Curriculum Vita
MARK S. EWING
Associate Professor and Director of the Flight Research Laboratory
Department of Aerospace Engineering
2120 Learned Hall, University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2221
785-864-2964 FAX: -3597 mewing@ku.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. Engineering Mechanics, 1972, USAF Academy, distinguished graduate (summa cum laude)
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1978, Ohio State University
Thesis: “Free Vibration of Fixed-Fixed Plates with an Edge Notch”, George Sutherland, advisor
Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, 1983, Ohio State University
Dissertation: “Free Vibration Analysis with Beam Models which Include Bending Warping,
Torsion Warping and Anticlastic Bending Effects”, Arthur Leissa, advisor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1972-76: Turbine Engine Design Analyst, Propulsion and Power Directorate, Aeronautical
Systems Division (ASD/ENJ), Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
1976-78: Propulsion Staff Officer, Engineering Directorate, Logistics Operations, Air Force
Logistics Command Headquarters (HQ AFLC/LOE), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1978-80: Instructor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering
Mechanics (HQ USAFA/DFCEM), USAF Academy, Colorado
1980-83: Doctoral Student, student of Professor Arthur W. Leissa, Department of Engineering
Mechanics, Ohio State University
1983-89: Tenure Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics, Department of Engineering
Mechanics (HQ USAFA/DFEM), USAF Academy, Colorado
1989-90: Chief, Analysis and Optimization Branch, Structures Division, Flight Dynamics
Laboratory, Wright Research and Development Center (WRDC/FIBR), Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio
1990-1992: Senior Research Engineer, Analysis and Optimization Branch, Structures Division,
Flight Dynamics Directorate, Wright Laboratory (WL/FIBRA), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1992-present: Associate Professor (and Chairman, 1999-2012), Department of Aerospace
Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
TEACHING AWARDS and HONORS
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Aerospace Engineering Outstanding Educator Award, 1994
Henry E. Gould School of Engineering Outstanding Educator Award, 1994
TEACHING AND RESEARCH FOCUS
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Structural dynamics and structural acoustics of high performance light-weight structures
Structural design subject to strength and stiffness constraints
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DEGREE COMMITTEES CHAIRED
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Ho-Jin Hwang, “The Response of Thin-Walled Structures to Internal Blasts Including Crack
Propagation”, MS, May 1995
Saied Mirsafian, “Forced Vibration of Two Beams Joined with a Nonlinear Rotational Joint”,
PhD, May 1996
Kevin C. Downs, “Aircraft Conceptual Design Optimization Using Genetic Search Based on
Return on Investment”, MS, May 1996
Alexander Kling, “Acoustic Response of a Cylinder to Point-Excitation”, MS, Dec 1997
Yahya Yilmaz, “Numerical Studies of Fibrous Composites from the View Point of FiberMatrix Interface and Fiber-Matrix Bonding”, PhD, December 1999
Ho-Jin Hwang, “Structural and Acoustic Responses of Beams and Plates Considering
Various Damping Techniques”, PhD, May 2000
Ashok-Ghandi Pavannasam, “Optimization of Constrained Layer Damping Treatments in
Sandwich Composites”, MS, May 2007
Sio, WanNok, “Statistical Energy Analysis of Sandwich Composite Cylinders with
Constrained Layer Damping Treatments”, MS, August 2007
Siegele, K., “Meridian UAV Avionics Design”, MS, December 2007
Lusk, J., “Wing and Fuselage Structural Optimization Considering Alternative Materials”,
MS, May 2008
Nunez, D, “J-Integral Computations for Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics in an hpk
Mathematical and Computational Framework”, MS, May 2008.
Liu, W, “Experimental and Analytical Estimation of Damping in Beams and Plates with
Damping Treatments, PhD, Dec 2008.
Vatti, K.K., “Damping Estimation of Light Weight Structures for Statistical Energy
Analysis”, MS, May, 2010
Dande, H.A.,“Panel Damping Loss Factor Estimation Using The Random Decrement
Technique”, MS, May 2011
Katipally, A.C.R., “Damping Estimation for Plates Joined at a Point Using Statistical Energy
Analysis”, MS, August 2011
Jayachandran, S.A.K., “Evaluation of Loss Factors and Coupling Loss Factors for Plates
Using Statistical Energy Analysis”, August, 2011
Dande, H.A.,“Evaluation of Loss Factor Estimation Techniques for Free Hanging
Mechanically Excited Flat Panels”, PhD, May 2013 (graduation requirements satisfied 6 Feb
2013)
SCHOLARLY SERVICE and AFFILIATION
Reviewer for Journal of Sound and Vibration, Applied Mechanics Review, ASCE Journal of
Mechanics and AIAA Journal
Senior Member, AIAA
Member, American Academy of Mechanics
Attached: Publications, Presentations, Detailed Professional Experience, Teaching Experience & Etc.
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MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
Archival Journals:
Shahady, P.A., Lyon, C.A., Chopin, M.A., Shauer, J.J. and Ewing, M.S., "Effects of Modulated Blade
Spacing on Static Rotor Acoustics and Performance," AIAA Progress in Aeronautics, Vol 38, 1975.
Leissa, A.W., and Ewing, M.S., "Comparisons of Beam and Shell Theories for the Vibrations of Thin
Turbomachinery Blades," Transactions, ASME, Journal of Engineering for Power, Vol 105, No 2, 1982.
Ewing, M.S., Leissa, A.W., and Hinger, R.J., "On the Validity of the Reduced Bending Stiffness Method
for Laminated Composite Plates," Composite Structures, vol 9, no 4, pp 301-317, 1988.
