Thomas J. Pence, b. Milwaukee, WI, July 7, 1957.

Education

• Ph.D. Applied Mechanics California Institute of Technology 1983
• M.S. Applied Mechanics California Institute of Technology 1980
• B.S. Engineering Mechanics Michigan State University 1979

Professional Experience

• 2001 - present, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
• 1998 - 2001, Professor and Graduate Studies Director, Department of Materials Science and Mechanics, Michigan State University
• 1996 - 1998, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Mechanics, Michigan State University
• 1990 - 1996 Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Mechanics, Michigan State University
• 1986 - 1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgy, Mechanics and Materials Science, Michigan State University
• 1983 - 1986 Van Vleck Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• 1982 - 1983 Lecturer, Department of Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology

Visiting Positions

• 1/03-2/03 Visiting Fellow, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge University
• 11/01 - 7/02 Visiting Fellow, Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow
• 3/02 - 4/02 Visiting Scholar, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
• 9/01 - 11/01 Visiting Professor, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, University of Rome-Roma 1 (La Sapienza) and Department of Civil Enginerering, University of Rome-Roma 3
• 9/90 - 10/90 Visiting Scholar, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
• 9/84 - 6/85 N.A.T.O. Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratoire d'Analyse Numerique, Universite de Paris - Orsay
• 6/83 - 8/83 Structural Engineer, Offshore Systems Division, Exxon Production Research Co., Houston, TX
• 6/79 - 9/79 Intern, Mechanical Properties Group, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
• 6/78 - 9/78 Intern, Logic Device and Systems Division, Cutler Hammer (now a division of Eaton Corp.), Fenton, MI
  

Journal Publications

• T.J. Pence, On the emergence and propagation of a phase boundary in an elastic bar with a suddenly applied end load, J. Elasticity, 16 (1986), pp. 3-42.
• T.J. Pence, Formulation and analysis of a functional equation describing a moving one-dimensional elastic phase boundary, Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, 45 (1987), pp. 293-304.
• C.O. Horgan and T.J. Pence, Void nucleation in tensile dead-loading of a composite incompressible nonlinearly elastic sphere, J. Elasticity, 21 (1989), pp. 61-82.
• C.O. Horgan and T.J. Pence, Cavity formation at the center of a composite incompressible nonlinearly elastic sphere, ASME J. of Appl. Mech., 111 (1989), pp. 302-308.
• T.J. Pence, On the encounter of an acoustic shear pulse with a phase boundary in an elastic material: reflection and transmission behavior, J. Elasticity, 25 (1991), pp. 31-74.
• T.J. Pence and J. Song, Buckling instabilities in a thick elastic three-ply composite plate under thrust, International J. Solids and Structures, 27 (1991), pp. 1809-1828.
• T.J. Pence, On the encounter of an acoustic shear pulse with a phase boundary in an elastic material: energy and dissipation, J. Elasticity, 26 (1991), pp 95-146.
• T.J. Pence, On the mechanical dissipation of solutions to the Riemann problem for impact involving a two-phase elastic material, Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, 117 (1992) pp. 1-52.
• J. Song and T.J. Pence,  On the design of three-ply nonlinearly elastic composite plates with optimal resistance to buckling, Structural Optimization, 5 (1992), pp. 45-54.
• J. Lin and T.J. Pence, On the energy dissipation due to wave ringing in non-elliptic elastic materials, J. Nonlinear Science, 3 (1993), pp. 269-305.
• Y. Ivshin and T.J. Pence, A constitutive model for hysteretic phase transition behavior, International J. Eng. Science, 32 (1994), pp. 681-704.
• Y. Qiu, S. Kim and T.J. Pence, Plane strain buckling and wrinkling of neo-Hookean laminates, International J. Solids and Structures, 31 (1994), pp. 1149-1178.
• Y. Ivshin and T.J. Pence, A thermomechanical model for a one-variant shape memory material, J. Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures, 5 (1994), pp. 455-473.
• R. Loloee, T.J. Pence, and D.S. Grummon, Phase-fraction evolution during incomplete cyclic transformation in NiTi: correlation of analytical modeling with measurement of magnetic susceptibility, J. de Physique IV, C8 (1995), pp 545-550.
• D. S. Grummon, Li Hou and T. J. Pence, "Progress on sputter-deposited thermotractive titanium nickel films", J. de Physique IV, C8 (1995), pp 665-670.
• G.Y. Qiu and T. J. Pence, Remarks on the behavior of simple directionally reinforced incompressible nonlinearly elastic solids, J. Elasticity, 49 (1997), pp. 1-30.
• G.Y. Qiu and T. J. Pence, Loss of ellipticity in plane deformation of a simple directionally reinforced incompressible nonlinearly elastic solid, J. Elasticity, 49 (1997), pp. 31-63.
• J. Lin and T.J. Pence, Pulse attenuation by kinetically active phase boundary scattering during displacive phase transformation, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 46 (1998), pp. 1183-1211.
• X. Wu and T. J. Pence, Two variant modeling of shape memory materials: unfolding a phase diagram triple point, J. Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 9 (1998), pp. 335-354.
