Areas of
Teaching:
- Composite Structures
- Composite Manufacturing
- Aircraft Structures
Courses
Taught:
Undergraduate
- Composite Materials (EM 4133)
Graduate
- Composite Materials (EM 6133)
Areas of
Research:
- Integrity of Composite Structures
- Low-cost Manufacture of Composites
Funding
Agencies:
- Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Airforce Base, 2003-present
- Office of Naval Research, 2002-present
- Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, 2002-present
Recent Journal
Publications:
- K. R. Uleck and A. J. Vizzini, “Fatigue Testing
of Gr/Ep at Extreme Temperatures,” Journal of Composites Technology
& Research, Vol. 25, No. 3, July 2003, pp. 179-184.
- S. J. Ng, R. Boswell, S. J. Claus, F. Arnold, and A. Vizzini,
“Degree of Cure, Heat of Reaction, and Viscosity of 8552 and 977-3
HM Epoxy Resins,” Journal of Advanced Materials, Vol. 34, No.
2, April 2002, pp. 33-37.
- R. C. Moody, J. S. Harris, and A. J. Vizzini, “Scaling
and Curvature Effects on the Damage Tolerance of Impacted Composite
Sandwich Panels,” Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials,
Vol. 4, No. 1, January 2002, pp. 71-82.
- C. D. MacDonald and A. J. Vizzini, “Response of Indented Sandwich
Panels,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Vol. 15,
No. 1, January 2002, pp. 33-42.
- J. L. Knack and A. J. Vizzini, “Energy Absorption of Truncated
Kevlar Epoxy Cones Under Off-Axis Loads,” Journal of Composites
Technology and Research, Vol. 23, No. 4, October 2001, pp. 247-253.
- M. T. Fenske and A. J. Vizzini, “The Inclusion of In-Plane Stresses
in Delamination Criteria,” Journal of Composite Materials, Vol.
35, No. 15, 2001, pp. 1325-1342.
- J. P. Hansen and A. J. Vizzini, “Fatigue Response of a Host
Structure with Interlaced Embedded Devices,” Journal of Intelligent
Materials, Systems, and Structures, Vol. 11, No. 11, 2001, pp. 902-909.
- D. D. Dubey and A. J. Vizzini, “Testing Methods for Energy
Absorption of Composite Materials,” Journal of the American Helicopter
Society, Vol. 44, No. 3, 1999, pp. 179-187.
- S. K. Kuczma and A. J. Vizzini, “Failure of Sandwich to Laminate
Tapered Composite Structures,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 2, 1999,
pp. 227-231.
Recent Conference
Proceedings:
- C. S. Baldwin and A. J. Vizzini, “Acoustic Emission
Crack Detection with FBG,” SPIE Conference, 2003.
- S. Ng and A. J. Vizzini, “Mechanism of Marcel Formation
in Thick Tapered Composites,” Proceedings of the 34th International
SAMPE Technical Conference,” Baltimore, MD, November 2002, pp.
1168-1179.
- Z.-H. Xie and A. J. Vizzini, “A Modified Analytical
Model for Damage Propagation of a Low-velocity Impacted Sandwich Panel,”
Proceedings of the American Society for Composites Seventeenth Technical
Conference on Composite Materials, West Lafayette, IN, October 2002.
- P. Valsgaard, A. J. Vizzini, and O. T. Thomsen, “Failure of
Tapered Composite Beams Loaded in Torsion: Experimental Results,”
Proceedings of the American Society for Composites Seventeenth Technical
Conference on Composite Materials, West Lafayette, IN, October 2002.
- K. R. Uleck and A. J. Vizzini, “Low-Cost UAV Airframe Manufacturing,”
Proceedings of AUVSI's 29th Annual Symposium & Exhibition, July
2002.
- K. R. Uleck and A. J. Vizzini, “A Low-Cost UAV System Using
Commercial Technology,” Proceedings of AUVSI's 29th Annual Symposium
& Exhibition, July 2002.
- A. J. Vizzini, “Design and Manufacture of Composite Prototypes,”
Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 43rd Structures, Structural
Dynamics and Materials Conference, Denver, CO, April 2002.
- F. Laurin and A. J. Vizzini, “Energy Absorption of Sandwich
Panels with Composite Reinforced Foam Core,” Proceedings of the
AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 43rd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials
Conference, Denver, CO, April 2002.
