Tyler Tallman

Tyler Tallman

2015 - Associate Professor

Degrees

BS, Physics and Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2010
BS, Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin, 2010
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2012
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2015

Contact

701 W. Stadium Ave.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045
Office: ARMS 3325
Office Phone: (765) 494-2490

Interests

Multifunctional Materials
Embedded Sensing
Inverse Problems
Smart Structures
Nondestructive Evaluation

Awards and Major Appointments

Elmer F. Bruhn Teaching Award, 2016
ASME SMASIS Best Journal Paper in Mechanics and Materials, 2018
ASME SMASIS Best Journal Paper in Active and Multifunctional Materials, 2020
Faculty Excellence Award in Early Career Teaching, 2021
W. A. Gustafson Teaching Award, 2021
Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, 2022 and 2023
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award, 2023
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2023
Associate Editor for the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2023–present

Publications

  1. J. Wertz, C. Flournoy, L. Homa, and T. N. Tallman, 2024, "Validation of a Multilayer Perceptron for Rapid, Direct Solution of the Electrical Impedance Tomography Inverse Problem," under review.
  2. J. Arora and T. N. Tallman, 2024, "Synergistic Carbon Nanotube + Carbon-Coated Iron Nanoparticle Polymer Composites: Electrical, Magnetic, and Mechanical Properties," under review.
  3. T. N. Tallman, L. Homa, T. Lesthaeghe, N. Schehl, M. Flores, and J. Wertz, 2024, "Detection of Indentation Damage in Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites via EIT During the Application of Bending Loads," under review.
  4. H. Hassan, W. A. Crossley, and T. N. Tallman, 2024, "Hybrid Optimization Schemes for Solving the Piezoresistive Inversion Problem in Self-Sensing Materials," under review.
  5. L. Keiderling, J. Rosendorf, C. E. Owens, K. M. Varadarajan, A. J. Hart, J. H. Schwab, T. N. Tallman, and H. Ghaednia, 2023, "Comparing Machine Learning Algorithms for Non-Invasive Detection and Classification of Failure in Piezoresistive Bone Cement via Electrical Impedance Tomography," Review of Scientific Instruments, 94, 124103.
  6. S. M. Ghazzawi and T. N. Tallman, 2023, "Deformation-Dependent Electrical Resistivity of Fiber-Reinforced Nanocomposites: A Concentric Cylindrical Model Approach," Composites Science and Technology, 243, 110251.
  7. T. N. Tallman, S. Frueh, C. Lin, M. Cherry, J. Wertz, Z. Apostolov, and L. Rueschhoff, 2023, "The Electrical Response of Refractory Carbon/Carbon Composites to High-Temperature Ablation: A Pathway to Embedded Sensing in Extreme Environments," Composites Part B: Engineering, 264, 110922.
  8. T. N. Tallman, L. Homa, M. Flores, and J. Wertz, 2023, "Damage Mapping via Electrical Impedance Tomography in Complex AM Shapes Using Mixed Smoothness and Bayesian Regularization," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 414, 116185.
  9. L. Homa, M. Sannamani, A. J. Thomas, T. N. Tallman, and J. Wertz, 2023, "Enhanced Damage Imaging in Three-Dimensional Composite Structures via Electrical Impedance Tomography with Mixed and Level Set Regularization," NDT & E International, 137, 102830.
  10. H. Hassan and T. N. Tallman, 2023, "Precise Damage Shaping in Self-Sensing Composites Using Electrical Impedance Tomography and Genetic Algorithms," Structural Health Monitoring, 22, 372-387.
