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ARIF S. MALIK

arif.malik@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4550
Mail Box: ECW 31
Office: ECSW 3.150B
800 West Campbell Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

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Education

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Wright State University

MS, Electrical Engineering, Wright State University

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Wright State University

Research Interests

Computational Mechanics, Uncertainty Analysis, Reliability-Based Design Optimization, Rolling of Metal Alloys, Micro Air Vehicle Wing Design, Laser Peening

Five Most Recent Journal Publications, Book Chapters, and Books

  • Combes, T., Malik, A., Bramesfeld, G., McQuilling, M., “Efficient Fluid-Structure Interaction Method for Conceptual Design of Flexible, Fixed-Wing Micro-Air-Vehicle Wings,” AIAA Journal, 2015, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 1442-1454, DOI: 10.2514/1.J053125
  • Bramesfeld, G., Malik, A., “Micro Aerial Vehicles in Confined Spaces: Are Two Wings Better than One?”, Journal of Aircraft, (Accepted Jan. 7, 2015, in press). DOI: 10.2514/1.C033012
  • Vance, S., Malik, A., “Analysis of Factors That May be Essential to the Decision to Fly on Fully Autonomous Passenger Airliners,” Journal of Advanced Transportation, (Accepted Feb. 25, 2015, in press). DOI: 10.1002/atr.1308
  • Nelson, A., Malik, A., Wendel, J., Zipf, E., “Probabilistic Force Prediction by Cold Sheet Rolling by Bayesian Inference,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 2014, Vol. 136, No. 4, pp. 041006-1 to 051009-11. DOI: 10.1115/1.4027434
  • Yang, S., Malik, A., Wu, Y.-J., “Travel Time Reliability Estimation Using the Hasofer Lind-Rackwitz Fiessler Algorithm and Kernel Density Estimation,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2014, No. 2442, pp. 85-95. DOI: 143141/2442-10

Major Honors and Awards

  • National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award (NSF CAREER), Jan. 2015
  • Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2010-15
  • Best Organizer of Symposium and Session, ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, 2015 (MSEC2015).
  • Saint Louis University Faculty Excellence in Research Award, 2013
  • Invited Speaker, U.S.-Korea Workshop of Advanced Manufacturing, NSF, South Korea, May, 2013.
  • Best Organizer of Symposium and Session, ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, 2013 (MSEC2013).
  • NSF Fellowship, Uncertainty in Machining Workshop, Feb., 2010
  • NSF Fellowship, Principles of and Recent Advances in Laser Micro/Nano Manufacturing Processes Workshop, Northwestern University, June, 2010
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Excellence Award, Ph.D. in Engineering Program, 2007
  • Best Student Presentation Award, 30th AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium (DCASS), Dayton, OH, March, 2005