AME Strategic Plan

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The University of OklahOma

School ofAeroSpAce and MechAnicAl

engineering

BACKGROUNDFaculty Roster ........................................................ 2Faculty Photo Roster ........................................... 3-4About OU ............................................................ 5-6AME/CoE History .............................................. 7-9Staff Roster ........................................................... 10

ReseARChAME ................................................................ 11-18Collaborations ................................................. 19-22

stRAteGiC PlANsCollege of Engineering .................................. 23-24AME ............................................................... 25-30

PUBliCAtiON PRODUCtiONThis publication is a production of the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. Design, writing and editing of this publication was performed by Megan Denney, communications coordinator for AME (June 2010).

DistRiBUtiONThe University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. This publication was distributed at no cost to the taxpayers of the State of Oklahoma.

PhOtOGRAPhYAll photography provided by OU AME files.

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NAme AReA PhONe & OffiCe e-mAil ADDRess

M. Cengiz Altan ME 325-1737FH 205 [email protected]

Peter J. Attar AE 325-1749FH 219D [email protected]

J. David Baldwin ME 325-1090EL 108 [email protected]

Kuang-Hua Chang ME 325-1746FH 201 [email protected]

Rong Zhu Gan ME & BIO E 325-1099FH 200 [email protected]

Subramanyam R. Gollahalli AE & ME 325-1728FH 207 [email protected]

Kurt Gramoll AE & ME 325-3171FH 237 [email protected]

Takumi Hawa AE 325-6797EL 110 [email protected]

Feng C. Lai ME 325-1748FH 218A [email protected]

Wilson E. Merchan-Merchan ME 325-1754FH 208 [email protected]

David P. Miller AE & ME 325-1094FH 209 [email protected]

Farrokh Mistree AE & ME 325-2438FH 212 [email protected]

Ramkumar N. Parthasarathy AE & ME 325-1735FH 203 [email protected]

Mrinal C. Saha ME 325-1098FH 208A [email protected]

Zahed Siddique ME 325-2692FH 202 [email protected]

Li Song ME 325-1714EL 112 [email protected]

Harold Stalford AE & ME 325-1742FH 204 [email protected]

Alfred G. Striz AE 325-1730FH 206 [email protected]

Prakash Vedula AE 325-4361FH 234 [email protected]

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All phone numbers are area code 405 | FH = Felgar Hall | EL = Engineering Laboratory

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M. Cengiz Altan Peter J. Attar J. David Baldwin Kuang-Hua Chang

Rong Zhu Gan S. R. Gollahalli Kurt Gramoll Takumi Hawa

Feng C. Lai Wilson E. Merchan-Merchan

David P. Miller Farrokh Mistree

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Ramkumar N. Parthasarathy

Mrinal C. Saha Zahed Siddique Li Song

Harold L. Stalford Alfred G. Striz Prakash Vedula

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About ou

The Univeristy of Oklahoma has grown into the flagship education-al institution of the State of Oklahoma since its conceptulization in 1890.

As a doctoral degree-granting research university, OU had come to impact the state, region and nation in fields from medical research to musical theatre.

With three campuses across the state, the university enrolls more than 30,000 students, has more than 2,400 full-time faculty members and has 20 colleges offering 163 majors at the baccalaureate level, 166 majors at the master’s level, 81 majors at the doctoral level, 27 majors at the doctoral professional level and 26 graduate cer-tificates.

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Number one in the nation among all pub-lic universities in the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled per capita.

First in the Big 12 and at the top in the na-tion in international exchange agreements with universities around the world.

Over a $1.5 billion impact on the state’s economy each year.

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• The Princeton Review ranks OU in the top 10 in the nation in terms of academic excellence and cost for students.

• OU has won awards for new initiatives to create a sense of family and community on campus. OU is one of the very few public universities to twice re-ceive the Templeton Foundation Award as a “Charac-ter Building College” for stressing the value of com-munity.

• The number of endowed faculty has increased from 100 to 544 positions in the past 15 years, demonstrat-ing a strong commitment to excellence.

• Private fundraising records continue to be set by the university, with more than $1.75 billion in gifts and pledges since 1994, which has provided funding for dramatic capital improvements, the growth in faculty endowment and student scholarships.

• The University of Oklahoma maintains one of the three most important collections of early manuscripts in the history of science in the United States. It in-cludes Galileo’s own copy of his work, which first used the telescope to support the Copernican theory, with corrections in his own handwriting.

