December 2018 Issue

SVC Companies Status American Axle and Manufacturing Former Member Advanced Numerical Solutions Former Member Army Research Laboratory Former Member Battelle Memorial Institute Current Member BorgWarner Former Affiliate Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC Former Member Eaton Innovation Center Former Member Edison Welding Institute Former Member Ford Motor Company Current Member F.tech R&D* Former Member Goodyear Tire & Rubber Former Member Honda R&D Americas Inc.* Current Member Hyundai-Kia Motors* Former Member LMS Software Invited Observer MIT Lincoln Laboratory Former Member Moog Inc. Current Member MSC Software Invited Observer NASA Glenn Research Center Current Member Owens Corning Former Member Parker Hannifin Current Member REL, Inc. Former Member Romax Invited Observer Solidica Former Member Tenneco, Inc. Former Member The Boeing Corporation Former Member Tokai Rubber Former Member Toyota Research Institute, N.A.* Current Member Transportation Research Center, Inc.* Current Member YUSA Former Affiliate *Indicates 2 or more memberships

Mission The mission of the Smart Vehicle Concepts Center (SVC) is as follows: (1) conduct basic and applied research on smart materials and structures applied to ground and aerospace vehicles; (2) build an unmatched base of research, engineering education, and technology transfer with emphasis on improved vehicle performance, unprecedented safety improvements, and enhanced vehicle efficiency; and (3) prepare next-generation engineers at the PhD and MS levels who possess both theoretical and experimental expertise applicable to auto and aerospace vehicles. For additional details on SVC's research programs, membership fees, and personnel, please visit: www.SmartVehicleCenter.org.

Spring 2019 Meeting Information

SVC's 12th Semi-Annual Project Review and IAB Meeting

Dates: 28-29 March 2019 Location: The Ohio State University

E100 Scott Laboratory, 201 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210

Please visit www.SmartVehicleCenter.org for updates!

Welcome New IAB Representatives • Mr. Jon Cartlidge (Batelle Memorial Ins�tute) • Dr. Michael Mallamaci (Parker Hannifin Corp.) • Dr. Shailesh Joshi (Toyota Research Ins�tute)

New IAB Leadership • Dr. Ryan Hahnlen (Honda R&D) - IAB Chair • Mr. Tom Greetham (Moog, Inc.) - Interim Vice Chair

New SVC Research Seed Program The NSF IUCRC on Smart Vehicle Concepts (SVC) launched in 2018 its first Research Seed Program, which aims to stimulate research collaborations between researchers (faculty or research staff) and industry to the point where a compelling proposal can be developed to attract memberships to SVC. With support from the OSU Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, four successful proposals were selected for funding through a peer-review process. The 2018 awardees are: Associate Professor J.P. Chen, Assistant Professors V. Doan-Nguyen, R. Harne, and D. Hoelzle. Each awardee received $15,000 available as discretionary university funds, effective May 1, 2018 until April 30, 2019. Besides developing research programs to attract new corporate members, the seed program awardees are expected to support PhD students, participate in Center activities, and promote citizenship within SVC.

Smart Vehicle Concepts Center (SVC) A National Science Foundation

Industry-University Cooperative Research Center

Annual Newsletter

Autumn 2018 11th Annual Project Review and IAB Meeting

The Smart Vehicle Concepts Center held its 11th Annual Autumn Meeting on September 6-7, 2018 at The Ohio State University. The lunch session and special presentation were kicked off by welcoming remarks and introduction by Asst. Prof. David Hoelzle, Co-Director of MAE Alumni Relations and Development.

The special lunch presentation, “Occupant safety in highly automated vehicles,” was delivered by director of OSU’s Injury Biomechanics Research Center (IBRC) and site director for the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS), Prof. John H. Bolte IV, a leader in the field of injury biomechanics, and expert in the experimental analysis of human injury tolerance and injury mechanisms.

Dr. Andre Marshall, IUCRC Program Director under the NSF’s Division of Industrial Innovation & Partnerships (ENG/IIP), presented an overview of the NSF IUCRC Program discussing plans and funding opportunities. Dr. Victoria Hill, NSF Assessment Coordinator, tied up the overview of center activities by presenting the Level of Interest and Feedback Evaluation Forms System (LIFE forms). Day 1’s open session continued with presentations from the highly anticipated emerging trends in smart vehicle research from the SVC Seed Research Program and SVC REU Program awardees, followed by a Member’s Perspective presentation “Development of programmable materials to Improve vehicle performance” by Dr. Umesh Gandhi of Toyota Research Institute.

