Engineer Mechanical Engineering
Resume:
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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