University Faculty
The faculty members at the two university sites provide their expertise to propose and guide the research work carried out at the Center. Each year the faculty submit research proposals to the Center’s Industry Advisory Board (IAB) in response to the IAB’s request for proposals. They are also free to submit research proposals on topics not requested by the IAB, but which could be of interest to the members.
During the conduction of the research project, the faculty provide their technical expertise and guidance to the graduate student(s) performing the research. They also interact with the industry mentors and IAB members, which can result in additional future research opportunities.
Virginia Tech
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Dr. Ricardo Burdisso
Professor Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Projects: 1. Tire-pavement noise modeling and correlation with experiments 2. A wave propagation approach for prediction of tire-pavement interaction noise (TPIN) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 540-231-0461 |
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Dr. Greg Liu Assistant Professor Virginia Tech: Department of Chemistry Projects: Rubber lifetime performance: Coupling effects of dynamic aging and wear This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 540-235-2744 |
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Dr. Robert Moore Professor Virginia Tech: Department of Chemistry Projects: Supramolecular reinforcement of rubber This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 540-231-6015 |
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Dr. Maryam Shakiba Professor Virginia Tech: Department of Chemistry Projects: Supramolecular reinforcement of rubber This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Dr. Saied Taheri
Professor and Director Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Projects: 1. Multiscale modeling of tire wear 2. Comprehensive multi-scale modeling of tire abrasion This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 540-231-0032 |
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Dr. Pablo Tarazaga
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project: Static and operational characterization of tires modal vibration with novel non-contact techniques
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540-231-2906
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Dr. Alexandrina Untaroiu
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Project: Assessment of tire attributes and mapping resulting correlations on the dynamic aero drag and lift coefficient on vehicles using CFD and design of experiments
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540-231-3593
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University of Akron
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Dr. Kevin Cavicchi Professor University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Project: Enhanced crystallinity of recycled PET materials This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Dr. Teresa Cutright Professor University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Project: Assessment of the biotic and abiotic (chemical and environmental weathering) degradation on the fate of tire and road wear particles in soils This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Dr. Jae-Won Choi Professor University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Project: 3D printed smart tires for health monitoring This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Dr. Yalin Dong Professor University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Project: Evaluating rubber aging on tire durability: A combined modeling and experimental approach This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Dr. Siamak Farhad Assistant Professor University of Akron: Department of Mechanical Engineering Project: Very high frequency testing of tire tread compounds for improved prediction of wet traction performance This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 330-972-7469 |
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Dr. Li Jia Assistant Professor University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Project: Supramolecular reinforcement of rubber This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 330-972-7511 |
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Dr. David Simmons
Assistant Professor University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Project: Modeling strain-energy distributions and failure properties for idealized particle dispersions and interfaces in filled elastomers This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 330-972-6675 |
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Dr. Coleen Pugh Professor and Interim Chair University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Project: Assessment of the biotic and abiotic (chemical and environmental weathering) degradation on the fate of tire and road wear particles in soils This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Dr. Jiahua Zhu Professor University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Project: Evaluating rubber aging on tire durability: A combined modeling and experimental approach This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