Ewing, M.S., "Another Second Order Beam Vibration Theory: Explicit Bending Warping Flexibility and
Restraint," Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol 137, no 1, pp 43-51, 1990.
Ewing, M. S., and Mirsafian, S., “Forced Vibration of Two Beams Joined with a Nonlinear Rotational
Spring: Clamped and Simply-Supported End Conditions”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol 193, no 3,
pp 483-496, 1996.
Ewing, M. S., “Response of a Tactical Missile to Convected Aerodynamic Excitation”, AIAA Journal of
Spacecraft and Rockets, vol 33, no 3, pp 360-365, 1996.
Liu, W. and Ewing, M.S., “Experimental and Analytical Estimation of Loss Factors by the Power Input
Method, AIAA Journal, vol 45, no 2, pp 477-484, 2007.
Cordill, B.D., Seguin, S.A., Ewing, M.S., “Shielding Effectiveness of Carbon-Fiber Composite Aircraft
using Large Cavity Theory”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 62, no. 4, pp
743-751, April 2013.
Villa, M, Hale, R.D. and Ewing, M.S., “Effects of Fiber Volume on Modal Response of Throughthickness Angle Interlock Textile Composites”, Open Journal of Composite Materials, Vol.4, No.1, 2014.
Emily Arnold, Jie-Bang Yan, Richard D. Hale, Fernando Rodriguez-Morales, Prasad Gogineni, Jilu Li,
and Mark Ewing, “Effects of Vibration on a Wing-Mounted Ice Sounding Antenna-Array”, LAP Lambert
virtual journal, Feb 2014.
National and International Conference Proceedings (Research):
Fisher, C.A., Ewing, M.S., and Leissa, A.W., "Vibrations of Antisymmetrically Laminated Composite
Plates Subjected to Normal Inplane Initial Stress," Proceedings, Fourth International Conference on
Composite Structures, Paisley College of Technology, Paisley, Scotland, 27-29 Jul 1987.
Ewing, M.S., and Venkayya, V.B., "Structural Identification Using Mathematical Optimization
Techniques", Proceedings, 32nd AIAA Structures, Dynamics and Materials Conference, Baltimore,
Maryland, 8-10 April, 1991, pp 840-845.
Ewing, M.S., and Kolonay, R., "Dynamics Structural Model Modification Using Mathematical
Optimization Techniques," Proceedings, Computer-Aided Optimum Design (OPTI '91), Boston,
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Massachusetts, 24-26 June, 1991, pp 285-295.
Ewing, M.S., "Structural Identification Using Mathematical Optimization Within a Production Finite
Element Analysis Code", Proceedings, ADPA/AIAA/ASME/SPIE Active Materials and Adaptive
Structures Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, 5-7 Nov 91, pp 372-373.
Ewing, M.S., Chrostowski, C., and Hasselman, T.K., "Comparison of Popular Finite Element Updating
Techniques", Proceedings, AIAA Structural Dynamics Specialists Conference, Dallas, Texas, 13-15
April, 1992.
Ewing, M.S., Kivity, J. and Lenselenk, H., "Internal Blast Response of a Ring-Reinforced, Thin-Walled,
Right Circular Cylinder: Analysis and Test", Proceedings, FAA Aircraft Hardening and Survivability
Symposium, Atlantic City, NJ, 11-13 Aug 1992.
Ewing, M. S., "Response of a Tactical Missile to Aerodynamic Excitation", Proceedings, 36th AIAA
Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 10-13 April 1995.
Ewing, M. S., and Hwang, H., "Damage Propagation in Thin-Walled Structures Due to Internal Blast",
Proceedings, 36th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 10-13 April 1995.
Ewing, M.S., Arnold, A., Asadi, M., and Saripalli, S., “Polymer Matrix, Woven Fabric Composite
Manufacturing Process Design with Melt-Out Mandrels”, Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on
Composites Engineering, New Orleans, 21-23 August, 1995.
Ewing, M. S., “Design of an Aircraft Wingbox with a Genetic Search Algorithm”, Proceedings, 37th
AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Seattle, WA, April, 1996 [AIAA-961536].
Sim, P., Lim, T.W., and Ewing, M.S., and Swearingen, J.D., “Structural-Acoustic Interaction Modeling
with Passive Damping Materials for Interior Noise Abatement”, Proceedings, 4th AIAA/CEAS
Aeroacoustics Conference, Toulouse, France, 2-4 June 1998.
Farokhi, S., Mirsafian, S., Sherwood, T., and Ewing, M. S., “Prediction of Asymmetric Buffet Load on
Horizontal Stabilizers in Massively Separted Flows”, Proceedings of the 21st ICAS Congress, Melbourne,
Australia, 3-18 September, 1998.
Ewing, M.S., Yilmaz, Y.I. and Hale, R., “Using a Simple Concentric Cylinder Model to Interpret Failure
Stresses in a Single Fiber Fragmentation Test”, Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Composites
Engineering, July 2-8, 2000, pp 217-218.
Landes, J., Hale, R.D., and Ewing, M.S., “Dynamic Structural Response of a Fiber Reinforced
Plastic Telescope Mirror” Proceedings, 24th International Modal Analysis Conference, St. Louis,
Missouri, 30 Jan-12 Feb 2006.
Liu, W. and Ewing, M.S., “Experimental and Analytical Estimation of Loss Factors by the Power Input
Method, Proceedings, 47th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 1-4 May
2006, Newport, RI.
