Degrees:        

            Ph.D.          1994, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa

            M.S.            1990, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa

            B.S.            1988, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa

Years of Service:          

14 years of service at KSU

Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, KSU (1999-present)

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, KSU (1994-1999)

Related Experience:

Courses Taught:        

Taught 11 different courses since 1994.  Recent courses include:

ME 512 Dynamics                                             ME 651 Introduction to Composites

ME 535 Meas and Instrumentation Lab             ME 738 Experimental Stress Analysis

ME 574 Industrial Design Projects I                   ME 800 MNE Graduate Seminar

ME 575 Industrial Design Projects II                  ME 836 Intro to Fracture Mechanics

Industrial Experience:  none

Consulting and Patents:

John Deere (1994-1995);  Input/Output Corporation (1998);  Hill’s Pet Nutrition (1998-1999);  Precision Tube (2004)

States in Which Registered:  None

Principal Publications in the Last Five Years:

• Sakhalkar, A., S. Mahmoud, and K. Lease. “Stable Tearing in As-Received and Surface Machined 2024-T351 Aluminum Plate – Part 2: CTOA Characterization.” Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, August 2004.
• Sakhalkar, A., S. Mahmoud, and K. Lease. “Stable Tearing in As-Received and Surface Machined 2024-T351 Aluminum Plate – Part 1: Crack Tunneling during Stable Tearing.” Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, August 2004.
• Burton, W., S. Mahmoud, and K. Lease. “The Effect of Measurement Distance on the Experimental Characterization of Stable Tearing Behavior in Metallic Materials.” Journal of Experimental Mechanics, August 2004.
• Charkas, H., H. Rasheed, A. Elbella, and K. Lease. “Characterization of the Nonlinear Response of FRP Angle Ply Laminates.” 17^th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, June 13-16, 2004, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
• Mahmoud, S., and K.B. Lease. “Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Critical Crack Tip Opening Angle in 2024-T351 Aluminum Alloy at Four Thicknesses.” Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 71 Issue 9-10, pp. 1379-1391, June 2004. 
• Mahmoud, S., and K.B. Lease. “Effect of Specimen Thickness on the Experimental Characterization of CTOA in 2024-T351 Aluminum Alloy.” Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 70 No. 3-4, pp 443 – 456, Dec. 2002.
• Mahmoud, S., and K.B. Lease. “The Effect of Thickness on the Characterization of Crack Tip Opening Angle for 2024-T351 Aluminum Alloy.” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Fracture (ICF-10), Honolulu, HI, Dec. 2001.
• Gorder, P., S. Auld, and K. Lease. “Facilitating the Transition from Engineering Student to Professional Engineer Through an Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Course." Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 24-27, 2001, Albuquerque, NM.
• Bradford, D.H., K.B. Lease, and P.M.A. Sherwood. "Evaluation of the Effect of a Custom Fiber Surface Treatment on the Adhesion Level in a Polymer-Based Composite Using the Single Fiber Fragmentation Test." Journal of Composites Technology and Research, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 53-59, April 2000.
• Lease, K.B., and D.V. Swenson. "Fatigue Testing and Analysis Applied to Crack Growth in an Aircraft Spar." Special Session on Aging Aircraft, FATIGUE 99 International Conference, Beijing, China, June, 1999.
• Cordes, T., and Kevin Lease. Multiaxial Fatigue of an Induction Hardened Shaft. AE-28, SAE 1999, ISBN 0-7680-0528-0.

Memberships:

American Society of Testing and Materials;  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

American Society for Engineering Education;  Society of Automotive Engineers; 

Sigma Xi

Honors and Awards:

Recipient, 2004 KSU Myers-Alford Memorial Teaching Award;

Nominated for 2004 KSU Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching; Nominated for the 2003 ASEE Midwest Section Dean’s Outstanding Teaching and Service Award;

Nominated for the 2003 KSU College of Engineering James Hollis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching;

Recipient, 2003 KSU MNE Outstanding Educator Award;

Recipient, 2003 Big 12 Conference Faculty Fellowship;

Recipient, 2002 SAE Ralph Teetor Education Award

Institutional and Professional Service in Last Five Years

University:  (1) Chair, Provost’s Targeted Excellence Review Committee, (2) FDA/USRG Proposal Review Panel, (3) Intellectual Property Advisory Committee, (4) KSU Grievance Committee.

College:  (1) Graduate Committee, (2) Chair, Department Head Search Committee, (3) Assessment Task Force.

Department: (1) Graduate Program Director, (2) Chair, Undergraduate Committee, (3) MNE Women Faculty Advisor, (4) ABET subcommittees;  (5) numerous ad hoc committees.

Professional:  (1) Member, ASTM Technical Committee E-08 on Fatigue and Fracture, (2) Co-Chair, ASTM Task Group E08.04.01, Fatigue Crack Growth Methodologies, (3) paper reviewer for multiple journals.

Professional Development in Last Five Years:

Attended Summer Workshop on Neutron Scattering, National Research Council Canada (2004)

Other Notable Achievements in Last Five Years:

Major professor for 1 post-doctoral associate, 1 Ph.D. and 10 M.S. students;

PI or Co-PI of research grants totaling $850,000 in past 5 years; 

Co-Authoring a new ASTM Testing Standard on Characterization of Critical Crack Tip Opening Angle Fracture Parameter