Joined The Citadel Faculty: January 2023
Bio
Dr. John W. Sanders is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Citadel. He earned his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his B.S. in Engineering Physics and Mathematics from Saint Louis University. The subject of his doctoral dissertation was the modeling and simulation of creep rupture in high-temperature superalloys. Currently, his research interests include carbon-neutral energy, high-temperature fracture mechanics, nonlinear dynamics and vibrations, analytical mechanics, and numerical methods. Prior to joining The Citadel, Dr. Sanders was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Fullerton.
Education
Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017
M.S. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2013
B.S. Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Saint Louis University, 2011
Expertise
Solid Mechanics, Stress Analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Dynamics and Vibrations, Analytical Mechanics, Computational Mechanics
Courses
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Computer Applications, Mechanical Engineering System Design, Computational Methods in Engineering, Lightweight Structures, Theory of Elasticity
Research Interest
Analytical Mechanics, Carbon-Neutral Energy, Computational Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Navier-Stokes Equations, Nonlinear Dynamics & Vibrations, Solid Mechanics, STEM Education Research, Variational Calculus