Natasha Leigh Smith

Instructor

Mechanical Engineering Department

United States Naval Academy

590 Holloway Road

Annapolis, MD 21402-5042

(410) 293-6499

Fax (410) 293-3041

nsmith@usna.edu

Education: 

Vanderbilt University, (Aug. 03-May 07)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering

Dissertation "Probabilistic Design of Multidisciplinary Systems"

Vanderbilt University, (Aug. 00 - Dec 02)

Masters of Science, Civil Engineering

United States Naval Academy, (June 89 - May93)

Bachelors of Science, Ocean Engineering

Research Areas:

Probabilistic methods for design

Optimization of multidisciplinary systems

Professional Experience:

Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy (Aug. 06 - Present)

Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy, (May 93 -Present)

Recent Journal Publications:

Mahadevan, S. and Smith, N., “Reliability Analysis of Multidisciplinary Systems,” International Journal of Reliability and Safety, 1,1/2 (2006),137-154.

Smith, N. and Mahadevan, S., "Integrating System-Level and Component-Level Designs Under Uncertainty," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 42 (2005), 752-760.

Smith, N. and Mahadevan, S. "Probabilistic Methods for Aerospace System Conceptual Design," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 40 (2003), 411-418

Mahadevan, S., Zhang, R., and Smith, N. “Bayesian networks for system reliability reassessment,” Structural Safety, 23 (2001), 231-251.

Qualifications:

Registered Professional Engineer, Maine