Mechanical Engineering Baton Rouge

EYASSU WOLDESENBET

Louisiana State University

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Baton Rouge, LA 70813

Tel: 225-***-****

Fax:: 225-***-****

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Homepage: http://me.lsu.edu/~woldesen

Southern University

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Tel: 225-***-****/4701

Fax:: 225-***-****

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE,

Newark, DE

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D

. in Mechanical Engineering, Jan. 1998

Master of Mechanical Engineering Degree,

May 1995

CORNELL UNIVERSITY,

Ithaca, NY

Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor of Science Degree,

May 1992

TEACHING & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

PROFESSOR Aug. 2009

-Present

Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University & Southern University,

Baton Rouge, LA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Aug.

2004-2009

Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University & Southern University,

Baton Rouge, LA

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR June 1998

-August 2004

Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University & Southern University,

Baton Rouge, LA

VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Sept.1997

-June 1998

College of Engineering, Winona State University,

Winona, MN

ENGINEERING DESIGN LECTURER Summers

1993-1996

RISE Office of University of Delaware,

Newark, DE

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT Feb. 1993

-May 1995

Department of Mechanical Engineering, U.D., Newark, DE

RESEARCH ENGINEER May 1990-Nov.

1992

Cornell Injection Molding Program (CIMP),

Ithaca, NY

M.S

. THESIS SUPERVISED

- Haftay Hailu, "Analysis and Numerical Simulation of Stress and Load Transfer in an Adhesion Bond between Composite Plates and Concrete", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. August 2001.

- Samuel Kidane, " Development of High Pressure/Temperature Piping Systems Using Hybrid Fiber Reinforcement," Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2002).

- Amol Jadhav, "Determination and Modeling of High Strain Rate Properties of PMC s," Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (August 2003).

- Satish K. Tiwari, Web Based Interactive Micromechanical Analysis of Laminated Composites, Engineering Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (December 2003).

- Kiran T. Asokan, Heat Transfer Analysis and Simulation of a Disk, Engineering Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (August 2004).

- Vikrant S. Thakare, Web Based Simulation of Composites Fabrication Processes, Engineering Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (December 2004).

- Rochell E. Williams, Self-Healing Composites using Hollow Fibers, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2005).

- Zelalem A. Aga, "Non-Destructive Evaluation of Composite Materials", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2006).

- Paul Wehmer, Dynamic Characterization of Rubber Hybrid Syntactic Foam, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2008).

- Sameer Peter, High Strain Rate Properties of Nanoparticulate Syntactic Foam Composites, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2008).

- Narendra Sankella, Impact and Flexural Characterization of Nanoclay Syntactic Foam Sandwich Structures, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2008).

- Nebiyu Fikru, Self-Healing Polymer Composites, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Aug. 2009).

- Kanakaji Chittineni, Functionally Gradient Syntactic Foam, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Aug. 2009).

- Kamissia Stampley, Integrated Syntactic/Nanoparticulate Grid Foam Composites, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (July 2009).

- Jennifer R. Lee, Nanoclay Grid Vinylester Composite Foam Structures, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (July 2009).

- Pratap Bhat, Development and Thermal Characterization of Carbon Nanofiber Grown Microballoon Epoxy Composite, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Dec. 2009).

- Berhanu Demissie, Hygrothermal Characterization of Nano-Reinforced Vinylester Foam Composites, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Dec. 2009).

- Tiffany Augustine-Brown, Nanoparticulate - Functionally Gradient Syntactic Foam Composites, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Dec. 2009).

- Chorondalette D. Moore, Nanoclay Vinyl Ester Foam Composite Structures, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Dec. 2009).

- Rediet Abera, Composite Sandwich Structures based on Functionally Gradient Foam, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2010).

PH.D. DISSERTATION SUPERVISED

- Nikhil Gupta, Characterization of Syntactic Foams and their Sandwich Composites: Modeling and Experimental Approaches. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2003).

- Phani Kiran Mylavarapu, "Non-Destructive Evaluation of Metal-Composites and Composites-Composites Adhesion, and Analysis of Syntactic Foams", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2006).

- Fareed B. Dawan, Integrated MEMS Composite Fabric, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Dec. 2010).

- Kanika Vessel, Secondary School Academic Preparation and Its Direct Effect on Postsecondary Engineering Education of African American Students, Science, Mathematics, and Education PhD Program, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2010).

- Rochelle Williams, Engineering Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities - African-Americans Achieving PhDs, Science, Mathematics, and Education PhD Program, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, (May 2010).

- Ephraim F. Zegeye, Smart Multifunctional Nanofoam Composite Structures, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Dec. 2011).