• X. Wu, D.S. Grummon and T. J. Pence, Simulation of cyclic displacement by counterpoised shape memory elements, ASME J. Engineering Materials and Technology, 121 (1999), pp. 67-74.
• T.J. Pence, X. Wu and D.S. Grummon, Modeling phase fraction shakedown during thermomechanical cycling of shape memory materials, Materials Science and Engineering, A 273-275 (1999), pp. 245-250.
• D.S. Grummon, J. Zhang, T.J. Pence, Evolution of intrinsic, extrinsic and transformation stresses in sputtered TiNi thin films on (100) Si, Materials Science and Engineering A 273-275 (1999), pp. 722-726.
• T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, Reflection and refraction of anti-plane shear waves from a moving phase boundary, J. Elasticity 59 (2000), pp. 237-266.
• J. Merodio and T.J. Pence, Kink surfaces in a directionally reinforced neo-Hookean material under plane deformation: I. mechanical equilibrium, J. Elasticity 62 (2001), pp. 119-144.
• J. Merodio and T.J. Pence, Kink surfaces in a directionally reinforced neo-Hookean material under plane deformation: II. kink band stability and maximally dissipative band broadening, J. Elasticity 62 (2001), pp. 145-170.
• T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, Interaction of harmonic plane waves with a mobile elastic phase boundary in anti-plane shear, International Journal of Engineering Science 40 (2002), pp. 647-671.
• D. Bernardini and T. J. Pence, Models for one variant shape memory materials based on dissipation functions, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics 37 (2002), pp. 1299-1317.
• D. L. Marshall, M. E. Taylor, Y. Ivshin, G. Diderrich, and T. J. Pence, On corrosion-induced creep and the shedding of oxide pest from metal plates, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics 70 (2003) 625-632.
• Y. Chi, T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, Plane stress analysis of a shape memory annular plate subject to edge pressure, Journal de Phaysique IV 112 (2003) 245-248.
• L. Novozhilova, T. J. Pence, and S. Urazhdin, Exact solutions for axially varying three-dimensional twist motion in a neo-Hookean solid, Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics 56 (2003), pp. 123-138.
• H. Tsai, T. J. Pence and E. Kirkinis, Swelling induced finite strain flexure in a rectangular block of an isotropic elastic material, J. Elasticity 75 (2004) 69-89.
• Y. Chi, T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, Axisymmetric plane stress states of an annulus subject to displacive shear transformation, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics 72 (2005) 44-53.
• T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, Swelling induced microchannel formation in nonlinear elasticity, IMA Journal of Applied Math  70 (2005)  173-189.
•  T. J. Pence, Discussion "Axial Loading of Bonded Rubber Blocks", ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics 72 (2005) 453.
• T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, On the cavitation of a swollen compressible sphere in finite elasticity, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics  40 (2005) 307-321.
• D. Bernardini and T. J. Pence, Uniaxial modeling of multivariant shape-memory materials with internal sublooping using dissipation functions, Meccanica 40  (2005) 339-364.
• T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, Swelling induced cavitation of elastic spheres, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids 11 (2006) 527-551. 
•  T. J. Pence, Soft elastic bending response of a nematic elastomer described by a microstructurally relaxed free energy, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics 18 (2006) 281-304.
• Y. Chi, T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, Numerical algorithms for cyclic phase transformation hysteresis in a shape memory plate subject to axisymmetric plane stress,  International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 69 (2007) 1819-1850 (doi:10.1002/nme.1829).
• H. Demirkoparan and T.J. Pence, Swelling of an internally pressurized nonlinearly elastic tube with fiber reinforcing,  International J. Solids and Structures 44 (2007) 4009-4029 (doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.11.006).
• T. J. Pence and H. Tsai, Bulk cavitation and the possibility of localized interface deformation due to surface layer swelling,  Journal of Elasticity 87 (2007) 161-185 (DOI 10.1007/s10659-007-9102-8).
• H. Demirkoparan and T.J. Pence, The effect of fiber recruitment on the swelling of a pressurized anisotropic nonlinearly elastic tube,  International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics 42 (2007)  258-270.
• T.  J. Pence, R. J. Monroe and N.T. Wright, On the computation of stress in affine versus nonaffine fibril kinematics within planar collagen network models,   Journal of Biomechanical Engineering - Transactions of the ASME, 130 (2008) 41009-1 to 41009-9.
• H. Demirkoparan and T.J. Pence,  Torsional swelling of a hyperelsatic tube with helically wound reinforcement,  Journal of Elasticity  92 (2008) 61-90 (doi: 10.1007/s10659-007-9149-6).
• F Kassianidis, Jose Merodio, Ray W Ogden, and Thomas J. Pence, Azimuthal shear of a transversely isotropic elastic solid,   to appear in Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, (doi:10.1177/1081286507079830)

