AMTAS

Course Faculty

Dr. Kuen Y. Lin, Course Coordinator, University of Washington

Dr. Kuen Lin is a Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Washington. He is Co-Director of the FAA Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials at the University of Washington. Dr. Lin has over 30 years of research and development experience in advanced composite materials and structures. During the period 1978-1983, Dr. Lin was a senior specialist engineer at Boeing, working on Boeing’s first major Advanced Composites Development Program (ACDP). Since his appointment to the UW faculty in 1984, he has developed an extensive research program in aerospace composite materials with numerous grants and contracts awarded by FAA, NASA, DOD and Boeing. His current research interests include reliability-based damage tolerant structural design methodology, creep, aging, and fracture of composite materials as well as repair of aircraft composite structures. Dr. Lin has twice received Professor of Year awards from the Aeronautics and Astronautics department for his excellence in teaching and research in composite structures.

In 2004, in partnership with Boeing Learning, Training, and Development group, Dr. Lin developed a Certificate Program in Aircraft Composite Structural Analysis and Design at the University of Washington. The program provides engineers state-of-the-art training in analysis tools and design methodology necessary to develop aircraft composite structural hardware. The program has attracted many working engineers from Boeing and received excellent ratings.

Dr. K. B. Das, University of Washington

Dr. K. B. Das is currently an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Washington where he has been teaching since 1978. He worked for Boeing for nearly 40 years (24 years in Materials and Processes Engineering and 16 years in QA organizations) before retiring in February 2003. Dr. Das obtained three Masters degrees from Osmania University (India), Purdue University, and University of Illinois in Electronics and Modern Physics, Solid State Physics, and Metallurgical Engineering, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Washington (1971). Dr. Das has over 40 years of research and development experience in high vacuum technology, rapid solidification rate powder metallurgical (RSR/PM) alloys, hydrogen embrittlement and stress corrosion cracking, corrosion engineering, alloy development and characterization, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, defect structure and physics of metals, and advanced composites. He has over 70 publications in National and International Journals and is a Fellow of ASM International. He is a holder of  six U.S. Patents (five of them being on Metal Matrix Composites) and has authored four additional patent disclosures. He has over 38 years of undergraduate and graduate level teaching experience and has taught Composites for the past 15 years. In 2005, in partnership with the Boeing Learning Training and Development Group, Dr. Das developed a certificate program in composite materials and manufacturing.

Mr. Dave Dickson, The Boeing Company

Dave Dickson has worked for the Boeing Company for 26 years, many of them related to Tooling for Composite Parts and Assemblies. Dave is currently the Tooling Technology Manager for the new 787 Dreamliner airplane program. In previous assignments, Dave was co-leader of the New Airplane Product Development Empennage Team, Tooling Manager and an Integrated Product Team Leader for the Boeing part of the F-22 Fighter program, a Tool Engineering Manager on the B-2 Bomber program, and has had several assignments as a Tool Engineer both in Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Military Airplanes, including responsibility for all B-2 composite fabrication tooling at one time. Dave is a member of the SME National Composites Fabrication Committee and the SAMPE National Tooling Working Group, and has chaired or participated in a number of sessions on Tooling at National SAMPE conferences. Dave holds an Engineering degree from Arizona State University and has completed all class work towards a MS in Project Management.

Mr. Chris Eastland, The Boeing Company

Mr. Chris Eastland is a Design Engineer for the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. He has worked on the design of the 787 composite wing skins and derivative redesign of the 777 composite empennage. Previously he worked on large composite material allowables programs as a test engineer for Intec and also as a research analyst for composite structures for General Dynamic's commercial space vehicles. He received his Master's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington in 1988, and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science from Cambridge University in 1986.

Dr. Paolo Feraboli, University of Washington

Paolo Feraboli joined the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of the University of Washington in the summer of 2005, as Assistant Professor in Aerospace Structures and Materials. Since then he has been collaborating with US aircraft and automotive industry on various research projects related to the development of analytical and experimental techniques for composite materials. His major areas of interests are standardization and certification, in particular in the area of composite damage resistance and tolerance.

He has authored over 30 publications between peer-reviewed journals and internationally acclaimed conferences. He chairs the Composite Materials Handbook CMH-17 Working Group on Crashworthiness (former MIL-HDBK-17), and is member of the AIAA Materials Technical Committee. He will be the general chair of the 22nd American Society for Composites (ASC) Technical Conference in Seattle, WA in September 2007 with Patrick Stickler, BCA 787 Technology Integration. He is also an active member of SAMPE, AHS, SPE, and ASTM.

Before joining the faculty at UW, Paolo was visiting researcher at NASA Langley Research Center, in the Mechanics and Durability Branch. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara under the supervision of Dr. Keith Kedward, and holds previous degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. Prior to moving to the States, Dr. Feraboli worked for Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in Sant'Agata Bolognese, where he was involved with the development of primary composite structures for the Murcièlago, and contributed to the development of an all-carbon-composite door for crash certification.