- Ali Ghamsari, Morphing Nanocomposites, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Dec. 2011).

- Kamissia Stampley, Advanced Self-healing of Polymer Composites, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Aug. 2012).

- Jennifer R. Lee, Multifunctional Sensing Composite Structures, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (Aug. 2012).

CURRENT & PLANNED RESEARCH PROJECTS

- Mechanics of Materials/Composites

- High strain rate properties of composite materials

- Analysis and design of structural materials

- Rehabilitation of structures using composites

- Sandwich composite structures

- Computer Aided Design and Finite Element Analysis

- Sandwich composite structures

- Self-Healing Fiber Reinforced Composites

- Syntactic Foams

- Nano-Composites

- Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) and Testing (NDT)

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS

- Winona State University

Dynamics;

Strength of Materials;

Engineering Graphics;

Composites Iⅈ

Finite Element Analysis.

- Southern University

Introduction to Engineering;

Mechanics of Materials;

Composite Materials.

Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Failure.

- Louisiana State University

Composite Materials: manufacturing, properties & design;

Materials Science Laboratory Laboratory.

Composite Sandwich Structures.

Solid Mechanics: Impact Mechanics, Laminate Mechanics, and Damage.

Materials of Engineering.

FUNDING

.

Next Generation Composites Crest Center, NextGenC3, National Science Foundation, $5 Million (09/01/09-08/31/14) E. Woldesenbet (PI), E. Walker, K. Crosby and G. Li.

. Functionally Gradient Nanofoam and Sandwich Composites: Dynamic Response, Hygrothermal Study & NDE Characterization, ONR, $356,025 (6/1/08-5/31/11) E. Woldesenbet (PI).

. HBCU-UP SMART Research Laboratory - Enhancement of Research in Material Science through the Acquisition of Non-Destructive Investigative Equipment, Southern University/NSF, $59,506 (03/01/08-06/31/08) E. Woldesenbet (PI) and P. Mylavarapu.

. Advanced Infrastructure Composites (AIC), NSF, $996,612 (10/1/07-9/31/10) E. Woldesenbet (PI), G. Li, S. Ibekwe, and K. Crosby.

. Enhancement of Research in Materials Science and Physics through the Acquisition of Non-Destructive Investigative Equipment, Louisiana Board of Regents, $112,429 (07/01/07-06/31/08) E. Woldesenbet (PI), K. Matthews, S. Cai, G. Li, and P. Mylavarapu.

. Self-Healing Composite Materials, NSF, $203,169 (08/1/06-07/31/09) E. Woldesenbet (PI).

. Testing and Modeling of Blast Response of Functionality Graded Composite Armor, DoD-Army, $300,000, (08/15/06-08/14/09) G. Li (PI), E. Woldesenbet, S. Ibekwe.

. Acquisition of Nano/Micro Materials Processing and Characterization System, Louisiana Board of Regents and SU College of Engineering, $64,000 (07/01/05-06/31/06) E. Woldesenbet (PI), G. Li, L.B. Wang, and R. Bobba.

. High Strength and Impact Damage Tolerant Syntactic Foam for High Performance Sandwich Structures, Army Research Office/Short Term Innovative Research (STIR) program, $50,000 (09/01/05-05/31/06) G. Li (PI), E. Woldesenbet, and S.I. Ibekwe.

. Enhanced NDE Development: Adhesive Bond Integrity Assessment for Industry, Louisiana Board of Regents and Bell Helicopter, $215,000 (07/01/03-06/31/07) E. Woldesenbet (PI).

. Modeling, Simulation, Visualization, and Damage Characterization for Penetration into Concrete Targets, U.S. Army Research Office, $360,000 (07/01/04-06/31/07) L.B. Wang (PI), E. Woldesenbet and G. Voyiadjis.

. Composite columns and poles for infrastructure and homeland security applications, Louisiana Board of Regents and EDO Fiber Science, $195,000 (07/01/04-06/31/07) G. Li (PI), Y. Ram, M. Wahab, and E. Woldesenbet.

. Information Technology Training and Academic Enhancement Program for Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Undergraduate Students, National Science Foundation (CSEMS Program), $396,604, (01/01/03 - 12/31/07), S.S. Iyengar (PI), E. Woldesenbet, C. Stelly, S.Y. McGuire, and F.M. Neubrander.

. Fabrication, Impact Characterization and Damage Tolerance of Syntactic Foams for Aerospace Application, NASA/Louisiana Space Consortium, $24,948 (03/15/04-02/14/05) E. Woldesenbet (PI) and N. Gupta.