Liu, W. and Ewing, M.S., “Particle Damping of Composite Honeycomb Beams by the Power Input
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Method”, Proceedings, 48th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Honolulu,
HI, April 2007.
Donovan, W.R., Hale, R.D., Ewing, M.S., and Siegele, K., “The Design and Development of the Onboard
Systems for the Meridian Unmanned Aircraft”, Proceedings, Infotech at Aerospace, 2007 (also AIAA2007-2745).
Liu, W. and Ewing, M.S., “Estimating Particle Damping of Honeycomb Sandwich Plates Using a Fluid
Analogy”, Proceedings, 49th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April
2008, Shaumberg, IL.
Liu, W. and Ewing, M.S., “Predicting Damping Loss Factors for Beams and Plates with Constrained
Layer Damping”, Proceedings, 49th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference,
April 2008, Shaumberg, IL.
Hale, R.D., Ewing, M.S., Taghavi, R., Colgren, R., Downing, D.R., “Vertical Integration of Virtual and
Actual UAV Prototyping in the Aerospace Engineering Curriculum”, Proceedings, AUVSI Unmanned
Systems North America, 10-12 June 2008, San Diego, CA.
Ewing, M. S., Dande, H., and Vatti, K., “Validation of Panel Damping Loss Factor Estimation
Algorithms Using a Computational Model”, Proceedings, 50th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and
Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, May 2009.
Ewing, M. S., “Damping of Engineered Structures”, Proceedings, 7th International Symposium on
Vibrations Of Continuous Systems, Zakopane, Poland, July 2009, pp 15-17.
Dande, H. and Ewing, M. S.,“Panel Damping Loss Factor Estimation Using the Random Decrement
Technique”, Proceedings, 51st AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Orlando,
FL, April 2010.
Ewing, M. S. and Vatti, K., “Coupling Loss Factor Estimation for Plates Joined along a Line: Analysis
and Experiment”, Proceedings, NoiseCon 2010, Baltimore, MD, April 2010.
Ewing, M. S. and Vatti, K., “Coupling Loss Factor Estimation for Plates Joined at a Point: Analysis and
Experiment”, Proceedings, NoiseCon 2010, Baltimore, MD, April 2010.
Ewing, M.S., and Dande, H., “Damping Loss Factor Estimation for Coupled Plates Using Experimental
Transient Statistical Energy Analysis”, Proceedings, 52nd AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and
Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, 4-7 April 2011.
Hale, R.D., Arnold, E., Ewing, M.S. and Liu, W., “Method for Design and Analysis of Externally
Mounted Antenna Fairings in Support of Cryospheric Surveying”, Proceedings, 52nd AIAA Structures,
Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Denver, Colorado, 4-7 April 2011.
Cordill, B.D., Seguin, S.A., Ewing, M.S., “Shielding Effectiveness of Composite and Aluminum Aircraft,
Model, and Measurement Comparison”, Proceedings, 2011 IEEE International Instrumentation and
Measurement Technology Conference, Binjang, Hangzhou, China, 10-12 May 2011.
Ewing, M.S., and Dande, H., “On When Oscillatory Response of a Structural Element is Not Modal
Response”, Proceedings, 8th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Whistler,
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British Columbia, July 2011, pp 13-15.
Cordill, B.D., Seguin, S.A., Ewing, M.S., “On Reverberation Theory and Carbon-Fiber Composite
Aircraft”, Proceedings, 2012 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Conference, Graz,
Austria, 13-16 May 2012.
Aziz, M.A., Cordill, B.D., Seguin, S.A., Ewing, M.S., Mamaril, B., Phillips, J. and Pendse, V., “Shielding
Effectiveness of Composite Aircraft: A Reverberation Chamber and Virtual Measurement Study”,
Proceedings, 2012 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Conference, Graz, Austria, 1316 May 2012.
Ewing, M.S. and Dande, H.A., “Characterizing Plate Damping Loss Factor Estimation Errors”,
Proceedings, 53rd AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii,
23-26 April 2012.
Dande, H.A. and Ewing, M.S., “On the Effect of Mechanical Excitation Position on Panel Loss Factor
Estimation with the Power Input Method”, Proceedings, Internoise 2012/ASME NCAD, 19-22 August
2012, New York City, NY (paper IN12-1188).
Ewing, M.S. and Dande, H.A., “On the Accurate Estimation of Damping in Structural Elements”,
Proceedings, 9th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Courmayer, Italy, July
2013, pp 25-27.
Shi, L, Allen, C., Ewing, M.S., Keshmiri, S., Zakharov, M., Florencio, F., Niakan, N. and Knight, R.,
“Multichannel Sense-and-Avoid Radar for Small UAVs”, Proceedings, 32nd Digital Avionics Systems
Conference, October 6-10, 2013. Syracuse, NY.
National Conference Proceedings (Education):
Ewing, M.S., Armstrong, T., and Fisher, C.A., "Design of Lightweight Aircraft Structures with a
Microcomputer Toolkit," Proceedings, ASEE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1986.
Fisher, C.A., and Ewing, M.S., "A Zero-Based Mechanics Curriculum," Proceedings, ASEE Annual
Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1986.
Ewing, M.S., and Antoon, F.A., "Using the Apple IIe Microcomputer and the Adalab Interface Card for
Transducer Measurement and Process Control," Proceedings, ASEE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, June
1986.
Ewing, M.S., "PC-Based Vibration Laboratories at the U.S. Air Force Academy," Proceedings, ASEE
Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, June 1988.
