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Dr. Ernesto Penado |
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| Position: |
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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| Address: |
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 15600
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5600 |
| Phone: |
(928) 523-9453 |
| Email: |
Ernesto.Penado@nau.edu |
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Dr. F. Ernesto Penado, Professor and Chair (Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, University of Utah, 1987). Dr. Penado has held positions in the aerospace industry as a research scientist and group leader working in the design, analysis, optimization, and manufacture of composite structures. His research interests include composite materials, design, fracture mechanics, solid mechanics, finite elements, and related areas. In addition, he has served as a consultant to industry in the design and analysis of a variety of structures made of advanced composite materials. |
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| Educational Background |
- Ph.D. - Engineering Mechanics, University of Utah, 1987
- M.S. - Brigham Young University, 1983
- B.S. - Brigham Young University, 1981
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| Employment History |
- Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University (2008-present)
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University (2002-present)
- Director, Engineering Graduate Programs, Northern Arizona University (2001-2008)
- Director, Advanced Composite Materials Laboratory, Northern Arizona University (1997-Present)
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University (1997-2002)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University (1994-1997)
- Engineering Mechanics Consultant. EDO Corporation, Fiber Science Division, Salt Lake City, Utah (1993-1995)
- Research Scientist. Hercules Aerospace Company, Magna, Utah (1987-1993)
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| Courses and Topics Usually Taught |
- Engineering Design
- Machine Design
- Finite Element Analysis
- Applied Solid Mechanics
- Mechanics of Composite Materials
- Vibrations
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| Honors, Awards, & Professional Activities |
- Boeing A.D.Welliver Faculty Summer Fellowship, 2000
- Eminent Engineer, Tau Beta Pi Honor Engineering Society (2000)
- Boeing Outstanding Educator Award, 1999-2000.
- Professor of the Year Award, NAU, 1994-95 and 1996-97.
- Quality Recognition Award, Hercules Aerospace Company, 1991.
- Composite Structures Outstanding Contribution Award, Hercules Aerospace Company, 1990.
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Utah, 1984-85.
- Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), American Society for Composites (ASC), U. S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM), Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.
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