Senior Lecturer
Biography
2012–Present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville
2010–2012: Instructor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
2005–2010: Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina Charlotte
2003–2005: Faculty Associate, College of Engineering, University of North Carolina Charlotte
2001–2003: Mechanical Engineer, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC
1999–2001: Mechanical Engineer, Progress Energy, Raleigh, NC
Research
- Finite Element Analysis
- Computational Mechanics
- Fracture Mechanics
- Mechatronics
- Engineering Education
Education
Ph.D., 2012, University of South Carolina
MSEE, 1999, North Carolina State University
BSCE, 1996, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Professional Service
- Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Member, American Society of Engineering Education
- Member, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Mechanical Engineering Committee
- Licensed Professional Engineer
Awards and Recognitions
2014 Outstanding Teacher Award: Pi Tau Sigma
Publications
Sharpe, L.W. and Chao, Y.J., Quantifying the Constraint Effect of Three-Dimensional Specimens Containing Semi-Elliptical Cracks Using the J-A2 Method, ASME 2012 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP2012-78404, 2012.