Su-Seng Pang, Ph.D., P.E., ASME Fellow Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives Jack Holmes Professor Mechanical Engineering Department Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6413 Tel: (225) 578-5892 Fax: (225) 578-5924 Email: mepang@me.lsu.edu Research Interests Mechanics of Composite Materials: Material Properties, Failure Criteria, Strength Analysis, and Low Velocity Impact; Joining of Plastics and Composites; Pressure Vessel and Piping Technology; Composite Structures: Design, Analysis, and Optimization. Education Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley,1987 M.S., Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota,1982 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University,1980 Professional Experience Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives, Louisiana State University, 2001 - present Jack Holmes Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 2006 - present Jack Holmes Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1998 - 2006 Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1997 - 1998 Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1991 - 1997 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1987 - 1991 Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, 1997 – present Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, 1991 - 1997 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Southern University, 1990 - 1991 Awards and Distinctions (Dr. Pang has received 32 awards since 1996) 2007 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2006 Fellow of teh Society of Plastic Engineers. 2002 Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2006 Doctor of Science honoris causa, University of Macau, China. 2005 LSU H.M. “Hub” Cotton Award for Faculty Excellence. 2003 LSU College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Service Award. 2003 LSU Forest Dent Smith Making the Difference Award. 2003 LSU Forest Dent Smith Making the Difference Award. 2002 ASME National Board on Minorities and Women Award. 2002 ACAP (Assoc. of Chinese-American Professionals) Distinguished Achievement Award. 1999 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching/CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Louisiana Professor of the Year. 1998 AAAS (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Sci.) National Mentor Award. 1998 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (NSF/White House). 1998 LSU Distinguished Faculty Award. 1997 Tibbetts Award for SBIR Model of Excellence (U.S. Small Business Administration/White House; Co-Recipients: Richard H. Lea and Su-Seng Pang). 1996 ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) National Minorities in Engineering Award. Professional and Honorary Society Memberships Fellow, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member, Society of Plastics Engineers. Member, International Advisory Board, International Conf. on Composites Engineering. Member, The Association of Chinese-American Professionals. Faculty Member, Tau Beta Pi -- National Engineering Honor Society. Faculty Member, Pi Tau Sigma -- National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society. Selected Publications M.A. Wahab, M.S. Alam, S.S. Pang, J.A. Peck, and R.A. Jones, “Stress Analysis of Non-Conventional Composite Pipes, Composite Structures, Vol. 79, Issue 1, pp. 125-132, June (2007). J.A. Peck, R.A. Jones, S.S. Pang, G. Li, and B.H. Smith, “UV-Cured FRP Joint Thickness Effect on Coupled Composite Pipes,” Composite Structures, Vol. 80, Issue 2, pp. 290-297, September (2007). J.Q. Cheng, X. Wu, G. Li, S.S. Pang, and F. Taheri, “Analysis of an Adhesively Bonded Single-Strap Joint Integrated with Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Reinforced Layers,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 44, No. 10, pp. 3557-3574, May (2007). J.Q. Cheng, G. Li, and S.S. Pang, “Smart Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints: Analysis and Design,” in Composite Materials Research Trends (Editor: F. Columbus), Nova Science Publisher, New York (In Press, 2008). G. Ji, G. Li, X. Li, S.S. Pang, and R.A. Jones, “Experimental Study of FRP Tube Encased Concrete Cylinders Exposed to Fire,” Composite Structures (In Press, 2008). Currently Funded Research NSF, DoE, NIH, USDA, NASA, Louisiana Board of Regents, Industries.