Structural topology optimization of a slotted, natural-laminar-flow (SNLF) airfoil as part of the Advanced Aerodynamic Design Center for Ultra-Efficient Commercial Vehicles under a NASA University Leadership Initiative (ULI).
|
National Institute of Health (NIH)Optimize a ventricular catheter to reduce obstruction and failure rates of brain shunts (patients currently require 2-4 neurosurgeries every 10 years due to brain shunt failure).
|
Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)AFRL manages two hypersonics projects funded through congressional adds. The goal of this research is to formulate multi-scale methodology to predict and characterize material degradation and structural performance under hypersonic loading conditions.
|
|
$50K grant for six senior design projects to advance Fused Filament Fabrication techniques.
$500K grant to develop computational models to predict crack growth in composite parts manufactured using Big Area Additive Manufacturing. |
An after school program was developed and implemented to engage elementary grade girls at socio-economically disadvantaged schools (Bowers Elementary School is the site for the pilot program) through hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities.
|
Donations of composite samples for experimental research and classroom instruction.
|
As part of the Center for Integrated Materials Joining Science for Energy Applications (CIMJSEA). this research investigated the effect of defects in Ti-6Al-4V parts fabricated with Electron Beam Melting (EBM).
|
$25K to promote collaborative research with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the area of high performance computing.
|
$27K contract to create quality assurance processes for the review of finite element analyses of packaging containers.
|
$2.7M software donation of FEMAP/NASTRAN software licenses for implementation into coursework.
|
Donation of 25 licenses of Intel compilers for implementation into coursework.
|
$3.5K Teaching innovation grant to redesign AE 201: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering. An experiential learning approach was implemented to prepare students for success in their major and professional careers.
|
Contact Us
Director:
Dr. Stephanie TerMaath
Dr. Stephanie TerMaath
|
address |
523 Dougherty Engineering
University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37916 |