Books Edited

• P. M. Duxbury and T. J. Pence, editors, Dynamics of Crystal Surfaces and Interfaces, Plenum Press, 1997.

Volume Chapters

• T.J. Pence, The dissipation topography associated with solutions to a Riemann problem involving elastic materials undergoing phase transitions, Shock Induced Transitions and Phase Structures in General Media (E. Dunn, R. Fosdick & M. Slemrod, eds.), IMA 52, Springer-Verlag (1993), pp. 169-183.
• D. Bernardini and T. J. Pence, Shape-memory materials, modeling, The Encyclopedia of Smart Materials, volume 2, M. Schwartz ed., John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York (2002), pp. 964-980.
• D. Bernardini and T. J. Pence, A multifield theory for the modeling of the behavior of shape memory materials, Advances in Multifield Theories for Continua with Substructure, G. Capriz and P. M. Mariano eds, Birkhauser, Boston (2004) 199-242.

Conference Proceedings

• T.J. Pence, On the asymptotic analysis of travelling shocks and phase boundaries in elastic bars, Transactions of the Second Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing (1984), pp. 859-874.
• C.O. Horgan and T.J. Pence, Void nucleation due to large deformations in nonlinearly elastic composites, Proceedings of the 4th Japan - U.S. Conference on Composite materials (1988), pp. 232-241.
• T.J. Pence and J. Song, Buckling instabilities in highly deformable composite laminate plates, Proceedings of the American Society for Composites - Fifth Technical Conference (1990), pp. 459-468.
• T.J. Pence, Phase transitions and maximally dissipative dynamic solutions in the Riemann problem for impact, Transactions of the Eighth Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing (1990), pp. 817-832.
• T.J. Pence, An inverse Riemann problem for impact involving phase transitions, Transactions of the Eighth Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing (1990), pp. 833-846.
• J. Lin and T.J. Pence, Energy dissipation in an elastic material containing a mobile phase boundary subjected to concurrent dynamic pulses, Transactions of the Ninth Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing (1991), pp. 437-450.
• J. Lin and T.J. Pence, Kinetically driven elastic phase boundary motion activated by concurrent dynamic pulses, Transactions of the Tenth Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing (1992), pp. 69-86.
• Y. Ivshin and T.J. Pence, A simple mathematical model of two-way memory effect, Proceedings of the International Conference on Martensitic Transformations (ICOMAT-92), (C.M. Wayman & J. Perkins, eds.), Monterey Institute for Advanced Studies (1993), pp. 389-394.
• T.J. Pence and Y. Ivshin, Building proper behavior into mathematical models for shape memory alloys, Smart Structures and Materials 1994: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures (H. T. Banks, ed.), SPIE Proceedings Series, Vol. 2192 (1994), pp. 94-105.
• T.J. Pence, D.S. Grummon and Y. Ivshin, A macroscopoic model for thermoelastic hysteresis in shape-memory materials, Mechanics of Phase Transformations and Shape-Memory Alloys (L.C. Brinson and B. Moran, eds.), ASME Proceedings Series, AMD-Vol. 189 & PVP-Vol. 292 (1994), pp. 45-58.
• D.S. Grummon, Li Hou and T.J. Pence, Structure and thermal stability in Titanium-Nickel thin films sputtered at elevated temperature on inorganic and polymeric substrates, Materials for Smart Systems, MRS Proceedings 360, (1995) pp. 369-374.
• D.S. Grummon and T.J. Pence, Thermotractive titanium-nickel thin films for microelectromechanical systems and active composites, Materials for Smart Systems II, MRS Proceedings 459, (1997), pp. 331-343.
• X. Wu, T.J. Pence and D.S. Grummon, Model tracking of stress and temperature induced martensitic transformations for assessing superelasticity and shape memory actuation, Materials for Smart Systems II, MRS Proceedings 459, (1997), pp. 431-437.
• T.J. Pence, Mathematical modeling of shape memory alloys, Memory Alloys for New Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation Devices (MANSIDE) Project Workshop Proceedings, published by The Italian Department of National Technical Services, (1999), pp. II45-II57.
• D. Bernardini and T.J. Pence, Remarks on the thermodynamics of one-variant models for shape memory materials, Transactions of the XV Italian Conference of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA), CD ROM, (2001), 10 pages.
• T.J. Pence and H. Tsai, On the mechanics of surface stress corrosion, Transactions of the XV Italian Conference of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA), CD ROM, (2001), 10 pages.
• H. Demirkoparan and T. J. Pence, Finite deformation of fiber reinforced hyperelastic tubes under swelling, Proceedings of  CanCNSM 2008, June 25-29, 2008, Toronto, pp. 109-116.
  

Editorial Boards

• Journal of Elasticity
• Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics
  

Journal Reviewer for:

• Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis
  
• ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics
• ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics
• ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
• ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology
• Composites A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
  
• Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics
• IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics
• Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
• International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering
  
• International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
• International Journal of Solids and Structures
• IOP Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
• Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures
• Journal of Elasticity
• Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
• Journal of Nonlinear Science
• Journal of Thermal Stresses
  
• Materials Science and Engineering A
• Mathematical Problems in Engineering
  
• Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
• Mechanics of Materials
• Metallurgical Transactions
• Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
• Philosophical Magazine
  
• Proceedings A of the Royal Society of London
• Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics
• Scripta Met
• SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics
• Smart Materials and Structures

Book Reviewer for:

• Addison Wesley Publishing Co.
• Cambridge University Press
  
• John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
• McGraw-Hill Book Company

Memberships

• Sigma Xi
• Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
• Society for Natural Philosophy
  

Elected Positions

• Society for Natural Philosophy, secretary, 2005-2006.

Conference Presentations (since 1988, presenter listed first, * denotes crosslisted as publication)

