Conference Presentations and Posters of Joseph J. Rencis

1.    ^PhDTerdalkar, S.S., Zhang, S., Mielke, S. and Rencis, J.J., “Brittle-to-Ductile Transition in Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes,” The 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA, October 31 - November 6, 2008.

2.    Brown, A., Jensen, D., Rencis, J.J., Chen, C-C., Ibrahim, E., Labay, V. and Schimpf, P., "Finite Element Exercises for Undergraduate Engineering Courses," NSF Grantees Poster Session 1676, The 2008 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Pittsburg, PA, June 22-25, 2008.

3.   ^PhDTerdalkar, S.S., Zhang, S.L. and Rencis, J.J., "Stress Induced Deflection Variation in Thin Films due to Ion Beam Deposition," Poster Presentation, 2008 MRS Spring Meeting,  Sam Francisco, CA, March 24-28, 2008, Graduate Student MRS Symposium Assistant Award.

4.    Zhang, S., ^PhDTerdalkar, S., Rencis, J.J. and Hsia, K.J., "Stress Generation Mechanisms in Thin Films Impacted by Energetic Ions," Invited Presentation, Hael Mughrabi Honorary Symposium: Plasticity, Failure and Fatigue in Structural Materials, Session on Macro to Nano: Mechanical Properties of Ultrafine-Grained (UFG) Metals II, 2008 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, March 9-13, 2008.

5.    ^PhDTerdalkar, S., Zhang, S. and Rencis, J.J., "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ion Bombardment of Free Standing Thin-film Devices to Minimize Stress Induced Curvature," Poster Presentation, 2008 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, TN, January 7-10, 2008, Student Travel Grant.

6.    ^PhDTerdalkar, S., Zhang, S. and Rencis, J.J., "Atomistic Mechanism of Ion Beam Deposition Induced Curvature in Thin-Films," ASME Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference (McMAT 2007), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, June 3-7, 2007.

7.    ^PhDTerdalkar, S., Zhang, S. and Rencis, J.J., "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ion Bombardment of Free Standing Thin-film Devices to Minimize Stress Induced Curvature," Scientific Poster Presentation Session, 91^st Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR, April 13-14, 2007.

8.     ^PhDTerdalkar, S., Zhang, S. and Rencis, J.J., "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Curvature Change of Free-Standing Silicon Thin Films Induced by Argon Ion Bombardments," Materials Division, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL November 5-10, 2006.

9.     ^MSAluri, S., Alam, J. and Rencis, J.J., "On-Line Virtual Instructor for Teaching the Finite Element Method," Mechanical Engineering Education Division, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL  November 5-10, 2006.

10.   ^MSTaylor, S.B., Nutter, D.W., Davis, J.A. and Rencis, J.J., "Freshman Two Year Retention Study in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas," The 41^st  American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section Meeting, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, September 13-15, 2006.

11.   ^MSBara, R.J., Pan, C. and Rencis, J.J., "Rupture Point Movement in Long Bearings," Tribology Division, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.

12.   ^MSBara, R.J., Pan, C. and Rencis, J.J., "Rupture Point Movement in Journal Bearings," Tribology Division, World Tribology Conference III, Session: Conformal Contact Bearing II, Washington, DC, September 12-16, 2005.

13.   Rencis, J.J., Miller, J.E. and Nigrosh, G., "Overview of Partnerships Implementing Engineering Education (PIEE) Project," Program Overview Session, National Science Foundation Regional GK-12 Meeting, Boston University, Boston, MA, January 23, 2004.

14.   Rencis, J.J., Miller, J.E. and Nigrosh, G., "K-6 Gets a Piece of the PIEE: Partnerships Implementing Engineering Education," Poster Session, National Science Foundation Regional GK-12 Meeting, Boston University, Boston, MA, January 23, 2004.

15.   ^BSJolley, W.O., Rencis, J.J., Cobb, E.C. and Hagglund, R.R., "A LEGO Project for Engineering Dynamics," Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session, 2002 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Montréal, Quebec Canada, June 16-19, 2002.

16.   Rencis, J.J. and Eisenberg, E., "A National Study on Introductory Mechanics Courses," Mechanics Division Session, 2002 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Montréal, Quebec Canada, June 16-19, 2002.

17.   Rencis, J.J., "Spectral Properties of the Boundary Element Equations," Keynote, The 22^nd International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 22), Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, August 28-30, 2000.

18.   Rencis, J.J. and ^MSFratantonio, M., "Exact Boundary Element Integrations for Heat Transfer Applications," The 20^th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 20), University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, August 19-21, 1998.

