JOHN S. STRENKOWSKI
Professor
Assistant Dean for Research (Dean's Office)

Education
Ph.D., Applied Mechanics, University of Virginia, 1976
M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, M.I.T., 1973
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, 1972

Research Interests
Finite element analysis; Nonlinear stresses; Structural dynamics; Computer-aided design; Optimization

Professional Experience
1989 - present Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NCSU

1995 - 1997 Associate Department Head, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NCSU

1992 Invited Guest, IBM Summer Institute for Structural Analysis, Austria

1984 Participating Guest, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Calif.

1981 - 1989 Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

1981 Summer Staff Engineer, IBM Corporation, RTP

1978 - 1981 Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

1976 - 1978 Research Scientist, Battelle Columbus Laboratories, Ohio

Honors
Recipient of the 1998 ASME Blackall Award

Nominated for the 1994 ALCOA Distinguished Research Award

Recipient of 1989 SAE Ralph R. Teetor Award

Listed, Who's Who in the South and Southwest (17th ed.)

Listed, Who's Who in Technology Today

Dupont Memorial Fellowship (M.I. T), 1972

National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1971

Tau Beta Pi

Sigma Xi

Sigma Gamma Tau

Professional Societies
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

North American Manufacturing Research Institute

Society of Automotive Engineers

American Society of Engineering Education

American Society of Precision Engineering

Selected Publications
"Material Damage-Based Model for Predicting Chip-Breakability," ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 119, pp. 675-680, November 1997.

"A Partially Constrained Eulerian Orthogonal Cutting Model for Chip Control Tools," ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 119, pp. 681-688, November 1997.

"Boring of Laser Hardened Bushings: A Case Study," Proceedings of the 2"' International Machining and Grinding Conference, Dearborn, 1997.

"Optimal Selection of Tooling and Cutting Conditions for End Milling Using Micro-Genetic Algorithms," Symposium on Advances in Cutting Tools and Work Holding Technology, ASME IMECE '97, Production Engineering Division, Dallas, 1997.

"Finite Element Modeling of Machining: From Proof-of-Concept to Engineering Applications," CIRP International Workshop on Modeling of Machining Operations, Cosponsored by the NSF and Georgia Tech, Atlanta, May, 1998.