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Appendix I - C. Faculty Vitae: aerospace engineering

D. Stefan Dancila

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Degrees

Aeronautical Engineer, Polytechnic Institute Bucharest, Romania, 1986.

M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992.

Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998.

Georgia Tech Experience

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, 1999-present.

Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 1998 – June 1999.

Adjunct Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, January 1991-September 1991.

Research Engineer and System Analyst, Research Institute for Automation (IPA), Bucharest, Romania, March 1987- September 1991.

Aeronautical Engineer, Aeronautical Construction Enterprise (ICA Brasov), Brasov, Romania, November 1986-March 1987.

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures

“Apparatus and Method for Aerodynamic Blowing Control Using Smart Materials,” U.S. Patent No. 5,791,601 D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, August 11, 1998.
“Energy Dissipating Composite Members with Progressive Failure,” U.S. Patent No. 6,136,406 D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, October 24, 2000.
“Apparatus and Method for Aerodynamic Blowing Control Using Smart Materials,” U.S. Patent No. 6,142,425 D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, November 7, 2000.

Selected Publications: 1998-2002

D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios “Energy Dissipating Composite Members with Progressive Failure – Concept Development and Analytical Modeling,” AIAA Journal, accepted for publication.
D. S. Dancila, E. A. Armanios and K.W. Lentz, “Free Vibration of Thin-Walled Closed Section Composite Beams with Optimum and Near-Optimum Coupling,” Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials and Structures, Ronald F. Gibson, ed., CRC Press, to be published in early 2002.
D. S. Dancila, E. A. Armanios and W. K. Lentz, “Free Vibration of Thin-Walled, Closed-Section Composite Beams with Optimum and Near-Optimum Coupling,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Vol 12, pp. 2-12, 1999.
R. L. Carlson, D. L. Steadman, D. S. Dancila and G. A. Kardomateas, “An Experimental Investigation of the Fatigue Growth of Small Corner Cracks in Aluminum 6061-T-651,” Journal of Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 21, pp. 403-409, 1998.
D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, “The Influence of Coupling on the Free Vibration of Thin-Walled Composite Beams,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 35:23, pp. 3105-3119, August 1998.

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002

D. S. Dancila and R. Vasilescu, “Compact, Large Rotation, Coiled Piezoelectric Actuators – Experimental Validation,” International Conference on Smart Technology Demonstrators and Devices, Edinburgh, UK, December 12-14, 2001.
D. S. Dancila, “Pressure Pulse Tolerant Inflatable Space Structures,” Inflatable Space Structures Forum, 41^st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials (SDM) Conference, Atlanta, April 3-6, 2000.

Kim, B., Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E.A., “ Extension-twist Coupled Composite Members with Tailored Stiffness,” Presented at the American Helicopter Society 56^th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA May 2-4, 2000.

D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, “Large Displacement Piezoelectric Actuator Configurations,” Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Symposium at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Winter Annual Meeting of the ASME, Anaheim, California, November 15-20 1998.

D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, “Crew/Payload Crash Protection by Using Energy-Dissipating Tensile Composite Members with Progressive Failure,” American Helicopter Society National Technical Specialists’ Meeting On Rotorcraft Crashworthiness, Phoenix, Arizona, September 14-16, 1998.

Dancila, D. S., Kim, I. and Armanios, E. A." Efficient Implementation of Extension-Twist Coupling for Rotorcraft Applications," AHS Technical Specialists Meeting, Affordable Composite Structures, Bridgeport, Connecticut, October 7-8, 1998.

Dancila, D. S., and Armanios, E. A." Dynamic Response of Energy-Dissipating Tensile Component Members under Impact Loading" ASC 13th Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, September 21-23, 1998.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002

Committee D30 on Composite Materials of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Member.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member.

American Helicopter Society, Member.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Member.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002

AE Graduate Committee, Member, Fall 2000 – to date.

AE Undergraduate Education Enhancement Committee, Member, June 2000- to date.

AE Structures Discipline Committee, Member, Fall 2000 – to date.

Ad-Hoc Institute Faculty Committee on Commercialization and Intellectual Property Rights, Member, Summer-Fall 2000.

Selected Honors and Awards

Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship, American Helicopter Society, Washington, D.C., June 1996.

Distinguished Contribution Diploma at the 1996 B. F. Goodrich National Collegiate Invention Competition, Akron, Ohio, September 1996.

ASTM D30 Best Student Paper Presentation Award, Denver, Colorado, May 1995.

Luther S. Long III Memorial Award in Engineering Sciences and Mechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1995.

Travel Award, Soros Foundation for an Open Society, Bucharest, Romania, August 1991.

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D. Stefan Dancila

Degrees

Georgia Tech Experience

Other Professional Positions and Consulting Experience

Selected Patents and Invention Disclosures

Selected Publications: 1998-2002

Selected Presentations and Keynote Addresses: 1998-2002

Kim, B., Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E.A., “ Extension-twist Coupled Composite Members with Tailored Stiffness,” Presented at the American Helicopter Society 56th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA May 2-4, 2000.

Kim, B., Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E.A., “ Extension-twist Coupled Composite Members with Tailored Stiffness,” Presented at the American Helicopter Society 56th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA May 2-4, 2000.

D. S. Dancila and E. A. Armanios, “Large Displacement Piezoelectric Actuator Configurations,” Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Symposium at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Winter Annual Meeting of the ASME, Anaheim, California, November 15-20 1998.

Dancila, D. S., and Armanios, E. A." Dynamic Response of Energy-Dissipating Tensile Component Members under Impact Loading" ASC 13th Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, September 21-23, 1998.

Professional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002

Committee D30 on Composite Materials of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Member.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Member.

American Helicopter Society, Member.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Member.

Institutional Service and Development Activities: 1998-2002

Selected Honors and Awards

Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship, American Helicopter Society, Washington, D.C., June 1996.

Distinguished Contribution Diploma at the 1996 B. F. Goodrich National Collegiate Invention Competition, Akron, Ohio, September 1996.

ASTM D30 Best Student Paper Presentation Award, Denver, Colorado, May 1995.

Luther S. Long III Memorial Award in Engineering Sciences and Mechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1995.

Kim, B., Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E.A., “ Extension-twist Coupled Composite Members with Tailored Stiffness,” Presented at the American Helicopter Society 56^th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA May 2-4, 2000.

Kim, B., Dancila, D. S. and Armanios, E.A., “ Extension-twist Coupled Composite Members with Tailored Stiffness,” Presented at the American Helicopter Society 56^th Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA May 2-4, 2000.