Following best practices and continuing the IAB’s recommendation of the meeting format, students and researchers were given opportunities to discuss project posters that were displayed throughout the meeting room during extended breaks.

The Industrial Advisory Board convened twice during this meeting: once after the open session on Day 1 and again after the technical presentations on Day 2. The IAB meeting of Day 1 focused on completion of action items and Center publicity with members sharing insight on past experiences, noting the importance of students and researchers desire to gain more scientific communication experience. Following this, the IAB held its closed executive meeting and commented positively regarding the SVC Research Seed Program. Other points of discussion concentrated on membership recruitment and project diversification. The Day 2 Board meeting included LIFE project reviews, an update on Center operations, financials, new perspective memberships, and continued funding of SEED/REU projects.

A condensed version of the State of the Center address can be found here.

Spring 2018 11th Semi-Annual Project Review and IAB Meeting

The 11th Semi-Annual Spring Meeting of the Smart Vehicle Concept Center was held on March 1-2, 2018 at The Ohio State University. Prior to the start of the meeting, a short course, titled “Engineering vibroacoustics,” was presented by Asst. Prof Ryan Harne, SVC faculty and director of the Laboratory of Sound and Vibration Research (LSVR). The meeting opened with the department chair, Prof. Vish Subramaniam providing welcome remarks and introduction to invited guest, Prof. John Horack, Neil A. Armstrong Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Interim Director, Policy and Strategy, Center for Aviation Studies. In this presentation titled “Georges Seurat and scale-invariance in smart vehicle concept development,” Prof. Horack drew connections between the research at SVC and the techniques and lessons of pointillism, through which scale invariance could be used to create positive social, economic, educational, and quality-of-life outcomes from engineering research.

Day 1’s open session continued with two poster sessions and with two presentations on emerging trends in smart vehicle research followed by a Member’s Perspective presentation from Honda R&D’s mentor and SVC alum Dr. Ryan Hahnlen.

Day 2’s dedicated closed sessions allowed members to provide feedback and recommendations on technical talks and offer new ideas on future research directions. The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) held two meetings - the first meeting focusing on closing previously open action items and Prof. Dapino’s introduction and roll out of the SVC Research Seed Program to the IAB; the second meeting discussing the LIFE project surveys and comments.

A condensed version of the State of the Center address can be found here.

Publication Summary

This year has been good for Smart Vehicle Concepts Center publications. Forty-five journal publications by faculty and students based on Center research appeared in prestigious journals; thirty-eight papers were presented at conferences ran by the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), among others. Data from Sept 2018 State of Center.

Students Supported from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018*

PhD 16

MS 8

BS 9

SVC Graduates / Current Employment (January 2012 – December 2018)

PhD 27

MS 29

BS 16

Accomplishments by SVC Researchers

Outstanding Student Presentation Awards

Dr. Ryan Hahnlen, SVC IAB Chair, presented the Outstanding Student Presentation Award certificate at the September 2018 meeting to Sean Chilelli. Sean is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, advised by Prof. Marcelo Dapino. His research work in SVC Project #49 focuses on embedded fiber optic sensors for structural health monitoring.

Prasant Vijayaraghavan was the recipient of the Outstanding Student Presentation Award based on his talk in November 2017 entitled “Design of matrix and

particulates for simulcure 3D printing technique” (SVC Project #52). He was formally recognized in March 2018 by Mr. Thomas Greetham, SVC IAB Chair. In August 2018, Prasant received his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering, after defending his

dissertation, titled "Investigating the effect of thermoelectric processing on smart ionomer composites." He is continuing at OSU under Prof. Vishnu Baba Sundaresan, SVC leader and director of the Integrated Material Systems Lab where Prasant will conduct his post-doctoral research.

SVC IAB Exemplary Service Awards

At the Autumn 2018 SVC Meeting, the “SVC IAB Exemplary Service Award” was presented to Mr. Tom Greetham of Moog, Inc. who served as IAB Chair through phases I, II and year 1 of phase III. As the first sponsor member, Tom’s guidance and support throughout the years was recognized through this award.

At the Spring 2018 Semi-Annual Meeting, Prof. Rajendra Singh, faculty emeritus and director of the Acoustics and Dynamics Laboratory, was the recipient of the “SVC IAB Exemplary Service Award.” Prof. Singh served as director of SVC during

Phases I and II and was recognized for his leadership.

Cho expands research initiatives with prestigious funding awards – August 2018

Assistant Professor Hanna Cho was awarded funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnership for Innovation and her previous Defense Advanced

Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty designation was converted to a prestigious Director’s Fellowship. Click here for the full article. Prof. Cho is also recipient of an NSF Research Undergraduate Experience grant through SVC.

