Assimina A. Pelegri
Associate Professor and Laboratory Director
Website : http://cronos.rutgers.edu/~pelegri/
Email : pelegri@jove.rutgers.edu
Phone : (732)445-0691
Education
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Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
September 1997
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Management of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology
June 1997
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Master of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
September 1994
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Bachelor of Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
June 1992
Work Experience
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Associate Professor, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
June 2003 -
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Assistant Professor, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
July 1998 - May 2003
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Lecturer, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
July 1997 - June 1998
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AMGDC-Engineering Division, COCA-COLA Co.
June 1995 - September 1995
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Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology
September 1992 - July 1997
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Engineer, KENCO Inc.
May 1992 - July 1992
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Associate Researcher, Public Power Corporation
June 1991 - September 1991
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Lab Assistant, National Technical University of Athens
May 1991 - June 1992
Symposia
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Symposium Organizer, 2007: Novel Approaches in Heterogeneous Materials Analysis and Characterization - ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE
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Co-Organizer, 1998: Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composites - ASME Composite Materials Committee, IMECE
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Chair (invited), 1999: Experimental Failure Behavior in Composites - 40th American Institute of Aeronautic and Astronautics (AIAA) Structural Dynamics Meeting (SDM)
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Symposium Organizer, 1999: Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composites - ASME Composite Materials Committee, IMECE
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Chair, 2000: Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composite Materials and Structures - ASME,IMECE
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Co-Organizer and Chair, 2001: Student Paper Competition - Society of Engineering Science Conference San Diego, CA
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Chair and Co-Chair: Durability and Damage Tolerance of Heterogeneous Materials and Structures, 2001 - ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE
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Symposium Organizer and Co-Chair, 2002-2004, 2006: Interfaces Heterogeneous Materials and Structures - ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE
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Symposium Organizer and Co-Chair, 2006: Nanoarchitectured Composites - ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE
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Symposium Organizer and Co-Chair, 2006-2007: Application of Composites in Biomaterials and Bioengineering - ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE
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Chair, 1998: Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composite Materials and Structures - ASME, IMECE
Service and Activities
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Member - Rutgers University, University Laboratory Safety & Design Committee
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Member - Rutgers University, P-16 Committee
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Advisor J.J. Slade Scholar
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Proposal Reviewer - AFOSR: Structural Mechanics Division
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Chair MAE Laboratory Committee
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Director MAE Laboratory
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Member - Instructional Laboratories Committee
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Member - MAE Retreat Organizing Committee
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Member - MS Examination Committee
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Invited Presenter/Panelist - AFOSR/ONR/NSF Tribology Meeting, Duck Key, FL
June 2001 - June 2001
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Invited Participant - American Academy of Mechanics/National Science Foundation, Evantston, IL
March 2001 - March 2001
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Member - MAE Graduate Study Committee
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Student Section Advisor ASME
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Advisor J.J. Slade Scholar
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Member - Ph.D. Qualifying Examination, Solid Mechanics Committee
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Review Panelist - NSF CMS: Mechanics and Materials Program
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Member - Instructional Laboratories Committee
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Member - MS Examination Committee
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Invited Member - Public Affairs Leadership Conference, ASME
September 1999 - September 1999
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Invited Panelist/Fellow - ASME (PALC) Public Affairs Leadership Conference, Arlington, VA
September 1999 - September 1999
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Open House Organizer: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University
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Proposal Reviewer - ARO: Mechanical and Environmental Sciences Division
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Group Advisor - SUPER project
February 1998 -
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Mentor - SUPER project
February 1998 -
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Member - MS Examination Committee
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Review Panelist - NSF CMS: Mechanics and Materials Program
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Review Panelist - NSF: Small Business Innovation Research Program
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Fellow - Douglass College
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Academic Advisor - MAE
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Awards and Honors
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Elected Chair 2007-2009 , ASME, Applied Mechanics - Composite Materials TC
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NSF/Women in Engineering Leadership Conference, Invited Participant
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Honors Committee, Elected Member 2004-2006 , ASME Applied Mechanics Division, CMC
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Associate Editor 2004-2007 , Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, ASME
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Invited to Participate in the 9th Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering , National Academy of Engineering
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Inducted to The Council of Outstanding Young Engineers Alumni , College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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ASME Gold Medal 2002 , Pi Tau Sigma
for demonstrating outstanding achievement in the mechanical engineering profession within 10 years of graduation
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3rd Place Ingersol Rand Contest (Region II) , ASME
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NSF Career Award 2000-2004
Intralayer Contact Between Two Dissimilar Inhomogeneous Materials
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Certificates of Appreciation 1998-2001 , ASME, Applied Mechanics Div., Materials Div.
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Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Award 1996-1997
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Fulbright Fellowship 1992-1996
Editorship
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Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Oct. 2001, ASME
Guest Editor
October 2001
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Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (JEMT), Oct, 1999, ASME
Guest Editor
October 1999
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Mechanical Behavior of Advance Materials, MD-Vol.84, 1998, ASME
Co-Editor
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Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 2004-2007, ASME
Associate Editor
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Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 2003, ASME
Guest Editor
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Journal of Composite Materials 2002,
Guest Editor
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Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composite Materials and Structures, AMD Vol 232, MD-Vol. 86, 1999-2000, ASME
Editor
Professional Affiliations
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ASME Minority Leadership Program/Government Relations Committee
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Intern - Government Relations Board, Minority Leadership program, ASME
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Fellow - Douglass College for Women
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Composite Materials Committee, Materials Division, ASME
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American Society of Testing Materials
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American Helicopter Society
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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President, 1994-1995 - Hellenic Society of Georgia Tech
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Alumni Society of Georgia Tech
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Hellenic Academic Society
Students Advised
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Yi Pan - Crashworthiness Assessment of RaFC Autmotive Structures (MAE)
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Diwakar Kedlaya - Growth of Internal Delaminations Due to Cumulative Effects of Overloads on Composite Plates Under Cyclic Compressions (MAE)
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Annand Tekkam - Design of Experiments and Statistical Methods for Interfacial Fracture Studies of Composite Materials (MAE)
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Vivek Puri - A Statistical Approach for Fracture Toughness Optimization of Graphite/Epoxy Cross-Ply Laminate (MAE)
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Kedar Kulkarni - A Statistical Approach for Fracture Toughness Optimization of Graphite/Epoxy Cross-Ply Laminate (MAE)
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Xiaoqin Huang - Nanoindentation of Thin Film Material Systems (MAE)
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Baoxiang Shan - Interfacial Mechanics of Anisotropic Material Systems (MAE)
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Diwakar Kedlaya - Modeling of Adaptive Spectral Imaging Technoiques for Material Applications (MAE)
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Milan Simonovich - Mechanics of Fire-Resistant Multi-Functional Composite Geopolymers (MAE)
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Megan Kogit - Detection and 3D Characterization of Non-Palpable Tumors (MAE)
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I-Ju Chen - Non Linear Analysis of Fatigued Laminated Composites Using a Modified MMB Fixture (MAE)
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Publications