{"id":239,"date":"2025-05-07T16:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:11:14","slug":"bruce-lamattina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/faculty\/bruce-lamattina\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce LaMattina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">Bruce LaMattina<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><em><em>Senior Director for Space and Defense Programs and Research Professor<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-reverse alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading orange-mark\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>March 2021-Present<br><\/strong>Senior Director for Space and Defense Programs at UTSI &amp; Research Professor&nbsp;<br>University of Tennessee Space Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jan 2018-March 2021<br><\/strong>Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Research Initiatives &amp; Research Professor in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering<br>University of Tennessee, Office of Research &amp; Engagement, Knoxville, TN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aug 2017-Jan 2018<br><\/strong>Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Development &amp; Adjunct Professor in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering<br>University of Tennessee, Office of Research &amp; Engagement, Knoxville, TN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2015-2017<br><\/strong>Director of Research<br>UNC Charlotte, Charlotte Research Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2014-2015<br><\/strong>Principal Analytical Consultant<br>SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2011-2014<br><\/strong>Director of Federal Research Relations<br>Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2001-2011<br><\/strong>Branch Chief\/Program Manager<br>Army Research Office, Durham, North Carolina&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1996-2001<br><\/strong>Principal R&amp;D Engineer<br>ABB, Raleigh, North Carolina&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1996-2011<br><\/strong>Visiting Assistant Professor\/Adjunct Professor<br>NC State University and Duke University, Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1987-1989<br><\/strong>Process\/Facilities Engineer<br>Okonite Company, Ramsey, New Jersey&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oak Ridge Association of Universities Nominating Board \u2013 Nationally elected, 2019 &#8211; 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Society of Mechanical Engineering, 1987-Present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Organization for Research Development, 2016-Present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board of Trustees of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), 2017-2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UNC Charlotte Provost\u2019s Advisory Panel on Community Engagement, 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North Carolina Technology Association, 2015-2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regional NC Biotech Board of Advisors, 2015-2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editorial Board of Journal of Multifunctional Composites, 2006-2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editorial Board of Composites B Journal, 2004-2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Army Medical Research Material Command (MRMC), DoD Expert Panel on Computational Modeling of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 2007-2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RDECOM Technical Review Group (TRG), Subject Matter Expert (SME) for armor, 2006-2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Subject Matter Expert on Protection, 2006-2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards and Recognitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National Research Council (NRC) Mentor, 2009-2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>26th Army Science Conference Bronze Medal Award \u2013 3rd Best Paper Overall, 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>26th Army Science Conference Best Paper Award for Force Protection, 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department of the Army Commendation for Special Act, 2007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elected as Program Coordinator for the Eastern NC Section of ASME, 1999-2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North Carolina State University Outstanding Teaching Award, 1996<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Technologies Teaching Fellowship, 1996<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1994<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NASA Mars Mission Research Center Fellow, 1992-1995<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Army Research Fellow, 1989-1992<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books, Book Chapters, and Special Journal Issues<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018Atomic Scale Study of Deformation and Failure Mechanisms in Ceramic-Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites\u2019, In Nanocomposites; Intech, 2011 (Chapter with Dongare, A.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editor with Dr. D. Hui and G. Li, Special Issue of Composites Part B &#8211; Engineering on &#8220;Blast resistance of Nanoengineered Composites&#8221; Elsevier Press, 2009<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editor with S. Ahzi, M. Cherakoui, H. Zbib, M. Khaleel, and M.A. Zikry, IUTAM Volume on \u201cMultiscale Modeling of Elastic-Inelastic Behavior of Engineering Materials,\u201d Kluwer, Solid Mechanics and Its Applications Series, Volume 114, 2004<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Polymerization, nanopatterning, and characterization of surface confined, stimulus-responsive polymer brushes\u2019, In Polymer Brushes: From Synthesis to Functional Microstructures; Brittain, W. J., Advincula, R. C., Ruhe, J., Caster, K. C., Eds. Wiley &amp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sons: New York, 2004; in press. (Chapter with Kaholek, M., Lee, W. K., Caster, K. C., and Zauscher, S.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journal Publications (2010-Present)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dongare, A. M.&nbsp;<strong>LaMattina, B.<\/strong>, and Rajendran, A. M., Strengthening behavior and tension-compression strength-asymmetry in nanocrystalline metal-ceramic composites, J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 134, 041003 (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dongare, A. M.,&nbsp;<strong>LaMattina, B.<\/strong>, 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 &amp; Simulation in Mat. Science and Engineering. 20, 035007 (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dongare, A. M., and&nbsp;<strong>LaMattina, B.<\/strong>, 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).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dongare, A. M., Rajendran, A. M.,&nbsp;<strong>LaMattina, B.<\/strong>, Zikry, M. A. and Brenner, D. W., Dynamic failure micromechanisms in nanocrystalline Cu, CMC: Computers, Modeling, &amp; Continua 24, 43-60 (2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dongare, A. M.,&nbsp;<strong>LaMattina, B.<\/strong>, Rajendran, A. M., Atomic scale studies of spall behavior in single crystal Cu, Procedia Engineering, Procedia Engineering 10, 3636-3641 (2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dongare, A. M.,&nbsp;<strong>LaMattina, B.<\/strong>, 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).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dongare, A. M., Rajendran, A. M.,&nbsp;<strong>LaMattina, B.<\/strong>, Zikry, M. A., and Brenner, D. W., Tension-compression asymmetry in nanocrystalline Cu at high strain rates, Comp. Mat. Sci. 49, 260-265 (2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yang, Y. Y. Miao, D. Swenson, B.A. Cheeseman, C-F. Yen, and&nbsp;<strong>B. LaMattina<\/strong>, Digital element approach for simulating impact and penetration of textiles, Int. J. of Impact Engineering, 37, 552-560 (2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dongare, A. M., Rajendran, A. M.,&nbsp;<strong>LaMattina, B.<\/strong>, 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).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pull-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-stack-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-390953e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-1e559e63 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Bruce-Lamattina.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Lamattina\" class=\"wp-image-299\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-bottom-width:5px;aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Bruce-Lamattina.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Bruce-Lamattina-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5f1e30ea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Email<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:blamatti@utk.edu\">blamatti@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce LaMattina Senior Director for Space and Defense Programs and Research Professor Biography March 2021-PresentSenior Director for Space and Defense Programs at UTSI &amp; 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