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Bakis, Charles E.

Bakis, Charles E.

Distinguished Professor

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

Educational Background

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

Years of Service with Penn State (24 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

Recent Principal Publications

  • Bin Zhu, Christopher D. Rahn, and Charles E. Bakis (2012) “Actuation of Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composites in Structural Media,” J. Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 23(3), pp. 269–278.
  • Ye Zhu, Charles E. Bakis, and James H. Adair (2012) “Effects of Carbon Nanofiller Functionalization and Distribution on Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Multi-Scale Reinforced Polymer Composites,” Carbon, 50(3), pp. 1316–1331.
  • G. G. Portnov, Charles E. Bakis, and V. L. Kulakov (2011) “Assessment of Transmission of the Shear Stress in Potted Anchors for Composite Rods: 4. Non-Linear Bond Behaviour Between the FRP Rod and the Potting Material,” Mechanics of Composite Materials, 47(3), pp. 285–300.
  • Ailin Liu, Kon-Well Wang, and Charles E. Bakis (2011) “Effect of Functionalization of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) on the Damping Characteristics of SWNT-Based Epoxy Composites via Multiscale Analysis,” Composites: Part A, 42(11), pp. 1748–1755.
  • Alberto Zinno, Andrea Prota, E. Di Maio, and Charles E. Bakis (2011) “Experimental Characterization of Phenolic-Impregnated Honeycomb Sandwich Structures for Transportation Vehicles,” Composite Structures, 93(11), pp. 2910–2924.
  • Christophe Roos and Charles E. Bakis (2011) “Multi-Physics Design and Optimization of Flexible Matrix Composite Driveshafts,” Composite Structures, 93, pp. 2231–2240.
  • Daniel Zindel and Charles E. Bakis (2011) “Nonlinear Micromechanical Model of Filament-Wound Composites Considering Fiber Undulation,” Mechanics of Composite Materials, 47(1), pp. 73–94.
  • G. G. Portnov, Charles E. Bakis, and V. L. Kulakov (2010) “Assessment of Transmission of the Shear Stress in Potted Anchors for Composite Rods: 3. Bipotted Anchor,” Mechanics of Composite Materials, 46(2), pp. 133–146.
  • Ambuj Sharma, Charles E. Bakis, and Kon-Well Wang (2010) “Effect of Electrostatic and Electro-Hydrodynamic Forces on the Chaining of Carbon Nanofibers in Liquid Epoxy,” J. Physics D: Applied Physics, 43(175402), pp. 1–10.
  • G. Murray, Farhan Gandhi, and Charles E. Bakis (2010) “Flexible Matrix Composite Skins for One-dimensional Wing Morphing,” J. Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 21(17), pp. 1771–1781.
  • Ailin Liu, Kon-Well Wang, and Charles E. Bakis (2010) “Multiscale Damping Model for Polymeric Composites Containing Carbon Nanotube Ropes,” J. Composite Materials, 44(19), pp. 2301–2323.
  • G. G. Portnov, Charles E. Bakis, and V. L. Kulakov (2009) “Assessment of Transmission of the Shear Stress in Potted Anchors for Composite Rods: 1. Sleeve of Constant Thickness,” Mechanics of Composite Materials, 45(3), pp. 217–234.
  • G. G. Portnov, Charles E. Bakis, and V. L. Kulakov (2009) “Assessment of Transmission of the Shear Stress in Potted Anchors for Composite Rods: 2. Sleeve of Variable Thickness,” Mechanics of Composite Materials, 45(4), pp. 381–398.
  • Jae Ha Lee, Maria M. Lopez, and Charles E. Bakis (2009) “Slip Effects in Reinforced Concrete Beams with Mechanically Fastened FRP Strip,” Cement and Concrete Composites, 31, pp. 496–504.
  • Anusha Gullapalli, Jae Ha Lee, Maria M. Lopez, and Charles E. Bakis (2009) “Sustained Loading and Temperature Response of FRP-Reinforced-Polymer-Concrete Bond,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2131, pp. 155–162.
  • M. P. Manoharan, Ambuj Sharma, A. V. Desai, M. A. Haque, Charles E. Bakis, and Kon-Well Wang (2009) “The Interfacial Strength of Carbon Nanofiber Epoxy Composite using Single Fiber Pullout Experiments,” Nanotechnology, 20(295701), pp. 1–5.
  • Ying Shan, Michael Philen, Amir Lotfi, Su Yi Li, Charles E. Bakis, Christopher D. Rahn, and Kon-Well Wang (2009) “Variable Stiffness Structures Utilizing Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composites,” J. Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 20, pp. 443–456.
  • Ying Shan and Charles E. Bakis (2009) “Viscoelastic Characterization and Self-Heating Behavior of a Flexible Matrix Composite Driveshaft,” J. Composite Materials, 43, pp. 1335–1360.
  • G. G. Portnov and Charles E. Bakis (2008) “Analysis of Stress Concentration during Tension of Round Pultruded Composite Rods,” Composite Structures, 83, pp. 100–109.
  • Ambuj Sharma, Charles E. Bakis, and Kon-Well Wang (2008) “New Method of Chaining Carbon Nanofibers in Epoxy,” Nanotechnology, 19(325606), pp. 1–5.