• Since its creation in 1998, OU’s Office of Technol-ogy Development has created 36 companies that have generated more than $84 million in capital, more than $10 million in cash and more than $30 million incur-rent estimated equity value for the university.

• The University of Oklahoma has consistently been designated as one of America’s 100 Best College Buys by Institutional Research & Evaluation, an independent higher education research and consult-ing organization.

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AMe/coe hiStory

The School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineer-ing has a rich history at OU. It began in 1905 when the university established the School of Applied Sci-ence consisting of Mechanical Engineering, Civil En-gineering and Electrical Engineering.

Shortly thereafter, James Houston Felgar became an instructor of Mechanical Engineering in 1906. That

same year he was appointed to the po-sition of Instructor in Charge.

In 1908 Felgar be-came the Director of the Department of Mechanical En-gineering, a position he held until 1925. He also served as Dean of the College of Engineering from 1909 to 1937. It was during this time, 1909 to be exact that

the College of Engineering was established. Felgar re-tired in 1937 and was appointed Dean Emeritus and Professor of Engineering.

In January 1925 the Engineering Building was con-structed. The building was renamed Felgar Hall in 1952 to honor the dedication of James Houston Fel-gar.

An Aeronautical Engineering option was added to the Mechanical Engineering program in 1929, which

spurred the construction of the Wind Tunnel in 1936 as part of a WPA project. These two important milestones in the development of the program took place under the tenure of William Henry Carson. He served as Director of the Department of Mechanical Engi-neering from 1927 to 1942. Like Felgar, he also served as Dean of the College of En-gineering during this time.

In 1947 the Depart-ment of Aeronauti-cal Engineering was established within the School of Me-chanical Engineering. While still part of Mechanical Engineering, the establishment of the department gave Aeronautical Engineering a much more defined pres-ence in the College of Engineering at OU.

The School of Aeronautical Engineering was estab-lished as separate from the School of Mechanical En-gineering. in 1954. However this name did not last long, in 1959 the school was named the School of Aeronautical and Space Engineering in order to keep up with the national trends.

Another building was added in the early 1960’s. Ini-tially called the “Engineering Center,” the building was eventually named Carson Engineering Center in honor of the college’s second dean.

James Houston Felgar

William Henry Carson

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In 1963 the School of Aeronautical and Space Engineer-ing and the School of Mechanical Engineering merged to become the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, a name that has lasted over four decades.

The addition of a research facility for Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering located on the university's north campus, near Max Westheimer Field occured in 1964. At the time the facility primarily housed labora-tories for stress analysis, radiant heat transfer studies, aerodynamic research, non-destructive testing, and experiments on advanced propulsion systems. The fa-cility is still used for instruction and research by AME

and the College of Engineering today.

The school and college have come a long way from their humble beginnings over 100 years ago. Advanc-es in technology and other changes that have been spurred by the times have no doubt played a role in the shaping of what the school and college have become.

With over 100 years of history, the school has a strong foundation to stand on while we enter the next 100 years of engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Always remembering that we are celebrating the past and engineering the future.

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Felgar Hall, 1930

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George Lynn Cross Reserach Professor Emeritus, Tom J. Love Jr. was the “first” director of the School of Aero-space and Mechanical Engineering. Love was named director upon the merging of the two schools in 1963. Addi-tionally, he received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1948.

It was through his long-standing presence with the College of Engineering and AME that Love was able to further his legacy by writing The College of Engineering: A 70-Year History. The book highlights and tells the stories not only of the administration, but also of the students who experienced the growth of the College and University.


NAme POsitiON PhONe e-mAil ADDRessOffiCe PeRsONNel

Lawana Cavins Assistant to the Director 325-2322 [email protected]

Megan Denney Communications Coordinator 325-5031 [email protected]

Debbie Mattax Finanical Associate 325-5012 [email protected]

Vicki Pollock Office Assistant 325-1744 [email protected]

Suzi Skinner Student Services Coordinator 325-5013 [email protected]

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Billy Mays Shop Supervisor 325-4337 [email protected]

Greg Williams Machinist 325-4337 [email protected]

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Complex Systems

Research 2Transform EnergyThermo-Fluids Systems

Research 3Transform InformationSystems Realization

Research 1Transform MatterMechanical/ Aerospace Systems

E n g i n E E r i n ginvolves the transformation of matter, energy and information to develop

economic, intellectual and social capital


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Micro- And nAno-coMpoSite MAteriAlS: blAdder Molding

OBJECTIVES• Develop an innovative bladdermolding technology to fabricae geometrically complet, hollow parts made of composite materials• Heating is to be provided by circulating hot air in side the bladder • Cost effective operation and improved mechanical properties

METHODFundamental principles of solid and fluid mechanics are applied to materials science to develop innovative molding techniques for multi-scale and multi-component, polymer-based composite materials.

