Multifunctional and Adaptive Materials Laboratory(MAML)
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Dr. Reginald F. Hamilton
Associate Professor
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Pennsylvania State University
212 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building
University Park, PA 16802-6812
Office: 309D
Tel: 814-865-7684
Fax: 814-865-9974
Email: rfhamilton@psu.edu
Research Interests
- Physical Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys
- Microstructure Characterization
- Underlying mechanisms-properties-processing relationships
- Thermal and Mechanical Activation of Martensitic Phase Transformation
- Experimental Solid Mechanics
- Micro-mechanical Constitutive Modeling of Martensitic Phase Transformation
Education
2000-2008 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering 2008
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2003
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Sehitoglu, Dept. Engineering Mechanics & Science, UIUC
1993-1998 Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Teaching, Research, and Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, PSU, Jul 2016-date
- Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, PSU, Jan 2010-2016
- Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC, Aug. 2008- Dec. 2009
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC, 2001-2004
- Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC, 2000-2008
- Instructor, Engineering Science, Parkland College, 2003
Synergistic Activities
- Serving in ESM Undergraduate Curriculum Mechanics Review Committee
- Serving in ESM Graduate Mechanics Candidacy Exam Committee
- Serving in ESM Graduate Student Recruitment & Admissions Committee
- Developed teaching module in digital image correlation for junior and senior level experimental stress analysis courses (EMCH 402, 506A).
- Developed a graduate level elective course on “Thermo-mechanics of Shape Memory Alloys” for the Engineering Mechanics curriculum (EMCH 597A).
- Continuously serving in M.S. and Ph.D Thesis committees.
Honors & Distinctions
- College of Engineering SURGE Doctoral Fellow, University of Illinois, 2000-2006
- The National GEM Consortium Fellow, University of Illinois, Sponsored by Lucent Technologies, 2000-2002
- Southern University NASA Research Scholar, Southern University, 1998
Memberships in Professional Societies
American Society of Metals (ASM) – International
Journal Reviewer
Materials Characterization
