Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:

Dr. Amr Baz
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Active and passive control of vibration and noise; active constrained layer damping; magnetic constrained layer damping; magnetic composites, and virtual reality design of smart structures.
(301) 405-5216 |  baz@umd.edu | website | Room 2137, Building 088, Glenn L. Martin Hall

Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973

Recent Publications
El-Sabbagh A. and A. Baz, "A Coupled Nonlinear Model for Axisymmetric Acoustic Resonators Driven by Piezoelectric Bimorphs", Journal of Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp.205-217, 2006.

Ruzzene M. and A. Baz, "Response of Periodically Stiffened Shells to a Moving Projectile Propelled by an Internal Pressure Wave", Journal of Mechanics of Advanced Materials & Structures, Vol. 13, No.3, pp. 267-284, 2006.

Chen, T., P. Chaiwanon, and A. Baz, "Control of Sound Pressure in a Piston-Pipe system Using Active Compression Damping Treatment", Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 12, pp. 601 - 617, 2006.

Han, S.-J., P. Tsopelas, and A. Baz, "Active/Passive Seismic Control of Structures", Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp.509-526, 2006.

Akl, W., and A. Baz, "Active Vibration and Noise Control using Smart Foam", Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 1173-1203, 2006.

Ruzzene M. and A. Baz, "Dynamic Stability of Periodic Shells with Moving Loads", Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 296, No. 4-5, pp. 830-844, 2006.

El-Sabbagh A. and A. Baz, "Finite Element Modeling of the Nonlinear Oscillations in Axisymmetric Acoustic Resonators", Journal of Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 42, pp. 1281 - 1290, 2006.

Asiri S., A. Baz, and D. Pines, "Active Periodic Struts for a Gearbox Support System", Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 15, pp. 1707-1714, 2006.

Scientific and Professional Membership
Member, Member, National Science Foundation Panel on Graduate Fellowship Awards in Engineering (March 1997-present); Associate Editor, Vibration and Control Journal, Thin-Walled Structures Journal, Intl. Journal of Vehicle Noise & Vibration, Intl. Journal of Smart Structures & Systems, Journal of Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, and Journal of Advances in Acoustics and Vibration.

Honors and Awards
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1996; Who’s Who of American Inventors, 1996; Engineering Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award, 1997

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