Senior Lecturer Emeritus (Department Time: 1990 – 1997, 2006 – 2024)
Education
Ph.D, 1991, University of Virginia,
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member
American Society of Engineering Education, Member
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member
Professor Emeritus (Department Time: 1996 – 2024)
Professor Arakere received his Ph.D. in 1988 from Arizona State University. His research interests include Damage mechanics of structural materials subjected to monotonic and fatigue loading, Fatigue life evaluation, Rolling contact fatigue, Spall propagation, Superalloys, Foams, Related constitutive and finite element model development, and Dynamics of rotor-bearing systems.
Education
Ph.D, 1988, Arizona State University
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow 2005
Society of Automotive Engineers, Member
Society of Tribologist and Lubrication Engineers, Member
Teaching Interests
Failure of materials in design, Fatigue, Fracture mechanics, Contact mechanics, Vibrations, Rotor dynamics
Research Interests
Fatigue, fracture, microstructure-sensitive design, monotonic and cyclic deformation response, Ultra-high strength bearing steels, Single crystal nickel-base superalloys, contact mechanics, fatigue spall propagation, and related constitutive and finite element model development.
Editorial Board of the Journal ‘Lubricants’
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Selected Publications
- Interview of Nagaraj K. Arakere with Tribology Transactions/TLT Magazine “University of Florida professor leads industry and government research on reliable prediction of endurance life of rolling element bearings and tribological systems.” Download PDF
- B. Kunzelmann, P. Rycerz, Y. Xu, , N. Arakere, A. Kadiric, 2023, “Prediction of rolling contact fatigue crack propagation in bearing steels using experimental crack growth data and linear elastic fracture mechanics,” International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 168, (107449) pp. 1-14. Download PDF
- N. Londhe, N. Arakere, G. Subhash, 2019, “Effect of Plasticity on the Dynamic Capacity of Modern Bearing Steels,” Tribology International, Vol. 133, pp. 160-171.
- N. Londhe, N. Arakere, R. Haftka, 2015, “Reevaluation of Rolling Element Bearing Load-Life Equation based on Fatigue Endurance Data,” Tribology Transactions, 58, pp. 815-828, DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2015.1021943.
- N. Arakere, 2016, “Gigacycle Rolling Contact Fatigue of Bearing Steels: A Review,” International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 93, pp. 238-249.
- A. Pandkar, N. Arakere, G. Subhash, 2015, “Ratcheting-Based Microstructure-Sensitive Modeling of Cyclic Hardening Response of Case-Hardened Bearing Steels Subject to Rolling Contact Fatigue,” International Journal of Fatigue, 73, pp. 119-131.
- P.A. Sabnis, S. Forest, Nagaraj Arakere, Vladislav Yastrebov, 2013, “Crystal plasticity analysis of cylindrical indentation on a Ni-base single crystal superalloy,” The International Journal of Plasticity., 51, pp. 200-217.
- P.A. Sabnis, M. Mazière, S. Forest, Nagaraj K. Arakere, F. Ebrahimi, 2012, “Effect of secondary orientation on notch-tip plasticity in superalloy single crystals,” The International Journal of Plasticity., 28, pp. 102-123.
Education
D.Eng., 1966, Yale University
Research Interests
Mechanics of solids, theory of plasticity, inelastic wave propagation, computer methods of structural analysis.
Education
Ph.D., 1965, University of Florida
Research Interests
Aerodynamics and Mathematica
Education
Ph.D., 1969, Ph.D.Purdue University
Research Interests
Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics, Heat transfer, Combustion phenomena.
Education
Ph.D., 1973, University of Florida
Research Interests
Materials, structures, design, experimental stress analysis, instrumentation, failure analysis.
Education
Ph.D., 1961, Princeton University
Research Interests
Fluid mechanics, magneto-hydrodynamics, applied mathematics, heat transfer by high frequency oscillations.
Dr. William. E. Lear is an Associate Fellow of AIAA, recipient of the 2014 Energy Systems Award from AIAA, former Chair of the Terrestrial Energy Systems technical committee, and has served in multiple roles with the International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, including Technical Program Chair. His areas of research are novel distributed generation systems, advanced turbomachinery, and low temperature fuel cells. He is co-inventor of the Power, Water Extraction, and Refrigeration system, a novel gas turbine-absorption refrigeration combined cycle, as well as several inventions in the area of direct methanol fuel cells.
Education
Ph.D., 1984, Stanford University
Teaching Interests
Thermal sciences, including gas turbine and fuel cell systems and the fundamental thermal sciences.
Research Interests
Novel distributed generation systems, advanced turbomachinery, and low temperature fuel cells; combustion, especially Flameless combustion; transport processes
Education
Ph.D., 1980, University of Florida,
Research Interests
Kinematics, Dynamics, Computer-aided design.
Professor Emeritus (Department Time: 1990 – 2024)
Education
Ph.D., 1990, University of Illinois
Research Interests
Two-phase flow, turbulence, computational fluid mechanics.
Education
Ph.D., 1981, University of Illinois
Research Interests
Fluid mechanics, combustion theory, applied mathematics.
