Olesya I. Zhupanska

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Joined the College of Engineering: 2007

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanics of Solids and Applied Mathematics (2000) Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine

M.S. Mechanics and Applied Mathematics (1996) Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine

Special Fields of Knowledge: Solid Mechanics; Mechanics of Composites; Contact Mechanics; Mechanics of Particulate Materials; Applied Mathematics

Present Research Interests: Mechanics of multifunctional composites and nanocomposites; Electro-magneto-thermo-mechanical coupling in solids; Contact problems with friction and adhesion; Discrete element modeling

Selected Publications:

Zhupanska O. I., Sierakowski R. L.  "Effects of an Electromagnetic Field on the Mechanical Response of Composites", Journal of Composite Materials, 41 (5), 2007, pp. 633-652

Telitchev I. Ye., Sierakowski R. L., and Zhupanska O. I. "Low Velocity Impact Testing of Electrified Composites; Part I. Application of an Electric Current", Experimental Techniques, 2007, in press

Telitchev I. Ye., Sierakowski R. L., and Zhupanska O. I. "Low Velocity Impact Testing of Electrified Composites; Part II. Experimental Setup and Preliminary Results", Experimental Techniques, 2007, in press

Zhupanska O. I., Liu Q., Liang Z., Wang B., and Zhang C. "Elastic Properties of Buckypaper Nanocomposites: Studies on the Effects of Buckypaper Texture", Proceedings of 52nd International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (ISSE), Baltimore, MD, June 3-7, 2007. SAMPE 2007, Baltimore, MD, 2007

Zhupanska O. I., Ulitko A. F. "Contact with Friction of a Rigid Cylinder with an Elastic Half-Space", Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 53 (5), 2005, pp. 975-999

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: ASME, AIAA, American Society for Composites (ASC), SIAM