Visitors
Oleg Gendelman
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Education:
- 1992 – M.Sc., Applied Mathematics and Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- 1995 – Ph.D., Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2000 – D.Sc., Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear dynamics, regular and chaotic vibrations, vibration absorption and control, strongly nonlinear vibration absorbers
- Heat transfer in low-dimensional systems, microscopic foundations of Fourier law
- Thermodynamics and mechanical properties of granular systems
- Dynamics of polymer crystals
Leonid I Manevitch
Professor
Head of Laboratory in N.N.Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics,
Russian Academy of Sciences,
Professor at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Education:
- 1970 – Doctor of Sciences, Dniepropetrovsk State University
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear Dynamics, Asymptotic Methods, Polymer Physics, Phase Transitions,Composite Materials, Continuum Mechanics
Gaetan Kerschen
Professor
Head of the Space Structures and Systems Labaratory
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Liege, Belgium
Education:
- 2003 – PhD in Applied Science, University of Liege, Belgium
- 1999 – Degree in Aeorspace Engineering, University of Liege, Belgium
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear Normal Modes, Targeted Energy Transfer, Finite Element Model Validation, System Identification.
Huimin Li
Associate Professor
Member of Mechatronics Integrated Control Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Donghua University, P.R. of China
Education:
- 2004 – PhD in Chemical Machinery Engineering, Zhejiang University, P.R. of China (1998-2000 Master’s coursework in Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, P.R. of China).
- 1996 – BS in Electronics Engineering, Zhengzhou University, P.R. of China
Fields of Interest:
- Vibration Control, Nonlinear Dynamics, System Identification, Application of Active Magnetic Bearing.
Jose’ Manoel Balthazar
Professor
Department of Statistics, Applied Mathematics and Computation
UNESP-University Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
Education:
- Doctor in Sciences (Livre Docente) UNESP-University Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, and Brazil
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos (EEUSP-Sao Carlos), SP, Brazil.
- Masters Degree, Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA), Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Control and their applications in Engineering Science.
Memberships and Other Positions held:
- Editor in Chief: Mathematical Problems to Engineering(MPE), Hindawi Publishing Corporation.
- Member of Editorial Board: Journal of Vibration and Control, SAGE Publications.
- Elected member of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (ABCM), Brazil Council.
- President of the Nonlinear Phenomena in Engineering Committee (ABCM), Brazil.
- Chairman of Brazilian Conference on Dynamics, Control and their Applications, since 2001.
- Fellow of CNPq-Brazilian Council for Mechanical Engineering Research Development.
- Visiting Professor (1994-1995), Engineering Science Department, Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, USA
Lukas Pichler
Research Scholar
Institute of Engineering Mechanics,
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Education:
- 2009 – 2010 – Visiting Researcher at AGH – University ofScience and Technology, Krakow
- 2010 – Doctoral Degree, University of Innsbruck, Austria
- 2005 – Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Fields of Interest:
- Uncertainity Quantification, Reliability Analysis,
Random Eigenvalue Problem, Model Reduction,
Mode Degeneration.
Xianghong Ma
Senior/Associate Professor,
Chartered Engineer,
Fellow of Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Head of Biomedical Engineering Research Group,
School of Engineering and Applied Science,
Aston University, UK
Education:
- 2000 – PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
- 1997 – Master Degree inMechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China.
Fields of Interest:
- Biomedical Engineering, micro/nano technologies, nonlinear dynamics and control, vibrations, numerical analysis and optimization methods, time series analysis and system identification of complex dynamical systems, signal processing and information technology.
Jongkil Lee
Professor
Head of Mechatronics Research Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering Education,
Andong National University, Korea
Education:
- 1993 – PhD in Mechanical Engineering,University of Utah.
- 1990 – MS in Mechanical Engineering,University of Utah.
- 1984 – BS in Mechanical Engineering,Pusan National University, Korea.
Fields of Interest:
- Interferometric fiber optic sensor, Flow induced sound and vibration,Automatic ball balancer in a rotating mechanism.
Jianwei Lu
Professor
Director, Department of Automotive Engineering,
School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering,
Hefei University of Technology, P.R. China
Education:
- 2002 – PhD in Mechanical Engineering,Nothwestern Polytechnic University, P.R. China
- 1999 – MS in Vehicle Engineering,Hefei University of Technology, P.R. China
- 1996 – BS in Vehicle Engineering,Shandong Universitu of Technology, P.R. China
Fields of Interest:
- Dynamics of Mechanical System, Vibration and Noise Control, Vehicle Dynamics and NVH, Vibration & Noise Control and Reliability of Home Electric Appliance
Stephanos Theodossiades
Reader in Dynamics
Dynamics Research Group,
Wolfson School of Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering,
Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Education:
- 2005 – Executive MBA, Loughborough University Business School, United Kingdom
- 2000 – Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1995 – Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear Dynamics, Noise-Vibration and Harshness (NVH) in Automotive systems, Tribo-dynamics of mechanical systems with lubricated conjunctions, Multi-body dynamics, Structural/dynamic analysis of medical devices and virtual prototype development
Francesco Romeo
Associate Professor
Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
Sapienza – University of Rome
Education:
- 1999 – Ph.D. Civil Engineering, SAPIENZA University of Rome
- 1998 – MS in Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University
- 1994 – D.Sc., Laurea in Civil Engineering, SAPIENZA University of Rome
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear Dynamics, Dynamics of Periodic Structures, Dynamics of parametrically excited structures, Identification and Control of structural systems.
