Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:
Dr. Hugh Bruck
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Processing, thermomechanical characterization, and computational design of multifunctional and functionally graded materials, energetic materials, nanocomposite materials, smart structures, and thin films; experimental methods for microscale and nanoscale materials characterization.
(301) 405-8711 | bruck@umd.edu | website | Room 2153, Building 088, Glenn L. Martin Hall
Education
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1994
Recent Publications
Bruck, H.A. & Jin H. (2005, June). "Theoretical Development for Pointwise Digital Image Correlation." Optical Engineering, Vol. 44(6). 14p.
Bruck, H.A., and A.L. Gershon, “Three-dimensional Effects Near the Interface in a Functionally Graded Ni-Al2O3 Plate Specimen,” accepted for publication in the International Journal of Solids and Structures.
Bruck, H.A., C.L. Moore, and H. Jin, “Modeling of Functionally Graded Shape Memory Alloy Composites and Thin Films for Smart Structures and MEMS,” Advances in Elastic Vibrations and Smart Structures, Eds. A. R. Sahu, A.P. Gupta, and R.R. Bhargava, Phoenix Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, pp. 116-126, 2001.
Bruck, H.A., “A One-dimensional Model for Designing Functionally Graded Materials to Attenuate Stress Waves,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 37, pp. 6383-6395, 2000.
Bruck, H.A., and B.H. Rabin, “An Evaluation of Rule-of-Mixtures Predictions of Thermal Expansion in Powder Processed Ni-Al2O3 Composites,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 82, pp. 2927-2930, 1999.
Bruck, H.A., and B.H. Rabin, “Evaluating Microstructural and Damage Effects in Rule-of-Mixtures Predictions of the Mechanical Properties of Ni-Al2O3 Composites for Use in Modeling Functionally Graded Materials,” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 34, pp. 2241-2251, 1999.
Scientific and Professional Membership
Associate Editor, Experimental Mechanics; Paper reviewer, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, AIAA Journal, Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures, Experimental Mechanics, Optical Engineering; NSF Proposal Review Panel on Civil and Mechanical Systems; Reviewer, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship program; Organizer, “Special Session on Biologically Inspired Materials,” SEM 2001 Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Portland, OR; Secretary, SEM Composites Technical Division; Consultant, Army Research Lab, Unistates Technology, Metal Matrix Cast Composites, Inc.; Graduate Committee representative, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland
Honors and Awards
2006 A. J. Durelli Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics; 2000 ONR Young Investigator Award; 1997 Army Summer Faculty Research and Engineering Program
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