Dr. Frank Fisher
Professor
Nanomechanics and Nanomaterials Lab
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Nanotechnology Graduate Program (NGP) hompage HERE

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, December 2002.
  Dissertation Title: Nanomechanics and the Viscoelastic Behavior of Carbon Nanotube-reinforced Polymers.
• M.A., Learning Sciences (School of Education and Social Policy), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, December 2000
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, December 1998
• B.S.E, Mechanical Engineering, and B.S., Applied Mathematics (dual degree), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1995

Professional Experience

• 09/18 - current, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
• 04/13 - 8/18, Interim Department Director / Department Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
• 09/10 - 8/18, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
• 08/04 - 08/10, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
• 09/02 - 07/04, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Biologically Inspired Materials (BIMat) Center, Northwestern University

Honors and Awards

• NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award
• 2018-19 Stevens Institute of Technology Employee Excellence Award for “Excellence In All We Do”
• 2016 Alexander Crombie Humphreys Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor
• 2014 Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award from the Stevens Student Government Association (SGA)
• Fulbright Specialist Roster (Engineering Education), J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
• 2009 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Symposium invitee and participant
• 2009 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston Jr. Outstanding New Educator Award
• 2009 Stevens Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award
• 2006 Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor award
• NSF Tuition Fellowship, NSF Summer Institute Short Course on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Nano Mechanics and Materials, Northwestern University, June 7-11, 2004.
• Searle Center for Teaching Excellence Teaching Assistant Fellow, Northwestern University (2000-2001, 2001-2002)
• Nugent Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University (1998)
• Walter P. Murphy Fellowship, School of Engineering, Northwestern University (1995)
• Fesseden-Trott Scholarship, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
• University Scholar, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Areas of Research - Technical

• Shear-induced crystallization (SIC) of polymeric nanocomposites
• Characterization of nanoreinforced polymer systems
• Multiscale modeling of nano-composites and materials
• Industry-compatible nanocomposite processing techniques
• Bioinspired/biomimetric materials
• Mechanical characterization of materials at the nanoscale
• Viscoelastic behavior of polymeric materials
• Hybrid finite element - micromechanics methods

Areas of Research - Pedagogical/Educational

• Multimedia and asynchronous learning environments for undergraduate engineering education
• Engineering-based curricular materials for K-12 education
• Engineering outreach programs for K-12 students

A more complete description of my research (Nanomechanics and Nanomaterials Lab) is available here.