Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mary Kasarda


Mary Kasarda



Associate Professor

Associate Department Head, Graduate Studies

311 Durham Hall
540-231-8552
540-231-2903- FAX

maryk@vt.edu



Education Research
Teaching
Experience
Honors
Publications


Education

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia 1997
M.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia 1988
B.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia 1984

 

Research

For more information, please go to the Rotor Dynamics Lab website.

  • Magnetic Actuations for Advanced Rotor Health Monitoring
  • Improving Engineering Education in Undergraduate and K-12 Settings

  • Active Magnetic Bearings (AMB) for Improved Process Control (AMB are used to measure forces on shafts in manufacturing processes such as textile production)

  • Magnetically Levitated Rocket Thrust Measurement System

  • Magnetic Dampers for Improved Rotor Stability

  • Substainable Design Approaches: Design for Adaptability

  • Identification of Refrigerant Level in an Automotive AC Unit Utilizing Vibration Monitoring Techniques

  • A Magnetic Damper for Reduction of Acoustic Noise in Rotating Machinery


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Teaching Activities

 

  • ME4015 & ME4016 - Capstone Design Project
    To support Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) FIRST Robotics Team 401

  • ME 3504 Dynamic Systems - Vibrations

    Principles of dynamic system modeling with emphasis on second order mechanical systems. Harmonic and nonharmonic vibrations of single and multi-degree of freedom systems. Applications of computer simulation and analysis techniques in vibrations. Pre: MATH 2214, ESM 2304 (3H, 3C). II,III.

  • ME 4504 Dynamic Systems - Controls Engineering I

    Fundamentals of feedback control theory, classical analysis and design techniques for automatic controls, introduction to modern control theory. Pre: 3504.(3H,3C). I.

  • ME 2024 Engineering Design and Economics

    This is an introductory course for mechanical engineering addressing the design process from concept generation to the manufactured product. Economic topics such as the calculation of the time value of money are also covered.

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Experience

Associate Professor Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		 Aug. 2003 -
Present
Assistant Professor Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		 Jan. 1997 -
Aug. 2003
Engineering Education Consultant / Visiting Professor Sweet Briar College
Amherst, VA 		May 2003 -
May 2004
Graduate Research Assistant Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 		Jan. 1992 -
Dec. 1996
Services Engineer Corporate Eng. Services Division
Du Pont
Wilmington, DE 		Dec. 1989 -
Dec. 1991
Consulting Engineer Rotor Bearing Dynamics Inc.
Wellsville, NY 		Aug. 1987 -
Dec. 1989
Graduate Research Assistant Rotating Machinery and Controls Lab
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 		Sept. 1985 -
Aug. 1987
Analysis Engineer I Turboproducts Division
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
Philipsburg, NJ 		Aug. 1984 - Aug. 1985

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Honors

  • Invited Participant/Speaker, 4th China-Japan-US Symposium on Structural Control and
    Monitoring, Hangzhou, China, Oct 16-17, 2006

  • Invited Participant, National Academy of Engineering/National Science Foundation Workshop on Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students, Wash DC, April 2005

  • Invited Speaker, Maxwell Reed Seminar, University of Kentucky, Nov 2004

  • Ingersoll-Rand Partial Scholarship for Skip Barber Racing School, June 2001

  • Invited Participant/Speaker, NSF Workshop:  Indo-US Workshop on Problems in Elastic
    Vibrations, Smart Structures, and Their Solution Technologies University of Roorkee,
    Roorkee, India, Jan 2-5, 2001.

  • VT College of Engineering 2000 Outstanding New Assistant Professor Award, April 2000

  • Invited Participant, National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers in Engineering (FIE) Conference, October, 1999.

  • National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, 1998

  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Scholar, 1995


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Publications

Journal Papers

  • Quinn, D, Mani, G., Kasarda, M., Bash, T., Inman, D., Kirk, R. G., “Damage Detection of a Rotating Cracked Shaft Using an Active Magnetic Bearing as a Force Actuator – Analysis and Experimental Verification,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, December 2005, Vol 10, No. 6, pp.640-647.

  • Kasarda, M. E., Marshall, J., Prins, R., “Active Magnetic Bearing Based Force Measurement Using the Multipoint Method,” Mechanics Research Communications, Vol 34, Issue 1, January-February, 2007, pp44-53..

  • Kasarda, M.E., Mendoza, H., Kirk, R. G., and Wicks, A., “Reduction of Subsynchronous Vibrations in a Single Disk Rotor Using An Active Magnetic Damper,”  Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 31, Issue 6, November-December 2004, pp689-695.

  • Sabnavis, G., Kirk, R. G., Kasarda, M., and Quinn, D., “Cracked Shaft Detection and Diagnostics:  A Literature Review,” Shock and Vibration Digest, Vol 36, No.4, July 2004 pp 287-296

  • Johnson, M. E., Nascimento, L.P.,Kasarda, M. E., and Fuller, C. R., “The Effect of Actuator and Sensor Placement on the Active Control of Rotor Unbalance,” ASME Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics, July 2003, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp 365-373.

  • Marshall, J., Kasarda, M., and Imlach, J., “A Multi-Point Measurement Technique For The Enhancement of Force Measurement with Active Magnetic Bearings,” ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbine and Power, Vol. 125, No. 1, January 2003, pp. 90-94

  • Kasarda, M.E.F., “An Overview of Active Magnetic Bearing Technology and Applications,” The Shock and Vibration Digest, Vol 32, No 2, March 2000, pp 91-99.