• T.J. Pence, On the encounter of an acoustical shear pulse and an elastic phase boundary, (invited), Society of Engineering Science and American Society of Mechanical Engineers conference on Applied Mechanics, June 20-22, 1988, Berkeley, CA.
• C.O. Horgan and T.J. Pence*, Void nucleation due to large deformations in nonlinearly elastic composites, Fourth Japan - U.S. Conference on Composite Materials, June 27-29, 1988, Washington D.C.
• T.J. Pence and C.O. Horgan*, Void nucleation in tensile dead-loading of a composite incompressible nonlinearly elastic sphere, XVII International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, August 21-27, 1988, Grenoble, France.
• T.J. Pence*, Phase transitions and maximally dissipative dynamic solutions in the Riemann problem for impact, Seventh Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing, June 6-9, 1989, West Point, NY.
• C.O. Horgan and T.J. Pence*, Cavity formation at the center of a composite incompressible nonlinearly elastic sphere, Third Joint American Society of Civil Engineers and American Society of Mechanical Engineers Mechanics Conference, July 9-12, 1989, San Diego, CA.
• T.J. Pence, Phase transitions and maximally dissipative dynamic solutions in the Riemann problem for impact, XXI Midwestern Mechanics conference, August 13-16, 1989, Houghton, MI.
• T.J. Pence, Phase transitions and maximally dissipative dynamic solutions in the Riemann problem for impact, Society of Engineering Science 26th Annual Meeting, Sept. 18-20, 1989, Ann Arbor, MI.
• T.J. Pence, Riemann problems involving phase transitions in nonlinearly elastic solids, (invited), Society for Natural Philosophy Thirty Fourth Meeting, April 6-8, 1990, Lincoln, NB.
• T.J. Pence and J. Song, Buckling instabilities in highly deformable composite laminate plates, Eleventh National Congress of Applied Mechanics, May 21-25, 1990, Tucson, AZ.
• T.J. Pence and Y. Ivshin, Mathematical modeling and simulation of shape memory alloy constitutive behavior, (invited), Eleventh National Congress of Applied Mechanics, May 21-25, 1990, Tucson, AZ.
• T.J. Pence and J. Song*, Buckling instabilities in highly deformable composite laminate plates, American Society for Composites Fifth Technical Conference, June 12-14, 1990, East Lansing, MI.
• T.J. Pence*, An inverse Riemann problem for impact involving phase transitions, the Eighth Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing, June 19-22, 1990, Ithaca, NY.
• T.J. Pence*, The dissipation topography associated with solutions to a Riemann problem involving elastic materials undergoing phase transitions, the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Workshop on Shock Induced Transitions and Phase Structures in General Media, Oct. 15-19, 1990, Minneapolis, MN.
• T.J. Pence, Energy dissipation in non-elliptic elastic materials due to phase boundary motion, (invited), One Hundred Eleventh Winter Annual Meeting of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, Nov. 25-30, 1990, Dallas, TX.
• Y. Ivshin and T. Pence, Studying hysteresis with Mathematica, 1991 Mathematica Conference, Jan. 12-15, 1991, San Francisco, CA.
• T.J. Pence, Asymptotic energy dissipation due to acoustic reverberations in an elastic material containing a mobile phase boundary, the Ninth Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing, June 18-21, 1991, Minneapolis, MN.
• T.J. Pence, Energy dissipation from wave driven reverberational phase boundary motion in a non-elliptic elastic material, (invited), Society of Engineering Science 28th Annual Meeting, Nov. 6-8, 1991, Gainesville, FL.
• T.J. Pence and J. Lin, Dynamic decay to energy minimum equilibrium states in elastic materials sustaining multiple phases, the Tenth Army Conference on Applied Mathematics and Computing, June 16-19, 1992, West Point, NY.
• T.J. Pence and Y. Ivshin*, A simple mathematical model of two-way memory effect, the 1992 Int. Conf. on Martensitic Transformations (ICOMAT-92), July 20-24, 1992, Monterrey, CA.
• T.J. Pence and J. Lin, Large time asymptotic properties of kinetically driven elastic phase boundary motion, (invited), Joint meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (30th Annual Meeting), ASME Applied Mechanics Division and ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division, June 6-9, 1993, Charlottesville, VA.
• T. J. Pence and Y. Ivshin*, Building proper behavior into mathematical models for shape memory alloys, 1994 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Feb. 13-18, 1994, Orlando, FL.
• T.J. Pence, D.S. Grummon, X. Wu, R. Worthington, Y. Qiu, Modeling thermoelastic martensite/austenite transformations for temperature, convection, stress and strain response (poster), Eighth Annual Michigan State University Center for Fundamental Materials Research/Industry Symposium, April 10-11, 1994, East Lansing, MI.
• T. J. Pence, Phase boundary motion in elastic materials: kinetically governed approach to equilibrium, SIAM Conference on Emerging Issues in Mathematics and Computation from the Materials Sciences, April 18-20, 1994, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Y. Qiu, S. Kim and T. J. Pence, Plane strain buckling and wrinkling of neo-Hookean laminates, Twelfth U. S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics, June 27-July 1, 1994, Seattle, WA.
• T. J. Pence, Elastodynamic phase transitions: wave interactions with mobile phase boundaries, (invited), Society for Natural Philosophy 38th Meeting, Sept. 23-25, 1994, Ithaca, NY.
• T.J. Pence, D.S. Grummon and Y. Ivshin, (invited), Modeling hysteretic behavior in multi-variant shape memory materials, Society of Engineering Science 31st Annual Meeting, Oct. 10-12, 1994, College Station, TX
• D.S. Grummon, T.J. Pence, L. Chang and Z. Zhao, (invited), Transformation behavior and self accommodation in thin films of thermoelastic titanium-nickel, Society of Engineering Science 31st Annual Meeting, Oct. 10-12, 1994, College Station, TX.
• T.J. Pence, D.S. Grummon and Y. Ivshin*, (invited), A macroscopic model for thermoelastic hysteresis in shape memory materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Exposition and Congress, Nov. 6-11, 1994, Chicago, IL.
• D.S. Grummon, Li Hou and T.J. Pence*, Structure and thermal stability in Titanium-Nickel thin films sputtered at elevated temperature on inorganic and polymeric substrates, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 1994, Boston, MA.
• X. Wu, R. Loloee, D.S. Grummon and T.J. Pence, Cyclic hysteresis due to thermoelastic martensite/austenite transformations in equiatomic NiTi (poster), Ninth Annual Michigan State University Center for Fundamental Materials Research/Industry Symposium, April 9-10, 1995, East Lansing, MI.