CONTRIBUTIONS• Lower equipment and tooling costs• Energy efficient, modular heating methods, easy set up • Geometrically flexibility, non-symmetric shapes• High quality composites with low defects and void content • Property tailoring is possible by the layup sequence and thickness variation

Faculty: M. Cengiz Altan

birdS, beeS And bAtS: theoreticAl, coMputAtionAl And experiMentAl reSeArch For Micro Air VehicleS

Faculty: Peter J. AttarOBJECTIVETo better understand the fundamental flow and structural dynamics of Flexible Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) Flight

BACKGROUNDMAVs have a wide range of applications including surveillance, weather monitoring and first responders. Current difficulties in-clude the inability for the vehicles to undergo autonomous flight. A better understanding of the fundamental flow physics is need-ed if this difficulty is to be overcome.

TECHNICAL APPROACHTo develop, implement and utilize theoretical, computational and experimental tools to aid in our understanding of flexible MAV flight.

USAF MAV surveillance concept MAV Swarms (SMAVNET Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne )

USAF MAV surveillance concept


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deSign For durAble And tough StructureS

OBJECTIVES• Develop physics design method to increase residual life of mechanical components

• Understand physics at the atomistic level to simulate and pre-dict material properties at macroscopic level • Develop multi-physics model for design of high toughness materials and structures

APPROACH• Macroscopic level: shape optimization using advanced eX-tenede finite element method (XFEM) with level set method (LSM)• Multi-scale constitutive design of materials: bridging scale methods • Dispersions of particles/inclusions: primary (microns) and secondary particles (tens of nanometers) for maximum strength materials

Faculty: Kuang-Hua Chang

eAr bioMechAnicS For reStorAtion oF heAring

OBJECTIVES• Identify the effect of middle ear disease-induced structure and mechanical property disorders on sound transmission in the ear • Characterize the mechanical properties of ear tissue such as the tympanic membrane (TM) or eardrum, incus-stapes joint, round window membrane, and stapedial annular ligament

• Improve the current finite element (FE) model of the human ear by introducing viscoelastic and dynamic properties of ear tissue in the model and by modeling the ultastructure of ear tissue

• Generate FE model-derived middle ear function curves such as the FE-tympanogram, FE-ER (energy reflectance), FE-MTF (middle ear transfer function), and FE-Holography, in ears with middle ear disorders for potential clinical applications

METHODS AND TECHNIQUES• Laser Doppler vibrometry measurements• Dynamic testing of soft tissue over frequency domain• 3D reconstruction of tissue and organs in micro-level• Multi-field FE coupled analysis for sound transmission• Applications of the ear model for diagnosis, surgical treatment and device implantation

Faculty: Rong Z. Gan


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creAtion oF A new energy Source FroM the nAno-liquid oScillAtor

PROBLEMS• Fossil fuel resources are limited• Renewable energies (wind and solar) depend highly on the environmental conditions, hence their production rates are un-stable• Recently, we discovered that two coupled spherical-cap drop-lets connected by a tube showed multiple steady-states depend-ing on the volume of droplets• Can we oscillate such a nano/micro system?• Can we extract the energy from such a system?

