Current Researchers
David Jack, Ph.D. - Faculty Advisor
Maggie Benge - Undergrad/Grad Research Assistant
Ricardo Betancourt - Undergrad/Grad Research Asst
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Ben Lewis - Graduate Research Assistant
Morgan Goodwin - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Carlton Metcalf-Doetsch - Undergrad. Research Asst.
Sarah Stair - Graduate Research Assistant
Recent Graduates and Researchers
Babatunde Agboola - Master of Science, 2011
Nikhil Ashtekar - Master of Science, 2011
Haden Duke - Bachelor of Science, 2012
Matthew Hawkins - Visiting Research Scientist, 2012
Russell Mailen - Master of Science, 2012
William Minnie - Bachelor of Science, 2012
Theresa Vo - Master of Engineering, 2012
Cong Zhang - Master of Science, 2011
Facilities Available for Student Research
Agilent 34410A Digital Multimeter
Agilent E3646A Programmable DC Power Supply
Agilent DSO-X 2012A Oscilloscope
Bits from Bytes 3DTouch 3D Printer
Buehler - AutoMet 2000
Buehler - Isomet Low-speed Saw
Dell and HP Workstations
DSM X-Plore Injection Molding Machine
Imaging and Microscopes
Instron 3344 Tensile Test System
Intel i7-Generation 1 Workstations
Intel i7-Generation 2 Workstations
Intel Xeon Workstation
JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope
Leica Stereo Microscope
Malvern Gemini II Rotational Rheometer
Portable Educational Cluster - Generation 1
Portable Educational Cluster - Generation 2
Ross High Speed Mixer
TA Instruments Differential Scanning Calorimeter
TA Instruments Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
TA Instruments Thermogravimetric Analyzer
Tinius Olsen MP600 Meltflow Indexer
Toyo Seiki Ltd. D-H100 Automatic Densimeter
US Ultratek PCIUT3100 Ultrasonic System
Vacuum Asssited Laminate Composite Fabrication
Vulcan Furnace
List of Facilities Managed by the Department of Mechanical Engineering
List of Facilities Managed by Baylor University
Current Projects
NASA—Advanced Composite Materials Research
L3 Communications, Phase 2b—3D Hi Resolution NDT for Composites
Modeling Flexible Fiber-Motion and Orientation: Comparison Between Classical Rigid Fiber Models and the Rod-Chain Model
URC—Enhancing Performance and Sustainability in Engineering Plastics by Using Natural Fillers
URSA—Investigation of Particulate Motion in Pure Shearing Polymeric Fluids
Characterization of Time Dependent Behavior of Polymeric Composites
Recent Projects
NSF-CMMI 0720399—Phenomenological-Based Constitutive Model and Simulation of Fiber Interaction for Short Fiber Composite Processing
AFRL TO#14—Modeling and Simulation of SWNT Buckypaper Electrical Conductivity
L3 Communications, Phase 2a—3D Hi Resolution NDT for Composites
Neural Network Closures for Modeling the Orientation of Short-Fiber Composites
AFRL TO #3—Modeling of High Current Loading of Carbon Nanomembranes: Simulation of the Electrical and Thermal Behavior
L3 Communications, Phase 1—3D Hi Resolution NDT for Composites
Department of Mechanical Engineering