• H. Li, D.S. Grummon and T.J. Pence, Transformational superelasticity in nanophase sputtered deposits of equiatomic titanium-nickel (poster), Ninth Annual Michigan State University Center for Fundamental Materials Research/Industry Symposium, April 9-10, 1995, East Lansing, MI.
• D.S. Grummon, Li Hou and T.J. Pence*, Progress on sputter-deposited thermotractive titanium-nickel films, International Conference on Martensitic Transformations (ICOMAT-95), August 20-25, 1995, Lausanne, Switzerland.
• T.J. Pence, R. Loloee and D.S. Grummon*, Phase-fraction evolution during incomplete cyclic transformation in TiNi: correlation of analytical models with magnetic susceptibility measurements, International Conference on Martensitic Transformations (ICOMAT-95), August 20-25, 1995, Lausanne, Switzerland.
• D.S. Grummon and T.J. Pence, Thin films of equiatomic TiNi: Sputter deposition, mechanical properties and applications , 1996 ONR Transducer Materials and Transducers Workshop, March 25 27, 1996, University Park, PA.
• T. J. Pence and D.S. Grummon, Thin films of equiatomic TiNi: modeling thermomechanical and hysteresis response, 1996 ONR Transducer Materials and Transducers Workshop, March 25-27, 1996, University Park, PA.
• R. Loloee, T.J. Pence, and D.S. Grummon, Magnetic property measurement of hysteretic phase transition in NiTi and its correlation with analytical models (poster), Tenth Annual Michigan State University Center for Fundamental Materials Research/Industry Symposium, April 14-15, 1996, East Lansing, MI.
• D.S. Grummon and T.J. Pence,* Thermotractive titanium-nickel thin films for microelectromechanical systems and active composites, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Dec. 2-6, 1996, Boston, MA.
• T.J. Pence, X. Wu and D.S. Grummon*, Model tracking of stress and temperature induced martensitic transformations for assessing superelasticity and shape memory actuation, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Dec. 2-6, 1996, Boston, MA.
• T.J. Pence, X. Wu and D.S. Grummon, (invited), Modeling the cyclic response of a two element counterpoised shape memory actuator, 1997 Joint ASME, ASCE and SES Summer Meeting, June 29 July 2, 1997, Evanston, IL.
• T.J. Pence and G. Y. Qiu, (invited), Loss of ellipticity in a nonlinear elastic model for directionally reinforced materials, Joint ASME, ASCE and SES Summer Meeting, June 29-July 2, 1997, Evanston, IL.
• T.J. Pence, X. Wu and D.S. Grummon* , Modeling phase fraction shakedown during thermomechanical cycling of shape memory materials, International Conference on Martensitic Transformations (ICOMAT-98), December 7-11, 1998, Bariloche, Argentina.
• D.S. Grummon, J. Zhang, T.J. Pence* , Evolution of intrinsic, extrinsic and transformation stresses in sputtered TiNi thin films on (100) Si, International Conference on Martensitic Transformations (ICOMAT-98), December 7-11, 1998, Bariloche, Argentina.
• T.J. Pence, (invited), Mathematical modeling of shape memory alloys*, MANSIDE Workshop (Memory Alloys for New Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation Devices), January 28-29, 1999, Rome, Italy.
• T.J. Pence and H Tsai, (invited), Reflection and refraction of anti-plane shear waves from a moving phase boundary, ASME Mechanics and Materials Conference, June 27-30, 1999, Blacksburg, VA.
• T.J. Pence, D. Marshall, Y. Ivshin, M.E. Taylor, G. Diderrich, A free boundary problem for corrosion induced creep and corrosive skin failure, Third SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, May 28-31, 2000, Philadelphia, PA.
• T.J. Pence and J. Merodio, Equilibrium shocks in a directionally reinforced nonlinearly elastic material, 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, August 27-Sept. 2, 2000, Chicago, IL.
• D. Bernardini and T.J. Pence*, Remarks on the thermodynamics of one-variant models for shape memory materials, XV Italian Conference of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA), September 26-29, 2001, Taormina, Sicily.
• T.J. Pence and H. Tsai (invited)*, On the mechanics of surface stress corrosion, XV Italian Conference of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA), September 26-29, 2001, Taormina, Sicily.
• T. J. Pence and D. Bernardini, A multi-field model for solid-solid phase transformation, IMA workshop: Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics, Rheology and the Dynamo, March 18-22, 2002, Minneapolis, MN.
• T. J. Pence and D. Bernardini, (invited) Multi-field models for displacive phase transformation in polycrystals, Oxford-Princeton Workshop on Multiscale Problems, May 10-11, 2002, Oxford, UK.
• T.J. Pence, (invited) Interact ion of plane waves with a mobile elastic phase boundary in anti-plane shear, Miniworkshop: Mathematical Problems in the Nonlinear Elastoynamics of Rubber-Like Materials, Nov. 3-11, 2002, Mathematisches Forschunginstitut Oberwolfach, Oberwolfach, Germany.
• T. J. Pence (invited), Dynamics of shear induced phase boundary motion, London Mathematical Society Spitalfields Day, Mathematical Aspects of the Dynamics of Phase Transitions, February 10, 2003 Cambridge, UK.
• T. J. Pence and H. Tsai (invited), Swelling induced cavitation in elastic spheres, Modern Mechanics and Mathemataics (an international conference in honor of Ray Ogden's 60th birthday), August 26-28, 2003 Keele, UK.
• H. Tsai and T. J. Pence, Swelling induced cavitation of elastic spheres with local volume constraint, Society for Engineering Science 40th Annual Technical Meeting, Oct. 12-15, 2003, Ann Arbor, MI.
• T. J. Pence (invited), Application and modeling of shape memory materials to structural damping, International Forum for High Damping Materials 2004, March 30, 2004, Tokyo, Japan.
• T. J. Pence and H. Tsai (invited), The cavitation of a swollen compressible nonlinearly elastic sphere, Society for Engineering Science 41st Annual Technical Meeting, Oct. 10-13, 2004, Lincoln, NB.
• T. J. Pence, Soft elastic flexure of a nematic elastomer, Society for Engineering Science 43rd Annual Technical Meeting, Aug. 13-16, 2006, State College, PA.
• T. J. Pence and H. Demirkoparan, Shearing deformations for a class of elastic materials with an internal balance based on a decomposition of the deformation gradient, 6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, July 16-20, 2007, Zurich, Switzerland.
• T. J. Pence,  Singularities associated with swelling of hyperelastic solids, IMA workshop: Geometrical Singularities and Singular Geometries,  July 14-25, 2008, Minneapolis, MN.
• T. J. Pence, Simple mechanics for treating swelling in fiber reinforced hyperelastic materials,  Society for Natural Philosophy Forty Seventh Meeting, September 19 - 21, 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.