TECHNICAL APPROACH• Develop a MD (molecular dynamic) and CFD simulation codes for such a system in both nano and micro scales and investigate the stability of the liquid droplet• Develop an analytical model to describe the dynamics of the liquid droplet with considerations of friction, viscosity, evapora-tion, size effects, etc. Clarify the developed model with the MD and CFD results• Build an experimental facility to examine such a liquid system in micro scale (nano scale as well, if possible)

Faculty: Takumi Hawa

CONTRIBUTIONS• Development of a nano-micro-liquid oscillator • Understanding the physical mechanism of the nano/micro liquid oscillator • Application to a new energy source• Application to a new nano optical device • Application to a new nano electro-osmotic pump

electrohydrodynAMic (ehd) gAS puMp

PROBLEMS• Develop and EHD gas pump driven by an electric field with no moving parts• Maximize the output (gas volume flow rate) with respect to the configuration of electrodes• Optimize the performance of the pump with respect to the energy consumed• Minimize the overall size of EHD gas pump for application in microsystems

BACKGROUND• EHD gas pump utilizes corona wind produced by a non-uni-form electrostatic field to effectively transport a bulk flow• The volume flow rate driven by an EHD pump depends on applied voltage, electic polarity, electrode geometry, number of electrodes, and stage of electrodes• Simple structure, no moving parts, and efficient use of energy are the advantages of an EHD pump

Faculty: F. C. Lai


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Morphology And Size oF Soot deriVed FroM bioFuelS And dieSel Fuel

MOTIVATION• Several investigations were carried out involving biofuels such as canola methyl ester (CME), soybean methyl ester (SME), animal fats and regular disel fuels• Alternative fuels such as biofuels are believed to be very im-portant for producing a cleaner and more optimal combustion• It is well known that the variations in soot structures in tra-ditional fuels, such as the presence of carbon layers, can influ-ence its macroscopic properties• Pollunt emissions such as NOx, CO, particulate matter, SOx, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), CO2 and unburned hy-drocarbons have lead researchers to continually seek alterna-tives for carbonaceous fuels

BACKGROUND• Due to the large demand for traditional fuels and therefore its limitations, biofuels have become an interesting renewable/sus-tainable energy source• Soot formation studies have been conducted in traditional fuels in order to increase the radiant head transfer in oxygen flames, reduction of NOx and pollution prevention that can have a tre-mendously hazardous impact on human health

Faculty: Wilson Merchan-Merchan

METHODS• Microscope JEOL TEM-3010, using a LaB6 filament• Gatan Digital imagining software• Two unisliders that allow movement of the burner in the Y and Z position• The thermophoretic sampling technique with 3mm 200 mesh carbon coated copper grid, residence time = 60 ms

cliMbing SAndy SlopeS

OBJECTIVES• Mechanical/Computational model of what happens as vehicle climbs sandy slopes• Design of wheel surface optimized for sandy slopes• Design of all purpose wheel for dealing with rocks, dirt and sandy slopes

METHODS• SWEET wheel test bed• SR2 Rover• Lunar 2kg rover• LARA sand foot

Faculty: David P. Miller

APPLICATIONS• More reliable exploration vehicles (moon and Mars rovers)• Improved efficiency of off-road sport/utility vehicles• Potential improvements in shoes and other surfaces that inter-act with loose terrain


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product plAtForM deSign

OBJECTIVES• Design of modular and scalable common product platform for a family of product and mass customization• Tools and methods to support design of common platforms and associated product family

METHODS• Platform configuration design - development of mathematical and computational foundations• Multiplatform optimization

Faculty: Zahed Siddique

CONTRIBUTIONS• A multi-common platform optimization approach• Web-based system to support Engineer-To-Order Products• Common platform configuration design approach to concur-rently considering functions, assembly, materials and other fac-tors• An approach that combines both modularity and scaling needs to be investigated and developed• Interface design for modular product needs further investiga-tion

unit leVel energy Monitoring And FAult detection And diAgnoSiS For A high perForMAnce building

CHALLENGES• Automated FDD tools have not been researched for 20 years• Two existing approaches have not yet been fully automated: • Whole Building Level • Component Level

TECHNICAL APPROACH• Measure energy consumption (heating, cooling and electricity) from the air handling unit level to diagnose system faults• Develop non-intrusive flow measurements using existing me-chanical devices• Compare the optimal energy consumption baseline with the real measurement• Identify unit operation fault and deficiencies

Faculty: Li Song

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS/BENEFITS• Less computational complexity - to be embedded in the exist-ing BAS• Informative• Broader impacts as BAS gets smarter by converging it with traditional IT infrastructure


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on-chip VAcuuM Micro-puMp

OBJECTIVES• Develop on-chip MEMS vacuum micro-pump technology• Model micro-pump using multiphysics simulation tools, CFD modeling covering structures, fluid flow and electrostatics• Develop micro-pump designs that potentially can achieve differential pressures greater than 1.0 atm, while considering thin film material properties and semiconductor process char-acteristics