MINOR PUBLICATIONS and REPORTS
Abstracts and Minor Conference Proceedings:
Ewing, M.S., "Free Vibration of Thin, Shallow, Cylindrical Shells with a Beam Model Including Bending
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Warping and Torsion Warping," Developments in Mechanics, Proceedings of the 19th Midwestern
Mechanics Conference, Columbus, Ohio, 9-11 September 1983, vol 13, pp 108-109 . [abstract only]
Nicholls, D.J., Ewing, M.S., and Becker, M.L., "Strength, Toughness and Structural Damping
Characterization of Tough, Rubber-modified Epoxy Interlayers in High Stiffness Composites,"
Proceedings, Industry-University Advanced Materials Conference, Golden, Colorado, 15-17 Feb 1987.
Ewing, M.S., and Leissa, A.W., "Accuracy of the Reduced Bending Stiffness Representation of
Laminated Composite Plates," Proceedings, Sixth International Conference on Composite Materials,
Imperial College, London, England, 20-25 July 1987. [abstract and poster]
Ewing, M.S., "Symbolic Algebra Computer Programs in Mechanics", Developments in Mechanics,
Proceedings of the 21st Midwestern Mechanics Conference, Houghton, Michigan, August 1989.
[abstract]
Ewing, M.S., "Practical Limitations on Updating Finite Element Models Using Mathematical
Optimization Techniques", Developments in Mechanics, Proceedings of the 22nd Midwestern Mechanics
Conference, Rolla, Missouri, 6-9 October, 1991, pp 570-571.
Government Technical Reports
Ewing, M. S., "Structural Damage Propagation Due to Internal Blast", US Air Force Wright Laboratory
technical report, WL-TR-94-3116, Feb 1994.
Ewing, M.S., “Interpolation of a Stress Intensity Factor Database for Two Elliptical Corner Cracks Near a
Rivet Hole in Sheet Subjected to Bearing, Bending or Tension”, USAFA-TR-2008-05, 31 Dec 2007.
Other Reports:
Ewing, M.S., and Copp, P., "Independent Structural Analysis of the Azimuth Bearing Replacement
Proposal for the new Boston, N.H. Tracking Station," prepared for the Air Force Satellite Control
Facility, Sunnyvale AFS, Feb 1979.
Ewing, M.S., "Aeropropulsion Supersonic Test Facility (ASTF) Expansion Joint Failure,", prepared for
ASTF Program Office, Arnold AFS, September 1983.
Ewing, M.S., "Evaluation of the RAD Flexural Rigidity Sensor (FRS) - Report on Progress Through 15
Aug 1986," prepared for the DARPA X-29 Program Office.
Ewing, M.S., "Evaluation of the RAD Flexural Rigidity Sensor (FRS) - Report on Phase 2 Progress
Through 4 Feb 1987," prepared for the DARPA X-29 Program Office.
Ewing, M.S., "Joint STARS Antenna Structural Health Assessment, prepared for the Joint STARS
Program Office, US Air Force Electronic Systems Division, Hanscom AFB, 17 July 1987.
Ewing, M.S., "Joint STARS Antenna Structure Environmental and Reliability Testing Assessment,
prepared for the Joint STARS Program Office, US Air Force Electronic Systems Division, Hanscom
AFB, 17 July 1987.
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Ewing, M.S., "Qualitative Analysis of Selected Acceleration and Strain Gage Data from X29-A2 Flight
#42", prepared for the X-29 Advanced Development Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, 7 August
1990.
Ewing, M.S., "System-Optimized, Ultra Low-Cost, High Strength Fuel Tankage for Long Range
Missiles", Final Report, U.S. Army Missile Command contract # DAAHO1-93-C-R-018, 9 June 1993.
Ewing, M.S., "Nonlinear Bending Vibration of a Sounding Rocket: An Opportunity for Nonlinear
Structural Identification", Final Report, Faculty Summer Research Program, Air Force Office of
Scientific Research, pp 20-1 to 20-20, 1993.
Ewing, M. S., and Haste, F., "Analysis and Characterization of Measured Aerodynamic Loading on a
Tactical Missile", Air Force Wright Laboratory technical report, WL-TR-94-3156, Feb 1995.
Ewing, M.S., and Wohletz, J.M., "Experimental Vibration Characterization of a Scale Model Missile
Structure", Final Report, Aerotech Engineering & Research contract, 30 Dec 1994.
Ewing, M.S., Lim, T.W., and Swearingen, J.D., “An Integrated Design Approach to Aircraft Interior
Noise Reduction”, yearly report to the Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, 31 Dec 1996.
Lim, T.W., Ewing, M.S., and Swearingen, J.D., “An Integrated Design Approach to Aircraft Interior
Noise Reduction”, yearly report to the Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, 31 Dec 1997.
Lim, T.W., Ewing, M.S., and Swearingen, J.D., “An Integrated Design Approach to Aircraft Interior
Noise Reduction”, yearly report to the Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, 31 Dec 1998.
Ewing, M.S., Kling, A., Lim, T.W.,and Swearingen, J.D.,“Predicting Sound Levels Inside a Cylinder with
a Sound-Absorbing Liner due to Point Excitation”, KU-FRL-14401-3, 15 January 1999.
Farokhi, S., Mirsafian, S., Sherwood, T., and Ewing, M.S., "Prediction of Asymmetric Buffet Loads on
Horizontal Stabilizers in Massively Separated Flows, Phase II", DOT/FAA/AR-99/27, May 1999.