Seminar Presentations

• On the emergence and propagation of a phase boundary in an elastic bar, Department of Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology, Nov. 1982.
• On the emergence and propagation of a phase boundary in an elastic bar, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, March 1983.
• On the emergence and propagation of a phase boundary in an elastic bar, Department of Metallurgy, Mechanics and Materials Science, Michigan State University, Nov. 1983.
• A functional equation for the propagation of dynamic phase boundaries, Department of Numerical Analysis, University of Paris - South, Oct. 1984.
• On moving phase boundaries in elastic bars, Department of Mathematics, Herriot-Watt University, Edinborough, Aug. 2, 1985.
• Buckling of a neo-Hookean solid, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dec. 1985.
• Post-barreling behavior in finite elasticity, Department of Metallurgy, Mechanics and Materials Science, Michigan State University, April 22, 1986.
• The dynamic propagation of phase boundaries in nonlinear elasticity - part 1, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, Nov. 1986.
• The dynamic propagation of phase boundaries in nonlinear elasticity - part 2, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, Feb. 1987.
• Continuum mechanical approach to phase transitions in solids, Department of Physics, Michigan State University, April 28, 1988.
• On the encounter of an acoustic shear pulse and an elastic phase boundary, Division of Engineering, Brown University, Oct. 24, 1988.
• Possibilities for modeling shape memory alloy devices, Sensor and Actuator Research Group, Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, WI, Dec. 19, 1988.
• Buckling instabilities in highly deformable composite laminate plates, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Oct. 12, 1989.
• Buckling instabilities in nonlinearly elastic laminated composite plates, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Oct. 13, 1989.
• On the dynamics of elastic materials with moving phase boundaries, MIT Talbot House Second Workshop on Finite Elasticity and its Applications to Phase Transformations, August 26-30, 1990, South Pomfret, VT.
• On the relation between quasi-static and fully dynamic problems involving elastic phase boundary motion, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Oct. 30, 1990.
• Buckling instabilities in nonlinear sandwich composite plates, Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, May 17, 1991.
• Some current concepts in the modeling and analysis of composite materials and structures, Central Research Group, Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, WI, March 5, 1993.
• Remarks on the asymptotics of phase boundary kinetics, MIT Talbot House Third Workshop on Finite Elasticity and its Applications to Phase Transformations, August 9-12, 1993, South Pomfret, VT.
• Buckling and other instabilities in the mechanical response of layered composites, Composite Theory Seminar, Michigan State University, Feb. 2, 1994.
• Dynamic phase transformations in elastic materials - wave interactions with mobile phase boundaries, Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, May 13, 1994.
• Modeling shape memory material response on arbitrary thermomechanical paths, Dipartimento di Scienze dell' Ingegneria Civile, Universita' di Roma Tre, Feb. 1, 1999.
• Mechanics of oxidation induced creep and oxide skin failure, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, April 6, 2001.
• Modeling the cyclic response of a shape memory actuator, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica, Universia degli Studi di Roma ­ La Sapienza, September 25, 2001.
• Elastic wave interactions with solid-solid phase boundaries, Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, January 10, 2002.
• A multi-field model for Martensitic phase transformation, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, March 26, 2002.
• Multi-field models for displacive phase transformation in polycrystals, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales Swansea, May 8, 2002.
• A multi-field description for Martensitic phase transformation, Division of Theoretical Mechanics, University of Nottingham, May 15, 2002.
• A multi-field theory for the continuum modeling of displacive phase transformations in solids, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad de Cantabria, May 23, 2002.
• Multifield theory for materials, Isaac Newton Institute Monday Seminar, Cambridge University, January 27, 2003.
• Swelling in soft elastic materials, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, April 20, 2004.
• Continuum mechanics of swelling in soft elastic materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, October 13, 2005.
• Soft elastic bending response of a nematic elastomer, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, April 24, 2006.
• On the swelling mechanics of elastic materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, October 12, 2007.
  

Other Conference Activities

• Eleventh National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Tucson, AZ, May 1990, Session chairman.
• American Society for Composites Fifth Technical Conference, East Lansing, MI, June 1990, Session chairman.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers Winter Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, November 1990, Session chairman.
• 1993 Mathematica Days, Ann Arbor, MI, Sept. 1993, Member of panel discussion: Mathematica in Education.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 1994, Session chairman.
• International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation (ISATA), Conference on Materials for Energy Efficient Vehicles, Florence, Italy, June 1996, Programme Committee member and session chairman.
• Dynamics of Crystal Surfaces and Interfaces, Traverse City, MI, August 1996, Conference co-organizer, session chairman and proceedings co-editor.
• Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Dec. 2-6, 1996, Boston, MA, Session chairman.
• Joint ASME, ASCE and SES Summer Meeting, Evanston, IL, June 29-July 2, 1997, Evanston, IL, Session chairman.
• MARC Elastormer Workshop, Aug. 18-20, 1998, Invited academic participant.
• Third SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, May 28-31, 2000, Philadelphia, PA., session chairman.
• 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, August 27-Sept. 2, 2000, Chicago, IL, session chairman.
• NSF sponsored Foundaton Coalition Workshop on Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum in Dynamics and Strength of Materials, Sept. 14-15, San Antonio, TX, panel participant.
• Modern Mechanics and Mathemataics (an international conference in honor of Ray Ogden's 60th birthday), August 26-28, 2003 Keele, UK, session chair.
• Society for Engineering Science 40th Annual Technical Meeting, Oct. 12-15, 2003, Ann Arbor, MI, Program Comittee member, co-organizer of the session on Multi-field effects in elastomers, and session chairman.
• Society for Engineering Science 41st Annual Technical Meeting, Oct. 10-13, 2004, Lincoln, NB, session chairman.
• Society for Engineering Science 43rd Annual Technical Meeting, Aug. 13-16, 2006, State College, PA, session chairman.
• Society for Natural Philosophy, the 45th meeting, November 11-12, 2006, West Lafayette, IN, session chairman.
• 6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, July 16-20, 2007, Zurich, Switzerland, co-organizer of the session on Geometric and Stochastic Aspects of the Mechanics of Complex Bodies, and session chairman.
  

