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Pingsha Dong, Ph.D. Professor and Northrop Grumman Endowed Chair in Shipbuilding and Engineering Director, Center for Advanced Marine Structures and Fabrication (CAMSF) Phone (504) 280-7158 Phone (CAMSF) (504) 654-5542 Send an e-mail: Pingsha Dong

Education:

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
• MSE, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
• MSE, Welding Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
• BSE, Welding Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Research Interests:

• Computational modeling of welded structures
• Welding/joining process simulation
• Residual stress and distortion mitigation techniques
• Fatigue and fracture methodologies for welded structures
• Fitness-for-service assessment procedures
• Advanced structural design and analysis methodologies for marine structures

Current Research:

• Residual stress estimate techniques for fitness for service assessment
• Fatigue and fracture models incorporating residual stresses
• Mesh-insensitive structural stress method for fatigue evaluation of welded structures
• Structural integrity evaluation of mooring components
• Distortion control methodologies for lightweight shipboard structures
• Assessment of post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) including local PWHT for residual stress relief and alternative stress improvement techniques
• Fatigue behavior of structural composite joints, etc.

Publications, Awards and Recognitions:

Dr. Dong has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed archive journals and conference proceedings and over ten Keynote lectures at major international conferences. He has received numerous prestigious awards and recognitions, including:

• IIW 2008 E. Paton Prize
• SNAME’s 2007 Elmer L. Hann Award
• R&D Magazine’s 2006 R&D 100 Award
• TIME Magazine’s 2005 Math Innovator
• Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine’s Aerospace Laurels 2004 Award
• AWS 2004 R. D. Thomas Memorial Award (2004)
• SAE International Henry Ford II Distinguished Award for Excellence in Automotive Engineering, 2003
• ASME G.E.O Widera Literature Award (2002)
• AWS 1998 Rene Wasserman Award, 1998

• Editorial Board Member, Int. J. of Science and Technology of Welding and Joining (2002-Present)
• Associate Editor, ASME Transaction Journal of OMAE (2003-Present)
• Associate Editor, International Journal of Pressure Vessel and Piping (2006-Present)

Courses Currently Teaching:

• NAME 6098: Finite element procedures for marine structures