Department of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor

2036 Black Engr. Bldg
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-1692
e-mail: faidleyiastate.edu

Links
Active Materials and Intelligent Structures and Systems Lab

Education
The Ohio State University, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2006
The Ohio State University, M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2005
Iowa State University, M.S., Engineering Mechanics, 2001
Iowa State University, B.S., Physics, 1999
Iowa State University, B.S., Engineering Science, 1999

Areas of Interest
Active/smart materials, structures, and systems
Characterization, modeling, application and control of magnetically activated materials
Magnetorheological elastomers
Smart materials for medical devices

Memberships
Tau Beta Pi - Faculty Advisor, Iowa Alpha
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Sigma Xi

Selected Publications
L.E. Faidley, M.J. Dapino, G.N. Washington, "Homogenized Strain Model for Ni-Mn-Ga Driven with Collinear Field and Stress," Journal of Intelligent Materials Structures and Systems, under review.

L.E. Faidley, M.J. Dapino, G.N. Washington, T.A. Lograsso, "Modulus Shift with Magnetic Field in Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Ni-Mn-Ga," Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 17(2), pp. 123-131, Feb 2006.

L.E. Faidley, M.J. Dapino, G.N. Washington, "A homogenized strain model for Ni-Mn-Ga driven with collinear field and stress," Proceedings of SPIE Smart Structures and Materials 2006, paper number 6170-46 June, 2006.

L.E. Faidley, M.J. Dapino, G.N. Washington, "Strain Model for Ni-Mn-Ga with Collinear Field and Stress," Proceedings of IMECE 2005, Paper #79092, Nov. 2005.