Bakis, Charles E.

Bakis, Charles E.

Distinguished Professor

Office phone: (814) 865-3178
Office address: 001 RESCH-W
E-mail: cbakis@psu.edu
Homepage: http://www.esm.psu.edu/wiki/research:ceb5:start

Degrees with Fields, Institution, and Date

  • Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 1988
  • M.S., Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 1984
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1981

Number of Years of Service on This Faculty (20 years)

  • Dec 2007 – Present Distinguished Professor
  • July 2000 – Nov 2007 Professor
  • July 1994 – June 2000 Associate Professor
  • Aug 1988 – June 1994 Assistant Professor

Other Related Experience — Teaching, Industrial, Etc.

  • July 1981 – Aug 1982 Staff Engineer, Communications Satellites, RCA Astro-Electronics, Hightstown, NJ

Principal Publications of the Last Five Years

  • A. Sharma, Charles E. Bakis, and K.W. Wang (2008) “New Method of Chaining Carbon Nanofibers in Epoxy,” Nanotechnology, 19, pp. 325606.
  • Charles E. Bakis, T.E. Boothby, and J. Jia (2007) “Bond Durability of GFRP Bars Embedded in Concrete Beams,” J. Composites for Construction, 11, pp. 269–278.
  • A. Liu, J.H. Huang, K.W. Wang, and Charles E. Bakis (2006) “Effects of Interfacial Friction on the Damping Characteristics of Composites Containing Randomly Oriented Carbon Nanotube Ropes,” J. Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 17, pp. 217–229.
  • Y. Shan, M. Philen, Charles E. Bakis, K.W. Wang, and C.D. Rahn (2006) “Nonlinear-Elastic Finite Axisymmetric Deformation of Flexible Matrix Composite Membranes under Internal Pressure and Axial Force,” Composites Science and Technology, 66, pp. 3053–3063.
  • A.C. Arvin and Charles E. Bakis (2006) “Optimal Design of Press-Fitted Filament Wound Composite Flywheel Rotors,” Composite Structures, 72, pp. 47–57.
  • Charles E. Bakis, Ed. (2003) Composite Materials Testing and Design, 14th Vol., STP 1436, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA.

Consulting, Patents, and Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member

  • International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Construction, Fellow (2004 – Present)
  • Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (1991 – Present)
  • American Society for Composites, Member (1988 – Present)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (1988 – Present)
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (1988 – Present)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow (1980 – Present)

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Construction (2008)
  • ASC Award in Composites, American Society for Composites (2006)
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2003)
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, American Society for Engineering Education, Middle Atlantic Section (1998)
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society (1996)

Institutional and Professional Service in the Last Five Years

  • Program Chair and Member of Local Organizing Committee, 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 27 June - 2 July 2010, University Park, PA. (Jan 2006 – Present)
  • Chair of the Analysis, Testing and Design Division and Member of the Executive Committee, American Society for Composites (Oct 2004 – Present)
  • Editor-in-Chief, J. Composites for Construction, American Society of Civil Engineers (June 2003 – Present)
  • Voting Member, Committee D30 on Composite Materials, American Society for Testing and Materials (1988 – Present)
  • Co-Chair, 3rd International Conference on Durability and Field Applications of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction, 23–25 May 2007, Quebec City, Canada. (Jan 2006 – May 2007)