KSU Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Degrees:

Sc.D. 1998, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Eng. 1988, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
B.S. 1985, Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China

Years of Service:

4 years of service at KSU

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, KSU (2001-present)

Related Experience:

Courses Taught:

Taught 6 different courses since 2001. Recent courses include:

ME 512 Dynamics ME 736 Applied Elasticity

ME 610 Finite Element Applications in ME

ME 842 Introduction to Wave Dynamics

ME 656 Machine Vibrations I

ME 862 Finite Elements

Industrial Experience: none

Consulting and Patents: none

States in Which Registered: none

Principal Publications in Last Five Years:

• Cai, L.-W. “Scattering of Elastic Anti-Plane Shear Waves by Multilayered Eccentric Scatterers.” Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, 2005.
• Cai, L.-W., and J. H. Williams, Jr. “Ultrasonic Detection of Delaminations in Composite Sandwich Panels Having Attenuation.” Materials Evaluation, vol. 63, No. 6, 2005.
• Cai, L.-W., and J. H. Williams, Jr. “Transient Wave Ultrasonic Detection of Delaminations in Composite Sandwich Panels.” Materials Evaluation, vol. 63, No. 4, 2005.
• Cai, L.-W. “Tunable Phononic Band Gap Crystal Using Eccentric Multilayered Scatterers.” 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, November 2004.
• Li, Z., L.-W. Cai, and Z. Pei. “Finite Element Simulation of Rotary Ultrasonic Machining for Advance Ceramics.” 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, November 2004.
• Cai, L.-W. “Using Eccentricity in Multilayered Scatterer as Mechanism for Tunable Phononic Materials.” 147^th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America, New York, NY, May 23-28, 2004 (Also in Journal of Acoustical Society of America, 115, 2455, 2004.)
• Cai, L.-W. “Multiple Scattering in Single Scatterers.” Journal of Acoustical Society of America, vol. 115, 986-995, 2004.
• Cai, L.-W. “Scattering of Antiplane Shear Waves by Layered Circular Elastic Cylinder.” Journal of Acoustical Society of America, vol. 115, 515-522, 2004.
• Cai, L.-W., and J. H. Williams, Jr. “Ultrasonic NDT Techniques for Detecting Face Sheet-Core Delamination in Composite Sandwich Panels.” Sixth International Conference on Sandwich Structures, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 31–April 2, 2003.
• Thomas, A. F., L.-W. Cai, and J. H. Williams, Jr. “Nondestructive Testing of Polymeric Composite Sandwich Panels Via the Thermographic Halo.” Materials Evaluation, 60, 1339–1349, 2002.
• Cai, L.-W., and J. H. Williams, Jr. “One-Dimensional Modeling of Ultrasonic Characterization of Face Sheet-Core Debonding in Composite Sandwich Panels.” Materials Evaluation, 59, 1320–1328, 2001.
• Cai, L.-W., A. F. Thomas, and J. H. Williams, Jr. “Thermographic Nondestructive Evaluation of Polymeric Composite Sandwich Panels.” Materials Evaluation, 59, 1061–1071, 2001.
• Cai, L.-W. “Using Stop Band Formation For Characterizing Interphase Properties of Composite Models Having Square Fiber Arrangements.” 1999 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nashville, TN, November 14–19, 1999.
• Cai, L.-W., and J. H. Williams, Jr. “NDE Via Stopband Formation in Fiber Reinforced Composites Having Square Fiber Arrangements.” Ultrasonics, 37, 483–492, 1999.
• Cai, L.-W., and J. H. Williams, Jr. “Full-Scale Simulations Of Elastic Wave Scattering in Fiber Reinforced Composites.” Ultrasonics, 37, 463–482, 1999.
• Cai, L.-W., and J. H. Williams, Jr. “Large Scale Multiple Scattering Problems.” Ultrasonics, 37, 453–462, 1999.

Memberships:

American Society for Mechanical Engineering

Acoustical Society of America

American Academy of Mechanics

American Society for Engineering Education

Honors and Awards:

Nomination for “Best Paper Award”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Exposition (2004);

Listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who in America (2005) and Marquis’ Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (2005-2006)

Institutional and Professional Service in Last Five Years:

University: none

College: none

Department: Lab Committee (2001), Honor and Awards Committee (2002, 2003)

Professional: (1) Organizer for 2005 ASME-IMECE, (2) Organizer and technical session chair for 2004 ASME-IMECE, (3) Proposal review panelist for the National Science Foundation, (4) Proposal reviewer for the National Research Council, (5) Proposal reviewer for South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, (6) Textbook reviewer for McGraw-Hill and John Wiley & Sons, (7) Journal referee for the Proceedings of Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, (8) Journal referee for Journal of Sound and Vibrations.

Professional Development in Last Five Years:

Project LEA/RN (2001-2002)

ASME Essential Teaching Seminars for Engineering Faculty (2003)

Other Notable Achievements in Last Five Years:

Major professor for 1 Ph.D. and 2 M.S. students