List of Past & Current Research Funding 

Research

·        Acoustic Detection of Anti-Personnel Mines for Humanitarian Needs, (Texas Engineering Experiment Station), PI:  V.K. Kinra, 9/1/99-8/31/00.

·        Experiments, Analysis, and Design of Particle Impact Damping, (Interdisciplinary Research Initiative, Texas A&M University) Co-PIs:  V.K. Kinra and G. Chen.

·       Development of Viscoelastic Constitutive Model for IM7/8552 Composite, (Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Co-PIs: D.C. Lagoudas, D.H. Allen, J.D. Whitcomb, 6/8/96-7/31/97.

·       Micromechanism Based Modeling of Metal Matrix Composites, (Air Force Office of Scientific Research, AASERT Grant) Co-PIs D.C. Lagoudas, D.H. Allen, 6/1/97-5/31/00.

·        Simulation of Dislocation and Transformation Plasticity in Shape Memory Alloys, (Army Research Office-European Branch), D.C. Lagoudas (A. Volkov, co-PI from Russia), 7/1/97-6/30/98.

·        Design and Implementation of a Smart Flap Assisted Control Surface-SFACS, (Office of Naval Research), Co-PIs:  D.C. Lagoudas, O. Rediniotis, 7/1/97-6/30/98.

·        Nonlinear Active Control of External Fluid Flows, (Office of Naval Research), Co-PIs: D.C. Lagoudas, O. Rediniotis, 7/1/97-6/30/00.

·       Thermomechanical Modeling and Experimentation for SMA Actuators Under Cyclic Loading, (Air Force Office of Scientific Research), D.C. Lagoudas, 9/1/97-8/31/00.

·        Application of Active Materials and Neural Networks to Aquatic Biomimetics, (Office of Naval Research – STTR Program, Phase II), Co-PIs: D.C. Lagoudas, O. Rediniotis, 10/1/97-6/30/00.

·        Modelling of Stresses and Deformation Patterns in Thick Composite Laminates, (Bell Helicopter Textron), Co-PIs: D.C. Lagoudas, J. Whitcomb, 8/1/97-12/31/98; 1/1/99-3/31/00.

·        Development of Enabling Technologies for Reconfigurable Uninhabited Air Vehicles, (THECB-Advanced Technology Program), Co-PIs: D.C. Lagoudas, O.K. Rediniotis, 1/1/98 – 6/30/00.

·        Active Materials Characterization Laboratory, (AFOSR), D.C. Lagoudas, 5/1/99-4/30/00.

·        Dynamic Behavior and Shock Absorption Properties of Porous Shape Memory Alloys, (Office of Naval Research), Co-PIs: D.C. Lagoudas, Y.-C. Chen and Ravi-Chandar, 9/30/99-9/30/00.

·        Smart Structures Technologies in Industrial Environments, (THECB-Technology Development and Transfer Program), Co-PIs:  D.C. Lagoudas, O.K. Rediniotis, 1/1/00-8/31/02.

·        Workshop on Research and Applications of Active Materials and Smart Structures, (AFOSR), D.C. Lagoudas, 11/01/99-10/31/00.

·        Feasibility Study of Pseudoelastic Nitinol as Nonlinear Actuator, (Kirtland Air Force Base), D.C. Lagoudas, 06/01/00-12/31/00.

·        Fatigue Life and Dynamic Response of SMA Actuators, (AFOSR), D.C. Lagoudas, 11/01/00 – 10/31/03.

·        Active Skin for Turbulent Drag Reduction, (NASA Langley Research Center), D.C. Lagoudas, O.K. Rediniotis, 11/01/00 – 10/31/03.

·        Development of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Intelligent Systems, (National Science Foundation), D.C. Lagoudas, 02/01/01-1/31/04.

·       Prediction of Microcracking Induced Permeability of Cryogenic Composite Tanks, (University of New Orleans//NCAM), D.C. Lagoudas, V.K. Kinra, J.D. Whitcomb, 6/01/01-5/31/02.

·        Thermomechanical Characterization of Large Force-Displacement Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators, (Boeing), D.C. Lagoudas, 10/1/01-12/31/03.

·        Highly Compacted Shape Memory Alloy Actuators, (ARO-DARPA), D.C. Lagoudas, 10/1/01-9/30/03.

·        Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Actuators, (THECB-ARP), D.C. Lagoudas, J.C. Slattery, 1/1/02-12/31/03.

·        Institute for Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures for Aerospace Vehicles, (NASA-URETTI), Co-PIs: B. Russell, R. Smalley, J. Junkins, D. Lagoudas, D. Zimmerman, J. Tour, S. Lin, D. Davis, 8/1/02-8/31/07.

·        Restructuring of the Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, (National Science Foundation – Foundation Coalition), D.C. Lagoudas, 6/95-8/99.

·        Models for Predicting Crack Growth in Aging Aircraft, (THECB-Advanced Technology Program), Co-PIs: D.H. Allen and J. R. Walton, J.C. Slattery, 1/1/96-12/31/97.

