ABOUT ME
Dr .vonLockette has decades of experience in the fabrication, computational simulation, and opto/ magneto/ electro/mechanical testing of polymeric composites with several publications in journals such as the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Macromolecules, Polymer, Acta Mechanica, The Journal of Computational and Theoretical Polymer Physics, and Smart Materials and Structures. His most recent work involves the study and optimization of composites and structures comprised dipole-driven electromagnetically sensitive particulates composites. This work involves experimental characterization of electromagnetic properties and micro-architectures, computational multi-physics simulation / optimization of self-organization into those architectures, and development of multi-field-assisted additive manufacturing techniques.
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In addition to research, at his previous position Dr. von Lockette has engaged in numerous outreach and enrichments programs, including Rowan's Summer Institute in Materials Science (serving high school students and teachers), the Harley Flack Male Mentoring Program at Rowan (a program for at-risk youth which he co-chaired), and C.H.A.M.P's Saturday Academy at Rowan's Camden Campus (for which he developed and administered a "What is Engineering?" program for 6th - 8th graders on the weekends).
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EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
Multi-field, Multi -functional Materials and Device Development
From fabrication of novel magnetic particulate composite materials to additive manufacturing of remotely powered structures, my work seeks to utilize electromagnetic fields for actuation, sensing, and control of flexible structures and devices.
2013 - Present
Penn State University
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Multiphysics Mechanics and Modeling
My work couples electro-, magneto-, opto- and elastic behaviors providing predictive response rooted in the material's or the device's micro/structure - property relationships including constitutive modeling, finite element analysis, and in-house numerical codes.
2011 - 2012
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Visiting Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
Additive Manufacturing of Electromagnetically Sensitive Components
My work studies multiscale aspects of 3D printing electromagnetic components (stators, actuators, sensing and information storage structures), focusing on the effects of hierarchical geometries and demagnetizing fields.
1999 - 2013
Rowan University
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
RESEARCH INTERESTS
1993 - 199
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering
MS, Mechanical Engineering
1989 - 1993
Trinity University (San Antonio)
BS, Engineering Science