Ray P. S. Han

Joined the College of Engineering: 1996

Education:
Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1986
M.Eng., Asian Institute of Technology
B.Eng., University of Singapore, 1978

Special Fields of Knowledge:
Engineering Design, Computational & Theoretical Mechanics, Linear & Nonlinear Dynamics, Mechanisms & Machines, Continuum Damage Mechanics

Present Research Interests:
Engineering Design, Computational & Theoretical Mechanics, Linear & Nonlinear Dynamics, Mechanisms & Machines, Continuum Damage Mechanics

Selected Publications:
Ma, Jianmin and Ray P.S. Han, "Influence of Flexible Coupling on Motional Stability of Rotor Systems," Journal of Vibration Engineering, Vol. 17, 2004, pp. 43-45.

Han, Ray P.S. and S.G. Mao, "DAE for Frictional Contact Modeling of Constrained Multi-Flexible Body Systems," Journal of Vibration Engineering, Vol. 17, 2004, pp.673-677.

Tyc, G. and Ray P.S. Han, "On the Dynamics of Spinning Tethered Space Vehicles," Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences of the Royal Society, Vol. 359, 2001, pp. 2161-2190.

Han, Ray P.S. and S.G. Mao, "Hamilton Equation-Based Symplectic Finite Element Modeling of Flexible Multibodies Undergoing Large Overall Motion," IMechE Journal of Multibody Dynamics, Vol. 215, 2001, pp. 75-92.

Luo, A.C.J. and Ray P.S. Han, "The Resonant Theory for Stochastic Layers in Non-Linear Dynamic Systems," Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, Vol. 12, 2001, pp. 2493-2508.

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships:
Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Manitoba; American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound; Secretary/Treasurer, ASME NE Iowa Section; American Academy of Mechanics