Dr. Alfred C. Loos
Professor

Address:       2244 Engineering Building
                    Department of Mechanical Engineering
                    Michigan State University
                    East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
Phone:          (517) 432-0844       
Fax:              (517) 353-1750
Email:           aloos@egr.msu.edu
 

EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering               The University of Michigan            
M.S.E., Mechanical Engineering            The University of Michigan            
B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering             The University of Michigan
                   

 RESEARCH INTERESTS:

·        Heat transfer and flow phenomena in materials processing

·        Polymeric composite manufacturing

·        Mathematical modeling of manufacturing processes

·        Finite element analysis

·        Laser processing and manufacturing

·        Mechanics of materials

·        Mechanics of composite materials

·        Materials characterization and testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2004 -                Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University

1994 - 2003       Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA  24061

1987 - 1994       Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA  24061

1988                   Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

1982 - 1987       Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA  24061

1977 - 1979        Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied
                           Mechanics, The University of Michigan

1973 - 1975        Associate Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corp., Philadelphia, PA

HONORS AND AWARDS:
       Tau Beta Pi
       Sigma Xi
       Bell Labs Fellowship
       DuPont Fellowship
       Shell Foundation Fellowship
       NASA‑ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1983 and 1984
       American Society for Composites Outstanding Research Award 2002

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