Ewing, M.S., Swearingen, J.D. and Kirk, M., "Beech 1900D Flight Test, 12 January 1999: Initial Data
Analysis", KU-FRL-14401-5, 30 December 1999.
Ewing, M.S., Liu, W., Pavannasam, A., Sio, W., “Aircraft Interior Noise Reduction Studies for
Composite Sandwich Structures” (yearly progress report) and KU-FRL-KAN32460-1, Jan 2005.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
"Computer-Aided Design of Aerospace Structures", Aerospace Structural Design Evening Lecture Series,
Department of Engineering Mechanics, USAF Academy, March and November, 1990.
"Dynamic Structural Model Modification Using Mathematical Optimization", Seminar Series in
Engineering Mechanics, Ohio State University, 27 February 91.
"Prediction of Vibration Levels of a Missile Subjected to Uncorrelated Random Pressure Excitation",
NASA/COSMIC 19th NASTRAN User's Colloquium, Williamsburg, Virginia, 22-26 April, 1991.
"Prediction of Vibration Levels of a Missile Subjected to Correlated Random Pressure Excitation",
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NASA/COSMIC 20th NASTRAN User's Colloquium, Colorado Springs, CO, 29 April-1 May 1992.
"Chaos: From Butterflies to Jurassic Park", Aerospace Directorate Seminar Series, US Air Force Phillips
Laboratory, July, 1993 (also, Aerospace Colloquium, University of Kansas Aerospace Engineering
Department, October, 1993).
"Damage Progression Due to Internal Blast", MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation World Users"
Conference, Walt Disney World, Florida, May 1994.
“Prediction and Measurement of Damping Loss Factors in sandwich Composite Structure”, Ewing, M. S.,
Liu, W., Pavanasam, A., and Sio, W., Aircraft Interior Noise Workshop, Spirit AeroSystems, 6 April
2006.
“Aircraft Structural Design”, Cytech International, Anaheim, CA, 13-14 July, 2006.
“Interpolation of a Stress Intensity Factor Database for Two Elliptical Corner Cracks Near a Rivet Hole in
Sheet Subjected to Bearing, Bending or Tension”, USAF Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension,
USAF Academy, 15 April 2007
“Applied Research Activities in the Design Education Curriculum at the University of Kansas”, presented
at the Open Forum in Design Education: The Role of Design Experience in Advancing Engineering
Education (session 196), 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 6 Jan 2011.
PRESENTATIONS
"Vibration of a Cracked Rectangular Plate", 50th Shock and Vibration Symposium, Colorado Springs,
Colorado, 16-18 October 1979.
"Free Vibration of Thin, Shallow, Cylindrical Shells with a Beam Model Including Bending Warping and
Torsion Warping," 19th Midwestern Mechanics Conference, Columbus, Ohio, 9-11 September 1983.
"Design of Lightweight Aircraft Structures with a Microcomputer Toolkit," ASEE Annual Meeting,
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1986.
"Using the Apple IIe Microcomputer and the Adalab Interface Card for Transducer Measurement and
Process Control," ASEE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1986.
"Strength, Toughness and Structural Damping Characterization of Tough, Rubber-modified Epoxy
Interlayers in High Stiffness Composites," Industry-University Advanced Materials Conference, Golden,
Colorado, 15-17 Feb 1987.
"Validation of Engineering Theory: An Appropriate Use of Computers", ASEE Rocky Mountain Section
Meeting, Fort Collins, Colorado, 8-9 April, 1988.
"Dynamic Structural Model Modification Using Optimization Techniques", AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati
Section Mini-Symposium, Dayton, Ohio, 14 March 1991.
"Structural Identification Using Mathematical Optimization Techniques", AIAA Structures, Dynamics
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and Materials Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, 8-10 April, 1991.
"Dynamics Structural Model Modification Using Mathematical Optimization Techniques," ComputerAided Optimum Design Conference (OPTI '91), Boston, Massachusetts, 24-26 June, 1991.
"Practical Limitations on Updating Finite Element Models Using Mathematical Optimization
Techniques", 22nd Midwestern Mechanics Conference, Rolla, Missouri, 6-9 October, 1991.
"Structural Identification Using Mathematical Optimization Within a Production Finite Element Analysis
Code", ADPA/AIAA/ASME/SPIE Active Materials and Adaptive Structures Conference, Alexandria,
Virginia, 5-7 Nov 91.
"Identification of Large Space Structures Using Mathematical Programming Optimization Techniques",
Eighth VPI&SU Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Large Structures, Blacksburg, Virginia, 6-8
May 1991.
"Comparison of Popular Finite Element Updating Techniques", AIAA Structural Dynamics Specialists
Conference, Dallas, Texas, 13-15 April, 1992.
"Failure Progression in Aircraft Structures after Internal Blast", AIAA Wichita Section Symposium,
November, 1993.
"Response of a Tactical Missile to Aerodynamic Excitation", 36th AIAA Structures, Dynamics and
Materials Conference, New Orleans, Louisianna, 10-13 April 1995.
"Damage Propagation in Thin-Walled Structures Due to Internal Blast",36th AIAA Structures, Dynamics
and Materials Conference, New Orleans, Louisianna, 10-13 April 1995.
"Design of an Aircraft Wingbox with a Genetic Search Algorithm", 37th AIAA Structures, Dynamics and
Materials Conference, Seattle, Washington, April, 1996.
"Prediction of Aircraft Interior Noise Reduction Schemes: A Computational Demonstration", SAE
General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting, Wichita, Kansas, 1 May 1997.