·        Hierarchical Strategy for Rapid Analysis Environment, (NASA Langley Research Center) PI:  J.D. Whitcomb, Source:  Start date:  2/1/01.

·        Development and Characterization of Non-Autoclave Processes for Composites, (NASA Center for Advanced Manufacturing), Co-PI's: R. Morgan, J. D. Whitcomb, D.C. Lagoudas, H.J. Sue, Terry Creasy, Vikram Kinra, Start date:  6/1/01.

·        Prediction of Fatigue Behavior of Affordable Composites manufactured Using 2x2 Biaxial Carbon Fiber Braids and VARTM Process, (subcontract through North Carolina A&T for Federal Aviation Administration), PI: J. D. Whitcomb.

·        High Density Amorphous Metal Matrix Composites for Kinetic Energy Penetrators, (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), Co-PIs:  K.T. Hartwig, I. Karaman, 4/10/01 - 4/9/03.

·        CAREER: Twinning Induced Grain Boundary Engineering In Ultrafine Grain Materials: A Multidisciplinary Approach, (National Science Foundation), I. Karaman, 6/1/02 - 5/31/07.

·        Synthesis of Highly Stable Amorphous Alloy Powders with High Oxygen Sensitivity, (Department of Energy - Ames National Laboratory), Co-PIs: K.T. Hartwig, I. Karaman, 1/1/02 - 5/31/02.

·        Nanocomposite PP for Engineering Applications by CORANET, (Defense Logistic Agency), H.-J. Sue, 6/02-.

·        Design of Functional and Surface Functionalized Nanoparticles for Opto-Electronics and Bio-Medical Applications, (KANEKA), H.-J. Sue, 6/02-.

·        Prediction of Long Term Mechanical Behavior of Structural Adhesives, (Taiwan Metal Institute of Research and Development Center), H.-J. Sue, 6/02-.

·        Surface Damage Phenomena in Polymers, (ARP-State of Texas), H.-J. Sue,  01/02-.

·        Consortium on Scratch Behavior in Polymers, (Visteon, Luzenac, ATC, and Solvay), H.-J. Sue and J.N. Reddy,  3/01-.

·        Fundamental Materials Structure-Property Studies for E-Beam Cured Composites, (AFOSR), R.J. Morgan, H.-J. Sue, 01/01-.

·        Durability of Nylon 6,12, (AMTECH-ONR), H.-J. Sue 6/00-.

·        Structure-Process-Property Relationship in Polyolefin Films,  (Exxon, Equistar, Texas Eastman Chemical, Union Carbide, Clorox, and Phillips Petroleum), H.-J. Sue (Director) and three other professors 4/97-6/02.

·        Design of Core-Shell Rubber Particles, (KANEKA-USA), H.-J. Sue, 6/99-5/02.

·        Compressive Behaviors of Isotropic and Oriented PC and PMMA Sheets, (ARL), H.-J. Sue, 4/01-10/01.

·        Materials Science Issues Related to MRE Pouches and Retort Racks, (CORANET, Defense Logistic Agency), H.-J. Sue, 7/1/97-8/31/01,

·        Initiative for Microelectronic Packaging Materials, (MEEN, TAMU), H.-J. Sue, and S. Suh, 6/00-5/01.

·        Polypropylene Nanocomposites for Automotive Applications, by (ATC Corporation), H.-J. Sue 4/99-5/01.

·        Experimental and Analytical Characterization of Compressive and Interlaminar Strength of Satin Weave/Uni-Weave Hybrid Composites, (AFOSR), H.-J. Sue and J.D. Whitcomb, 12/97-1/01.

·        Fundamental Structure-Property Relationship in Polymeric Food Packaging Films, (NATICK-US Army Research and Development Lab) Co-PIs:  H.-J. Sue, D. Whitaker and E. Castell-Perez, by 10/97-9/00.

·        Microstructural Evolution of Polymeric Systems Under Equal Channel Angular Extrusion Process, (ARP-State of Texas), H.-J. Sue, 1/1/98-8/31/00.

·        A Study of Structure-Process-Property Relationships in Blown Polymeric Films, (NSF), J.N. Reddy, H.-J. Sue, and L. Archer, 10/97-9/00.

·        Toughening of Electron Beam Cured Epoxies, (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), H.-J. Sue 1/00-5/00.

·        Materials Science of Cheetos, (Frito-Lay), H.-J. Sue 3/99.

·        CAI Strength and Interleaved Particle Morphology Relationship in Aerospace Composites," (Hexcel and Dow via Internship Program), H.-J. Sue, 9/1/97-3/31/99.

·        Toughening of Aerospace Composites via Thermoplastic Interleaving Approach, (Dow Chemical), H.-J. Sue, 7/1/96-9/30/98.

·        Study of Fracture Behavior of Aliphatic Polyketones, (Shell Chemical),  H.-J. Sue 5/1/97-12/31/97.

·        WAXS and SAXS instrument, (NSF), Co-PIs:  H.-J. Sue, D. Shantz, R. Morgan, and A. Clearfield, 6/02.