  11. R. Jain, N. Kedir, H. Hassan, W. Chen, and T. N. Tallman, 2023, "Detection and Localization of Pulsed Laser Ablation via Conductivity Changes in Self-Sensing Composites," Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 34, 879-890.
  12. J. Gao, N. Kedir, J. A. Hernandez, F. Zhou, J. T. Tsai, T. N. Tallman, M. B. G. Jun, and W. Chen, 2022, "Dynamic Failure of Composite Strips Under Reverse Ballistic Impact," International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 234, 107700.
  13. J. A. Hernandez, C. Maynard, D. Gonzalez, M. Viz, C. O'Brien, J. Garcia, B. Newell, and T. N. Tallman, 2022, "The Development and Characterization of Carbon Nanofiber/Polylactic Acid Filament for Additively Manufactured Piezoresistive Sensors," Additive Manufacturing, 58, 102948.
  14. M. Sannamani, J. Gao, W. Chen, and T. N. Tallman, 2022, "Damage Detection in Non-Planar Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates via Electrical Impedance Tomography with Surface-Mounted Electrodes and Directional Sensitivity Matrices," Composites Science and Technology, 224, 109429.
  15. L. Chen, H. Hassan, T. N. Tallman, S. S. Huang, and D. Smyl, 2022, "Predicting Strain and Stress Fields in Self-Sensing Nanocomposites Using Deep Learned Electrical Tomography," Smart Materials and Structures, 31, 045024.
  16. J. Gao, N. Kedir, J. A. Hernandez, J. Gao, T. Horn, G. Kim, K. Fezzaa, T. N. Tallman, G. Palmese, R. Sterkenburg, and W. Chen, 2022, "Dynamic Fracture of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Ductile Polymer Matrix Composites and Loading Rate Effect," Composites Part B: Engineering, 235, 109754.
  17. A. Gallet, S. Rigby, T. N. Tallman, X. Kong, I. Hajirasouliha, A. Liew, D. Liu, L. Chen, A. Hauptmann, and D. Smyl, 2022, "Structural Engineering From an Inverse Problems Perspective," Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 478, 20210526.
  18. N. Kedir, J. A. Hernandez, B. H. Lim, J. Gao, X. Zhai, Y. Nie, M. N. Issahaq, T. N. Tallman, and W. Chen, 2021, "Effect of Laser Irradiation Time on the Surface Characteristics of a Carbon Fiber Composite," Journal of Laser Applications, 33, 042034.
  19. I. T. Karnik and T. N. Tallman, 2021, "An Experimental Study on the Effect of Fatigue Loading on Electrical Impedance in Open-Hole Carbon Nanofiber-Modified Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composites," Composite Structures, 276, 114463.
  20. A. J. Fairbanks, T. D. Crawford, J. A. Hernandez, J. D. Mateja, X. Zhu, T. N. Tallman, and A. L. Garner, 2021, "Electromagnetic Properties of Multiphase Composites Containing Barium Strontium Titanate and Nickel Zinc Ferrite Inclusions From 1-4 GHz," Composites Science and Technology, 211, 108826.
  21. J. Gao, N. Kedir, C. Kirk, J. A. Hernandez, J. Wang, S. Paulson, X. Zhai, T. Horn, G. Kim, K. Fezzaa, F. De Carlo, P. D. Shevchenko, T. N. Tallman, R. Sterkenburg, and W. Chen, 2021, "High-Speed Synchrotron X-Ray Phase Contrast Imaging for Evaluation of Microscale Damage Mechanisms and Fracture Toughness of Cross-Ply GFRCs," Composites Science and Technology, 210, 108814.
  22. J. Gao, Z. Guo, J. A. Hernandez, F. Zhou, Y. Nie, J. Gao, B. H. Lim, N. Kedir, X. Zhai, J. Wang, J. T. Tsai, F. De Carlo, P. D. Shevchenko, T. N. Tallman, M. B. G. Jun, G. R. Palmese, and W. Chen, 2021, "Transverse Impact by RCCs on S-Glass and Kevlar® FRC Strips," Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 146, 106425.
