Sophia T.
Santillan
Assistant
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
(410) 293-6503
Fax (410) 293-3041
santilla@usna.edu
Education:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering
Dissertation "Analysis of the Elastica with Applications to Vibration Isolation"
Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Bachelors of Science, Mathematics
Research
Areas:
Nonlinear Dynamics
Vibrations
Numerical Methods
Professional
Experience:
Mechanical Engineering Intern,
Recent
Journal Publications:
S.T. Santillan, R.H. Plaut, T.P. Witelski and L.N. Virgin. Large Oscillations of Beams and Columns Including Self-Weight. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, in press (2008).
L.N. Virgin, S.T. Santillan, and R.H. Plaut. Vibration Isolation Using Extreme Geometric Nonlinearity. Journal of Sound and Vibration 315 (2008) 721 – 731.
S.T. Santillan, L.N. Virgin, and R.H. Plaut. Static and Dynamic Behavior of Highly-Deformed Risers and Pipelines. Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Offshore Mehanics and Arctic Engineering, accepted for publication.
L.N. Virgin, S.T. Santillan, and D.B. Holland. Effect of Gravity on the Vibration of Vertical Cantilevers. Mechanics Research Communications 34 (2007) 312 – 317.
S.T. Santillan, L.N. Virgin, and R.H. Plaut. Post-buckling and Vibration of Heavy Beam on Horizontal or Inclined Rigid Foundation. Journal of Applied Mechanics 73 (2006) 664 – 671.
S.T.
Santillan, L.N. Virgin, and R.H. Plaut. Equilibria and
Vibration of a Heavy Pinched