Projects

2014

• Active and Passive Vibration Control of Periodic Drill-Strings (Sponsor: Qatar National Research Foundation)

2013

• Multifunctional Polyurea Composites for Mitigating & Monitoring Vibration, Impact Loading, Abrasion, and Health of Structures (Sponsor: King Abdulaziz City of Science & Technology KACST).
• Power Flow Measurement using Discrete Strain Sensors (Sponsor: Airbus)

2011

• Discrete and Distributed Strain Sensors (Sponsor: Airbus)
• Battery-Free Flashover Alarm for Firefighters (Sponsor: Dept. of Homeland Security)

2010

• Active Acoustic Cloaks (Sponsor: Office of Naval Research)
• Distributed Sensing of Morphing Structures (Sponsor: ARO, NSF, Airbus)
• Smart Firefighter Garment (Sponsor: Dept. of Homeland Security)
• Smart Paint Project (Sponsor: King Saud University)
• Thermoacoustic-Piezoelectric Resonators (Sponsor: King Saud University)

2009

• Active Acoustic Cloaks, ONR
• Smart Firefighter Garments for Burn Mitigation and Firefighter Safety, Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)

2008

• Quiet Underwater Shells with Circulatory Advanced Grid Stiffeners, ONR
• Orion Landing Loads Attenuation, NASA- GSFC
• Firefighter Accountability, Dept. of Homeland Security
• Characterization of the Hydrodynamics of Undersea Vehicles and Propulsors using Particle Image Velocimetry, ONR
• Smart Paint, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

2007

• Long term monitoring of firefighter heat exposure during normal operation
• Center for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Firefighter Temperature and Humidity Exposure Computer, Department of Homeland Security & MFRI
• Solar- HALE UAV – Minta Martin Grant/UMD
• Shape and Health Monitoring of Morphing Structures, ARO

2006

• Shape and Health Monitoring of Morphing Structures", NSF-CMS
• Head Displays for Firefighters, Dept. of Homeland Security- MFRI

2005

• Virtual Reality Design of Underwater Shells with Advanced Grid Stiffeners, Office of Naval Research
• Mitigation of Air Gun High Frequency Stress Waves, Army Research Laboratory
• Monitoring of Vital Signs of Firefighters, Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute
• Active Noise Control of Fans, MIPS program & Warner Air, LLC

2004

• Intelligent Life Searching and Saving (ILSS)” System, National Science Foundation
• Smart Snake Robots, SAIC
• Health Monitoring of the New High Performance Bridge, MDOT/SHA
• Hybrid Piezoelectric Acoustic Actuation System, DARPA, Defense Science Office
• Equipment for Wireless Distributed Deflection and Health Monitoring of Bridges, National Science Foundation.
  

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Dr. Amr Baz
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
2137 Martin Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: 301.405.5216
Fax: 301.405-8331
Email: baz@umd.edu