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Ernie Pan, Ph.D.

Professor of Civil Engineering
Professor of Applied Mathematics

E-mail: pan2@uakron.edu
Tel: (330) 972-6739 (Office); (330) 972-6020 (Fax)
Mailing Address:
ASEC Room 534, Dept. of Civil Engineering,
The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3905

Education

Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder, 1993.
M.S. Peking University, Beijing, China,1985.
B.S. Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China, 1982.

Research [click here for more information]

1. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and magneto-electro-elastic coupling.
2. Mechanics of nanostructures and semiconductor quantum heterostructures.
3. Wave propagation and nondestructive evaluation.
4. Layered structures and composite laminates.
5. Green's functions and applications.
6. Computational mechanics.
7. Geomechanics.
8. MultiSmart3D--- A New Software Package for Pavement Analysis.
9. SmartGrowth--- A New Software Package for 2D Quantum Dots Growth Simulation.

Highly Cited Articles on Multiferroics from Our Research Group

1. Exact Solution for Simply Supported and Multilayered Magneto-Electro-Elastic Plates
    Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME, Volume 68, Issue 4, July 2001, Pages 608-618
    E. Pan | PDF (154 K)
2. The General Solution of Three-dimensional Problems in Magnetoelectroelastic Media
    International Journal of Engineering Science, Volume 40, Issue 10, June 2002, Pages 1069-1080
    X. Wang, Y.P. Shen | PDF (117 K)
3. Free Vibrations of Simply Supported and Multilayered Magneto-Electro-Elastic Plates
    Journal of Sound and Vibration, Volume 252, Issue 3, 2 May 2002, Pages 429-442
    E. Pan, P.R. Heyliger | PDF (228K)

Recent Articles on ME Effect in Multiferroic Composites

1. Enhancing magnetoelectric effect via the curvature of composite cylinder.
   
J. Appl. Phys. 107: 093514. H. M. Wang, E. Pan and W. Q. Chen (2010) PDF (546K)
2.
Effects of geometric size and mechanical boundary conditions on magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic composites.
   
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42: 245503. E. Pan and R. Wang (2009)PDF (637K)
3. Enhancement of magnetoelectric effect in multiferroic fibrous nanocomposites via size-dependent material properties.
   
Appl. Phys. Lett. 95: 181904. E. Pan, X. Wang and R. Wang (2009)PDF(237K)
4.
Time-decaying magnetoelectric effects in multiferroic fibrous composites with a viscous interface.
   
J. Appl. Phys. 105: 083510.E. Pan, X. Wang and J. D. Albrecht (2009) PDF(216K)
5.
Effective properties of multilayered functionally graded multiferroic composites.
    Composite Structures 87: 206-214. X. Wang, E. Pan, J. D. Albrecht and W. J. Feng (2009) PDF(639K)
6.
Magnetoelectric effects in multiferroic fibrous composite with imperfect interface.
  
Phys. Rev. B76: 214107. X. Wang and E. Pan (2007) PDF(438K)

Frequently Cited Articles on Green’s Functions and BEMs

1. A general boundary element analysis of 2-D linear elastic fracture mechanics
    International Journal of Fracture, 88: 41-59
    Pan, E. (1997) | PDF (198K)
2. Static Green's functions in multilayered half-spaces
    Applied Mathematical Modelling,
21: 509-521 (a brief review on the topic)

    Pan, E. (1997) | PDF (926K)
3. A BEM analysis of fracture mechanics in 2-D anisotropic piezoelectric solids
    Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
, 23: 67-76 (with infinite-plane, half-plane, and bimaterial piezoelectric Green’s functions)

    Pan, E. (1999) | PDF (147K)
4. Three-dimensional Green’s functions in anisotropic bimaterials
    International Journal of Solids and Structures, 37: 5329-5351
    Pan, E. and Yuan, F. G.
(2000) | PDF (468K)
5. Three-dimensional Green’s functions in anisotropic piezoelectric solids
    International Journal of Solids and Structures, 37: 943- 958
    Pan, E. and Tonon, F.
(2000) | PDF (245K)
6. Three-dimensional Green’s functions in anisotropic piezoelectric bimaterials
    International Journal of Engineering Science, 38: 1939-1960
    Pan, E. and Yuan, F. G. (2000) | PDF (496K)

7. Three-dimensional Green’s functions in anisotropic magneto-electro-elastic bimaterials
    Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics (ZAMP, Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Physik) 53: 815-838
    Pan, E. (2002) | PDF (265K)

Representative Publications in Pavement Engineering and Earth Science

1. Surface loading of a multilayered viscoelastic pavement: A semi-analytical solution.

    ASCE J. Eng. Mech. 135: 517-528.

