Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:

Dr. Amr Baz
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

2137 Glenn L. Martin Hall, Building 088
University of Maryland
College Park, MD  20742

Phone: 301.405.5216
Fax: 301.314.9477
Email: baz@umd.edu
Website

Research Interests

Active and passive control of vibration and noise; active constrained layer damping; magnetic composites, virtual reality design of smart structures, and active acoustic metamaterials.

Education

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

Select Publications

• W. Akl, A. El-Sabbagh, A. Baz, "Optimization of the static and dynamic characteristics of plates with isogrid  stiffeners," Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 513– 523, 2008.
• El-Sabbagh, W. Akl, A. Baz, "Topology optimization of periodic Mindlin plates," Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 439– 449, 2008.
• O. Aldraihem, W. Akl, and, A. Baz, "Nanocomposite Functional Paint for Vibration and Noise Monitoring," Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, Vol. 149, pp. 233-240, 2009.
• J. Smoker, A. Baz, and L. Zheng, "Virtual Reality Simulation of a Full Car Active Suspension System with Nonlinear Energy Sink Controller," J. of Virtual Reality, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 75-82, 2009.
• W. Akl, A. El-Sabbagh, K. Al-Mitani, A. Baz, "Topology optimization of a plate coupled with acoustic cavity," International Journal of Solids and Structures,  Vol. 46, No. 10, pp. 2060-2074, 2009.
• L. Zheng, Y. N. Li, and A. Baz, "Fuzzy-Sliding Mode Control of a Full Car Semi-Active Suspension Systems with MR Dampers," Journal of Smart Structures & Systems, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 261-278, 2009.
• M. Arafa, O. Aldraihem, and A. Baz, "Modeling and Characterization of a Linear Piezomotor," Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, (in press) 2009.
• K. M. S. Eldalil and A. Baz, "Dynamic Stability of Cylindrical Shells under Moving Loads Using Periodic Stiffeners – Part 1," (in press) Advances in Acoustics and Vibration, 2009.
• K. M. S. Eldalil and A.  Baz, "Dynamic Stability of Cylindrical Shells under Moving Loads Using Piezo-Stack Actuator – Part 2," (in press) Advances in Acoustics and Vibration, 2009.

Scientific and Professional Membership

Associate Editor, Vibration and Control Journal, Intl. Journal of Smart Structures & Systems, and Journal of Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures.

Honors and Awards

Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1996; Who’s Who of American Inventors, 1996; Engineering Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award, 1997, ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems award,  2009, and the Pi-Tau-Sigma Purple Cam-Shaft Teaching Award, 2009.

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