RESUME (ABBREVIATED)

 

NAME

Larry Silverberg

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

North Carolina State University (NCSU), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Campus Box 7910, Raleigh NC 27695-7910, lmsilver@ncsu.edu 

Home Page: www.mae.ncsu.edu/homepages/silverberg/indexhome.html

 

PERSONAL

Born Nov. 5 1957, married to Deborah L. Due, daughter Corinne. 

 

EDUCATION       

Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1983; MS Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1981; BS Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1979.    

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, MAE, NCSU, Aug. 1995 – present; Visiting Professor (sabbatical), College of Eng., Tech de Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico, Jan. 2004 – July 2004;  Associate Prof., MAE, NCSU, Nov. 1989 - Aug. 1995; Guest Investigator (sabbatical), T. Lord Research Center, Cary, NC, July 1992 - Jan. 1993; Assistant Prof., MAE , NCSU, Aug. 1984 - Nov. 1989; NASA/ASEE faculty fellowships, NASA Langley Research Center, summers of 1985 – 6; Technical Staff, TRW Inc., Space and Tech., Redondo Beach, CA, July 1983 - Jan. 1984.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

Academy of Outstanding Teachers, NCSU, 1995 – present; Outstanding Teachers Award, College of Engineering, NCSU, 1995; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Outstanding Contribution Award, 1994; The Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award, College of Engineering, NCSU, 1993; 2 US patents, 1994 and 1998.

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Two things have not changed throughout my professional life – my employment at NC State and my fascination with the interaction between electricity and mechanics. In the early years at NC State, I focused on advancing techniques in dynamics and control of electromechanical systems. Today, the thrust of my work has shifted to advancing field theory. The goal is to develop a formulation that is well-suited to solving problems that involve electromechanical interaction and continuum and particle effects. 

 

Since coming to NC State, I've published about 50 articles in archival journals, wrote 1 book, and developed 2 graduate courses. My research accomplishments lie in: 

 

THEORETICAL

  • Field theory  
  • Mechanics, electrodynamics, controls

 

APPLIED

  • OE-6 Orbiter Ejector, flown on three shuttle flights to date (STS 47 in 1992, STS 53 and STS 60 in 1994)
  • Switch-operated blinds/insulated glass technology 
  • Trans-permanent magnetic (T-PM) actuation technology for ultra-low-power devices