John W. Sanders

Education

• Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017
• M.S., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
• B.S., Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Saint Louis University, 2011

 

Publications

• J. Sanders and D. J. Inman, “Rapid computation of resonant frequencies for non-proportionally  damped systems using dual oscillators” (under review)
• J. Sanders, “A dual-oscillator approach to complex-stiffness damping based on fourth-order dynamics,” Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 109, pp. 285-301, 2022
• J. Sanders, S. Kelkelian, M. Wieser, and G. Bischof, “Visualizing tensor component transformations using virtual reality and web-based applications,” in Proceedings of the ASEE 2022 Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 26-29, 2022
• J. Sanders, N. Jamshidi, N. Jamshidi, M. Dadfarnia, S. Subramanian, H. Sehitoglu, J. Stubbins, and P. Sofronis, “Effects of diffusion and primary creep on intergranular cavitation at high temperatures,” International Journal of Fracture, vol. 236, pp. 125-141, 2022
• J. Sanders, "Fourth-order dynamics of the damped harmonic oscillator," arXiv:2109.06034, 2021
• J. Sanders, N. Jamshidi, N. Jamshidi, M. Dadfarnia, S. Subramanian, and J. Stubbins, “Simulation of intergranular void growth under the combined effects of surface diffusion, grain boundary diffusion, and bulk creep,” in Proceedings of the TMS 2021 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, March 15-18, 2021
• H. Weiss and J. Sanders, “A curriculum-spanning review video library to improve retention of prerequisite course material,” in Proceedings of the ASEE 2020 Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE’s Virtual Conference, June 22-26, 2020 (Winner: Best Paper, Mechanical Engineering Division)
• J. Sanders, M. Dadfarnia, H. Sehitoglu, J. Stubbins, and P. Sofronis, “On the stress field ahead of a stationary crack tip during the transition from primary to secondary creep,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 193-194, pp. 455-473, 2020
• J. Sanders, “Could chalk hopping be caused by reverse chatter?” in Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, September 30-October 3, 2018
• J. Sanders, “Demystifying tensors: A friendly approach for students of all disciplines,” in Proceedings of the ASEE 2018 Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, June 24-27, 2018 (Winner: Best Paper, Mathematics Division)
• J. Sanders, M. Dadfarnia, J. Stubbins, and P. Sofronis, “On the fracture of high temperature alloys by creep cavitation under uniaxial or biaxial stress states,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 98, pp. 49-62, 2017
• J. Sanders, G. Herman, and M. West, “Scaling-up project-based learning for a large introductory mechanics course using mobile phone data capture and peer feedback,” in Proceedings of the ASEE 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, USA, June 26-29, 2016
• J. Sanders, “An easy way to determine the sense of rotation of phase plane trajectories,” The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 491-494, 2013
• J. Sanders, H. Dankowicz, and W. Lacarbonara, “Design and analysis of a microelectromechanical device capable of testing theoretical models of impact at the microscale,” in Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, August 12-15, 2012
• A. Malik, J. Sanders, R. Grandhi, and M. Zipf, “Reliability-based optimal cluster mill pass scheduling,” in Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Denver, CO, USA, November 11-17, 2011

 

PRESENTATIONS

• “A tale of two theories: Using ideas from quantum gravity physics to predict resonant frequencies in engineering structures faster and more efficiently than ever before,” Pollak Library Faculty Noontime Talk Series, California State University, Fullerton, October 11, 2022
• “Modal analysis of non-proportionally damped dynamical systems without simultaneous diagonalization,” Engineering Graduate Research Seminar, Saint Louis University, September 26, 2022
• “Visualizing tensor component transformations using virtual reality and web-based applications,” ASEE 2022 Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 26-29, 2022
• “Quantifying crack-tip stress concentrations in high-temperature superalloys using Abaqus Unified FEA with a UMAT user-defined material subroutine,” SIMULIA Regional User Meeting, Santa Clara, CA, USA, June 22, 2022
• “Simulation of intergranular void growth under the combined effects of surface diffusion, grain boundary diffusion, and bulk creep,” TMS 2021 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, March 15-18, 2021
• “Could chalk hopping be caused by reverse chatter?” ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, September 30-October 3, 2018
• “Demystifying tensors: A friendly approach for students of all disciplines,” ASEE 2018 Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, June 24-27, 2018 
• “Scaling-up project-based learning for a large introductory mechanics course using mobile phone data capture and peer feedback,” ASEE 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, USA, June 26-29, 2016
• “Design and analysis of a microelectromechanical device capable of testing theoretical models of impact at the microscale,” ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, August 12-15, 2012

 

Courses

• EGME 205: Digital Computation
• EGME 308: Engineering Analysis
• EGME 331: Solid Mechanics
• EGME 402: Analytical Dynamics*
• EGME 410: Introduction to the Finite Element Method
• EGME 430: Introduction to Continuum Mechanics*
• EGME 431: Mechanical Vibrations
• EGME 438: Analytical Methods in Engineering
• EGME 497: Undergraduate Project
• EGME 597: Graduate Project
• EGME 598: Graduate Thesis