BACKGROUND• One application need is for an on-chip vacuum that can hold 10-6 torr without hermeticity• Another application need is in gas sampling (e.g. micro mass spectrometry) that can provide 10-6 torr at 1 sccm sample flow• Currently, no MEMS technology exists that can meet the re-quirements of the above two applications

Faculty: Harold Stalford

CONTRIBUTIONS/BENEFITS• Zero dead volume and no additional valves• Contact of smooth membrane/smooth sealing surface provides low back stream leak rate• Single stage span ambient 1 atm to high vacuum in single pump


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Multi-diSciplinAry, Multi-objectiVe, Multi-Fidelity deSign optiMizAtion ScheMe For AircrAFt

GOAL• Improve aircraft design by automating the early process stag-es in conceptual and preliminary design • Challenge: Highly interdependent disciplines/ objectives • Develop: Lay-Out of Multi-Disciplinary Design Op timization Process • Include Three Major Objectives for Minimization: Drag, Power, Weight • Include Three Fidelity Levels: Excel/MATLAB, Simplified FEM/Panel Codes, Nonlinear Structures/ CFD • Utilize a Combination of Sequential and Parallel Processes

APPROACH• Multi-disciplinary design optimization• Disciplines: loads, structures, aerodynamics, sensors, power• Fidelity: linear and nonlin-ear structures, beam model, fully-built up FE model, strip theory, panel methods, vor-tex lattice methods, CFD• Approaches: designs of ex-periments, response surfaces, gradient based optimization, exery destruction minimiza-tion

Faculty: Alfred G. Stirz

eFFicient coMputAtionAl MethodS For prediction oF nonequilibriuM FlowS

OBJECTIVES• To develop novel, fast and effecient computational methods for high fidelity prediction of complex nonequilibrium flows• To understand the fundamental physics of complex nonequi-librium flows containing multiscale, multiphysics interactions (spanning multiple disciplines)• Applications of nonequilibrium flows: hypersonic re-entry vehicles, gas turbine engines, nuclear/bio energy reactors, pharmaceutical plants, micro/nano fluidic devices, polluntant dispersion, biological cell flow

BACKGROUND• “Textbook” equations and solutions are often inadequate for nonequilibrium flows• Challenges in analysis of nonequilibrium flows arise due to: breakdown of continuum hypothesis, complex physics, multi-scale interactions, nonlinearities• Many widely used computational methods for prediction of nonequilibrium flows are inadequate for reasons of (a) high computational costs, (b) high statistical noise and/or (c) high modeling errors• Transformative research in the area of nonequilibrium flows is needed

Faculty: Prakash Vedula

METHODS• Macroscopic behavior of nonequilibrium flows is obtained by considering probabilistic interactions at the microscopic level, via the Boltzmann equation• Novel, statistical moment based quadrature method for solu-tion of Boltzmann equation were used to attain vastly improved prdiction capabilities for generic nonequilibrium flows, along with significantly reduced computational costs


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reAl-tiMe StructurAl heAlth Monitoring oF lArge-ScAle StructureS

TECHNICAL CHALLENGES• Large-Scale structures, e.g. bridges, airframes, machinery, etc. have many potential failure-critical sections that are often difficult to inspect for damage such as cracks• Current practice typically includes applying sensors to the structure (accelerometers, strain gages) collecting large quan-tities of date, and attempting to deduce the current condition from the sensor time histories• In remote locations, there might not be a ready connection to electrical power, so we must be able to harvest sufficient power from the ambient to power the data acquisition systems

APPROACH• Updating the data acquisition systems and sensors on two bridges on I-35 (Walnut Creek Bridge in Purcell and Canadian River Bridge in Norman• There will be 20-30 sensors on each bridge with continuous data acquisition and data transmission to an on-campus server; power will be provided by solar panels and grid• Developing algorithms for the fusion of sensor data across the structure to deduce “local” response measure of sufficient fidel-ity to drive fatigue, fracture, etc. analyses of structural integrity

Faculty: J. David Baldwin (AME), Kim Mish (CEES), Thordur Runolfsson (ECE), Chris Ramsayer (CEES)

