Education:

University of Iowa          Mechanical Engineering              B.S. 1988

University of Iowa          Mechanical Engineering              M.S. 1990

University of Iowa          Mechanical Engineering              Ph.D. 1994

Academic experience:

1999-present  Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

2008-2011     Associate Dean of the Graduate School (half-time), Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

1994-1999     Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Non-academic experience:

None

Certifications or professional registrations:

None

Current membership in professional organizations:

American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)

Honors and awards:

Recipient, 2007 KSU MNE Outstanding Advisor Award

Recipient, 2005, 2006 WESP Making a Difference Award

Service activities (within and outside of the institution):

External:

Member, ASTM Technical Committee E-08 on Fatigue and Fracture

Co-Chair, ASTM Task Group E08.08.07 on Low Constraint Fracture (CTOA/₅)

Internal:

Department Level

2011 – present       MNE Undergraduate Committee

2011 – present       MNE Graduate Committee

2009 – present       MNE Industrial Advisory Board Planning Committee

2005 – 2006          Member, MNE Distance Education Task Group

2001 – 2006          Director, MNE Graduate Program

2003 – 2006          Faculty Advisor, MNE Women Organization

College Level

2006/2007            Member, MNE Department Head 5-Year Review Committee

2006                     Member, COE Interim Dean Search Committee

University Level

2007 – 2011          Associate Dean, KSU Graduate School

2009 – 2011          Graduate School Diversity Point Person and representative on the President’s Commission on Multicultural Affairs

2009 – 2011          Chair, Academic Planning Committee, K-State Olathe Innovation Campus Faculty Advisory Committee

2008 – 2011          Graduate School Liaison, KSU Graduate Council Assessment and Review Committee

2008 – 2011          Graduate School Liaison, KSU Graduate Council Committee on Planning

2008 – 2011          Director, KSU NASA Space Grant Consortium

Most important publications and presentations from the past five years:

A. Chattopadhyay, X.J. Xin, E. Frink, and K. Lease, "Elastic Buckling Characteristics of Triangular Tubes under Uniaxial Loading", Thin-Walled Structures 52 (2012) 29–41.

Yu, K.; Xin, X.J., Lease, K.B. A new adaptive integration method for the peridynamic theory, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, v 19, n 4, June 2011.

Sakhalkar, A., Frink, E., Mahmoud, S., Lease, K., “CTOA Measurement Methods and Crack Tunneling in 2024-T351 Aluminum Alloy,” Strain: An International Journal for Experimental Mechanics, 2008, published online; v47, Issue Supplement s1. pg e130-e140. June 2011, print publication.

Frink, E. and Lease, K., “Synchrotron Imaging and Diffraction to Investigate Internal Features of Stable Tearing Fracture Phenomenon in Metallic Specimens”, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, accepted for publication Nov 2011.

Frink, E. and Lease, K., “Multiple-Method CTOA Stable Tearing Characterization of Various Metallic Alloys”, ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 2011, revisions completed.

Ryan Parsons, Elizabeth Frink, Kevin Lease, Suzanne Dubnicka, “Compressive Behavior of Square Cell Titanium Honeycomb”, 2011, ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, currently under review.

Bras, J., Frink, E., Lillich, J., Lease, K., “Limited Surgical Approach to Equine Pastern Joint for Arthrodesis – Cadaver Study”,  Journal of Veterinary Surgery. Jan;40(1):73-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2010.00741.x. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Most recent professional development activities:

Participation the Council of Graduate School’s Summer Workshop for New Graduate School administrators

Participation in the KSU Conflict Coaching training workshop.