Nathan Salowitz

PhD Candidate, SACL, Aeronautics & Astronautics

Office: Durand Building, Room 267

Phone: (650) 723-3524 | Fax: (650) 725-3377

Email: Salowitz [AT] stanford.edu

Background

MS	Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University.
BS	Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin.

Research Interests

• Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems for Structural Health Monitoring
• Nano-Fabrication Process Development
• Mechanics of Materials & Micro-Mechanics

Current Research

The primary inhibitor to the implementation of SHM is its parasitic effect on host structures. Current SHM Hardware adds weight to structures it is applied to. The physical size of the components can require structural modification to accommodate installation, especially in multi-layer situations like composites. Additionally, the fabrication and installation process is labor intensive.

The Stretchable Network developed at Stanford in the SACL can potentially address all off these issues through leveraging micro-fabrication techniques to produce vast numbers of micro-scale components in an integrated system that can simultaneously be installed in a structure. However, creating high frequency transducers to enable stretchable network based SHM poses a significant challenge. The transducers must be small, micro-fabrication compatible, and highly efficient in order to propagate a signal.

Experience

03/2006 - present:	Research Assistant, Structures & Composites Lab, Stanford University
09/2005 - 06/2008:	Course Assistant for AA240A, AA240B, AA256, AA272C, AA252, Stanford University
05/2003 - 07/2005:	Engineering Structural Analyst, Boeing
09/2001 - 12/2001:	Teaching Assistant for EMA 201, University of Wisconsin