Consulting, Patents, and Scientific and Professional Society Memberships

  • American Helicopter Society, Member (2005 – Present)
  • Vice President
  • American Concrete Institute, Member (1998 – Present)
  • Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering, Member (1991 – Present)
  • Society for Experimental Mechanics, Member (1990 – Present)
  • Vice President
  • American Society for Engineering Education, Member (1988 – Present)
  • American Society for Testing and Materials, Member (1988 – Present)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow (1980 – Present)

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, American Society for Composites (Aug 2010)
  • Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (Apr 2010)
  • Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Best Paper Award in Structural Dynamics and Control, ASME (Mar 2010)
  • Fellow, International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Construction (2008)
  • Best Paper Award in New Construction, International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Construction (Dec 2006)
  • ASC Award in Composites, American Society for Composites (2006)
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2003)
  • Best Paper Award, Structures and Materials Sessions, American Helicopter Society (July 2002)
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, American Society for Engineering Education, Middle Atlantic Section (1998)
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society (1996)

Recent Institutional and Professional Service

  • Chair, Sub-Committee 440-K on Material Characteristics, American Concrete Institute (Nov 2008 – Present)
  • PhD Candidacy Exam Committee, Mechanics Specialty, PSU ESM Dept. (2007 – Present)
  • Member, PhD Candidacy Exam Committee, Mechanics Specialty, PSU ESM Dept. (2004 – Present)
  • Editor-in-Chief, J. Composites for Construction, American Society of Civil Engineers (June 2003 – Present)
  • Voting Member, Committee 440, Fiber Reinforced Polymers and Chair of Subcommittee K on Material Characteristics, American Concrete Institute (1999 – Present)
  • Co-Chair of D30.10 (Composites for Civil Structures) since 2012.
  • Vice President and Chair of the Awards Committee, American Society for Composites (Jan 2012 – Dec 2013)
  • General Chair, 28th Annual Conference, American Society for Composites, 9–11 Sep. 2013, University Park, PA. (Oct 2011 – Sept 2013)
  • Conference Co-Chair, 4th International Conference on Durability and Field Applications of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction, CDCC-2011, 20–22 July 2011, Quebec City, Canada. (Jan 2010 – July 2011)
  • Member, Project Advisory Committee, Load Resistance Factor Design Pre-Standard for FRP Pultruded Composite Construction, American Soc. Civ. Engrs. and American Composite Manufacturers Assoc. (Jan 2008 – Aug 2010)
  • Technical 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 – July 2010)
  • Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, ESM Dept. (2008 – 2009)
  • Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee, ESM Dept. (2005 – 2006)

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