“Using a Simple Concentric Cylinder Model to Interpret Failure Stresses in a Single Fiber Fragmentation
Test”, 7th International Conference on Composites Engineering, Denver, Colorado, July 2-8, 2000.
“Dynamic Structural Response of a Fiber Reinforced Plastic Telescope Mirror” 24 th International
Modal Analysis Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, 30 Jan-12 Feb 2006.
“Experimental and Analytical Estimation of Loss Factors by the Power Input Method, 47th AIAA
Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 1-4 May 2006, Newport, RI.
“Predicting Damping Loss Factors for Beams and Plates with Constrained Layer Damping”, 49th AIAA
Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April 2008, Shaumberg, IL.
“Validation of Panel Damping Loss Factor Estimation Algorithms Using a Computational Model”, 50th
AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, May 2009,
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Palm Springs, CA.
“Damping of Engineered Structures”, 7thInternational Symposium on Vibrations Of Continuous Systems,
Zakopane, Poland, July 2009.
“On When Oscillatory Response of a Structural Element is Not Modal Response”, 8th International
Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Whistler, British Columbia, July 2011.
“Characterizing Plate Damping Loss Factor Estimation Errors, 53rd AIAA Structures, Structural
Dynamics and Materials Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 23-26 April 2012.
“On the Accurate Estimation of Damping in Structural Elements”, Proceedings, 9th International
Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems, Courmayer, Italy, July 2013.
"Design, Development and Operation of UAVs for Remote Sensing", Kansas UAV Symposium,
Manhattan, Kansas, Oct 2013.
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DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1992-present:
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering (Chair, 1 January 1999- 17 August
2012), Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Research Grants:
- Multichannel Sense-and-Avoid Radar for Small UAVs, NASA, $200,000 (1 Nov 2012-31 Oct 2013),
Co-PI
-Cure Management for Composite Bonded Repair, NASA EPSCoR (pass-through from WSU), $75,000
(1 Jul 2011-30 Jun 2014, Co-PI
-Materials and Sustainable Environment Center (M2SEC), $13,450,000 (American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act building grant, August 2010-July 2012), Co-PI (Acoustics Test Facility)
-Center for Research on Ice Sheets, NSF, $19,000,000 (1 Jun 2010-31 May 2015), Co-PI (UAV Avionics
Team lead)
-Electromagnetic Environmental Concerns for Carbon-Fiber Composite Structures, Aerospace Design and
Manufacturing Research Center, $100,000 (1 Jan 2010-31 Dec 2011), PI
-Great Plains Acoustic Test Facility, Kansas University Transportation Research Institute (pass-through
from US DoT), $50,000 (15 Aug 2007-20 Mar 2009), PI
-Damping Loss Factor Estimation, Spirit AeroSystems, $55,000 (30 Sep 2007-2 April 2009), PI
-Center for Research on Ice Sheets, NSF, $19,000,000 (1 Jun 2005-31 May 2010), Co-PI (UAV Avionics
Team Lead)
-UAV Requirements Definition for Remote Sensing in the Polar Regions, NASA, $50,000 (1 Jul-30 Sep
2004), Co-I
-Aircraft Interior Noise Reduction Studies for Composite Sandwich Panels, Aircraft Design and
Manufacturing Research Center (ADMRC), $160,000 (1 Jan-31 Dec 2005), PI
-KU Access to Space Initiative, (KU Research Development Fund) $124,904 (Oct 2000-May 2003), PI
(with Sorensen, Prescott, Gogineni, Rich, Jakubauskas and Rake)
-A Scanning Laser Vibrometer for Structural Dynamics Research, (NSF, Raytheon and Boeing)
$162,800, Sep 99, PI (with McCabe)
-An integrated design approach to aircraft interior noise reduction, sponsored by the Aircraft Design and
Manufacturing Research Center (ADMRC), $33,400 (Oct -Dec 95), $131,900 (1 Jan-31 Dec 96)
$101,750 (1 Jan-31 Dec 97), $101,750 (1 Jan-31 Dec 98), and $101,750 (1 Jan-31 Dec 99), co-PI.
-Strength of Carbon Fibers in Composite Materials, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (via
Kansas State University), $25,000 (1 Jan-31 Dec 97) , $25,000 (1 Jan - 31 Dec 98), $30,000 (1 Jan - 31
Dec 99), $30,000 (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2000) and $30,000 (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2001), PI.
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-Enhanced aircraft design capabilities for the Automated STRuctural Optimization System (ASTROS),
sponsored by the U.S. Air Force and ACTA, Inc., $25,000 grant (1995), PI.
-Analysis of aircraft structures subjected to internal blast, sponsored by the FAA, the U.S. Air Force and
CSA Engineering, $30,000 and $31,000 grants (1994 and 1995), PI.
-Design and manufacturing of a low-cost fuel tank for a cruise missile, sponsored by the US Army and
Aerotech Engineering and Research, Lawrence, Kansas, $15K grant (1993), PI.
-Launch survivability of sounding rockets with nonlinear inter-stage joints, sponsored by USAF Phillips
Laboratory, $8K summer faculty sponsorship (1993).
