yk hwang

* Worked on various projects: * Computational damage resistance and tolerance of sandwich composites. * Numerical analysis of all composite unmmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). * Numerical simulation and experimental test for automobile windshield glasses (build material model for PamCrash). * Structural nano-reinforced composite analysis using micromechanics. * Composite louver waveslap analysis. * Composite boat analysis (EBICS hull subjected to steady state hydrodynamic loading) * Cam lever finite element analysis (Predicted possible failed location) * Finite element analysis of Tortoise shell * Experimental tests (Material Properties Characterization) * Mentoring graduate/undergraduate students

* Computational Damage Tolerance of Sandwich Composites * Composite Materials and Smart Structures (Deicing experiments using shape memory alloys (SMA)) * Experimental Damage Tolerance (Performed an experimental investigation of the residual strength of an aluminum panel with a centric hole with one cracked ligament.) * Experimental and Analytical Methods for Composite Materials (Performed a coupled experimental/numerical investigation into the effect of fiber misalignment on the compressive strength of fiber reinforced composites.) * Designed apparatus for implementing shape memory alloys into airfoils * Designed apparatus for simulating the ice accumulation onto airfoils

A350XWB-Pylon Performed Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis using ABAQUS that includes pylon modeling, developed tools for ABAQUS preprocessing and postprocessing tool using Visual Basic and Python to access ABAQUS odb.

LJ85 Responsible to integrate and provide LJ85 GFEM which includes the stiffness calculation, model validation, discreate source damage loads applied to GFEM, wing to fuse failure cases generation, thermal gradient loads generation, and so on.

* Spirit AeroSystems, with headquarters in Wichita, Kan., USA, is one of the world's largest non-OEM designers and manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial aircraft. In addition to its Wichita and Chanute facilities in Kansas, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester, Okla. * Kinston, N.C. * Prestwick, Scotland * Preston, England * Subang, Malaysia * and Saint-Nazaire, France. In the U.S., Spirit's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components. Additionally, Spirit provides aftermarket customer support services, including spare parts, maintenance/repair/overhaul, and fleet support services in North America, Europe and Asia. Spirit Europe produces wing components for a host of customers, including Airbus.

Dissertation title: Numerical Analysis of Impact-Damaged Sandwich Composites