{"id":441,"date":"2025-06-27T15:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:28:19","slug":"larry-w-sharpe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/faculty\/larry-w-sharpe\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry W. Sharpe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">Larry W. Sharpe<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><em><em>Senior Lecturer<\/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-28f84493 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><strong>2012\u2013Present<br><\/strong>Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2010\u20132012<br><\/strong>Instructor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2005\u20132010<br><\/strong>Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina Charlotte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2003\u20132005<br><\/strong>Faculty Associate, College of Engineering, University of North Carolina Charlotte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2001\u20132003<br><\/strong>Mechanical Engineer, Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1999\u20132001<br><\/strong>Mechanical Engineer, Progress Energy, Raleigh, NC<\/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, 2012, University of South Carolina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MSEE, 1999, North Carolina State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSCE, 1996, University of North Carolina Charlotte<\/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\">Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finite Element Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computational Mechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fracture Mechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mechatronics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineering Education<\/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>Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member, American Society of Engineering Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Mechanical Engineering Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Licensed Professional Engineer<\/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>2014 Outstanding Teacher Award: Pi Tau Sigma<\/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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sharpe, L.W. and Chao, Y.J., Quantifying the Constraint Effect of Three-Dimensional Specimens Containing Semi-Elliptical Cracks Using the J-A2 Method,\u00a0<em>ASME 2012 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference<\/em>, PVP2012-78404, 2012.<\/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-dbf27b9b 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-28f84493 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-146c2e40 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\/sharpe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-443\" 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\/sharpe.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/sharpe-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical 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