Nakhiah Goulbourne, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (CIMSS)

307 Durham Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061


Phone:  540-231-0436
Fax:  540-231-9100
E-mail: nakg@vt.edu

www.cimss.vt.edu

EDUCATION:

	B.A.,  Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, Physics, 2000
	M.S.,  Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Mechanical   Engineering, 2004
	Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Mechanical Engineering, 2005

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

	Modeling Smart Materials
	Continuum Mechanics
	Quasi-static and Dynamic Deformation of McKibben Actuators
	Micro-Precision Positioning of Chalcogenide Glass Optical Fibers
	Viscoelastic  Characterization of Optically Clear Adhesive Films
	Experimental Methods for High Strain Rate Response in Polymer Composities
	Interlayer Effects in Polymer Composites under Impact Loads

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

	J.W. Fox, N.C. Goulbourne, “A Study on the Effect of Flexible Electrodes and Passive Layers on the performance of dielectric Elastomer Membranes”,  Proceedings ASME IMECE-15888, Chicago,  2006. In Press.
	N.C. Goulbourne, “Cylindrical Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Reinforced with Inextensible Fibers”,  Proceedings SPIE Smart Structures and Materials: Electroactive Polymers and Devices,  San Diego, Vol. 6168, 2006.
	N.C. Goulbourne, E.M. Mockensturm, M.I.  Frecker, "A Nonlinear Model for Dielectric Elastomer Membranes", In press in the ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2005.
	E.M. Mockensturm, N.C. Goulbourne, "Dynamic Response of Dielectric Elastomers", In Press in the International Journal for Non-Linear Mechanics, 2005.
	E.M. Mockensturm, N.C. Goulbourne, M.I. Frecker, "Dynamic Actuation of Electro-Elastic Spherical Membranes Using Dielectric Elastomers", To appear in Proceedings ASME IMECE-80896, Orlando, 2005.
	N.C. Goulbourne, M.I.  Frecker, E.M. Mockensturm, "Quasi-Static and Dynamic Inflation of a Dielectric Elastomer Membrane", Proceedings SPIE Smart Structures and Materials: Electroactive Polymers and Devices, San Diego, Vol. 5759, 2005.
	E.M. Mockensturm, N.C. Goulbourne, "The Dynamic Response of Dielectric Elastomers", Proceedings ASME IMECE-61618, Anaheim, 2004.
	N.C. Goulbourne, M.I.  Frecker, E.M. Mockensturm, A.J. Snyder, "Electroelastic Modeling of a Dielectric Elastomer Diaphragm for a Prosthetic Blood Pump", Proceedings SPIE Smart Structures and Materials: Electroactive Polymers and Devices, San Diego, Vol. 5385, 2004.
	K. Pope, A. Tews, M.I. Frecker, E. Mockensturm, N.C. Goulbourne, A.J. Snyder, "Dielectric Elastomer Laminates for Active Membrane Pump Applications", Proceedings SPIE Smart Structures and Materials: Electroactive Polymers and Devices, San Diego, Vol. 5385, 2004.
	N.C. Goulbourne, M.I.  Frecker, E.M. Mockensturm, A.J. Snyder, "Modeling of a Dielectric Elastomer Diaphragm for a Prosthetic Blood Pump", Proceedings SPIE Smart Structures and Materials: Electroactive Polymers and Devices, San Diego, Vol. 5051, pp. 319-331, 2003.