Other Significant Accomplishments:
-Facility Development:
- Structural dynamics laboratory to support education and structural acoustics research, including a
modal test system and a scanning laser vibrometer
- Vehicle Manufacturing Facility: 2500 sq ft, with metal-forming and wood-construction capability
- Aerospace Instrumentation Laboratory: 9-workstations with National Instruments LabView
hardware for undergraduate education
- Milt Sills Flight Briefing Room, Garrison Flight Research Center, Lawrence Airport
- Avionics Laboratory, Garrison Flight Research Center, Lawrence Airport
-Developed a new course in finite element-based structural optimization, including non-linear
programming and genetic search algorithms
-Developed a new course in structural vibrations with modal testing laboratories
-Developed a 4-year Professional Development Program for Aerospace Engineering students to include:
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Time management
Writing (reports, resumes, letters)
Management and leadership
Personal and corporate finances
Ethical behavior
-Co-Director of Leadership Challenge, a cooperative venture between the Schools of Business and
Engineering and the Schools’ Career Services Advisory Board
Consultation:
-Consultant to Aerotech Engineering and Research, Inc., Lawrence, KS, on:
--composite manufacturing processes for the U.S. Army Missile Command
--composite structure failure detection for the U.S. Air Force
--piezoceramic motor development for the U.S. Department of Energy
-Consultant to Dynamic Analysis, Inc., Lawrence, KS, on:
--launch-load structural analysis for International Space Station light fixtures
--building roof buckling-induced noise
-Consultant to Cytec International, Anaheim, CA on graphite composite airframe weight estimation
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1990-1992:
Senior Research Engineer, Design and Analysis Methods Group, Analysis and
Optimization Branch, Structures Division, Flight Dynamics Directorate, Wright Laboratory
(WL/FIBRA), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
- Conducted research in:
--finite element model updating using mathematical optimization techniques
--correlated, random pressure-induced vibration response prediction
--survivability of commercial aircraft subject to on-board bomb detonation
- Supervised Air Force-Contractor team analyzing vibration response of a tactical missile to correlated
pressure excitation (3-year, $240K effort).
1989-90:
Chief, Analysis and Optimization Branch, Structures Division, Flight Dynamics
Laboratory, Wright Research and Development Center (WRDC/FIBR), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
- Supervised 20 engineers conducting research in computational structural mechanics, structural
optimization and aeroservoelasticity
- Coordinated Branch research with NASA and other DoD agencies, including NASA, AFOSR, and the
Department of the Navy
1983-89:
Tenure Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics, Department of Engineering
Mechanics (HQ USAFA/DFEM), USAF Academy, Colorado
Primary Duties:
- Instructor and Course Director for numerous engineering courses (Aerospace Structural Analysis,
Aerospace Structural Design, Experimental Mechanics, Vibrations, Finite Element Method, and
Mechanics of Deformable Bodies)
- Director of Budget: developed numerous equipment buy-plans for the Applied Mechanics Lab and the
Engineering Division's Computer-Aided Design Lab
- Deputy for Structures: supervised instructors, developed curriculum and budget requirements for lab and
computer resources to support structural analysis and structural dynamics education
Consultation:
- Consultant for Aeropropulsion Supersonic Test Facility (ASTF) program office, Arnold AFS,
Tennessee: determined the cause of “screech” in a 28-foot diameter expansion joint in the ASTF wind
tunnel and proposed a solution which was subsequently implemented (report)
-Consultant for DARPA's X-29 Program Office: conducted laboratory evaluation of a novel structural
vibration sensor being considered for flight test (report)
- Consultant for Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar (Joint STARS) Program Office, Hanscom AFB,
MA: reviewed radar antenna structural design and test plans to assess the structural "health" of the
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antenna; proposed numerous weight reduction schemes (two reports); proposed numerous structural
dynamics tests to better identify vibration problems
- Consultant to USAF Accident Investigation Board (Fatal ASK-4 glider crash): led a 10-man military
team through mountainous terrain to survey crashed aircraft; determined aircraft attitude and structural
integrity at impact
Research:
- Design of damped, high toughness composites, sponsored by AFOSR (paper)
- Analysis of bending, vibration and buckling of composite panels (three papers)
Other Significant Accomplishments:
- Developed Computer-Aided Design Lab for cadet instruction:
mini-computer-based finite element analysis with solid modeling capability
included PC-based and
- Developed Vibration Test Facility to support cadet education, including testing Get Away Special
(GAS) Space Shuttle experiments: capable of all Military Standard 810D vibration and shock testing
- Developed Composites Manufacturing Facility for cadet instruction and faculty research: included a
research-grade autoclave capable of curing thermoset and thermoplastic composites
- Developed Modal Test Facility to support cadet education and faculty research
1980-83:
Doctoral Student of Professor Arthur W. Leissa, Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Ohio State University
1978-80:
Instructor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering
Mechanics (HQ USAFA/DFCEM), USAF Academy, Colorado
- Instructor and Course Director, Engineering Fundamentals
- Consulting for Air Force Satellite Control Facility, Sunnyvale AFS:
-- Investigated steel design safety concerns for the proposed 8-foot diameter azimuth bearing replacement
procedure for the New Boston, New Hampshire Station tracking antenna (report)
-- Proposed hydraulic system modification for Indian Ocean Station tracking antenna to alleviate slew
control problems
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1976-78:
Propulsion Staff Officer, Engineering Directorate, Logistics Operations, Air Force
Logistics Command Headquarters (HQ AFLC/LOE), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
- Headquarters Staff Officer for the Engine Component Improvement Program (CIP), Spectrometric Oil
Analysis Program (SOAP), Air Logistics Center (ALC) engineering laboratories and ALC Engineering
Services for propulsion systems
- Project Officer for NATO JP-4 to JP-8 Fuel Conversion Program: projected engineering and test budget
requirements; on-site director for operational cold weather test program, Minot AFB, South Dakota
1972-76:
Turbine Engine Design Analyst, Propulsion and Power Directorate, Aeronautical Systems
Division (ASD/ENJ), Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
- Finite Element Stress Analysis and service life prediction for turbine engine components for F-15, F-16,
A-10 and A-7 program offices
- Chief, F-17 Engine (YJ101) Structural Life and Durability Assessment Team, F-16 versus F-17 source
selection
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
United States Air Force Academy, 1976-1978 and 1983-1989. Course descriptions use the following
abbreviations: EM = Engineering Mechanics, Engr = Engineering, and CE = Civil Engineering.
