Bruce LaMattina

Biography

March 2021-Present
Senior Director for Space and Defense Programs at UTSI & Research Professor 
University of Tennessee Space Institute

Jan 2018-March 2021
Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Research Initiatives & Research Professor in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Office of Research & Engagement, Knoxville, TN

Aug 2017-Jan 2018
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Development & Adjunct Professor in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Office of Research & Engagement, Knoxville, TN

2015-2017
Director of Research
UNC Charlotte, Charlotte Research Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina 

2014-2015
Principal Analytical Consultant
SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina 

2011-2014
Director of Federal Research Relations
Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 

2001-2011
Branch Chief/Program Manager
Army Research Office, Durham, North Carolina 

1996-2001
Principal R&D Engineer
ABB, Raleigh, North Carolina 

1996-2011
Visiting Assistant Professor/Adjunct Professor
NC State University and Duke University, Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina 

1987-1989
Process/Facilities Engineer
Okonite Company, Ramsey, New Jersey 

Education

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Professional Service

• Oak Ridge Association of Universities Nominating Board – Nationally elected, 2019 – 2021
• American Society of Mechanical Engineering, 1987-Present
• National Organization for Research Development, 2016-Present
• Board of Trustees of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), 2017-2018
• UNC Charlotte Provost’s Advisory Panel on Community Engagement, 2017
• North Carolina Technology Association, 2015-2017
• Regional NC Biotech Board of Advisors, 2015-2017
• Editorial Board of Journal of Multifunctional Composites, 2006-2011
• Editorial Board of Composites B Journal, 2004-2010
• Army Medical Research Material Command (MRMC), DoD Expert Panel on Computational Modeling of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 2007-2012
• RDECOM Technical Review Group (TRG), Subject Matter Expert (SME) for armor, 2006-2011
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Subject Matter Expert on Protection, 2006-2011

Awards and Recognitions

• National Research Council (NRC) Mentor, 2009-2011
• 26th Army Science Conference Bronze Medal Award – 3rd Best Paper Overall, 2008
• 26th Army Science Conference Best Paper Award for Force Protection, 2008
• Department of the Army Commendation for Special Act, 2007
• Elected as Program Coordinator for the Eastern NC Section of ASME, 1999-2001
• North Carolina State University Outstanding Teaching Award, 1996
• United Technologies Teaching Fellowship, 1996
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1994
• NASA Mars Mission Research Center Fellow, 1992-1995
• Army Research Fellow, 1989-1992

Publications

Books, Book Chapters, and Special Journal Issues

• ‘Atomic Scale Study of Deformation and Failure Mechanisms in Ceramic-Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites’, In Nanocomposites; Intech, 2011 (Chapter with Dongare, A.)
• Editor with Dr. D. Hui and G. Li, Special Issue of Composites Part B – Engineering on “Blast resistance of Nanoengineered Composites” Elsevier Press, 2009
• Editor with S. Ahzi, M. Cherakoui, H. Zbib, M. Khaleel, and M.A. Zikry, IUTAM Volume on “Multiscale Modeling of Elastic-Inelastic Behavior of Engineering Materials,” Kluwer, Solid Mechanics and Its Applications Series, Volume 114, 2004
• ‘Polymerization, nanopatterning, and characterization of surface confined, stimulus-responsive polymer brushes’, In Polymer Brushes: From Synthesis to Functional Microstructures; Brittain, W. J., Advincula, R. C., Ruhe, J., Caster, K. C., Eds. Wiley &
• Sons: New York, 2004; in press. (Chapter with Kaholek, M., Lee, W. K., Caster, K. C., and Zauscher, S.)

Journal Publications (2010-Present)

• Dongare, A. M. LaMattina, B., and Rajendran, A. M., Strengthening behavior and tension-compression strength-asymmetry in nanocrystalline metal-ceramic composites, J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 134, 041003 (2012).
• Dongare, A. M., LaMattina, B., Irving, D. L., Rajendran, A. M., Zikry, M. A. and Brenner, D. W., An angulardependent embedded atom method (A-EAM) interatomic potential to model thermodynamic and mechanical behavior of Al/Si composite materials, Modeling & Simulation in Mat. Science and Engineering. 20, 035007 (2012).
• Dongare, A. M., and LaMattina, B., Deformation and failure mechanisms in ceramic-reinforced metal-matrix composites at atomic scales. In: Advances in Nanocomposite Technology, edited by: Dr. Abbass Hashim, InTech Publications,Vienna, Austria, 227-246 (2011).
• Dongare, A. M., Rajendran, A. M., LaMattina, B., Zikry, M. A. and Brenner, D. W., Dynamic failure micromechanisms in nanocrystalline Cu, CMC: Computers, Modeling, & Continua 24, 43-60 (2011).
• Dongare, A. M., LaMattina, B., Rajendran, A. M., Atomic scale studies of spall behavior in single crystal Cu, Procedia Engineering, Procedia Engineering 10, 3636-3641 (2011).
• Dongare, A. M., LaMattina, B., Rajendran, A. M., Zikry, M. A., and Brenner, D. W., Atomic scale studies of spall behavior in nanocrystalline copper, J. Appl. Phys. 108, 113518 (2010).
• Dongare, A. M., Rajendran, A. M., LaMattina, B., Zikry, M. A., and Brenner, D. W., Tension-compression asymmetry in nanocrystalline Cu at high strain rates, Comp. Mat. Sci. 49, 260-265 (2010).
• Yang, Y. Y. Miao, D. Swenson, B.A. Cheeseman, C-F. Yen, and B. LaMattina, Digital element approach for simulating impact and penetration of textiles, Int. J. of Impact Engineering, 37, 552-560 (2010).
• Dongare, A. M., Rajendran, A. M., LaMattina, B., and Brenner, D. W., Atomic scale study of plastic-yield criterion in nanocrystalline metals using molecular dynamics simulations, Metall. Mater. Trans. A 41A, 523-531 (2010).