Curricula Vitae

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, St. Petersburg State Technical University, Russia, 1999
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, St. Petersburg State Technical University, Russia, 1997

Research Focus:

  • Advanced modeling techniques for solving multiphysics problems.
  • Reduced-order and real-time coupled-field simulations.
  • Advanced manufacturing and design.
  • Energy storage systems
  • Technology innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Design

Media:

Selected Publications:

  • Gilaki and I. Avdeev, “Impact modeling of cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells: heterogeneous vs. homogeneous approach,” Journal of Power Sources (2016), 328: 443-451.
  • Katona, S. Tello, B. O’Toole and I. Avdeev, “Pathways Partners: Entrepreneurial Change Across Campus,” The Journal OF Engineering Entrepreneurship (2016), 7(1): 35-48.
  • Avdeev, A. Francis, J. Hamann and S. Ananthasivan, “Accurate Characterization of Torsional Stiffness of Flexible Disc Couplings,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power (2015), 137: 082504-1.
  • Avdeev, M. Martinsen and A. Francis, “Rate- and Temperature-Dependent Experimental Characterization of a Multilayer Polymer Separator,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2014), 23:315-325.
  • P.L. Menezes, M.R. Lovell, I.V. Avdeev, J.-S. Lin and C.F. Higgs III, “Studies on the Formation of Discontinuous Chip during Rock Cutting Using an Explicit Finite Element Model,” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2014), 70:635-648.
  • “Tribological and Mechanical Design Considerations for Wave Energy Collecting Devices,” Andrew Fronek, Michael Nosonovsky, Ben Barger and Ilya Avdeev in Green Tribology: Green Energy and Technology, pp. 607-619, Springer, 2012
  • “Dynamic Radiography Imaging as a Tool in the Design and Validation of a Novel Intelligent Amputee Socket,” George Papaioannou, Dimitris Tsiokos, Goeran Fiedler, Christos Mitrogiannis, Ilya Avdeev, Jake Wood, and Ray McKinney in Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing: Recent Trends, pp. 91-112, Springer, 2010.
  • Avdeev and M. Shams, “Vascular stents: Coupling full 3-D with reduced-order structural models,” 2010 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 10 (DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/10/1/012133).
  • R. Amano, I. Avdeev, R. Malloy and M. Z. Shams, “Power Performance Test on Different Design of Wind Turbine Rotor Blade,” International Journal of Sustainable Energy,iFirst 2011, 1-18. DOI: 10.1080/14786451.2011.599491.
  • C. Jewart, K. Chen, B. McMillen, M. Bails, S. Levitan, J. Canning and I. Avdeev, “Sensitivity enhancement of fiber Bragg gratings to transverse stress by using microstructural fibers,” Optics Letters, V. 31, No. 15, pp. 2260-2262 (2006).
  • M. Bails, J. Martinez, S. Levitan, J. Boles, I. Avdeev, M. Lovell and D. Chiarulli, “Performance Simulation of a Microwave Micro-Electromechanical System Shunt Switch Using Chatoyant,” Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, V. 44, pp. 1-18 (2005).
  • Avdeev, M. Gyimesi, M. Lovell and D. Ostergaard, “Strongly Coupled 3-D Finite Element Transducer,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, V.14, pp. 1491-1502 (2004).
  • M. Gyimesi, I. Avdeev and D. Ostergaard, “Finite Element Simulation of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) by Strongly Coupled Electro Mechanical Transducers,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, V.40, N2, pp. 557-560 (2004).
  • I.V. Avdeev, M.R. Lovell and D. Onipede, Jr., “Modeling In-Plane Misalignments in Lateral Combdrive Transducers,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, V.13, pp. 809-815 (2003).
  • J.S. Vipperman, D. Li, I. Avdeev and S.A. Lane, “Investigation of the Sound Transmission into an Advanced Grid-Stiffened Structure,” Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, V.125, N3, pp. 257-266
  • (2003).
  • D. Onipede, I Avdeev and G. Sterlacci, “Finite Element Modeling of Smart Composite Plates Reinforced by NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Wires,” Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4348, pp. 328-337 (2000).