19.   ^MSFratantonio, M. and Rencis, J.J., "Exact Boundary Element Integrations for Heat Transfer Applications," Symposium on Boundary Element Developments, McNU '97, The 1997 Joint Summer Meeting of ASME, ASCE, and SES, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, June 29-July 2, 1997.

20.   Cha, C.Y., Iyer, S.V., Rencis, J.J. and ^MSChan, K., "Frit Salvage Improvement of Cathode Ray Tube by Thermal Stress Boundary Element Analysis," Symposium on Boundary Element Developments, McNU '97, The 1997 Joint Summer Meeting of ASME, ASCE, and SES, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, June 29-July 2, 1997.

21.   Rencis, J.J., ^BSCabell, V, B.Q., ^BSFlory, E., ^BSKwok, P., Grandin, Jr., H.T. and Alam, J., "Learning Modules for Finite Element Method on World-Wide Web," Symposium on Computing in Undergraduate Mechanics Education, McNU '97, The 1997 Joint Summer Meeting of ASME, ASCE, and SES, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, June 29-July 2, 1997.

22.   Cha, C.Y., Iyer, S. V., Trevelyan, J. and Rencis, J.J., "Frit Salvage Improvement of Cathode Ray Tube," ASME Applied Mechanics Meeting, Mini-Symposium on Industrial Applications and Recent Developments in Boundary Element Method,  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, June 12-14, 1996.

23.   Rencis, J.J. and ^BSCamara, J., "A Graphical User-Friendly Boundary Element Analysis System for Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer Problems," Mechanics Division, 1996 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Washington, DC, June 23-26, 1996.

24.   Rencis, J.J., ^BSCabell, B.Q. and Alam, J., "An Interactive Learning Tool for Finite Element Method on the World-Wide Web," Workshop on Computing in Undergraduate Mechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Applied Mechanics Meeting, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, June 12-14, 1996.

25.   Rencis, J.J., ^BSCabell, B. Q., Alam, J. and Planchard, M., "A Java Matrix Assembly Applet for the Finite Element Method," American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) New England Regional Conference, Tufts University, Medford, MA, April 26-27, 1996.

26.   Alam, J., Rencis, J.J. and ^BSCabell, B.Q., "Development of the Interactive Course Material on the World-Wide Web," Conference on Practical Uses of Instructional Technology in the College Environment, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, February 16-17, 1996.

27.  ^MSAli, I.A. and Rencis, J.J., "Dimensionality Reduction Strategy for the Boundary Element Method," First Joint ASCE-EMD, ASME-AMD, SES Conference, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, June 6-9, 1993.

28.   ^PhDUrekew, T.J. and Rencis, J.J., "An Iterative Solution Strategy for Boundary Element Equations from Mixed Boundary Value Problems," International Symposium on Boundary Element Methods (IABEM 92), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, August 3-6, 1992.

29.   Noori, M., Rencis, J.J., Ahmadi, G., Tsiatas, G. and ^MSGhantous, G, "Response Analysis of a New Zealand Base-Isolated Secondary System in a Fixed Base Building," The 28^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science Inc., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, November 6-8, 1991.

30.   ^PhDUrekew, T.J. and Rencis, J.J., "Solution of Boundary Element Equations by Iterative Methods," First U.S. Congress on Computational Mechanics, Chicago, IL, July 21-24, 1991.

31.   ^MSMcAfee, K.S., Rencis, J.J. and Noori, M.N., "Interior Ballistics of Arrows," Third Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures and Mechanisms, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, June 25-27, 1990.

32.   Rencis, J.J., "An Error Estimator for Boundary Element Analysis," The 24^th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science Inc., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, September 20-23, 1987.

33.   Rencis, J.J. and Mullen, R.L., "A Geometric Preprocessor for a Self-Adaptive Mesh Refinement Technique for the Boundary Element Method," The 2^nd International Conference on Boundary Element Technology Conference (BETECH 86), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, June 17-19, 1986.

34.   Rencis, J.J. and Mullen, R.L., "Stress Concentration Analysis by a Microelastic Boundary Element Model," The American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Spring Convention, Session 65, CAD in Civil Engineering, Seattle, WA, April 7-11, 1986.

35.   Mullen, R.L. and Rencis, J.J., "A Linear Boundary Element Approach to Plane Microelasticity," The 22^nd  Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science Inc., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, October 7-9, 1985.

36.   Rencis, J.J. and Mullen, R.L., "Boundary Element Model of Two-Dimensional Micropolar Elastic Solid," The Fifth International Conference on Mathematical Modeling, University of California, Berkeley, CA, July 29-31, 1985.

37.   Rencis, J.J. and Mullen, R.L., "Self Adaptive Mesh Refinement Process for Boundary Element Solutions of Laplace Equation," The 21^st Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science Inc., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA, October 15-17, 1984.

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