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS/BENEFITS• Expect to be able to provide the owner of the structure (ODOT in this case) with real-time assessment of the structural integrity• The probabilistic structural health definitions and estimators be-ing developed will benefit the larger SHM community by provid-ing a better framework for estimating the two primary quanitites sought by SHM practitioners, 1) the current residual strength, and 2) the estimated remaining life under current operating conditions

coMbuStion And bioFuel blendS

OBJECTIVES• Study combustion and pollutant emission characteristics of biofuels and blends• Document fire-safety properties of biofuels and blends• Develop optimal biofuel blends with best combustion properties and minimal pollutant emissions

BACKGROUND• Biofuels form an attractive renewable energy resource• Biofuels are cabon-neutral, locally-produced and low in sul-pher content• Combustion and pollutant (CO2, CO, NOx, soot, etc.) forma-tion need to be understood before biofuels and their blends can be used in practical configurations

Faculty: Sub Gollahalli and Kumar Parthasarathy

METHODS• Laminar and turbulent partially-premixed flames of pre-vapor-ized biofuels/blends• Spray flames of biofuels and blends• Pool fire studies of biofuels and blends• Performance analysis of biofuels and blends in diesel engines and gas turbines



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bioMorphic high perForMAnce buildingS

OBJECTIVESWhat are the computational and intellectual foundations for a comprehensive and transformative approach that reexamines the premise of conventional energy standards specifying a closed building envelope, in order to design complex energy efficient built systems that derive energy, light and ventilation from their immediate surroundings?

BACKGROUNDInterdisciplinary research synergies in:• Biomorphic architecture• Computational modeling and integration• Adaptive, open, self-configuring envelope• Internal and external micro-climate harnessing for energy production and ventilation• Efficient use of ecosystem services

Faculty: Farrokh Mistree, Zahed Siddique, Li Song (AME), Lee Fithian (Arch.) and Petra Klein (Metr.)

METHODSTo explore biomorphic architecture, we envision creating the science and developing a decision support computational frame-work to allow architects and engineers to synergistically work on green buildings.

The research will also involve:• A sustainability perspective from multiple levels • Buildings, communities/neighborhoods, municipali-ties• Reducing energy con-sumption and global impact through new thinking and transformative science

AttAining engineering coMpetencieS For the Future through experientiAl leArning

OBJECTIVES• What are the career sustaining metacompetencies that need to be developed in engineering students for the innovation economy?• What steps can be taken so that engineering students become accustomed to thinking along interdisci-plinary lines in their approach to solving complex problems?•Based on learning and motivational theory, what are proper ways to infuse experiential learning into existing en-gineering curricula to develop student competencies for the innovation econ-omy?

Faculty: Zahed Siddique, Mrinal Saha, Farrokh Mistree (AME), Patricia Harde, Amy Bradshaw, Xun Ge, and Teresa DeBacker (Educ.)

METHODSThe “how” for developing this type of skill and expertise in analysis, evaluation, and creative production for unforeseen needs requires authentic experience in tasks that require students to exercise these skills.

One way that provides both experience and leverages a number of other advantages for developing these skills is experiential learn-ing. If designed well, experiential learning not only provides authentic opportunity, but also supports self-determined motivation and regulation.



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AdVAnced MultiFunctionAl MAteriAlS And StructureS

OBJECTIVES• To develop hybrid structural composites with improved me-chanical and functional properties• To develop a low cost processing of structural composites while maintaining structural integrity and quality • To understand and control interactions among different ma-terials at different length scale ranging from micro- to nanoscale• To understand the microstructure-property relationship through process simulation and modeling

CHALLENGES• Traditional composite materials suffer from inferior me-chanical and thermal conductivity properties in the thickness direction• Existing methods resulted in decreased in-plane properties as well as increased size and weight• Advanced composite manufacturing process are expensive, energy ineffecient and size dependent• Nanostructured materials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers, etc. exhibit superior mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties due to their nanoscale dimension and large specific areas• Current processing method does not allow exploiting the su-perior properties of these nonmaterials in improving the struc-tural and functional properties• New structural concepts and processing techniques are need-ed in the areas of synthesis, controlling interface, etc. in opti-mizing their mechanical and thermal conductivity properties

Faculty: Mrinal C. Saha, M. Cengiz Altan (AME), Daniel Resasco and Brian Grady (CBME)