  23. A. J. Fairbanks, T. D. Crawford, J. A. Hernandez, J. D. Mateja, X. Zhu, T. N. Tallman, and A. L. Garner, 2021, "Electromagnetic Measurements of Composites Containing Barium Strontium Titanate or Nickel Zinc Ferrite Inclusions From 1-4 GHz," Composites Science and Technology, 210, 108798.
  24. T. D. Crawford, A. J. Fairbanks, J. A. Hernandez, T. N. Tallman, and A. L. Garner, 2021, "Nonlinear Permeability Measurements for Nickel Zinc Ferrite and Nickel Zinc Ferrite/Barium Strontium Titanate Composites From 1-4 GHz," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 57, 6100810.
  25. D. Smyl, T. N. Tallman, D. Liu, and A. Hauptmann, 2021, "An Efficient Quasi-Newton Method for Nonlinear Inverse Problems via Learned Singular Values," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 28, 748-752.
  26. D. Smyl, T. N. Tallman, J. A. Black, A. Hauptmann, and D. Liu, 2021, "Learning and Correcting non-Gaussian Model Errors," Journal of Computational Physics, 432, 110152.
  27. J. Gao, N. Kedir, C. Kirk, J. A. Hernandez, J. Wang, S. Paulson, X. Zhai, T. Horn, G. Kim, J. Gao, K. Fezzaa, F. De Carlo, P. D. Shevchenko, T. N. Tallman, R. Sterkenburg, G. R. Palmese, and W. Chen, 2021, "Real-Time Damage Characterization for GFRCs Using High-Speed Synchrotron X-Ray Phase Contrast Imaging," Composites Part B: Engineering, 207, 108565.
  28. J. Gao, C. Kirk, N. Kedir, S. Paulson, J. A. Hernandez, J. Gao, X. Zhai, J. Wang, T. Horn, G. Kim, F. De Carlo, P. D. Shevchenko, T. N. Tallman, G. R. Palmese, R. Sterkenburg, and W. Chen, 2021, "A Method for Characterization of Multiple Dynamic Constitutive Parameters of FRCs," Composites Science and Technology, 203, 108607.
  29. G. M. Koo and T. N. Tallman, 2021, "Frequency-Dependent Alternating Current Piezoresistive Switching Behavior in Self-Sensing Carbon Nanofiber Composites," Carbon, 173, 384-394.
  30. L. Zhao, T. N. Tallman, and G. Lin, 2021, "Spatial Damage Characterization in Self-Sensing Materials via Neural Network-Aided Electrical Impedance Tomography: A Computational Study," ES Materials & Manufacturing, 12, 78-88.
  31. H. Hassan and T. N. Tallman, 2020, "A Comparison of Metaheuristic Algorithms for Solving the Piezoresistive Inverse Problem in Self-Sensing Materials," IEEE Sensors Journal, 21, 659-666.
  32. T. N. Tallman and D. Smyl, 2020, "Structural Health and Condition Monitoring via Electrical Impedance Tomography in Self-Sensing Materials: A Review," Smart Materials and Structures, 29, 123001.
  33. J. A. Hernandez, N. Kedir, B. H. Lim, W. Chen, and T. N. Tallman, 2020, "An Experimental Study on the Piezoresistive and Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanocomposites Subject to High-Rate Elastic Loading," Composites Science and Technology, 198, 108285.
  34. H. Ghaednia, C. E. Owens, R. Roberts, T. N. Tallman, A. J. Hart, and K. M. Varadarajan, 2020, "Interfacial Load Monitoring and Failure Detection in Total Joint Replacements via Piezoresistive Bone Cement and Electrical Impedance Tomography," Smart Materials and Structures, 29, 085039.
  35. G. M. Koo and T. N. Tallman, 2020, "Higher-Order Resistivity-Strain Relations for Self-Sensing Nanocomposites Subject to General Deformations," Composites Part B: Engineering, 190, 107907.
  36. T. N. Tallman and H. Hassan, 2020, "A Computational Exploration of the Effect of Alignment and Aspect Ratio on Alternating Current Conductivity in Carbon Nanofiber-Modified Epoxy," Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 31, 756-770.
