Kambiz Farhang

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1. Name and Academic Rank: Kambiz Farhang, Professor

2. Degrees with Fields, Institution, and Date:

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, December 1989

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, December 1986

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, December 1983

3. Number of Years of Service on This Faculty: 19

Date of Original Appointment: August 16, 1989, Assistant Professor

Dates of Advancement in Rank:

July 1, 1995, Tenured and Promoted to Associate Professor

July 1, 1999, Professor

4. Other Related Experience--Teaching, Industrial, etc.:

• Sabbatical Leave at Borg-Warner Automotive, October 1996-December 1996

• Sabbatical Leave at Caterpillar Inc., January 15, 2003 – August 15, 2003

5. Consulting, Patents, etc. :

• Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL 

• ZF Sachs, Brazil

6. State(s) in Which Registered: None

7. Principal Publications of Last Five Years:

• Farhang, K., Seitzman, L. E. and Feng, B., 2008, “A Two-Parameter Function for Nanoscale Indentation Measurement of Near-Surface Properties,” ASME Journal of Tribology, 130, pp. 011005: 1-6.

• Sepehri, A. and Farhang, K., 2008, “On Elastic Interaction of Nominally Flat Rough Surfaces,” ASME Journal of Tribology, 130, pp. 011014: 1-5.

• Farhang, K. and Lim, A., 2007, “A Kinetic Friction Model for Viscoelastic Contact of Nominally Flat Rough Surfaces,” ASME Journal of Tribology, 129, pp. 684-688.

• Ozcan, S., Farhang, K. and Filip, P., 2007, “Assessment and Verification of a Novel Method for Near Surface Measurement of Mechanical Properties,” ASME Journal of Tribology, 129, pp. 314-320.

• Hua, D., Farhang, K. and Seitzman, L. E., 2007, “A Multi-Scale System Analysis and Verification for Improved Contact Fatigue Life Cycle of a Cam-Roller System,” ASME Journal of Tribology., 129, pp. 321-325.

• Farhang, K. and Lim, A., 2006, “A Non-Phenomenological Account of Friction/Vibration Interaction in Rotary Systems”, ASME Journal of Tribology, 128(1), pp. 103-112.

• Abdo J. and Farhang, K., 2005, “Elastic–plastic Contact Model for Rough Surfaces Based on Plastic Asperity Concept,” International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 40, pp. 495 – 506.

8. Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member:

• Society of Automotive Engineers

• American Society for Engineering Education

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

9. Honors and Awards:

• ASME Dedicated Service Award, May 2005

• ASME Outstanding Faculty Adviser Award, Region VI (32 universities), May 2005

• Runner-up, SIU Alumni Outstanding MS thesis (student Aik-Liang Lim), 2003

10. Institutional and Professional Service in the Last Five Years:

International

• Member, Advisory Board, ASME Humanitarian Shelter Design Initiative, 2006 - present

• Member, Global Communities Operating Board, 2005 - present

• Member, District Alignment Workgroup, 2005

• Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, 2000 - 2003

Regional

• District Leader, ASME District C (Former Regions VI and VII that includes 11,000 members in 57 universities in the mid-west region), 2005 - 2008

• Chair, ASME District C Operating Board 2005 - present

• Associate VP, Administration, 2002 - 2005

University

• Faculty Seed Grant Proposal Evaluation Committee, Office of Research Development and Administration, SIUC, 2005 - 2006

• Chair, PhD Committee, College of Engineering, SIUC, 2004-2006

• Departmental Strategic Committee, MEEP, SIUC, 2003-2005

• PhD Committee, College of Engineering, SIUC, 2003-2006

11. Professional Development Activities in the Last Five Years:

• Sabbatical Leave at Borg-Warner Automotive, October 1996-December 1996

• Sabbatical Leave at Caterpillar Inc., January 15, 2003 – August 15, 2003

• Active and Problem-Based Learning Workshop, September, 2007