METHODS• Carbon hierarchial structure can be produced either by direct growing or uniformly spraying CNTs or CNFs on carbon fab-rics• Controlled synthesis/dispersion of CNTs or CNFs on carbon fiber support at micro and macro level• Functionalize the interface between CNTs and carbon fiber and epoxy resin through a favorable stiffness gradient• Characterize the interface of CNTs and carbon fiber and epoxy resin• Develop a hybrid vacuum assisted resin infusion (HVARIM)L process to fabricate high quality composite structures at low cost



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Multi-ScAle Modeling And SiMulAtionS coMplex SySteM deSign

OBJECTIVES• Complex systems often pose challenges for prediction, con-trol, design and risk analysis• Conventional or “textbook” solutions are often not adequate • Complex systems involve challenges that span many sub-disciplines of engineering, science and mathematics• Challenges in analysis of a complex system arise due to: complex physics/chemistry/biology, multiscale interactions - both time and length scales, multidisciplinary interactions, uncertainty and nonlinears, information fusion• Conventional computational methods for prediction, con-trol and design of complex systems are generally cumberson. Thus, need for transformative research in the field of complex systems

RESEARCH QUESTIONS• How can efficient, high fidelity, unified computational ap-proaches be developed to handle interactions across a wide range of scales or disciplines?• How can a reduction of overall computational cost be at-tained?• How can information and uncertainty relevant to subsystems be harnessed efficiently to control a complex system?• How can prediction, information fusion, control and uncer-tainty management of a complex system be acheieved in real time? What advantages in computational methods are futher necessary to make this a possibility? How do these methods lead to multidisciplinary breakthroughs, by addressing the ge-neric challenges of complex systems?

Faculty: Prakash Vedula, Takumi Hawa, J. K. Allen (IE) and Farrokh Mistree

IMPACTAn innovative, fast, efficient, high-fidelity computational ap-proaches have been developed for advancing the science and technology of complex system, with a significant potential for multidisciplinary impactApplication areas:• Design of next generation of hypersonic vehicles• Design of advanced energy systems• Design of state-of-the-art micro/nano scale devices for engi-neering and biomedical applications• Weather prediction• Intelligent sensor networks• Tissue engineering, disease propagation• Risk analysis, national security


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To produce graduates and knowledge sought first in tomorrow’s technology-driven world.

Attract a talented and diverse student body and empower them to transform quality of life through:

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Life-changing learning experienceand

research and develOpment

World-changing discovery and innovation experience

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goAlS And StrAtegieS

GOAL 1Enhance undergraduate programs through excellence in experiential learning and innovation in knowledge delivery.

Strategy 1.1: Demonstrate pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement in all undergraduate programs.Strategy 1.2: Provide an outstanding undergraduate learning experience.Strategy 1.3: Integrate experiential learning in the Engineering Practice Facility (EPF) and throughout the curriculum.

GOAL 2Enhance the college community through outreach, mentoring and diversity.

Strategy 2.1: Promote K-12 STEM outreach.Strategy 2.2: Recruit, retain, and graduate an outstanding student body.Strategy 2.3: Promote student, faculty and staff diversity.

GOAL 3Enhance the impact of research and graduate education programs through interdisciplinary collaboration, strategic

partnerships, student scholarship, and faculty development.

Strategy 3.1: All graduate programs will demonstrate pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement.Strategy 3.2: Provide an outstanding graduate learning experience.Strategy 3.3: Promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship.Strategy 3.4: Enhance research capabilities, partnerships and performance.


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GOAL 1Promote excellence in research and scholarship

Strategy 1.1: Leverage the learning community to enhance the creation of economic capital and intellectual capital Tactic 1.1.1: Enhance research performance of AME faculty Tactic 1.1.2: Raise and allocate resources to build research infrastructure for AME through synergistic collaboration in interdisciplinary efforts in CoE

Strategy 1.2: Promote interdisciplinary collaborations leading to transformative research Tactic 1.2.1: Develop a learning community that is based on the diverse competencies of faculty members and is focused on transformative science and discovery to address variety of interdisciplinary and research topics Tactic 1.2.2: Expedite strategic faculty, research scholar and graduate student hires to fill areas of need for AME community

Strategy 1.3: Enhance partnerships with state, federal, industry, and other research institutions Tactic 1.3.1: Increase external partnerships and forming strategic alliances for visibility and awareness of opportunities, mechanisms and success factors

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GOAL 2Enhance graduate educational experience