  • Kasarda, M. E. F., Allaire, P. E., Norris, P. M., Mastrangelo, C., and Maslen, E. H., “Experimentally Determined Rotor Power Losses in Homopolar and Heteropolar Magnetic Bearings,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, October, 1999, Vol. 121, No.4, pp 697-702

  • Allaire, P. E., Kasarda, M. E. F., and Fujita, L.K., “Rotor Power Losses in Planar Radial Magnetic Bearings - Effects of Number of Stator Poles, Air Gap Thickness, and Magnetic Flux Density,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, October, 1999, Vol. 121, No.4, pp 691-696.

  • Kasarda, M. E. F., Allaire, P. E., Maslen, E. H., Brown, G., and Gillies, G. T.,  “High Speed Rotor Losses In A Radial 8-Pole Magnetic Bearing, Part 1:  Experimental Measurement,” (Paper 96-GT-470, IGTI/ASME Turbo Expo ‘96, Birmingham, England, June, 1996),   Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, January, 1998, Vol. 120, pp 105-109.

  • Kasarda, M. E. F., Allaire, P. E., Maslen, E. H., Brown, G., and Gillies, G. T.,  “High Speed Rotor Losses In A Radial 8-Pole Magnetic Bearing, Part 2:  Analytical/Empirical Models and Calculations,” paper 96-GT-471, IGTI/ASME Turbo Expo ‘96, Birmingham, England, June, 1996.),  Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, January, 1998, Vol. 120, pp 110-114.

  • Kasarda, M. E. F., and Allaire, P. E.,  “Comparison of Predicted and Measured Rotor Losses in Planar Radial Magnetic Bearings,” STLE Tribology Transactions, Vol 40 (1997), no. 2, pp 219-226.

  • Kasarda, M. E. F., Allaire, P. E., Humphris, R. R., Barrett, L. E., "A Magnetic Damper for First-Mode Vibration Reduction in Multimass Flexible Rotors,"  Journal of Engineering forGas Turbines and Power, ASME, Vol. 112, No. 4, October 1990, pp. 463-469.

Conference Papers

  • Nichols, J.M., Seaver, M., Trickey, S. T., Bash, T., and Kasarda, M., “Use of Information Theory in Structural Monitoring Applications,” presented at the 5th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, California, Sept. 12-14, 2005.

  • Kasarda, M., Mendoza, H., Kirk, R. G., Wicks, A., “An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of an Active Magnetic Damper on Reducing Subsynchronous Vibrations in Rotating Machinery,” GT2005-68593 presented at ASME IGTI Turbo Expo 2005, Reno, NV, June 2005.

  • Kasarda, M., Brown, E., and Brand, B., “Teaching Capstone Design in a Service Learning Setting,” Proceedings of 114th Annual ASEE Conference and Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.  Accepted for presentation and publication. Feb 2007.

  • Kasarda, M., Brand, B., and Brown, E., “An Engineering Capstone Design Course Taught in a Collaborative University/High School Setting,” Proceedings of ASEE South East Regional Conference, Lexington, KY, April  2007.

  • Mani, G., Quinn, D., and Kasarda, M.E.F. “Structural Health Monitoring of Rotordynamic Systems by Wavelet Analysis.” IMECE2006–15930, Proceedings of IMECE 2006, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2006..

  • G. Mani, D. Quinn, M. Kasarda. Structural health monitoring of rotordynamic systems by wavelet analysis. In 2006 Mechanical Engineering Education Symposium ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Expo, Chicago, Illinois, Nov 5-10, 2006

  • Kasarda, M., Bash, T., Quinn, D., Mani, G., Inman, D., Kirk, R.G., “Active Magnetic Bearings for the Interrogation of Rotating Machinery for Crack Detection,”  4th China-Japan-US Symposium on Structural Control and Monitoring, Hangzhou, China, Oct 16-17, 2006.  Invited Paper and Presentation.

  • Kasarda, M., Bash, T., Quinn, D., Mani, G., Inman, D., Kirk, R. G., Stephens, L.S., “A Magnetic Bearing Actuator for Detection of Shaft Cracks in Rotating Machinery Supported in Conventional Bearings,”  Proceedings of The 10th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings (ISMB-10), Martigny, Switzerland, August 21-23, 2006.

  • Schultz, K, Hyman, S., Yochum, H., and Kasarda, M., “Engineering at Sweet Briar College:  A Global Perspective in a Liberal Arts Context,”  ASEE SouthEastern Regional Conference Proceedings, April, 2005, Chatanooga, TN.

  • Mani, G., Quinn, D., Kasarda, M., Inman, D., and Kirk, R., “Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of Rotordynamic Systmes by Wavelet Analysis,”  accepted for ICME 2005 conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • Kasarda, M., Mendoza, H., Kirk, R. G., Wicks, A., “An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of an Active Magnetic Damper on Reducing Subsynchronous Vibrations in Rotating Machinery,” GT2005-68593 presented at ASME IGTI Turbo Expo 2005, Reno, NV, June 2005

  • Kasarda, M., Quinn, D., Bash, T., Mani, G., Inman, D., Kirk, R. G., Sawicki, J., “Magnetic Bearings for Non-Destructive Health Monitoring of Rotating Machinery Supported in Conventional Bearings,”  presented at DAMAS05 Conference, Gdansk, Poland, July 2005


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