ORAU Powe Award recognizing early career research to Vicky Doan-Nguyen – July 2018 The Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor has earned a 2018 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) in recognition of he research accomplishments and career potential. Please visit here for full article.

Lumley Research Awards – May 2018 The College of Engineering recognizes the research contributions and productivity over the last five years of faculty and research scientists. The Lumley Engineering Research Awards are presented to a

select group of outstanding researchers who have shown exceptional activity and success in pursuing new knowledge of a fundamental or applied nature. This year’s recipients: Soheil Soghrati (above) and Vishnu Sundaresan (right). Prof. Vishnu Baba Sundaresan’s Published in Top Nanotechnology Journal A collaboration between Sundaresan’s group and Prof. Sen appeared in Nature Nanotechnology. Prof. Sundaresan, a faculty member in SVC and an associate professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering at The Ohio State University has worked towards the development of self-healing wire insulation and gas bladder membranes in collaboration with small business partners with support from NASA and the US Army.

Professor Harne named NSF CAREER Award recipient – March 2018 The prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award Program named Prof. Harne as one of 2018’s recipients. The awards are given in support of early-career faculty who are poised to become academic leaders and who advance the mission of their department or organization. Harne, who joined Ohio State in 2015 and is director of the department’s Laboratory of Sound and Vibration Research, was awarded $500,000 over five years. He received the award for his proposal entitled “Adaptive origami structures for acoustic wave guiding.” For full article, click here. RIYA scholars from India expand research and leadership skills This summer, four of seven top undergraduate students from high-ranking institutes in India (two students from IIT-Bombay and two students from IIT-Delhi) joined the Smart Vehicle Concepts Center as part of a two-month selective program designed to facilitate cutting-edge research experiences for undergraduate mechanical engineering students aimed at introducing students to research and the academic process in the United States.

“The intent of this unmatched program is to provide world-class internship opportunities to some of the best undergraduate students in India, while exposing them to modern aspects of mechanical engineering and enhancing their critical thinking skills,” said Professor Emeritus Rajendra Singh, founder and director of the RIYA program. Click here for full article. For more details about the RIYA Program, please visit https://mae.osu.edu/RIYA

MAE tweets – July 2018 Through her @NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates internship at #Ohio State this summer, @Cedarville mechanical engineering student Kirsten Sommers is investigating vehicle friction on icy surfaces for the Smart Vehicle Concepts Center.

Prof. Singh’s November 2018 lecture circuit Prof. Singh visited several prestigious engineering institutions (IISC-Bangalore, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Hyderabad, Cummins College-Pune, Mahindra R&D-Chennai). His lectures addressed both research and teaching aspects of mechanical engineering while promoting the RIYA program in collaboration with the OSU Gateway (India) office.

Prof. Dapino delivered two invited keynote presentations in 2018 “Ultrasonic additive manufacturing of smart structures,” SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, Denver, Colorado, 5 March 2018 and “Overview of the Smart Vehicle Concepts Center, a National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center," ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, San Antonio, Texas, 12 September 2018.

O H - I O !!!

Mechanical 306 Aerospace 95 Nuclear 10BS 203 BS 79

MS 85 MS 9 MS 6PhD 18 PhD 7 PhD 4

MAE Degrees GrantedAcademic Year 2017-2018

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Statistics

Undergraduate Student Enrollment Autumn Semester 2018 1714 MAE Undergraduate Students

Graduate Student Enrollment Autumn Semester 2018 369 MAE Graduate Students

Links to NSF IUCRC and OSU Laboratories

NSF home page http://www.nsf.gov/ IUCRC home page https://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/iucrc/home.jsp/ Smart Vehicle Concepts Center page https://svc.engineering.osu.edu/ Acoustics & Dynamics Laboratory https://adl.osu.edu/ Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory https://smsl.osu.edu/ Automated Computational Mechanical Laboratory https://acml.engineering.osu.edu/ Laboratory of Sound and Vibration Research https://lsvr.osu.edu/ Integrated Material Systems Laboratory https://integratedsystemslab.org/ Doan-Nguyen Group https://u.osu.edu/doan-nguyen.1/ Hoelzle Research Lab https://hrl.engineering.osu.edu/ Micro/Nano Multiphysical Dynamics Lab https://mnmdl.osu.edu/

SVC Faculty and Research Staff

The Smart Vehicle Concepts Center would like to wish everyone a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!