·        Instrumented Scratcher, (Society of Plastics Engineers), H.-J. Sue, 5/01.

·        Nanoindenter, (TAMU), Co-PIs:  J. Boyd, H.-J. Sue, D. Lagoudas, M. Pishko, 1/01.

·        Instrumented Scratcher, (Society of Plastics Engineers-SPE), H.-J. Sue, 12/99.

·        Purchase of Image Analysis Camera and Software, (SPE), H.-J. Sue, 12/98.

·        Purchase of Hydraulic Press System for Bulk Simple Shear of Materials, (AFOSR), Co-PIs:  T. Hartwig, L. Cornwell, R. Goforth, and H.-J. Sue, 3/98.

·        Fundamental Research on Structure-Property-Process Relationships in Polypropylene Systems, (Dow Chemical), H.-J. Sue 9/01.

·        International Symposium on Structure, Deformation, and Fracture in Semi-Crystalline Polymers, (NSF), H.-J. Sue, 4/01.

·        Characterization of Polymer Molecular Structures, (Polymer Insight, Inc.), H.-J. Sue, 4/01.

·        Polypropylene and Noryl Blends, (GE Plastics), H.-J. Sue, 5/00.

·        Fundamental Research on Structure-Property-Process Relationships in Polymeric Systems, (Dow Chemical), H.-J. Sue, 1/98.

·        International Symposium on Toughening of Plastics, by Dow Chemical, H.-J. Sue 8/98.

·        Development of Machine Augmented Composites, (DARPA-ONR and Aerospace Corporation), Co-PI: O. Ochoa, 4/02-3/03.

·        High Performance Carbon Foams from Coal: Material Characterization Studies Touchstone Inc., (AF PRDA-00-04-MLKN), O. Ochoa, 11/01-4/03.

·        Thermophysical  ESEM & TEM Characterization of Carbon Fibers: CTE , spectroscopy & roughness studies at  high temperatures, (NASA Marshall), O. Ochoa, 4/01-4/03.

·        Development of Laser Fusion Coatings for Improving Oxidation Resistance of  Carbon-Carbon Composites-Computational Interface Models, (Karta Technologies, Phase II, BMDO SBIR), O. Ochoa, 11/00-11/02.

·        Composite Spoolable Tubulars, (OTRC-MMS), O. Ochoa, 9/99-8/01.

·        Development of Forced Convection Micro Heat Spreaders, (State of Texas Advanced Research Program), Co-PI : A. Beskok, Prof. R. Lucht, 2000.

·        Scientific Simulations for MEMS on PC-based Linux Clusters, (DELL STAR Program), PI: Beskok, 2000.

·        Numerical Simulation of Gas Transport in Micron- and Sub-Micron Scales, (Oak Ridge Associated Universities Junior Faculty Enhancement Award), PI: A. Beskok, 2000.

·        Development of Nozzle Concepts for Biomedical Applications, (TAMU Interdisciplinary Research Program), Co-PIs:  Prof. K. Kihm, A. Beskok and P. McIntyre, 2000.

·        Designing New Experimental and Computational Methods in Microfluidics, (TAMU Center for Integrated Micro-Chemical Systems (CIMS) Graduate Student Support), PIs: A. Beskok and P. Cremer.

·        Demonstration of Nano-Pinning for Terascale Information Storage, (Telecommunications and Informatics Task Force (TITF) at Texas A&M University), Co-PIs:  M.J. Andrews, A. Beskok, J. Chen, J. Ross, J. Slattery, and M. Yavuz.

·        Polymer Chelates for Optical Amplication and Lasing Applications, (Air Force Office of Scientific Research), PI: R.J. Morgan, 01/01/01 to 01/06/01.

·        Miniaturized Li+ Ion Conducting Structures, (TAMU Vice President Research Office AUF Nanotechnology Initiative), Co-PIs: R.J. Morgan and E. Simanek, 01/06/01 to 01/06/04.

·        Development and Characterization of New, High Performance Polymers, (Advanced Research Program, State of Texas), R.J. Morgan, 01/01/02 to 01/01/04.

·        The Durability Characterization of High Temperature Polymer Matrix-Carbon Fiber Composites for Future Air-Force Applications, (Run through Michigan State University, AFOSR), Co-PIs: R.J. Morgan, E.E. Shin, A. Yee, J. Curuthers and C. Leung , 03/01/97 to 03/31/01.

·        Polymer Technology Center, Director: R.J. Morgan, 01/01/01 to 01/01/02.

·        A Multiaxial Continuum Damage Model for Life Prediction of Polymer Matrix Composites at Ultra High Temperatures, R. Talreja.

·        A Synergistic Damage Mechanics Approach for Viscoelasticity and Damage in Polymer Matrix Composites, R. Talreja.

·        A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach for Characterization of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior of Composites with Damage, R. Talreja.

·        Bending Response of Viscoelastic Composite Laminates with Damage, R. Talreja.