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Dr. Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

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Dr. Stephen Ekwaro-Osire
Director of Undergraduate Program

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1021

Tel: (806)742-3563 ext. 232
Fax: (806)742-3540
email: stephen.ekwaro-osire@ttu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Experience

Teaching Areas

Research Interests

Recent Publications

N.W. Smith, S. Ekwaro-Osire, M. Khandaker, and J. Hashemi, “Influence of Storage Duration on Retention of Original Fracture Toughness,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 51, No. 5, pp. 697– 705, Jun 2011.

S. Datta, B. Dikici, M.L. Pantoya, and S. Ekwaro-Osire, “Reaction Dynamics of Aluminum-Viton®-Acetone Droplets,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 396–401, Mar–Apr 2011.

M.A. Solano, S. Ekwaro-Osire, and M.M. Tanik, “High-Level Fusion for Intelligence Applications using Recombinant Cognition Synthesis,” Information Fusion, doi: 10.1016/j.inffus.2010.08.002, accepted.

F. Karpat, S. Ekwaro-Osire, and E. Karpat, “A Virtual Tool for Computer Aided Analysis of Spur Gears with Asymmetric Teeth,” in Applications of MATLAB in Science and Engineering, (Editor: T. Michalowski), InTech, Rijeka, Croatia, Aug 2011.

S. Ekwaro-Osire and T.H. Jang, “Probabilistic Techniques in Bioengineering,” in Biomedical Engineering: Healthcare systems, Technology and Techniques, (Editors: S.C.Suh, V.P. Gurupur, M.M. Tanik), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2011.

S.M. Hsiang, T. Karakostas, C.-C. Chang, and S. Ekwaro-Osire, “Coherence of Gait and Mental Workload,” in Biomedical Engineering: Healthcare systems, Technology and Techniques, (Editors: S.C.Suh, V.P. Gurupur, M.M. Tanik), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2011.

I. Durukan, S. Ekwaro-Osire, and S.B. Bayne, “Flywheel Energy Storage Systems for Wind Turbine Grid Frequency Stability - A Review,” Proceedings of the 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Denver, Colorado, Nov 11–17, 2011.

F.M. Alemayehu and S. Ekwaro-Osire, “Probabilistic Multibody Modeling of Gearboxes for Wind Turbines,” Proceedings of the 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Denver, Colorado, Nov 11–17, 2011.

E. Shimek, S. Ekwaro-Osire, and J. Rasty, “Probabilistic Analysis of Steel Roof Damage from Hail Strike,” Proceedings of the 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Denver, Colorado, Nov 11–17, 2011.

S. Ekwaro-Osire, “A Comprehensive Approach for Accounting for Uncertainty in Gearbox Failure of Wind Turbines,” International Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology, Jeju Island, South Korea, Jun 12–16, 2011.

S. Ekwaro-Osire and P. Orono, “Versatility of Design Notebooks in Capstone Design Instruction,” International Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology, Jeju Island, South Korea, Jun 12–16, 2011.

S. Ekwaro-Osire, F.M. Alemayehu, I. Durukan, and J.F. Cárdenas-García, “Energy Dissipation in Impact Absorber,” Proceedings of the 2011 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition, Uncasville, Connecticut, Jun 13–15, 2011.

S. Ekwaro-Osire, F.M. Alemayehu, I. Durukan, and J.F. Cárdenas-García, “Configurations of Impact Absorber for Efficient Energy Dissipation,” Proceedings of the 2011 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition, Uncasville, Connecticut, Jun 13–15, 2011.

Honors and Awards