Dr. Daniel C. Davis

Director of Operations, Texas Institute for Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures (TiiMS)

Department of Aerospace Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3141
Phone: (979) 845-8152
Fax: (979) 845-6051
Email: davis@aero.tamu.edu

Education:

Ph.D., Mechanics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S. Engineering (Mechanical), Union College
B.S., Engineering Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University

Professional Experiences in Academe:

Director, Texas A&M University, 2002 –
Dean, Texas Southern University, 2000 – 2002
Associate Dean, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1996 – 1999
Director, Pennsylvania State University, 1983 – 1996
Professional Experiences in Government:
Program Manager, National Science Foundation, 1999 – 2000
Program manager, National Science Foundation, 1994 – 1996
Professional Experiences in Industry:
Senior Engineer, Budd Company Research Center, 1984 – 1985
Engineer, General Electric Company, 1969 – 1983

Services to Profession:

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1972 –
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002 –
Member, American Society for Engineering Education, 1989 –
Member, Board of Directors, American Society for Engineering Education, 2000 - 2002

Some recent research and education awards managed:

National Science Foundation, Grant No. MSS 93-9215694, "Characterization of Thermal-Mechanical Fatigue Responses of Structural Materials Under Multiaxial Strain Cycling," July 15, 1993 - December 14, 1996, $150,000, with S. Y. Zamrik.

National Science Foundation, Award No. 0094812, “Computer Science, Mathematics and Engineering Scholarship (CSMES) Program,” March 1, 2001 – February 28, 2003, $270,000.

National Science Foundation, Award No. 0102874, “TSU College of Science and Technology Enhancement Program (STEP),” June 1, 2001 – May 31, 2002, $49,997

The College Fund/UNCF, Cooperative Agreement No. USAID HNE-A-00-98-00150-60, “Tertiary Education Linkage Program,” June 1, 2001 – May 31, 2003, $460,000 with J. Hill.

NASA HQ. Institute for Bio-Nanotechnology in Aerospace Materials and Structures, with Texas A&M University, Rice University, University of Houston, Prairie View A&M University, August 1, 2002 – July 31, 2007, $860,000 (TSU 5-year total).

U.S. Department of Education, Award Number: PI20A020104, “Minority Science Improvement,” October 1, 2002 – September 30, 2005, $287,047.

NASA JSC/HQ, Center on Model-Based Simulation (MBS) – Structural and Materials Systems, with G. Hill, O. Criner and M. Saleh, , September 1, 2002 – August 31, 2005, $300,000.

Some presentations and publications in engineering research:

"A Proposed Model for Biaxial Fatigue Analysis Using the Triaxiality Factor Concept," with S. Y. Zamrik and M. Mirdamadi, Advances in Multiaxial Fatigue, ASTM STP 1191, D. L. McDowell and R. Ellis, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1993, pp. 85-105.

"A Simple Test Method and Apparatus for Biaxial Fatigue and Crack Growth Studies," with S. Y. Zamrik, Advances in Multiaxial Fatigue, ASTM STP 1191, D. L. McDowell and R. Ellis, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1993, pp. 204-217.

"A Simple Test Method and Apparatus for Biaxial Fatigue and Crack Growth Studies," with S. Y. Zamrik, Advances in Multiaxial Fatigue, ASTM STP 1191, D. L. McDowell and R. Ellis, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1993, pp. 204-217.

"Ductility Exhaustion Criterion for Biaxial Fatigue-Creep Interaction in Type 316 SS at 1150oF (621oC)," with S. Y. Zamrik and M. Mirdamadi, Material Durability/Life Prediction Modeling, Materials for the 21st Century, ASME PVP-Vol. 290, pp. 107-134, 1994.

"Hydrodynamic Instabilities in Flat-Plate Type Fuel Assemblies", with G. Kim, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 178 (1995) 1-17.

"Engineering Mechanics and Materials Research in the Information Technology Age", with Chong, K. P., Int'l J. of Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol. 3 (1), pp. 3-6, 2000.

"Undergraduates in Research - Does It Inspire Graduate School and Research Careers?," Proceedings, Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation and Integration, W. Aung and Carmi, Eds., pp. 75- 80, 1992.

"A First-Year Retention Program for Minority Students in the Sciences and Engineering," with H. W. McCoullum, Proceedings, 9th National Higher Education Conference on Black Student Retention, November 16-20, 1993, Hollywood, CA.

"An Undergraduate in Research Program for Minority Students in the Sciences and Engineering," Proceedings, 9th National Higher Education Conference on Black Student Retention, November 16-20, 1993, Hollywood, CA.

"Integrating Professionalism throughout Engineering Curricula," Proceeding, International Conference on Engineering Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 17 - 20, 1998.

“REEP Academy – Meeting the Challenges for Renewable Energy and Environmental Education,” with O. LaFleur, J. Lattimore, and R. Arscott, Presented at: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 16 - 20, 2002, Montreal.