. Development of Non-Destructive Evaluation of Composite-Metal Adhesive Joints for Aerospace Applications, NASA/Louisiana Space Consortium, $24,515 (03/15/04-02/14/05) E. Woldesenbet (PI) and N. Gupta.

. Design and Fabrication of Highly Damage Tolerant Foamed Composite Materials, LSU Faculty Research Grant, $10,000 (03/15/04-02/14/05) E. Woldesenbet (PI), N. Gupta, and Phani K. Mylavarapu.

. Development of High Pressure/Temperature Piping Systems Using Hybrid Fiber Reinforcement, Louisiana Board of Regents and EDO Fiber Science, $210,000 (06/01/2000 - 06/30/2003) S.S. Pang (PI), E. Woldesenbet, G. Li, and J.E. Helms.

. Enhancement of the LSU/SU Joint Engineering Research and Educational Program in Composite Materials, National Science Foundation and Louisiana Board of Regents, $450,000 (09/01/00-08/31/03) S.S. Pang (PI), H.P. Mohamadian, G.B. Sinclair, E. Woldesenbet, and H.K. Lawson.

. Academic Enhancement, Research and Training for Computer Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Students, National Science Foundation,$297,000 (08/15/01- 07/17/03) M.A. Stubblefield (PI), E. Woldesenbet, P. Mensah, and D. Hardy.

. A High Speed Imaging System for Damage Characterization, Modeling, and Simulation of Penetration Process, DURIP, U.S. Army Research Office, $224,000 (07/01/02-06/31/03) L.B. Wang (PI) and E. Woldesenbet.

. Characterization of Impact Properties of Carbon/Epoxy Composites, NASA/Louisiana Space Consortium, $15,805 (07/01/01-06/31/02) E. Woldesenbet (PI).

.

.C. Schulz, and S.S. Pang.

. Development of composite sucker rods for the oil industry, Louisiana Energy Enhancement Program/LSU, $21,300 (8/1/98-6/30/99) E. Woldesenbet (PI).

PROFFESIONAL AFFILIATIONS

- American Society for Composites, ASC;

- National Society of Black Engineers, NSBE;

- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME;

- American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM.

- Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, SAMPE;

- Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE.

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Conference Publications and Presentations

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

1. High Strain Rate Properties of Composites, College of Engineering, Winona State University, Winona, MN (June 1997).

2. High Strain Rate Behavior of Composite Materials, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME (March 1998).

3. Dynamic Behavior of Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, RPI, Troy, NY (April 1998).

4. High Strain Rate Behavior - Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SUNY Stony Brook, NY (February 2002).

5. Buckling Analysis of Grid-Stiffened Composite Cylinders, Joint EACE and AAU International Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Geotechnical Engineering Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (January 2003).

6. Non Destructive Characterization of Metal Matrix and Advanced Composites A Review, TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), Material Science and Technology 2006 Conference and Exhibition, Austin, TX (March 2006).

7. Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Particulate Composites, US National Science Foundation (NSF) International Workshop: Microstructure and Micromechanics of Stone Based Infrastructure Materials, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA (October 2006).

8. Enhancing the Impact Behavior of Sandwich Structures, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY (March 2008).

9. Review: Self-Healing Composites, TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), Material Science and Technology 2008 Conference and Exhibition, Pittsburg, PA (October 2008).

10. State of the Art in NDE Education in Louisiana, American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) New Orleans Section, Gonzalez, LA (October 2008).

STUDENTS PRESENTATIONS

COMPANY PROJECT REPORT

- "Report 1: Finite Element Stress Analysis of Composite Sucker Rod Endfittings," with Shivakumar R. Srinivasamurthy, FiberFlex, Inc., Big Spring, TX, April 2001.

- "Report 2: Stress Analysis of Composite Sucker Rod Endfittings and Recommendations," with Shivakumar R. Srinivasamurthy, FiberFlex, Inc., Big Spring, TX, April 2001.

- Results of Impact on Old Building Stones, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training/ National Parks Service, Natchitoches, LA, Sept. 2005.

- Enhanced NDE Development: Adhesive Bond Integrity Assessment, E. Woldesenbet, Bell Helicopters, Fort Worh, TX, July 2007.

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

- ASTM D30.93 Task Group-Composite material testing.

- ASME Faculty Advisor-Southern University, 1999-2001.

- SAE Faculty Advisor-Louisiana State University 2002-Present.

- NSBE Faculty Advisor-Louisiana State University 2005-2007.

- Senior Design Sponsor and Advisor at LSU Design of a Gas Gun Facility.

- Organizing Committee Member of the First and Second Syntactic and Composite Foams Conference, Alberta, Canada, August 2004, and Davos, Switzerland, August 2007.