Strategy 2.1: Increase graduate student quality Tactic 2.1.1: Increase recruitment of qualified current AME undergraduate students to our graduate program Tactic 2.1.2: Continue to improve the overall quality of entering graduate students

Strategy 2.2: Continue to improve the graduate educational experience Tactic 2.2.1: Prepare our graduate students for placement in academia, industry, government and other sectors Tactic 2.2.2: Increase number of graduate students applying and receiving fellowships Tactic 2.2.3: Promote collaboration in graduate education with industry, other colleges, and institutions Tactic 2.2.4: Improve quality of graduate student life Tactic 2.2.5: Promote international collaboration in graduate education



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GOAL 3Enhance undergraduate programs through excellence in experiential learning, innovations in

knowledge delivery and curriculum development

Strategy 3.1: Demonstrate pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement in AE and ME programs Tactic 3.1.1: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programs receive and maintain six-year accreditation Strategy 3.2: Provide an outstanding undergraduate learning experience Tactic 3.2.1: Incorporate innovations in knowledge delivery Tactic 3.2.2: Enhance AE and ME programs through the pursuit of excellence in experiential learning Tactic 3.2.3: Maintain high quality of undergraduate students Tactic 3.2.4: Create multiple BS/MS options for students in AE and ME Tactic 3.2.5: Continue to improve outstanding academic support



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GOAL 4Enhance the AME learning community

Strategy 4.1: Promote the AME learning community Tactic 4.1.1: Enhance AME learning community that empowers each person to meet his/her full potential Tactic 4.1.2: Facilitate faculty, instructor, and staff development Tactic 4.1.3: Promote student, faculty and staff diversity Strategy 4.2: Recruit, retain, and graduate an outstanding student body Tactic 4.2.1: Improve publicity of programs to prospective students Tactic 4.2.2: Maintain current competitive scholarships, fellowships and stipends based on scholastic merit and leadership potential Tactic 4.2.3: Promote faculty, staff and student participation in outreach activities

Strategy 4.3: Explore endowment opportunities for the School



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GOAL 5Showcase AME

Strategy 5.1: Develop and adopt a strategy to showcase AME with maximum impact on the US News and World Report surveys and prospective donors Tactic 5.1.1: Strengthen AME’s presence in the electronic media including social network services Tactic 5.1.2: Increase AME’s presence in the print media including the AME Newsletter Tactic 5.1.3: Implement a seminar series that is in alignment with the Strategic Goals Strategy 5.2: Showcase research, teaching and service accomplishments of AME faculty and students Tactic 5.2.1: Publicize research, teaching and service capabilities and successes of the AME community so that AME becomes a destination of choice for faculty, staff, students, government and industry Tactic 5.2.2: Showcase the AME teaching and learning environment/facilities Tactic 5.2.3: Showcase contributions to service

Strategy 5.3: Showcase accomplishments and contributions of alumni, Board of Advisors members, and friends Tactic 5.3.1: Publicize news of accomplishments of alumni, BoA members, and friends Tactic 5.3.2: Provide news of donations from AME stakeholders and others



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The mission of the School of AME is to provide the best possible learning experience for students through excel-lence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society, nationally and internationally. This conforms to the vision of the College of Engineering and OU.

AME faculty has a wide range of research expertise in different areas. AME stakeholders want to view the school as a learning community, defined as a group of people who share common values and beliefs, and are actively engaged in learning together from each other. Such communities have become the template for a cohort-based, interdisciplinary approach to higher education. This is based on an advanced kind of educational or 'pedagogi-cal' design. AME stakeholders embrace the following core values, which will assist in the direction of our future AME activities: • Creating a collegial learning community that empowers each person to rise to his / her full potential • Positioning its faculty to work synergistically with faculty in other schools to facilitate the synergistic creation of economic and intellectual capital • Enhancing programs through the pursuit of excellence in experiential learning and knowledge delivery • Respecting students as junior engineers in a knowledge enterprise that prepares them for multiple careers, while upholding and maintaining high educational standards and requirements • Recognizing that research, development, problem solving and consulting play a role in creating intellectual and economic capital at a university

AME’s vision is to move Towards Distinctiveness and Recognition - Be recognized as a premier learning com-munity of faculty, staff and students that upholds collegiality, and synergistic collaboration in pursuit of academic excellence, and as a community valuing both individual and collective achievements.

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