Suzanne Smith, Ph.D.
- Mechanical Engineering
- NASA Kentucky
2013-Present: Director, Unmanned Systems Consortium, University of Kentucky
2010-Present: Director NASA Kentucky Space Grant Consortium and NASA EPSCoR Program
2008-Present: Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
2004-Present: Donald and Gertrude Lester Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Kentucky
1997-2008: Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Kentucky
1996-1997: Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Kentucky
1990-1996: Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Kentucky
1988-1990: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, VPI&SU
1985-1986: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, VPI&SU
1984: Lead Engineer, Harris Corporation, Government Aerospace Systems Division, Melbourne, FL
1980-1984: Senior Engineer, Harris Corporation, Government Aerospace Systems Division, Melbourne, FL
1978-1980: Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Summer 1979: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
1977 – 1978: Paper Grader, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Summer 1977: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Summer 1978: Junior Engineer, Morgantown Energy Technology Center, US DOE, Morgantown, WV
Summer 1976: Engineering Office Assistant, Alpha Associates, Morgantown, WV
PhD, Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic and State University (1988)
MS, Engineering Mechanics, Clemson University (1980)
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University (1978)
Flexible and Nonlinear Structures
Structural Analysis
System Identification
Vibration Testing and Composites