- Session Chair on

- High Strain Rates - 12th Annual Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites (ASC), Baltimore, MD, Sept. 1998;and

- Impact on Laminated Composite Materials I and II - ETCE '99 Conference, ASME's Petroleum Division, Houston, TX, Feb. 1999.

- Design and Analysis of Composite Materials and Structures - 2002 ASME/ETCE-OMAE Joint Conference, ASME's Petroleum Division, Houston, TX, February 2002.

- Foamed Composites II 21st Annual Technical Conference of the ASC, Dearborn, MI, Sept. 2006.

- Joining II 21st Annual Technical Conference of the ASC, Dearborn, MI, Sept. 2006.

- Office of Naval Research 13th US-Japan Conference on Composites, Tokyo, Japan, June 2008.

- Nanocomposites Fabrication 23rd Annual Technical Conference of the ASC, Memphis, TN Sept. 2008.

- Session Organizer and Chairman

- Design and Analysis: Composites and Non-Composites - 2000 ASME/ETCE-OMAE Joint Conference, ASME's Petroleum Division, New Orleans, LA, February 2000.

- Damage and Rehabilitation of Composites - 2001 ASME/ETCE-OMAE Joint Conference, ASME's Petroleum Division, Houston, TX, February 2001.

- Composite Piping Technology - 2002 ASME/ETCE-OMAE Joint Conference, ASME's Petroleum Division, Houston, TX, February 2002.

- Foams Characterization - 1st Syntactic and Composites Foams Conference, Banff, Alberta, August 2004.

- Composite Foams - 20th Annual Technical Conference of the ASC, Philadelphia, Sept. 2005.

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- Proposal: NSF, AFOSR, Southern University.

- Member of ASME/PETROLEUM DIVISION COMMITTEE Offshore Operations

- Judge: Oral Competition at The Great International Southwest Region X Conference of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Lafayette, LA, 2000.

- Judge: Region VII Science Fair for Engineering Projects, Baton Rouge, LA, 2006, 2008.

- Earth Day - SU: Co-chair for Faculty/Student Relations.

- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Baton Rouge Section-Executive Committee 98

-00.

- Presenter at SU-Proposal Writing Workshop, 04-07.

- Internal Reviewer of Proposals SU, 04-07.

- Presenter at NSBE Graduate Students & International Students Workshop, Bridging the Gap between African and African Americans, 2007 Region V Fall Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, October 2007.

- Departmental Committees:

- SU: Curriculum Committee, Design Committee, Lab Committee, ABET Committee.

- LSU: Materials Group; Mechanical Systems Group; Undergraduate Studies.

- Certificate of Participation: Enhancing Student Learning: Focus on Engineering Mechanics Workshop at Southern University. April 2001.

- Southern University 2001 Research Award.

- Southern University 2002-2003 Competitive Grant Award.

- Excellence in Research Mentoring Award, HBCU-UP SMART (Strengthening Minority Access to Research and Training), Southern University, 2004, 2005, 2007.

- Thesis and Dissertation Committee (not as a major advisor):

Wier Effects in Resin Transfer Molding, by Kiran M

D Silva M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2000.

Improved Bottomhole Pressure Control During Underbalanced Drilling Pipe Connections, by

Carlos Perez Tellez

- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, 2002.

Tribological Behavior of Nanostructured Nickel by Dean Guidry

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2002.

Ultrasonic Characterization of Oriented Standboard, by Ronnie Y. Vun Ph.D., School of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, 2003.

Tensile Strength and Bonding Characteristics of Self-Compacting Concrete, by Cristian Druta

M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.

Synthesis Structure and Tribological Behavior of Nanocomposite DLC Based Thin Films, by Varshini Singh

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2004.

Fracture Toughness Characterization of Syntactic Foams, by Vijay Gorugantu

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2004.

Development of High Performance Hybrid Syntactic Foams: Structure and Material Property Characterization, by Rahul Maharisia

Ph.D., Engineering Science, 2005.

Effect of Light Intensity and Weld Thickness on the Performance of UV-Cured FRP Composite Joints, by Jerry Alan Peck

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2006.

Manufacturing, Testing and Modeling of Advanced Filament Wound Grid Stiffened Composite Cylinders, by Ravi Chaitanya Velamarthy

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2007.

On The Stress Analysis of Bimetallic Packing Rings, by Eric Richard Lewis

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2007.

Dynamic Response of Composite Joints, by Wei Xu

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2010.

- Senior Design Advising: Walking Cast, 2000.

- The Two-Stage Light-Gas Launcher, 2001.

- Formula SAE Car Senior Design Project Advisor, 2004-06, 07-08

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