Education
Ph.D., 1961, Stanford University
Research Interests
Internet based design, conflict resolution in design, expert systems for conceptual design.
Professor Emeritus (Department Time: 1986 – 2024)
Professor Sankar received his Ph.D. in 1984 from Purdue University. His research interests lie in the field of mechanics of composite materials and structures, especially micro-mechanics and fracture mechanics.
Education
Ph.D., 1984, Purdue University
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fellow 1996
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow 1998
American Society for Composites, Fellow 2004
Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow 1998
Teaching Interests
Aerospace structures, Mechanics of composite materials and structures, Fracture mechanics, Finite element analysis.
Research Interests
Composite materials and structures including impact- fracture- and micro-mechanics, textile composites, cellular materials and foams, sandwich construction, functionally graded materials, and integrated thermal protection systems.
Publications
Finite Element Analysis and Design, Nam Ho Kim and Bhavani V. Sankar, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2009. R.V. Marrey and B.V. Sankar (1995) “Micromechanical Models for Textile Structural Composites”, NASA Contractor Report 198229. Rao MP, TR Walter, BV Sankar, G Subhash, CF Yen. Analysis of failure modes in three-dimensional woven composites subjected to quasi-static indentation. J Composite Materials 2014. Vol. 48(20) 2473-2491. S Banerjee, BV Sankar. Mechanical properties of hybrid composites using finite element method based micromechanics. Composites: Part B: Engineering 58 (2014) 318–327. Yalamanchili VK, BV Sankar. Indentation of Functionally Graded Beams and Its Application to Low-Velocity Impact Response. Composites Science and Technology 72 (2012) 1989-1994.
Education
Ph.D., 1965, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Research Interests
Gas dynamics, propulsion, air and space vehicle design, turbulent flows, high energy laser interactions, heat transfer, vortex flows.
Education
Ph.D., 1965, Stanford University
Research Interests
Viscous fluid mechanics, turbulent wall flows.
Professor Emeritus (Department Time: 2018 – 2024)
Professor Trainham’s research interests are in renewable energy. Before joining UF, Trainham spent most of his professional career in industry: four years as chief technology officer JDC Phosphate, four years as vice president, distinguished fellow and director of the Research Triangle Solar Fuels Institute at RTI International, senior vice president of Sundrop Fuels (a solar fuel company), served as global vice president of Science and Technology at PPG Industries, and had a 25-year career at the DuPont Company. Trainham was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997. Received the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Award for Chemical Engineering Practice, 2002; selected as “one of the 100 Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era” by the AIChE, 2008; Elected Fellow AIChE, 2012; and Received the Industry Leadership Award, 2016. His industrial expertise is in technology commercialization of both product and process technologies.
Education
PhD, 1979, University of California, Berkeley
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
National Academy of Engineering, Member
American Institute of Chemical Engineer, Member
Research Interests
Renewable energy, synthetic fuels including hydrogen production, energy storage, electrochemical engineering, and techno-economics of energy alternatives
Education
Ph.D., 1983, Washington University
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member
Biomedical Engineering Society, Member
Society of Biorheology, Member
Research Interests
Biomedical engineering, rheology, fluid mechanics.
Professor Wiens is currently conducting research in the area of human-robot collaboration for smart factory, integrating AI with robot control in providing augmented intelligence of robots interacting with humans, other robots and machines. She has also been conducting research in the areas of intelligent and autonomous robotic systems, innovative mechanisms and controls for automation, space robotics/small satellites, manufacturing and micro-electro-mechanical systems. She has theoretical and experimental expertise in dynamics and controls of flexible multibody systems; system identification; design and control of robots using intelligent, event-driven, and physics-based modeling techniques; sensor-enabled dynamic (active) fixturing for micro/mesoscale manufacturing systems; system automation; modeling and design of MEMS devices; and design, path-planning, dynamics and control of reconfigurable, cooperative multi-robotic systems.
Her research is/has been supported by Lockheed Martin Corporation, DARPA, NSF, NASA, SNL, Hammond Machinery, Inc., Harris Corporation, PhaseSpace Corp., and others.
In 2010, Professor Wiens served as a National Research Council supported Senior Research Associate at the AFRL/RVSV-Kirtland AFB conducting research on small satellite telescopes integrating the design of the deployable structures (mechanisms) with the optics. In 2013-2015, Professor Wiens was the ASME Foundation Swanson Fellow/AAAS Fellow. As fellow, she was appointed to the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO/NIST) as the Assistant Director for Research Partnerships responsibilities included chairing Interagency Working Team for planning and coordination of federal advanced manufacturing activities and policy documents, providing coordination for the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 2.0 (sub-committee of the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology), and staff support for the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) subcommittee on Advanced Manufacturing. In 2016, she was awarded the United States Department of Commerce, Certificate of Appreciation – from Secretary Penny Pritzker. In 2016-2017, Professor Wiens served as the FloridaMakes Director of Advanced Manufacturing – BRIDG.
Education
Ph.D., 1986, University of Michigan
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow 2013
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow 2012
Teaching Interests
Robotics, Kinematics and Vibrations
Research Interests
Robotics, Spatial Mechanisms, System Dynamics, Controls, and Automation.