Research Grants and Contracts

• Impact Induced Phase Transitions in Nonlinear Solids, U.S. Army Short Term Innovative Research Grant,.
• Travel grant for attendance at the XVII International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Grenoble, France, awarded by the U.S. National Research Council.
• Instability Studies in Nonlinearly Elastic Composite Materials, State of Michigan Research Excellence Fund.
• Vacuum Casting Warp Study, General Motors Central Foundry.
• Rapidly Activated Dynamic Phase Transitions in Nonlinear Solids,  U.S. Army Research Office.
• Characterization and Mathematical Modeling of Thermoelastic Thin Film Structures with Oriented Semicoherent Precipitates Oriented by Stress-Induced Topotaxy, (co-PI with D.S. Grummon), State of Michigan Research Excellence Fund (CFMR).
• Fabrication, Characterization and Mathematical Modeling of Thermoelastic Thin Film Structures with Oriented Semicoherent Precipitates, (co-PI with D.S. Grummon), U.S. National Science Foundation
• Computational Methods for Highly Deformable Directionally Reinforced Elastic Composites, State of Michigan Research Excellence Fund.
• Thermotractive Titanium-Nickel/Polyimide Thin Film Elements for Smart Structural Composites, (co PI with D.S. Grummon), State of Michigan Research Excellence Fund.
• Surface Composites Incorporating Thermotractive Thin Films for Mitigation of Fatigue and Cavitation Induced Damage, (co PI with D.S. Grummon), State of Michigan Research Excellence Fund.
• New Models for Reinforced Materials Capable of Large Deformation, State of Michigan Research Excellence Fund.
• Design for Manufacture of Metal Foam Parts using Mathematical Modeling, General Motors and Michigan State University Manufacturing Research Consortium.
• Large Strain Swelling Response of Saturated and Unsaturated Elastomer Gels, (co-PI with N. T. Wright), U.S. National Science Foundation

Reviews: Research Proposals

• Israel Science Foundation
  
• Michigan Materials and Processing Institute
  
• MSU Composite Materials and Structures Center
• National Science Foundation, Engineering Directorate
• National Science Foundation, Infrastructure Program
• National Science Foundation, Mathematics Directorate
• State of Ohio University Board of Regents
• University of Houston, College of Engineering
  
• U.S. Army Research Office, Engineering Sciences Division
• U.S. Army Research Office, Mathematics Division
• U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation

Ph.D. Dissertations Directed

• John Zhen-Hua Song, Buckling of a composite nonlinearly elastic plate under uniaxial loading, Michigan State University, 1990.
• Jiehliang Lin, Analytical and numerical study of phase transformation within a bar composed of a strain-softening nonlinear elastic material, Michigan State University, 1993.
• Ralph Worthington, Adiabatic propagation of phase boundaries in a thermoelastic bar, Michigan State University, 1995.
• Geoffrey Y. Qiu, On directionally reinforced incompressible nonlinearly elastic solids: simple response and correlation to the linear theory, and failure of ellipticity in plane deformation, Michigan State University, 1996.
• George X. Wu, Modeling thermomechanical phase transformations between austenite and a two variant martensite, Michigan State University, 1997.
• Sangwoo Kim, Buckling and post-buckling analysis of neo-Hookean plates and its correlation to a direct energetic stability analysis, Michigan State University, 1999.
• Jose Merodio, Equilibrium shocks in a directioanlly reinforced neo-Hookean material under plane deformation, Michigan State University, 1999.
• Lidiya Novozhilova, Axisymmetric problems in nonlinear elasticity: existence and global injectivity of energy minimizers and new clases of exact three-dimensional motions, Michigan State University, 2003.
• Hasan Demirkoparan, Pure azimuthal shearing deformations for an extended class of elastic materials that are characterized by a microstructurally motivated internal balance principle, Michigan StateUniversity, 2005.
  

Visiting Researchers Hosted at Michigan State University

• Davide Bernardini, from Univeristy of Rome - La Sapienza, Fall 1999.
• Eleftherios Kirkinis, from University of Glasgow, Summer 2003.
• Hasan Demirkoparan, from Carnegie Mellon - Qatar Campus, Summer 2006, Summer 2007,Summer 2008.
  
  

Ph.D. Dissertation Committees: Michigan State University

• Peter Vafeades, Ph.D. 1987, advisor: C.O. Horgan.
• Miao-Sze Chou-Wang, Ph.D. 1988, advisor: C.O. Horgan.
• Won Joong Kim, Ph.D. 1990, advisor: G. Gottstein.
• Stephen Belkoff, Ph.D. 1990, advisor: R. Haut.
• Xianqiang Lu, Ph.D. 1991, advisor: D. Liu.
• Nengquan Liu, Ph.D. 1991, advisor: N. Altiero.
• Husain Algahtani, Ph.D. 1992, advisor: N. Altiero.
• Ciro Soto, Ph.D. 1993, advisor: A. Diaz.
• Lan Xu, Ph.D. 1996, advisor: D. Liu.
• Yip Yuen Chong, Ph.D. 1996, advisor: R. Averill.
• Li Hou, Ph.D., 1998, advisor: D. Grummon.
• Chienhom Lee, Ph.D., 1998, advisor: D. Liu.
• Lorenzo Smith, Ph.D., 1999, advisor: R. Averill
• Xinglai Dang, Ph.D., 2000, advisor: D.Liu.
• Ben Ewers, Ph.D., 2001, advisor R. Haut.
• Wendy Reffeor, Ph.D., 2001, advisor R. Soutas-Little
• Hyeona Lim, Ph.D., 2002, advisor Z. Zhou
• Xinjian Fan, Ph.D., 2002, advisor H. Tsai
• Michael Zampalooni, 2003, advisor F. Pourboghrat
• Yabo Guan, 2003, advisor F. Pourboghrat
• Yuwei Chi, 2005, advisor H. Tsai
• Sean Davis, advisor, 2005, advisor  N. T. Wright
• Nader Abedrabbo, 2005, advisor F. Pourboghrat
• Yijun Zhang, 2006, advisor D. Grummon
• Amir Zamiri, 2007, advisor F. Pourboghrat
• Michael Lavagnino, 2007, advisor R. Haut
  