- Z.-H. Xie and A. J. Vizzini, “The Presence of a Delamination
in Damage Growth of an Impacted Sandwich Panel,” Proceedings of
the American Society for Composites Sixteenth Technical Conference on
Composite Materials, Blacksburg, VA, September 2001.
- R. C. Moody and A. J. Vizzini, “Incorporation of
a Compliance Change Due to Impact in the Prediction of Damge Growth
in Sandwich Panels,” Proceedings of the 13th International Conference
on Composite Materials, Beijing, China, June 2001.
- K. M. Turner and A. J. Vizzini, “Response of Impacted
Sandwich Panels with Integral Stiffeners,” Proceedings of the
AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 42nd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials
Conference, Seattle, WA, April 2001, CD-ROM.
- C. D. MacDonald and A. J. Vizzini, “Response of
Indented Sandwich Panels,” Proceedings of the American Society
for Composites Fifteenth Technical Conference on Composite Materials,
College Station, TX, September 2000, pp. 275-281.
- S. J. Ng, R. Boswell, S. J. Claus, F. Arnold, and A. Vizzini, “Degree
of Cure, Heat of Reaction and Viscosity of HEXCEL 8552, 977-3 and E773
Resin,” Proceedings of the 45th SAMPE Symposium, Long Beach, CA,
May 2000, pp. 1019-1028.
- K. R. Uleck and A. J. Vizzini, “Incorporation of Temperature
in Fatigue Models of PMC Laminates,” Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC
41st Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Atlanta,
GA, April 2000, CD-ROM, Paper #AIAA-2000-1369.
- K. R. Uleck, M. J. Fox, A. J. Vizzini, E. J Friebele, H. J. Patrick,
B. M. Wright, A. S. Greenblatt, and E. A. Bolden, “Reliability
of Ultrahigh Sensitivity Optical Fiber Sensors Embedded in Graphite
Composites,” Proceedings of SPIE, March 2000.
- E. J. Friebele, H. J. Patrick, B. M. Wright, A. S. Greenblatt, E.
A. Bolden, W. R. Simon, D. C. Giles, M. L. Stringfield, G. Hildago Jr.,
B. E. Catanzaro, M. Maher, K R. Uleck, M. J. Fox, and A. J. Vizzini,
“Embedding and Testing of Ultrahigh Sensitivity Optical Fiber
Sensors in Prototype Graphite Composite Spacecraft Strut Tubes,”
Fiber Optic Sensor Technology and Applications, SPIE Vol. 3860, Boston,
MA, September 1999, pp. 98-105.
- R. C. Moody, J. S. Harris, and A. J. Vizzini, “Curvature Effects
on the Damage Tolerance of Impact Damaged Composite Sandwich Panels,”
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Composite Materials,
Paris, France, July 1999, CD-ROM, Paper #663.
- R. C. Moody, J. S. Harris, and A. J. Vizzini, “Width Effects
on the Compression Strength of Composite Sandwich Structures after Barely
Visible Impact Damage,” Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC
40th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, St. Louis,
MO, April 1999 pp. 1984-1992.
Honors and
Awards:
- Best Paper at the American Society for Composites 17th
Technical Conference, October 2003.
- Outstanding Teamwork Award, NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center, May 2003.
- Certificate of Teaching Excellence, University of Maryland,
May 2003.
- Technical Chair, 34th International SAMPE Technical Conference,
November 2002.
- Visiting Professor, Aalborg University, Institute for
Mechanical Engineering, August-September 2002.
- Professor of the Year, 1999-2000, University of Maryland
AIAA and SG? Student Chapters, May 2000.
- General and Technical Conference Chair, ASC 13th Technical
Conference, October 1998.
- James Clark School of Engineering Poole & Kent Company
Teaching Award for Senior Faculty, University of Maryland, May 1998.
- “Broken Propeller,” University of Maryland
AIAA Student Chapter, May 1996.
- Best Paper in the Interactive Plenary Session of the 36th
AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, 1995.
- Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, 1994.
Editorialships:
- Editorial Review Board, Journal of Advanced Materials,
2002-current.
- Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Composite Materials,
2001-2005.
- Associate Editor, Journal of the American Helicopter Society,
1997-current.
- Editorial Advisory Board, AIAA Education Series, member,
1998-2000.
Professional
Memberships:
- American Helicopter Society
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate
Fellow
- American Society for Composites
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
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