CE 110 and Engr 110, Engineering Fundamentals (statics, dynamics and "strength of materials") - 10
offerings
EM 120, Engineering Fundamentals (statics and "strength of materials") - 4 offerings
EM 320, Dynamics (vector mechanics of particles and rigid bodies) - 2 offerings
EM 331, Aerospace Structural Analysis (classical "strength of materials" with applications to
semimonocoque construction) - 4 offerings
EM 332, Aerospace Structural Design (design of bolted, riveted and welded connections, tube structures
and buckling-limited aerospace structures, with lab, 4 design projects) - 2 offerings
EM 335, Mechanics of Deformable Bodies (advanced "strength of materials" and introduction to
elasticity) - 1 offering
EM 420, Vibration (response of lumped parameter systems, with lab, and introduction to continuous
systems) - 3 offerings
Engr 430, Engineering Design (semester-long group design project) - 1 offering
EM 431, Introduction to the Finite Element Method (both direct stiffness and "energy" formulations of
bar and beam elements) - 6 offerings
EM 432, Finite Element Method (constant strain and isoparametric elements, substructuring and dynamic
analysis, design project) - 5 offerings
EM 460, Experimental Mechanics (instrumentation, photoelasticity, strain gages and holography) - 2
offerings
EM 499, Independent Study - 6 students, 5 projects: Design and Testing of Unsymmetric Laminated
Composites, Literature Survey of Passive Damping Applications for Structures, Vibration and Sound
Laboratory Development, Modal Testing Software Development, Modal Testing of a Large Space
Structure Test Article
Wright State University, 1990-1992. Here, ME = Mechanical Engineering
ME 408/608, Design Optimization (classical optimization theory, design project) - 3 offerings
ME 409/609, Aircraft Structural Design (a new course developed for Wright State's proposed Aerospace
Engineering degree program) - 1 offering
ME 213, Dynamics for Engineers (vector mechanics of particles and rigid bodies) - 2 offerings
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University of Kansas, 1992-present. Here, AE = Aerospace Engineering
AE 430, Aerospace Instrumentation – selection and use of instrumentation for flight vehicles and
aerospace laboratories – 1 offering
AE 507, Aerospace Structures - (introduction to aerospace materials; classical "strength of materials"
analysis with emphasis on semimonocoque construction; introduction to buckling; design of connections,
beams with combined loading and wingboxes limited by buckling constraints) – 21 offerings
AE 510, Materials and Processes – (selection of materials for aerospace vehicles, manufacturing
processes for aerospace vehicles, design of manufacturing processes) – 3 offerings
AE 523, Spacecraft Design (mission design, aerospace environment, orbit design, launch systems,
reentry, attitude control, propulsion, onboard power, communications, payload design, structures, entry in
national AIAA/Loral spacecraft design contest) - 6 offerings
AE 590 Senior Seminar – preparation for entry into the Aerospace Engineering profession - 13 offerings
AE 625/725, Numerical Optimization - (classical optimization theory: emphasis on numerical
programming with an introduction to genetic, simulated annealing and neural network algorithms; finite
element-based structural optimization) -6 offerings
AE 680/705, Structural Vibrations (review of free and forced excitation, dynamic measurements,
environmental testing lab, theory of modal testing, design of modal tests, modal test lab) – 11 offerings
CPE 121, Introduction to Computer Programming - 1 offering
Math 250, Differential Equations – 1 offering
University of Kansas Continuing Education, 1995-present.
Aircraft Structures Analysis & Design
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multiple public courses in Seattle, Orlando and San Diego
public courses in Bethesda (MD), Ft Worth, Las Vegas and Singapore
on-site courses for Boeing Aircraft (Seattle), Bombardier (Toronto, Canada), Boeing Aircraft
(Winnipeg, Canada), Wichita Aerospace Consortium (Wichita), Hawker-Beechcraft (Wichita), Bell
Helicopter (Ft Worth), Northrop-Grumman Aircraft (San Bernardo, CA), Sierra Nevada (Denver) and
Taeco (Xiamen, China)
Aerospace Structural Composites
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on-site courses in Wichita and Hong Kong
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ETC.
Hobbies:
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restoring my 1974 Saab Sonett III sports car
playing classical violin (former member, Wright State Community Orchestra)
fiddling
Sporting Activities:
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running in the woods
speed-skating on wheels
cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing, downhill skiing and snow-boarding with my children
playing ice hockey
Community Activities:
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President, Watts Middle School PTO, Centerville, OH, 1991-1992
coach for numerous youth soccer and hockey teams 1991-2000
Faculty Advisor, KU Hockey Club 1992-2008
Coach for Lawrence Free State High School Ice Hockey Team 1998-2002
Awards:
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Kansas City Metro Area High School Hockey League Coach of the Year 2001-2002
Inducted into O’Fallon Township High School Walk of Fame, O’Fallon, Illinois, February 2012
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