 

Undergraduate Courses Taught: Michigan State University

• Elementary Statics (2, 3.32)*
• Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3, 3.19)
• Elementary Dynamics (19, 3.32) 
• Materials Thermochemistry (1, 3.58)
  
• Mechanical Engineering Analysis (2, 3.45)
  
• Introduction to Elasticity and Plasticity (2, 3.42) 
• Energy Methods and Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics (2, 3.59) 
• Introduction to Composite Materials (2, 3.48) 
  

       sophomore level, junior level, senior level.
      *(number of times taught, average rating by students on a 4.0 scale)

Graduate Courses Taught: Michigan State University

• Advanced Dynamics (3, 3.92)*
• Continuum Mechanics (2, 3.95)
• Finite Element Method (1, 3.66)
• Linear Elasticity (4, 3.66) 
• Theory of Plasticity (8, 3.98) 
• Wave Propagation in Solids (1, 4.00)
• Theory of Elastic Stability (1, 4.00)  
• Theory of Viscoelasticity (2, 4.00)
• Nonlinear Elasticity (9, 3.98) 
• Advanced Properties of Materials: Thermoelastic Martensite (1, 4.00)

Senior Design Projects Supervised

• Hybrid Electric Battery Cooling System, Fall 2003, sponsored by Eaton Corp.
• Automotive Transmission Servo Redesign, Spring 2004, sponsored by Ford Motor Co.
• Magneto-rheological Fluid Clutch System, Spring 2005, sponsored by Behr Corp.
• Vehicle Noise Analysis, Fall 2005, sponsored by General Motors.
• Steering System Boot Seal, Spring 2006, sponsored by TRW.
• Window Channel Seal Test Fixture, Spring 2007, sponsored by General Motors.
• Trailer Loading System, Fall 2007,  sponsored by Dematic Corp.
  

Short Courses Taught

• Finite Deformation Elasticity, University of Rome 1, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering and University of Rome 3, Department of Civil Engineering, October 17-19, 2001.

Teaching Awards

• Withrow Teaching Excellence Award, MSU College of Engineering - 1991 (inaugural year)

External Committees

• Midwest Mechanics Seminar Committee, MSU institutional coordinator, 1986-1990.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, Technical Committee for Elasticity, 1988-present.
• National Science Foundation On-Site Panel Review for the Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems, Washington D.C., July, 1995; for the Division of Mathematical Sciences, February 2001.
• USCAR-PNGV (Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles), Panel formulation of recommendations regarding critical issues for Joining and Assembly, Sept. 28, 1995.

University Standing Committees:  Michigan State University

• University Appeals Board, 1989-92.
• University Committee on Honors Programs, 1993-97, 99-01 , chairperson, 1995-97.

Other University Committees: Michigan State University

• Rhodes & Marshall Scholarship Screening Committee , 1996-97.
• Department of Mathematics Hiring Committee, (College of Engineering representative), 1998-99.
• Honors College Alumni Distinguished Scholarship Selection Committee, 2000-01.
• Honors College Dean Search Committee, 2006-2007.
  

College Governance Committees: Michigan State University

• Graduate Studies and Research Council, 1990-92.
• Engineering Research Council, 1997-98.

Other College Committees: Michigan State University

• Honors Program Committee, 1988-89.
• Promotion/Reappointment Research Evaluation Committee, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998.
• Promotion/Reappointment Teaching Evaluation Committee, 2003.
• Colleges of Engineering and Natural Sciences Mutual Issues Liaison Committee, 1991-92.
• Engineering/Mathematics Transcollegiate Course Development Committee, 1993-94.
• Honors Task Force 1996-97.
• Math/Engineering Liaison Committee, 1996-98.

Department Standing Committees: Michigan State University

• Advisory Committee, 1991-95, 2004, chairperson 1992-94, 2008-
  
• Awards Committee, 1991-92, 1995-96, 2005-2007.
• Seminar Committee, 1986-90, chairperson 1987-90.
• Graduate Studies Committee, 1990 - 2004, 2007- present, chairperson 1995-96.

Other Department Committees: Michigan State University

• Alumni Distinguished Scholarship Coordination Committee, 1987-91.
• Biomechanics Curriculum Task Force, 1993-94.
• Promotion/Tenure Candidate Evaluation Committees, 1996, chairperson: 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003.
• Faculty Search Committees, 1995, 1997,  chairperson: 1994, 2005, 2008.
• ABET Task Force, 1995-97.
• Honors Task Force, 1996-97.
• Department Chairperson Search Committee, chairperson, 1998.
• Promotion/Tenure Review Committee, 2003, 2004, chairperson 2002, 2008
  
  

Miscellaneous Academic Duties

• Society of Engineering Science, Faculty Advisor, 1987-1994.
• Student Engineering Week, Faculty Advisor, 1987.
• Academic Advisor to Mechanics Students in the Honors College, 1988-2002.
• Genessee County Metro League Physics Teachers Group, invited speaker, Linden, MI, April 8, 1995.
• MSU-Ford Continuous Quality Improvement Symposium, May 14-17, 1995.
• Faculty advisor to Pi Tau Sigma, 2007-present.
• Professorial Assistant co-ordinator, 2008 - present.
  

Extended Industrial Consulting

Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, WI:

• Shape memory material modeling for actuator analysis 1988-92
• Plastic blow molding analysis 1993-94
• Corrosion stress analysis 1995-1998

Latest revision: September 25, 2008
by Thomas J. Pence
pence@egr.msu.edu