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Lawrence A. BergmanProfessorlbergman@illinois.edu |
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| Office address | Mailing Address | Research Group |
|---|---|---|
| 321E Talbot Lab 217-333-4970 |
306 Talbot Lab 104 S. Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801 |
Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibrations Lab |
| Research Areas | ||
| Computational stochastic mechanics; deterministic and stochastic structural dynamics; targeted energy transfer and energy harvesting in dynamical systems. | ||
Education:
- Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, 1980, Case Western Reserve University
- M.S., Civil Engineering, 1978, Case Western Reserve University
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1966, Stevens Institute of Technology
Academic Positions:
- Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Eng., UIUC, 1994-present
- Dept. Affiliate, Civil and Environmental Eng., UIUC, 2000-present
- Dept. Affiliate, Mechanical and Industrial Eng., UIUC, 1999-present
- Assistant Dean of Engineering, UIUC, August 1996-May 1997
- Associate Professor, UIUC, 1985-1994
- Assistant Professor, UIUC, 1979-1985
- Visiting Professor, Division of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Department of Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens, September, 2003-January, 2004
- Visiting Professor, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, August, 1995-May, 1996
- Visiting Associate Professor, Rice University, Houston, Texas, January, 1987-May, 1987
Major Honors and Awards:
- Editor, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 2000-2005
- Editorial Board, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 2000-present
- Associate Editor, Shock and Vibration Digest, 1998-present
- Editorial Board, Journal of Vibration and Control, 1994-2006
- Associate Editor, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 1989-1997
- Charles E. Schmidt Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Center for Applied Stochastics Research, Florida Atlantic University, June, 2002
- A. M. Freudenthal Guest Professorship, Universität Innsbruck, May, 2000
- IASSAR Senior Award in Computational Stochastic Mechanics, 2001
- ASCE Norman Medal (co-recipient), 1999
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, 1998
- ASCE State-of-the-Art in Civil Engineering Award (co-recipient), 1983
- Fellow, ASME
- Associate Fellow, AIAA
- Tau Beta Pi
- Sigma Gamma Tau
Selected Publications:
- A.F. Vakakis, L.I. Manevitch, A. Musienko, G. Kerschen and L.A. Bergman, “Transient Dynamics of a Dispersive Elastic Wave Guide Weakly Coupled to an Essentially Nonlinear End Attachment,” Wave Motion, Vol. 41-2, 109-132, 2005.
- A.V. Pesterev, L.A. Bergman, C.A. Tan, and B. Yang, "Assessing Tire Forces Due to Roadway Unevenness by the Pothole Dynamic Amplification Factor Method," Journal of Sound and Vibration, 279 (3-5), pp. 817-841, 2005.
- A.V. Pesterev, L.A. Bergman, C.A. Tan, and B. Yang, 2005, "Application of the Pothole DAF Method to Vehicles Traversing Periodic Roadway Irregularities," Journal of Sound and Vibration, 279 (3-5), pp. 843-855, 2005.
- Y. Song, D.M. McFarland, L.A. Bergman and A.F. Vakakis, “Effect of Pressure Distribution on Energy Dissipation in a Mechanical Lap Joint,” AIAA Journal, 43(2),420-425, 2005.
- A. Masud and L. A. Bergman, “Application of Multi-scale Finite Element Methods to the Solution of the Fokker-Planck Equation,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 194, 1513-1526, 2005.
- D.M. McFarland, L.A. Bergman and A.F. Vakakis, “Experimental Study of Nonlinear Energy Pumping Occurring at a Single Fast Frequency,” International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics, 40 (6), 891-899, 2005.
- G. Kerschen, J.-C. Golinval, A. F. Vakakis and L. A. Bergman, “The Method of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition forDynamical Characterization and Order Reduction of Mechanical Systems: An Overview,” Nonlinear Dynamics, 41 (1-3), 147-169, 2005.
- F. Georgiadis, A. F. Vakakis, D. M. McFarland and L. A. Bergman, "Shock Isolation Through Passive Energy Pumping Caused by Non-Smooth Nonlinearities," International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos (Special Issue on 'Non-smooth Dynamical Systems: Recent Trends and Perspectives'), 15 (6), 1989-2001, 2005.