Kyoungtaek Kwak
Research Scholar
Senior Research Engineer (Moving Engineering Design Team 1)
Hyundai Motor Company R&D Division, South Korea
Education:
- 2005 – MS in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University at College Station, USA
- 1997 – B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University
Work Experience:
- Research Engineer in Moving System Design for Passenger Vehicle (1997-Present)
- Designing Door Module & Locking System of Vehicle for 16 Projects from Planning to Mass Production Phase
- Door Module & Locking System Leader in R&D Division
- Global R&D Expert (Pool of Engineering Specialist in R&D Division) Selection
Fields of Interest:
- Dynamics of Mechanical System, Multi-Body Dynamics, Nonlinear Vibrations, Numerical Analysis
Fengli Wang
Associate Professor
College of Marine Engineering,
Dalian Maritime University, P. R. China
Education:
- 2003 – PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
- 1995 – MS in Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University, P.R. China
- 1992 – BS in Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University, P.R. China
Fields of Interest:
- Dynamics and vibrations of mechanical systems, structural condition monitoring and fault diagnosis, advanced signal processing techniques
Lianhua Wang
Associate Professor
College of Civil Engineering
Hunan University
Changsha, Hunan, P.R China
- E-mail: lhwang@hnu.edu.cn; celhwang@illinois.edu
Education:
- 2005-PhD in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Hunan University
- 2001-Ms in Solid Mechanics, Hunan University
- 1997-Bs in Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Petroleum University
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear dynamics, bifurcation and chaos in engineering structures, cable dynamics, numerical methods, long-span bridges, structural dynamics
Zhenying Wen
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Sichuan University, P. R. China
- E-mail: wenzy@scu.edu.cn
Education:
- 2005 – PhD in Physics, Lanzhou University, China
- 2000 – BS in Physics, Lanzhou University, China
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear dynamics, statistical physics, complex systems
Volkan Kahya
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
- E-mail: volkan@ktu.edu.tr
Education:
- 2003 – PhD in Civil Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
- 1997 – MS in Civil Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
- 1994 – BS in Civil Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Fields of Interest:
- Contact and crack problems in layered elastic media
- Mechanics of laminated composites
- Vehicle-bridge interaction and vibration control of bridges under high-speed trains
- Dynamics of roads and rails due to moving loads
Jürg Meier
Professor
Head of Institute of Mechanical Systems
School of Engineering
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
- E-mail: juerg.meier@zhaw.ch
Education:
- 1992 – PhD in Technical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
- 1986 – MS in Mechanical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
Fields of Interest:
- Blade vibrations in turbomachinery, turbomachinery mechanics in general
- Nonlinear vibrations due to contact and friction, vibration mitigation by frictional dampers, targeted energy transfer
- Application of nonlinear dynamics and nonlinear vibration mitigation in rotating machines
- Vibration analysis and stress analysis of large industrial mechanical systems
Shuangbao Li
Associate Professor
Director of the Department of Mathematics
College of Science
Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, P. R. China
- E-mail: shuangbaoli@yeah.net, sbli@cauc.edu.cn
Education:
- 2006 – PhD in Engineering Mechanics, Beijing University of Technology, P. R. China
- 2003 – MS in Applied Mathematics, Hebei University of Technology, P. R. China
- 1999 – BS in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Hebei Normal University, P. R. China
Fields of Interest:
- Subharmonic bifurcations and homoclinic bifurcations of non-smooth dynamical systems
- Multi-pulse chaotic dynamics for high-dimensional nonlinear systems
- Perturbation methods of nonlinear systems and applications
Panagiotis Alevras
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Associate, Dynamics Research Group,
Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering,
Loughborough University, United Kingdom
- E-mail: P.Alevras@lboro.ac.uk
Education:
- 2015 – PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
- 2011 – Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Fields of Interest:
- Nonlinear dynamics, stochastic dynamics, and random vibrations
- Vibration energy harvesting, wave energy harnessing, and vibration absorbers
Wei Zhang
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Civil Aviation University of China,
Tianjin, P.R. China
Cooperated Researcher of Aviation Ground Special Equipment Research Base,
Civil Aviation Administration of China
Education:
- 2007 – PhD in Mechanical Manufacturing and Its Automation, Tianjin University, P.R. of China
- 2004 – MS in Mechatronic Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, P.R. of China
- 2001 – BS in Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, P.R. of China
Fields of Interest:
- Mechanical dynamics
- Vibration isolation
- Kinematics simulation
- Design of aviation ground support equipment
- Mechanisms and robotics
Jiangming Jin
Assistant Professor
College of Mechanical Engineering,
Zhejiang University of Technology
Hangzhou, P. R. China
- E-mail: jjm@zjut.edu.cn;
Education:
- 2010-Phd in Chemical Machinery, Zhejiang University, P.R. China
- 2005- BS in Process Equipment and Control Engineering, China University of Petroleum, P.R. China
Fields of Interest:
- Vibro-acoustics and sound radiation
- Near-field acoustic holography
- Noise and vibration Control
- Nonlinear Acoustics
Jian’en Chen
Associate Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Tianjin University of Technology,
Tianjin, P. R. China
- E-mail: vchenje@163.com;
Education:
- 2009 – PhD in Engineering Mechanics, Beijing University of Technology, P. R. China
- 2006 – MS in Agricultural Mechanization Engineering, Gansu Agriculture University, P. R. China
- 2001 – BS in Marine Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, P. R. China
Fields of Interest:
- Strongly nonlinear vibration absorbers
- Damage identification of sandwich structures
Atsuhiko Senba
Associate Professor
Department of Vehicle and Mechanical Engineering,
Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
- E-mail: senba@meijo-u.ac.jp;
Education:
- 2006 – PhD in Department of Built Environment, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
- 2003 – MS in Department of Built Environment, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
- 2001 – BS in Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Fields of Interest:
- Adaptive and Smart Structures
- Structural Dynamics, Modeling and Identification