{"id":786,"date":"2025-07-18T16:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?page_id=786"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:27:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:27:43","slug":"stephanie-termaath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/faculty\/stephanie-termaath\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanie TerMaath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">Stephanie TerMaath<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><em><em><em>Jessie Rogers Zeanah Faculty Fellow<\/em><\/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>2020\u2013present<br><\/strong>Associate Professor, University of Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2012\u20132020<br><\/strong>Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2005\u20132012<br><\/strong>Senior Engineer and Group Leader,&nbsp;Applied Research Associates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2004\u20132005<br><\/strong>Senior Engineer,&nbsp;Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2002\u20132004<br><\/strong>Mechanics and Materials Engineer,&nbsp;Exponent Failure Analysis Associates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2001\u20132002<br><\/strong>Phantom Works, Engineer\/Scientist Specialist,&nbsp;The Boeing Company<\/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,&nbsp;Cornell University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MS,&nbsp;Purdue University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honors BS,&nbsp;Penn State University<\/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>High performance computing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structural mechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fracture mechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structural Dynamics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Material Science<\/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>Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty Advisor, WISTAR<\/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>2016 Angie Warren Perkins Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 MABE Outstanding Junior Faculty Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moses E. and Mayme Brooks Distinguished Professor Award, 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Penn State Schreyer Honors College Outstanding Alumni Mentor, 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2014<\/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>Weigand, J. and&nbsp;<strong>TerMaath, S.<\/strong>&nbsp;(in review) Sensitivity Analysis of Out-of-Plane Composite Lamina Properties Relative to Configuration and Constitutive Properties.&nbsp;<em>AIAA Journal<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goodmiller, G. and&nbsp;<strong>TerMaath, S.<\/strong>&nbsp;(in review) Investigation of Composite Patch Performance under Low Velocity Impact Loading.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>AIAA Journal<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adley, M., Frank, A., Danielson, K., Akers, S., Cargile, J., Patterson, B., and&nbsp;<strong>TerMaath, S.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2012) Generating penetration resistance functions with a virtual penetration laboratory (VPL).&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics,&nbsp;<\/em>12(4).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yavuz, A.K., Phoenix, S.L., and&nbsp;<strong>TerMaath, S.C.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2006) An accurate and fast analysis for strongly interacting multiple crack configurations including kinked (V) and branched (Y) cracks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>International Journal of Solids and Structures<\/em>, 43(22-23), pp. 6727-6750.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yavuz, A.K., Phoenix, S.L., and&nbsp;<strong>TerMaath, S.C.<\/strong>&nbsp; (2006) Multiple Crack Analysis in Finite Plates.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>AIAA Journal,<\/em>&nbsp;44(11), pp. 2535-2541.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TerMaath, S.C.<\/strong>, Phoenix, S.L., and Hui, C.-Y. (2006)An analytical technique for studying interacting cracks of complex geometry in 2D.&nbsp;<em>Engineering Fracture Mechanics,&nbsp;<\/em>73(8), pp. 1086-1114.<\/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=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Stephanie-TerMaath-57.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie TerMaath \" class=\"wp-image-787\" 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\/07\/Stephanie-TerMaath-57.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/Stephanie-TerMaath-57-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c0ddf3a 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>523 Dougherty <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone<\/strong><br>865-974-7711<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:stermaat@utk.edu\">stermaat@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephanie TerMaath Jessie Rogers Zeanah Faculty Fellow Biography 2020\u2013presentAssociate Professor, University of Tennessee 2012\u20132020Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee 2005\u20132012Senior Engineer and Group Leader,&nbsp;Applied Research Associates 2004\u20132005Senior Engineer,&nbsp;Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company 2002\u20132004Mechanics and Materials Engineer,&nbsp;Exponent Failure Analysis Associates 2001\u20132002Phantom Works, Engineer\/Scientist Specialist,&nbsp;The Boeing Company Education Research Professional Service Awards and Recognitions Publications Contact Information 523 Dougherty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":111,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-786","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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