Andres Tovar
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University in Indianapolis, by courtesy)
SL 260 N
723 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
723 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-278-7090
Biography
Education
Ph.D. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 01/2005
MA/MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 05/2004
MA/MS Industrial Automation, National University of Colombia, 09/2000
BA/BS Mechanical Engineering, National University of Colombia, 07/1995
Professional Experience
Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, 8/2008 - 8/2008
Academic Director, National University of Colombia, Bogota, 5/2007 - 8/2007
Department Chairman, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, National University of Colombia, Bogota, 4/2005 - 1/2007
Awards & Honors
IUPUI Student-Athletes Favorite Professor, Fall 2012, 2/2013
Second Place, Faculty Advisor, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division Undergraduate Design Contest, 4/2012
Young Investigator Award Grant, National University of Colombia, 2005 – 2007, 8/2005
Fulbright Scholar, PhD in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Univ. of Notre Dame, 2001 – 2004, 8/2001
Honored M.S. Thesis in Industrial Automation, National University of Colombia, 2000, 5/2000
Graduate Research Scholar, Iberoamerican Program for Science and Technology Development (CYTED), 5/1998
Selected Publications
Bandi, P., D. Detwiler, J. Schmiedeler, and A. Tovar. Design of Progressively Folding Thin-Walled Tubular Components Using Compliant Mechanism Synthesis. Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 37, Issue 2, Pages: 723-735, 2015, doi:10.1007/s40430-014-0197-0, 8/2015
Liu, K., A. Tovar, E. Nutwell, and D. Detwiler. Thin-walled compliant mechanism component design assisted by machine learning and multiple surrogates. SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-1369, 2015, doi:10.4271/2015-01-1369, 5/2015
León, D., N. Arzola, and A. Tovar. Statistical analysis of the influence of tooth geometry in the performance of harmonic drive. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. Vol. 37, Pages: 723-735, 2015, doi:10.1007/s40430-014-0197-0, 2/2015
Liu, K. and A. Tovar. An efficient 3D topology optimization code written in Matlab. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 50, Issue 6, Pages: 117-1196, 2014, doi:10.1007/s00158-014-1107-x, 10/2014
Lee, S. and A. Tovar. Outrigger placement in tall buildings using topology optimization. Engineering Structures. Vol. 74, Issue 1, Pages: 122-129, 2014, doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.05.019, 5/2014
Shinde, S., P. Bandi, D. Detwiler, and A. Tovar. Structural Optimization of Thin-Walled Tubular Structures for Progressive Buckling Using Compliant Mechanism Approach. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars – Mechanical Systems, Vol. 6, Issue 1, doi: 10.4271/2013-01-0658, 2013, 4/2013
Tovar, A. and K. Khandelwal. Topology Optimization for Minimum Compliance using a Control Strategy. Engineering Structures, Vol. 48, Pages: 674-682, 2013, 3/2013
Lee, S., and A. Tovar. Topology Optimization of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Skin using Hybrid Cellular Automata. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages: 031001.1-031001.12, 2013, 2/2013
Yokota, H., A. Tovar, and A. Robling. Dynamic Muscle Loading and Mechanotransduction. BONE, Vol. 51, Issue 4, Pages 826-827, 2012, 11/2012
Goetz, J.C., H. Tan, A. Tovar, and J.E. Renaud. Two-material structural topology optimization for blast mitigation using hybrid cellular automata. Engineering Optimization. Vol. 44, Issue 8, Pages 985-1005, 2012, 9/2012
Mozumder, C., A. Tovar, and J.E. Renaud. Topometry optimization for crashworthiness design using hybrid cellular automata. International Journal of Vehicle Design, Vol. 60, Issue 1/2, Pages: 100-120, 2012, 7/2012
Penninger, C.L. A. Tovar, V. Tomar, and J.E. Renaud. A high fidelity HCA model for bone adaptation with cellular rules for bone resorption. Journal of Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials, Vol. 1, Pages: 66-76, 2012, 5/2012
Guo, L., J. Huang, A. Tovar, and J.E. Renaud. Multidomain Topology Optimization for Crashworthiness based on Hybrid Cellular Automata. Key Engineering Materials. Vol. 486, Pages 250-253, 2011, 10/2011
Penninger, C.L., A. Tovar, L.T. Watson, and J.E. Renaud. KKT conditions satisfied using adaptive neighboring in hybrid cellular automata for topology optimization. International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics. Vol. 66, Issue 3, Pages 245-262, 2011, 8/2011
Guo, L., A. Tovar, C.L. Penninger and J.E. Renaud. Strain-based topology optimization for crashworthiness using hybrid cellular automata. International Journal of Crashworthiness. Vol. 16, Issue 3, Pages 239-252, 2011, 7/2011
Goetz, J.C., H. Tan, A. Tovar, J.E. Renaud. Optimization of One-Dimensional Aluminum Foam Armor Model for Pressure Loading, SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Pages 1138-1146, 2011., 4/2011
Penninger, C.L., L.T. Watson, A. Tovar, and J.E. Renaud. Convergence Analysis of Hybrid Cellular Automata for Topology Optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. Vol. 40, Issue 1-6, Pages 271-282, 2010., 9/2010
Expertise
- Nanotechnology
- Nanomanufacturing
- Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectometry Characterization
- Aerosol Science & Technology
- Kinetic Theory of Gases
- Thermofluiddynamic Properties
- Electrospray ionization for electrical propulsion in satellites
- Nanodusty
- multiscale
- multistep
- multichemistry Plasma modeling
- Fundamental Electrospray Ionization
Interests
- Renewable Energy
- Catalysts
- Aerosol Pollution
- Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry
- Electrical Propulsion
- Polymer Characterization
- Protein and Biomolecule Characterization
- Energy Transfer
- Molecular Dynamic coupling at the molecular Scale
- Multiscale
- Multichemistry Plasma Modeling