  37. T. N. Tallman, 2020, "The Effect of Thermal Loading on Negative Permittivity in Carbon Nanofiber/Silicone Metacomposites," Materials Today Communications, 22, 100843.
  38. H. Hassan and T. N. Tallman, 2020, "Failure Prediction in Self-Sensing Nanocomposites via Genetic Algorithm-Enabled Piezoresistive Inversion," Structural Health Monitoring, 19, 765-780. ASME SMASIS Best Journal Paper in Active and Multifunctional Materials and Best Journal Paper in Structural Health Monitoring (Runner Up).
  39. A. J. Thomas, J. J. Kim, T. N. Tallman, and C. E. Bakis, 2019, "Damage Detection in Self-Sensing Composite Tubes via Electrical Impedance Tomography," Composites Part B: Engineering, 177, 107276.
  40. T. N. Tallman and H. Hassan, 2019, "A Network-Centric Perspective on the Microscale Mechanisms of Complex Impedance in Carbon Nanofiber-Modified Epoxy," Composites Science and Technology, 181, 107669.
  41. H. Hassan, F. Semperlotti, K. W. Wang, and T. N. Tallman, 2018, "Enhanced Imaging of Piezoresistive Nanocomposites through the Incorporation of Non-Local Conductivity Changes in Electrical Impedance Tomography," Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 29, 1850-1861.
  42. T. N. Tallman and J. A. Hernandez, 2017, "The Effect of Error and Regularization Norms on Strain and Damage Identification via Electrical Impedance Tomography in Piezoresistive Nanocomposites," NDT & E International, 91, 156-163.
  43. T. N. Tallman, S. Gungor, G. M. Koo, and C. E. Bakis, 2017, "On the Inverse Determination of Displacements, Strains, and Stresses in a Carbon Nanofiber/Polyurethane Nanocomposite From Conductivity Data Obtained via Electrical Impedance Tomography," Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 28, 2617-2629. ASME SMASIS Best Journal Paper in Mechanics and Materials.
  44. T. N. Tallman and K. W. Wang, 2016, "An Inverse Methodology for Calculating Strains From Conductivity Changes in Piezoresistive Nanocomposites," Smart Materials and Structures, 25, 115046.
  45. T. N. Tallman and K. W. Wang, 2016, "Damage and Strain Identification in Multifunctional Materials via Electrical Impedance Tomography with Constrained Sine Wave Solutions," Structural Health Monitoring, 15, 235-244.
  46. T. N. Tallman, S. Gungor, K. W. Wang, and C. E. Bakis, 2015, "Tactile Imaging and Distributed Strain Sensing in Highly Flexible Carbon Nanofiber/Polyurethane Nanocomposites," Carbon, 95, 485-493.
  47. T. N. Tallman, F. Semperlotti, and K. W. Wang, 2015, "Enhanced Delamination Detection in Multifunctional Composites through Nanofiller Tailoring," Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 26, 2565-2576.
  48. T. N. Tallman, S. Gungor, K. W. Wang, and C. E. Bakis, 2015, "Damage Detection via Electrical Impedance Tomography in Glass Fiber/Epoxy Laminates with Carbon Black Filler," Structural Health Monitoring, 14, 100-109.
  49. T. N. Tallman and K. W. Wang, 2014, "The Influence of Nanofiller Alignment on Transverse Percolation and Conductivity," Nanotechnology, 26, 025501.
  50. T. N. Tallman, S. Gungor, K. W. Wang, and C. E. Bakis, 2014, "Damage Detection and Conductivity Evolution in Carbon Nanofiber Epoxy via Electrical Impedance Tomography," Smart Materials and Structures, 23, 045034.
  51. T. Tallman and K. W. Wang, 2013, "An Arbitrary Strains Carbon Nanotube Composite Piezoresistivity Model for Finite Element Integration," Applied Physics Letters, 102, 011909.
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