    Chen, E. Y. G., Pan, E., and Green, R. (2009) | PDF (262K)

2. Responses of a transversely isotropic layered half space to multiple horizontal loads.

    ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 182 Pavements and Materials: Characterization, Modeling and Simulation;

    Editors Zhanping You, Ala R. Abbas, and Linbing Wang.(pp.63-  77).

    Chen, E. and Pan, E. (2008) | PDF(5,547K)

3. Effective modulus variation and field distributions with depth -- Using a multilayered pavement program.

    International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology 1: 41-47.

    Alkasawneh, W., Pan, E., Han, F., Zhu, R., and Green, R. (2008) | (1,012K)

4. Surface deformation due to loading of a layered elastic half-space: a rapid numerical kernel based on a circular loading element.

    Geophys. J. Int. 88: 90-100.

    Pan, E., Bevis, M., Han, F., Zhou, H., and Zhu, R. (2007) | (2,902K)

5. Thermoelastic deformation of a transversely isotropic and layered half‑space by surface loads and internal sources.

    Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 60: 254‑264.

    Pan, E. (1990) | (841K)

6. Static response of a transversely isotropic and layered half‑space to general dislocation sources. 

    Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 58: 103‑117.

    Pan, E. (1989) | (938K)

7. Static response of a transversely isotropic and layered half‑space to general surface loads. 

    Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 54: 353‑363.

    Pan, E. (1989) | (1,134K)

 

Representative Publications in Nanoscale Science and Technology

1. Interlayer correlation of embedded quantum-dot arrays through their surface strain energy distributions.

    Phys. Rev. B80: 073302.

    Pan, E., Zou, Y., Chung, P. W., and Zhang, Y. (2009) | (1,135K)

2. Strain-induced variations of electronic energy band edges of embedded semiconductor quantum dots in half-space substrates.

    J. Appl. Phys. 106: 073504.  

    Pan, E., Zou, Y., Chung, P. W., and Albrecht, J. D. (2009) | (2,103K)

3. Fast multiscale kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of three-dimensional self-assembled quantum dot islands.

    Phys. Rev. B 75: 205339.

    Zhu, R., Pan, E., and Chung, P. W. (2007) | (973K)

4. On the correlation between the self-organized island pattern and substrate elastic anisotropy.

    Journal of Applied Physics 100: 013527.

    Pan, E., Zhu, R., and Chung, P. W. (2006) | (738K)

5. Strain fields in InAs/GaAs quantum wire structures: Inclusion vs. inhomogeneity

    Journal of Applied Physics 98: 013534-12.

    Pan, E., Han, F., and Albrecht, J.D. (2005) | (471K)

6. Elastic and piezoelectric fields in a substrate AlN due to a buried quantum dot.

    Journal of Applied Physics 93: 2435-2439.

    Pan, E. and Yang, B. (2003) | (831K)

7. Elastic and piezoelectric fields around a quantum dot: Fully coupled or semi-coupled model?

    Journal of Applied Physics 91: 3785-3796.

    Pan, E. (2002) | (177K)

  

 Several Significant Publications in Continuum Mechanics

 

1. Exact solution for functionally graded and layered magneto-electro-elastic plates. 

    Int. J. Engineering Science 43: 321-339. ScienceDirect TOP25 Hottest Article.

    Pan, E. and Han, F. (2005) | (435K)

2. Green’s functions for transversely isotropic piezoelectric functionally graded multilayered half spaces.

    Int. J. Solids Structures, 42: 3207-3233. ScienceDirect TOP25 Hottest Article.

    Pan, E. and Han, F. (2005) | (2,068K)

3. Eshelby problem of polygonal inclusions in anisotropic piezoelectric full- and half-planes.

    J. Mech. Phys. Solids 52: 567-589.

    Pan, E. (2004) | (756K)

4. Mindlin’s problem for an anisotropic piezoelectric half space with general boundary conditions.

    Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A 458: 181-208.

    Pan, E. (2002) | (881K)

5. Exact solution for simply supported and multilayered magneto-electro-elastic plates.

    ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 68: 608-618. Highly Cited! Citation number from Google over 170 (0n 12/16/09)!

    Pan, E. (2001) | (154K)

 

(count from June 12, 2008)

Last updated: June 7, 2008
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ASEC Room 534, Dept. of Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3905