moored Submersible Fish Cage Under Currents”,  Aquaculture Engineering, Vol. 43, 38-45.
  • Patursson, O., Swift, M., Tsukrov, I., Simonsen, K., Baldwin, K., Frediksson, D., and Celikkol, B., “Development of a Porous Media Model with Application to Flow Through and Around a Net Panel,” Ocean Engineering, Vol. 37, 314-324 (2010).
  • Turmelle, C., Swift, M., Celikkol, B., Chambers, M.,  and DeCew, J., “Design of a 20-Ton Capacity Finfish Aquaculture Feed Buoy,” World Aquaculture, Vol. 40, No 2, 35-38 (2009).

John McHugh, Associate Professor

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Office: 
Parsons Hall N129
Email: 
jpm@cisunix.unh.edu
Phone: 
(603) 862-1899
Fax: 
(603) 862-1865

Credentials

Ph.D., Applied Mechanics, University of Michigan, 1986
M.S.E., Applied Mechanics, University of Michigan, 1981
B.S.E., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 1978

Prof. McHugh has interests in fluid mechanics and applied math. He has held full-time positions at the David Taylor Research Center and the Offshore Company prior to his Ph.D. He is a frequent visitor to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and he has held visiting positions at the Air Force Geophysics Lab, the Jet Propulsion Lab, and MIT.

Prof. McHugh is primary interested in analytical and computational solutions to physical problems. His current research topics include internal waves in the atmosphere of earth and other planets, origins of the deep ocean circulations, non-linear waves on the surface of a fluid, and mesoscale oceanic vortices.

Prof. McHugh teaches courses in fluid mechanics and math.

Research Areas

  • Fluid mechanics
  • Geophysical Flow
  • Stability and Waves
  • Atmospheric turbulence
  • Math

For more information about Prof. McHugh's research, please see his personal web page and the Center for Fluid Physics site.

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