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Dr. Michael Keefe

Associate Professor
Associate Chairman for Undergraduate Education
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
126 Spencer Lab.
Newark, DE 19716
E-mail: keefe@udel.edu

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DEGREES
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1985
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1980
B.S. Mathematics, 1978


SERVICE
Associate Chairman For Undergraduate Education, 2000 - present
Associate Professor, University of Delaware, 1990 - present
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware, 1985-90


OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
Development Engineer, Honeywell Incorporated, 1980-85
Research Assistant, Div. of Orth., School of Dentistry, 1980-85
Teaching Assistant, Mech. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Minnesota, 1978-80


CONSULTING
E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Albany International

Kessler and Cohen

Foley and Lardner

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell

STATE REGISTERED
Professional Engineer, #10328 State of Delaware.


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters

  1. "Geometric modelling of yarn and fiber assemblies," Chapter 4, Microstructural Characterization of Fiber-reinforced Composites, e dited by John Summerscales, Woodhead Publishing, CRC Press, 1998.

Journal Articles

  1. Duan, Y., M. Keefe, T. Bogetti, B. Cheeseman, B. Powers, "A Numerical Investigation of the Influence of Friction on Energy Absorption by a High-Strength Fabric Subjected to Ballistic Impact," in-press: accepted for publication in the International Journal of Impact Engineering on 9 November 2004.
  2. Duan, Y., M. Keefe, T Bogetti, B. Cheeseman, "Modeling Friction Effects on the Ballistic Impact Behavior of a Single-Ply High-Strength Fabric," International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol 31, Issue 8, pp. 996-1012, 2005.
  3. Duan, Y. M. Keefe, T. Bogetti, B. Cheeseman, B. Powers, "Modeling the Role of Friction during Ballistic Impact of a High-Strength Plain-Weave Fabric," Journal of Composite Structures, Vol. 68, No. 3, pp. 331-337, 2005 (journal article corresponding to ACS 18th Annual Conference paper, October 2003).
  4. Tang, W., M. Keefe, "Stress Analysis and Structural Modifications of a Polyester Double-Tape Seam," Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Part L), Vol. 217, Part L2, pp. 101-112, 2003.
  5. Aluru, R., M. Keefe and S. Advani, "Simulation of Injection Molding into Rapid-Prototyped Molds," Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, February 2001.
  6. Li, Y., E. P. Gargiulo and M. Keefe, "Studies in Direct Tooling Using Stereolithography," ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 122, No. 2, May 2000, pp. 316-322.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Duan, Y. M. Keefe, T. Bogetti, B. Powers, "Finite Element Analysis of Transverse Impact on a Woven Textile," IMECE2004-61694, Proceedings of IMECE 2004, ASME International, Technical Session TEX-3, Saturday, November 13, 2004, Anaheim, California, 2004.
  2. Duan, Y. M. Keefe, T. Bogetti, B. Cheeseman, B. Powers, "Impact and Simulation of Fabric Response," accepted for American Society of Composites (ACS) 18th Annual Technical Conference, Impact and Energy Absorptions Sessions, Gainesville, Florida, October 19-22, 2003. **subsequently published in the Journal of Composite Structures.
  3. Tang, W., M. Keefe, "Stress Analyses and Structural Modifications of Fabric Composite Seams," IMECE2002-34487, Proceedings of IMECE'02, ASME International, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  4. Duan, Y., M. Keefe, T. Bogetti and B. Cheeseman, "Modeling the Impact Behavior of High-Strength Fabric Structure," Fall 2002 Annual Conference, the Fiber Society, October 16-18, 2002, Natick, Massachusetts.
  5. Glancey, J.L., M. Keefe and S. Zhang, "Performance of High Oleic Soybean Oil-Based Hydraulic Fluids in Long-Duration Pump Tests," SAE Paper No. 2000-01-2556, Alternative Industrial Lubricants and Additives (Session Code: F30-B), SAE International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition, Midwest Express Center, September 11-13, 2000, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

SOCIETIES
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Fiber Society


HONORS & AWARDS
2005 Engineer of the Year by theDelaware Engineering Society (DES) for the State of Delaware

Invited Jury Member, 1993 Design Awards, Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation


COURSES TAUGHT
MEEG202 CAE Laboratory
MEEG301 Design I, Machine Kinetics (old curriculum = MEEG 347)
MEEG304 Design II, Machine Elements (old curriculum = MEEG 348)
MEEG401 Senior Design (old curriculum = MEEG 447,448)
MEEG663 Computer-Aided Design
MEEG667 Experimental Vibration Analysis
MEEG667 Design & Manufacture of Flexible Structures
MEEG867 Advanced Computer-Aided Design
MEEG867 Computer Vision
Teach computers - talks to grade school on word processing
MEEG125 Intro to Engineering, Computer Methods (old curriculum)
MEEG214 Mechanics II, Dynamics (old curriculum)
MEEG361 Applied Engineering Analysis (old curriculum)

OTHER INFORMATION
Mechanical Engineering Department, Associate Chairman for Undergraduate Education