Gary D. Seidel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
224-10 Randolph Hall (0203)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-9897

 
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University (2007)
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University (2002)
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University (1999)
 
Professional Experience
June 2015 - present, Associate Professor, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department,
 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Aug. 2008 - June 2015, Assistant Professor, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department,
 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2011 - present, Affiliate Faculty, Engineering Science and Mechanics Department,
 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2011 - present, Affiliate Faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department,
 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2007 - 2008, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas Institute of Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials
 
and Structures for Aerospace Vehicles (TiiMS), Aerospace Engineering Department, Texas A&M University
 
Honors and Awards
Fellow ASME, 2020
AIAA Associate Fellow, 2013
2018 AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow -- Eglin AFB (HERD)
2017 AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow -- Eglin AFB (HERD)
Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2010
2016 ASME/Boeing Best Paper Award for their 2016 AIAA SciTech paper titled "A Coupled Electromechanical Peridynamics Framework For Modeling Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Composites"
2016 Dean's Award for Excellence in Service
2013-2014 Virginia Tech College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Advisor Award
 
presented by the Student Engineers Council
Sandia National Laboratories/Texas A&M University Doctoral Fellowship in Engineering
 
(2002-2006)
Texas A&M Association of Former Students Distinguished Graduate Student Award for
 
Excellence in Doctoral Research, 2007-2008
Texas A&M University Regents Fellowship (1999-2000)
 
Professional Leadership and Service
Professional Societies
 
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
 
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
 
Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
 
Member, Society of Engineering Science (SES)
Professional Service
 
Chair, AIAA Materials Technical Committee (Spring 2013 - Present)
 
Vice Chair, AIAA Materials Technical Committee (Spring 2011 - Spring 2013)
 
Secretary, AIAA Materials Technical Committee (Spring 2010 - Spring 2011)
 
Chair, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch in the Aerospace Division of ASME (Fall 2019 - Fall 2020)
 
Vice Chair, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch in the Aerospace Division of ASME (Fall 2018 - Fall 2019)
 
Treasurer, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch in the Aerospace Division of ASME (Fall 2017 - Fall 2018)
 
Secretary, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch in the Aerospace Division of ASME (Fall 2016 - Fall 2017)
 
Chair, ASME Active and Multifunctional Materials TC (Spring 2018 - Spring 2019)
 
Co-Chair, ASME Active and Multifunctional Materials TC (Spring 2016 - Spring 2018)
 
Member, AIAA Materials Technical Committee (Spring 2010 - Present)
 
Member, ASME Composites and Heterogeneous Materials Technical Committee
 
 
(Fall 2008 - Present)
 
Member, ASME Multifunctional Materials TC (Fall 2013 - Present)
Editorial Service
 
Applied Mechanics Reviews - Associate Editor
 
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures - Associate Editor
 
Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling - Editorial Board
 
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology - Simulation at the Nanoscale - Editorial Board
 
Smart Materials and Structures - Guest Associate Editor: Focus on Recent Advances in
 
 
Adaptive and Active Materials (SMASIS) - Multifunctional Materials
Reviewer for
 
1 .
Acta Materialia
 
2 .
Acta Mechanica
 
3 .
Advanced Functional Materials
 
4 .
Advanced Materials Interfaces
 
5 .
AIAA Journal
 
6 .
Applied Surface Science
 
7 .
ASME Journal of Materials Technology
 
8 .
Carbon
 
9 .
Composite Interfaces
 
10 .
Composites Part A
 
11 .
Composites Part B
 
12 .
Composite Structures
 
13 .
Composites Science and Technology
 
14 .
Computational Materials Science
 
15 .
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
 
16 .
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
 
17 .
European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids
 
18 .
Express Polymer Letters
 
19 .
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design
 
20 .
International Journal of Applied Mechanics
 
21 .
International Journal of Fracture
 
22 .
International Journal of Solids and Structures
 
23 .
Journal of Applied Mechanics
 
24 .
Journal of Applied Research Technology
 
25 .
Journal of Composite Materials
 
26 .
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
 
27 .
Journal of Materials and Design
 
28 .
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
 
29 .
Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling
 
30 .
Journal of Nanomaterials and Micromechanics
 
31 .
Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling
 
32 .
Journal of Vibration and Control
 
33 .
Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
 
34 .
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
 
35 .
Materials
 
36 .
Materials Letters
 
37 .
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
 
38 .
Meccanica
 
39 .
Mechanics of Materials
 
40 .
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
 
41 .
Nanoscale
 
42 .
Nanotechnology
 
43 .
Nano Letters
 
44 .
Philosophical Magazine
 
45 .
Physica E
 
46 .
Polymer Composites
 
47 .
Science and Engineering of Composite Materials
 
48 .
Sensors and Actuators
 
49 .
Smart Materials and Structures
 
50 .
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
 
Research Interests
Multiscale Modeling of Multifunctional Nanocomposites
The unique mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes have led to significant interest in applying carbon nanotubes towards the design of multifunctional nanocomposites. These composites experimentally display unique macroscale properties often attributed to nanoscale effects, particularly, the effects at the interface of the nanotubes with the surrounding medium. In order to develop design tools for engineering materials with specially tailored performance through the optimal use of nanoparticles, it is necessary to establish validated multiscale models for assessing structure-property relationships in nanocomposites. The focus of the present research primarily concerns the theoretical development and computational implementation of multiscale models based on effective homogenization techniques for connecting atomistic simulations to continuum scale models in the determination of the coupled mechanical, thermal and electrical behavior of polymer-based nanocomposites.
   
Modeling of Progressive Damage in Nanocomposites
 
In addition to the potential applications of carbon nanotube-polymer nanocomposites for providing increased matrix stiffness, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity in structural carbon fiber composites, nanocomposites have the potential to provide vehicle critical information through structural health monitoring. This ability to sense the onset of damage stems both from the inherent electro-mechanical coupling of nanotubes and from changes in the electrical properties of nanocomposites brought about by progressive failure associated with the formation of microcracks. The present research is focused on the latter through the development of multiscale damage evolution models for capturing the progressive failure of nanocomposites under mechanical loading, and concurrently predicting the associated perturbations in the non-mechanical properties necessary to sense damage using a multiscale homogenization framework.

 

Academic Genealogy