Craig A Steeves

Craig A Steeves
Post-Doctoral Researcher

Evans Research Group
Department of Materials
Engineering II
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050
Telephone: (805) 893-8374
Fax: (805) 893-8486
email: csteeves@engineering.ucsb.edu

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, October 2001
Cambridge University Engineering Department
Dissertation: Mechanics of Failure in Composite Structures.
Bachelor of Applied Science, Civil Engineering, May 1997
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations, December 1993
Trinity College, University of Toronto

Professional Interests

Ultralightweight and multifunctional structures, low thermal expansion composites, solid mechanics, heat pipes, optimal sandwich structures, magnetohydrodynamic power generation, morphing structures for hypersonic propulsion, smart implantable medical devices

Selected Publications

C A Steeves, M Y He, S D Kasen, L Valdevit, H N G Wadley and A G Evans. Feasibility of metallic structural heat pipes as sharp leading edges for hypersonic vehicles. To appear in ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2008.
C A Steeves, K H Timpano, P T Maxwell, L Martinelli and R B Miles. Design and manufacture of a morphing structure for a shape adaptive supersonic wind tunnel nozzle. To appear in ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2008.
C A Steeves, M Y He, P T Maxwell and A G Evans. Design of a robust, multifunctional thermal protection system incorporating zero expansion lattices. Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 11-15 November 2007.
C A Steeves, L Valdevit, M Y He, S Kasen, H Haj-Hariri, H N G Wadley and A G Evans. Metallic structural heat pipes as sharp leading edge for Mach 7 vehicles. Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 11-15 November 2007.
C A Steeves, S L dos Santos e Lucato, M He, E Antinucci, J W Hutchinson and A G Evans. Concepts for structurally robust materials that combine low thermal expansion with high stiffness. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 55(9), pp. 1803-1822, September 2007.
C A Steeves, H N G Wadley, R B Miles and A G Evans. A magnetohydrodynamic power panel for space re-entry vehicles. ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 74(1), pp. 57-64, January 2007.
C A Steeves, Y L Young, Z Liu, A Bapat, K Bahlerao, A B O Soboyejo and W O Soboyejo. Membrane thickness design of implantable bio-MEMS sensors for the in-situ monitoring of blood flow. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 18(1), pp. 25-37, January 2007.
C A Steeves, K H Timpano, L Martinelli, R B Miles and A G Evans. A Morphing Structure for an Adaptive Wind Tunnel Inlet. Proceedings of the 2006 National Space & Missile Materials Symposium. Orlando, Florida, 26-30 June 2006.
C A Steeves and N A Fleck. In-plane properties of composite laminates with through-thickness pin reinforcement. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 36(10), pp. 3197-3212, May 2006.
Y L Young, C A Steeves, Z Liu and W O Soboyejo. Design of implantable MEMS sensors for early stenosis detection. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Modelling in Medicine and Biology, Bologna, Italy, 7-9 September 2005.
N Barlow, C A Steeves, M N Schneider, H N G Wadley, R B Miles, and A G Evans. Modelling of near-electrode layers for MHD power panels on reentering space vehicles. AIAA 2005-5047. Proceedings of the 36th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 6-9 June 2005.
C A Steeves and N A Fleck. Compressive strength of composite laminates with terminated internal plies. Composites Part A, 36(6), pp 789-797, June 2005.
R B Miles, S O Macheret, C A Steeves, M N Shneider, S H Zaidi, T Smith and G V Candler. Near surface MHD processes enabled by multifunctional structural devices. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on MHD Energy Conversion, Moscow, Russia, 24 - 27 May 2005.
C A Steeves, M N Schneider, S O Macheret, H N G Wadley, R B Miles, and A G Evans. Electrode design for magnetohydrodynamic power panels on reentering space vehicles. AIAA 2005-1340. Proceedings of the 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, 10-13 Jan 2005.
C A Steeves and N A Fleck. Material selection in sandwich beam construction. Scripta Materialia, 50(10), pp 1335-1339, May 2004.
C A Steeves and N A Fleck. Collapse mechanisms of sandwich beams with composite faces and a foam core, loaded in three-point bending. Part I: analytical models and minimum weight design. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 46(4), pp 561-583, April 2004.
C A Steeves and N A Fleck. Collapse mechanisms of sandwich beams with composite faces and a foam core, loaded in three-point bending. Part II: experimental investigation and numerical modelling. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 46(4), pp 585-608, April 2004.
C A Steeves. Mechanics of Failure in Composite Structures. Doctoral dissertation, CUED, August 2001.

csteeves@engineering.ucsb.edu
Last Updated: 19 April 2008