Dr. Brian Flinn, University of Washington

Dr. Flinn is currently Research Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. His experimental expertise relates structure and processing of materials to their mechanical behavior. At the University of Washington his research covers a variety of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites) with the common goal of improving structural properties This approach has been successfully implemented in both basic scientific research and applied research with industry. Dr. Flinn’s current research is focused on: 1) The effect of deformation induced residual stresses on the fracture and fatigue behavior of metals and fastener holes. 2) Understanding the role of surface preparation on quality and durability of composite bonds. 3) Detection of Barely Visible Damage (BVD) in composite materials. 4) Novel uses and processing of fiber reinforced composites. Dr. Flinn is also responsible for the Materials Science and Engineering Thermal Analysis (TA) and Mechanical Testing laboratories where he teaches students and researchers the use, experimental design and data analysis of several different analytical instruments. He has received several teaching awards from the College of Engineering and the Department of Materials Science.

Dr. Douglas A. McCarville, The Boeing Company

Dr. Douglas McCarville is a Technical Fellow who works full time as a Manufacturing Research and Development Engineer in Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division. He has a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University, a Masters in Business Administration from Wichita State University, and a Masters in Systems Engineering from National Technology University. In addition, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Management through Walden University. During his 25 years of industry experience he has specialized in composite manufacturing design, equipment and processing issues. He has worked on a variety of key products and components including: reinforced thermoplastics, 777 perforated nacelle cowlings, F-22 sine wave spars, reusable launch vehicle cryogenic tanks, and the Joint Strike Fighter inlet duct. Currently, he divides his time between 787 support and the Structurally Integrated X-Band Array Air Force contract.

Mr. Michael C. Richey, The Boeing Company

Mr. Michael Richey is currently a Program Manager, assigned to support Strategic Relationships (University-College) within the Boeing Company's Learning Training and Development, Engineering and Operations organization. Michael is responsible for establishing educational partnerships that will leverage knowledge in Advanced Materials, Product Lifecycle Management and global teaming. He has worked as an industry-engineering consultant for 20 years on a number of programs: C17 Globe Master, B2, F18-E/F, as well as 777 Tooling Wing Majors and 767 Freighters. He often represents Boeing internationally and domestically as a presenter and has published many papers relating to advanced aircraft concepts and PLM-CAD-CAM metrology integration and educational issues.

Dr. Moe K. Soleiman, The Boeing Company

Dr. Soleiman is a Composite M&PT (Materials and Process Technology) Engineer at Boeing, currently supporting the 787 wing design and manufacturing at Everett. Dr. Soleiman received his Masters from Purdue University in Manufacturing Engineering and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Materials Science & Engineering in 1986.

Since 1987, Dr. Soleiman has worked in several disciplines within The Boeing Company, including composite manufacturing engineering, tool design, manufacturing research and development. As a result of his years of experience in the evaluation and/or qualification of carbon fiber/fabric, glass fiber/fabric and organic fibers, he is recognized for his expertise in the science and manufacturing technology of carbon and glass fibers, and the weaving technologies. He is also recognized for his experience and expertise in the composite repair materials and processes, including prepreg and wet layup repairs. He has conducted extensive R&D work in low cost carbon fibers and fabrics in an effort to lower the cost of composite raw materials for The Boeing Company. His experience with composites also includes mechanical testing, thermal analysis and their applications in developing solutions to composite materials and processing problems.

Dr. Soleiman has been teaching Composite Materials and Manufacturing courses for UW and Boeing. In addition, as an adjunct Professor at the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), he has been teaching Materials Science and Composite Materials and Manufacturing classes offered by OIT for Boeing employees since 2001.

Dr. Patrick B. Stickler, The Boeing Company

Dr. Patrick B. Stickler received a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He has Master of Science degrees from Lehigh University and the University of Washington in Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, respectively. His Ph.D. is in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. Dr. Stickler has worked at Boeing for the past 14 years on military and commercial airplane programs specializing in composite structural design and manufacturing. He is currently on assignment with the 787 Program in Everett, Washington as an Associate Technical Fellow in Technology Integration.

Dr. David D. Swartz, Federal Aviation Administration

Dr. David D. Swartz is currently an affiliate Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Washington, and Senior Engineer at the Anchorage Aircraft Certification Office of the FAA. He was the FAA project engineer in charge of the certification of the Lancair all-composite general aviation airplane as well as being a technical specialist in Composites for the FAA. He was involved in the accident investigation of the American Airlines Flight 587 failure of the vertical tail and participated in numerous other failure investigations in both composites and metals. Dr. Swartz was awarded his PhD in fatigue and material science from the University of Utah in 1997.

Prof. Mark E. Tuttle, University of Washington

Mark E. Tuttle is Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Washington. He is also Director of the FAA Center of Excellence on Advanced Materials in Aircraft Structures (AMTAS). He joined the University of Washington in 1985. Professor Tuttle's research interests involve polymeric composite materials, composite structural design philosophies, viscoelasticity, and adhesion mechanics. He has authored or co-authored over 120 journal and conference proceeding articles, co-edited the MANUAL ON EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, 1st edition (1989), and is author of the textbook STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF POLYMERIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS (2004). His research studies have been funded by the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Department of Energy, NASA-Langley Research Center, the Boeing Company, and the Ford Motor Company. Professor Tuttle is an active member of several professional societies, including the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM). During 1995-96 he served as SEM President, and in 2005 he was elected an SEM Fellow.