Ashley Stroyeck Jones

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Education

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (In progress)

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2013

University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

Major: Mechanical Systems

3.52 GPA (Worked 35+ hours weekly)

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2011

University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

Major: Mechanical Systems

3.86 GPA (Worked 35+ hours weekly)

Received AA with honors: 4.0 GPA

Relevant Capabilities

Microsoft Office, Windows 7, C++, MATLAB, MathCAD, AutoCAD, Pro-ENGINEER,

ROBOTC, LabVIEW, Ideas, TestWorks 4, WiRE 3.1, and COSMOS

Experience

Graduate Research Assistant May 2011 - Present

Jan 2010 – May 2011

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Dr. Seetha Raghavan, Assistant Professor, Advisor, UCF Orlando, FL

Conducting piezospectroscopic study for alumina nanocomposites under high strain rates

using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

Developed stress sensing coatings and composites by utilization of alumina photo-

luminescence and piezospectroscopy to determine R-line shift with stress using MTS

equipment with integrated optical Raman spectrometer probe under static and quasi-static

strain rates

Designed, developed, and proctored Solid Mechanics labs relating to polycrystalline

alumina, alumina nanocomposites, and carbon nanofiber composites

Performed experimentation on Metal Matrix Composites at Argonne National Laboratory

Proposed study for ruby and alumina particle-epoxy interface and load transfer

investigation using MTS equipment, spectrometer, and X-ray diffraction studies

June 2013 – August 2013

Boeing GOALI Fellowship

Ms. Hong Tat, NDE Physics Engineer, Boeing Applied Physics Laboratory Seattle, WA

Developed stress sensing coatings for NDE applications employing piezospectroscopic

methods and portable spectrometer system for use in industrial applications

Performed experimentation on alumina epoxy composite coated open hole tension carbon

fiber composites using portable spectrometer system and DIC under applied loading

Accomplishments

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (NSF GRFP)

National Science Foundation GOALI Fellow

Received Florida Medallion Scholarship through Bright Futures

Current ASME and Phi-Theta Kappa member

SAMPE 2012 – 3rd Place Outstanding Paper Award

Publications

Ashley Jones, “Low Strain Rate Studies of Alumina-Epoxy Composites using

Piezospectroscopy,” Master’s Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2013.

Amanda Stevenson, Ashley Jones, and Seetha Raghavan, “Stress-Sensing Nanomaterial

Calibrated with Photostimulated Luminescence Emission,” Nano Letters, 2011, 11 (8), pp 3274–

3278.

Amanda Stevenson, Ashley Jones, and Seetha Raghavan, “Characterization of Particle

Dispersion and Volume Fraction in Alumina-Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites Using Photo-

Stimulated Luminescence Spectroscopy,” Polymer Journal, 2011. (Feature Article)

Amanda Wright, Christopher Gonzalez, Ashley Jones, and Seetha Raghavan,

“Piezospectroscopic measurements on Alumina Epoxy Composites,” Proceedings of the 51st

AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 12-

15 April 2010, Orlando, Florida.

Stevenson, A., Jones, A., and Raghavan, S., “A Stress measurement method for alumina-filled

epoxy composites using piezospectroscopy,” Proceeding of the Society for the Advancement of

Material and Process Engineering 2011 Conference, 23-26 May 2011, Long Beach, California.

Amanda L. Stevenson, Ashley Jones and Seetha Raghavan, “Real-time monitoring of an

adhesive lap shear test using piezospectroscopy,” Proceedings of the 52nd

AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials

Conference, 4-7 April 2011, Denver, Colorado.

Field T., Jones A., Jansz M., Raghavan S., Okasinski J., Almer J. “Synchrotron X -rays

Monitoring Nano-Aluminum Grain Growth of a Metal Matrix Composite under Thermo-

mechanical Conditions,” Proceedings of the 53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures,

Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 23-26th April 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Ashley S. Jones, Gregory Freihofer, Emrecan Ergin, Kevin Lautenslager, Will Gysi, Axel

Schülzgen, Seetha Raghavan, and Hong Tat, “Embedded Alumina Nanoparticles as Diagnostic

Coatings for Structures,” Proceeding of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process

Engineering 2012 Conference, 21-24 May 2012, Baltimore, Maryland.

Gregory Freihofer, Spencer Frank, Emrecan Ergin, Ashley Jones, Amanda Stevenson, Axel

Schülzgen, Seetha Raghavan, and Hong Tat, “Measurement of Load Transfer within Alumina

Nanoparticle Epoxy Composites using Piezospectroscopy,” Proceeding of the Society for the

Advancement of Material and Process Engineering 2012 Conference, 21-24 May 2012,

Baltimore, Maryland.

Ashley Jones, Gregory Freihofer, Daniela Fugon, Marc Lowen, and Seetha Raghavan, “Low

Strain Rate In Situ Piezospectroscopic Studies of Alumina Nanocomposites,” Proceeding of the

Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering 2013 Conference, 6-9 May

2013, Long Beach, California.

Gregory Freihofer, Daniela Fugon, Ashley Jones, Emrecan Ergin, Axel Schülzgen, Seetha

Raghavan, and Hong Tat, “Prediction of Piezospectroscopic Properties with Nanoparticle Load

Transfer Theories,” Proceeding of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process

Engineering 2013 Conference, 6-9 May 2013, Long Beach, California.

Erik Durnberg, Ashley Jones, Joseangel Rosas, George Sunny, and Seetha Raghavan,

“Monitoring Strain Rate Effects on Nanocomposites using Piezospectroscopy,” Proceedings of

the AIAA SciTech 2014 Conference, 13-17 January 2014, National Harbor, Maryland.

Posters/Presentations

Talia Field, Ashley Jones, and Seetha Raghavan, “Synchrotron Studies of Trimodal Metal

Matrix Composites,” SURE, April 2011.

William Gysi, Kevin Lautenslager, Gregory Freihofer, Ashley Jones, Clemence Jollivet, Amy

Vannewkirk, Axel Schülzgen, and Seetha Raghavan, “Developing Piezospectroscopic Sensing

Systems in Adhesives and Coatings,” GOALI, 2012.

William Gysi, Kevin Lautenslager, Gregory Freihofer, Ashley Jones, Clemence Jollivet, Axel

Schülzgen, and Seetha Raghavan, “Stress-sensing Nanomaterials using Photo-stimulated

Luminescence Spectroscopy,” SURE, 2012.

Ashley Jones and Seetha Raghavan, “Low Strain Rate In Situ Piezospectroscopic Studies of

Alumina Nanocomposites,” UCF MAE Research Day, 2013.

Ashley Jones and Seetha Raghavan, “Variable Strain Rate In Situ Piezospectroscopic Studies of

Alumina Nanocomposites,” UCF MAE Research Day, 2014.

Patent

Seetha Raghavan, Amanda Stevenson, and Ashley Jones, “Stress Sensitive Material” (Patent

Pending, Filed: 09/30/2011).

Outreach

“Expanding Your Horizons 2011” - Summer outreach activity for middle school students

“Cocoa Beach Air Show 2011” - Outreach activity for high school robotics students

Panelist at NSF GRFP session at UCF, 2011-2013

Graduate mentor to Undergraduate Research Assistants, 2011-2014

Graduate mentor to Measurements II students, Spring 2013

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