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PhD Dissertation:
Micomechanical Modeling of Porous Shape Memory Alloys

Current Employer: 
ExxonMobil

Research Areas:
Modeling of Smart Materials
Micromechanical modeling of porous Shape Memory Alloys
Solving techniques for the numerical implementation of inelastic material behavior.
Modeling and Applications of Active Materials and Structures
Linear and Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis
Oxidation of Metals


Papers:
Modeling of Oxidation and its Effect on Crack Growth in Titanium Alloys(2000)
Domain Transformation Problems in 2-D Oxidation(2000)
Effects of Non-Planar Geometries and Volumetric Expansion in the Modeling of
Oxidation in Titanium(2001)
Modeling of the Thermomechanical Behavior of Porous Shape Memory Alloys(2001)
Modeling Porous Shape Memory Alloys using Micromechanical Averaging Techniques(2002)
Modeling of Transformation-induced Plasticity and its Effect on the Behavior of
Porous Shape Memory Alloys.  Part I: Constitutive Model for fully Dense SMAs(2004)
Modeling of Transformation-induced Plasticity and its Effect on the Behavior of
Porous Shape Memory Alloys.  Part II: Porous SMA Response(2004)
Shape Memory Alloys - Part I: General Properties and Modeling of Single Crystals(2004)
Shape Memory Alloys - Part II: Modeling of Polycrystals(2004)


Proceedings:
The Effect of Transformation-Induced Plasticity on the Mechanical of Porous SMAs(2002)
The Effect of Transformation-Induced Plastic Strains on the Behavior of Porous SMAs(2002)
Porous NiTi Fabricated using Powder Metallurgy Techniques: Characterization and
Modeling(2002)
The Effect of Transformation-Induced Plastic Strains on the Mechanical Behavior of
Porous NiTi SMA(2002)
A Phenomenological Model for Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys with Hysteresis Effects(2003)
Thermomechanical Characterization of Large Diameter SMA Actuators under Cyclic Loading(2003)


Work Experience:
1994-1996 Mathematician-Bulgarian Academy of Science  Institute of Mathematics
1997-present Graduate Assistant, Research Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Department

Affiliations: 
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Society of Engineering Sciences (SES)

Honors and Awards:
Grant-in-Aid for Foreign Studies, Foundation "Eureka", Bulgaria December, 1996
Diploma with Honors, Belorussian State Polytechnic Academy, 1994

Education:
1997-present Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
               Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering (GPA 3.93/4.0)
1989-1994 Belorussian State Polytechnic Academy, Minsk, Belarus
 MS Applied Mathematics (GPS 5.0/5.0)