Nathan Flesher
PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering (Mechanics and Computation), Stanford University
Phone: (650) 723-2189 [office]   (650) 723-3524 [lab]   (650) 498-0615 [home]
Fax: 650-725-3377
Email: flesher@stanford.edu

 

Personal profile
Birth - Morgantown, West Virginia  
Hobbies - Skiing, Cars, Single-malt scotch

 

Degrees
B.S. - Civil Engineering, University of Virginia (2000)

M.S. - Applied Mechanics,  University of Virginia (2001)

     Thesis:  Damage Evolution in Composite Structures, 198 pp.

Experience
Structures and Composites Lab                                                        Spring 2002- Current
Division of Mechanics and Computation                                           Fall 2001- Spring 2002
Assistant Program Director, Stanford Summer Research College      Summer 2002, 2003
Laboratoire de Mécanique et Technologie, ENS-Cachan, France     Fall 2000
UVA Center for High Temperature Composites                               1998 - 2001
Langley Aerospace Research Center Summer Scholar                      Summer 1999
UVA Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems               Summer 1998
Director, Virginia Pep Band                                                             1998- 1999
UVA Nuclear Reactor Facility                                                         1998

Research Interests
Damage in composite structures, Automotive crash performance, Finite element analysis, Engineering mechanics, Risk management and mitigation

Current Research
Crash Performance of Composite Structures for Automotive Applications

Lab Responsibilities
Computer Systems Administration, Cabinet X-Ray Machine

 

 


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