Francesco Costanzo Professional Site
Francesco Costanzo Professional Site

Francesco Costanzo, Ph.D.

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Publications

Dr. Costanzo has authored and co-authored numerous books, papers, and other publications throughout his career. Please visit the links below to explore his work:

  1. Refereed Papers
  2. Books & Parts of Books
  3. Conference Presentations
  4. Conference Proceedings

Conference Presentations

  1. Costanzo, F., N. Nama, and T. J. Huang (2017), “An Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Ap- proach to Acoustic Streaming,” 14th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM), United States Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM), July 17–20, 2017, Montreal, Canada.

  2. Costanzo, F. and S. T. Miller (2016), “A Mixture Theory Approach to the Modeling of In- terstitial Fluid Flow in Brain: Formulation and Numerical Solutions,” XII World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCMXII), International Association for Computational Me- chanics (IACM), July 24–29, 2016, Seoul, Korea.

  3. Barnkob, R., N. Nama, L. Ren, T. J. Huang, F. Costanzo and C. J. Kähler (2016), “Streaming direction and microparticle size effects in standing surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices,”The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS), The Chemical and Biological Microsystem Society, October 9–13, 2016, Dublin, Ireland.

  4. Nama, N., F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2016), “Implementation of immersed finite element method for fluid-structure interaction applications”, COMSOL Conference 2016, COMSOL, October 5–7, 2016, Boston, USA.

  5. Nama, N., F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2016), “Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) Formulation for Microacoustofluidics,” 69th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, November 20–22, 2016, Portland, Oregon, USA.

  6. Costanzo, F. and S. T. Miller (2016), “ALE-FEM for a Poroelasticity Problem from Mixture Theory,” 5th International Conference on Computational & Mathematical Biomedical Engineering, Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering (CMBE), April 10–12, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 

  7. Barnkob, R., N. Nama, L. Ren, T. J. Huang, F. Costanzo and C. J. Kähler (2016), “A- coustophoresis in Soft-Walled Microchannels Driven by Surface Acoustic Waves,” Flow17 for Microfluidics, Annual Conference on the Fundamentals and Applications of micro- and nanofluidics, July 3–5, 2017, Paris-Sorbonne and Pierre-and-Marie Curie (UPMC) Universités, Paris, France.

  8. Lanaro, E., C. S. Drapaca, B. Gluckman, E. Toro and F. Costanzo (2015), “Poroelastic Model of Glymphatic Flow Driven by Vasculature Pulsation,” 5th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Neuromuscular Disease, March 27–28, 2015, Naples, Italy.

  9. Miller, S. T. and F. Costanzo (2015), “A Poroelastic Mixture Model for Simulating Interstitial Fluid Flow in Brain: Formulation and Numerical Solutions,” 13th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 26–30, 2015, San Diego, California.

  10. Nama, N., P.-H. Huang, F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2015), “"Acoustic Streaming Driven Mixing,” COMSOL Conference 2015, October 7–9, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts.

  11. Nama, N., R. Barnkob, C. J. Kähler, F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2015), “Simulation of SAW-Driven Microparticle Acoustophoresis Using COMSOL Multiphysics®,” COMSOL Conference 2015, October 7–9, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts.

  12. Nama, N., P.-H. Huang, T. J. Huang, and F. Costanzo (2014), “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Sharp-edge-based Acoustofluidic Mixers,” Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2014, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 22–25, 2014.

  13. Nama, N., P.-H. Huang, F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2015), “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Sharp Edge Based Acoustofluidic Mixing,” μTAS 2015 — The 19th Interna- tional Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, October 25–29, 2015, Gyeongju, Korea.

  14. Nama, N., R. Barnkob, C. J. Kähler, F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2015), “Numerical Investigation of Surface Acoustic Wave Driven Microparticle Acoustophoresis,” μTAS 2015 — The 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, October 25–29, 2015, Gyeongju, Korea.

  15. Miller, S. T. and F. Costanzo (2015), “A Poroelastic Mixture Model for Simulating Interstitial Fluid Flow in Brain: Formulation and Numerical Solutions,” 52nd Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 26–28, 2015, College Station, Texas.

  16. Nama, N., P.-H. Huang, F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2015), “Numerical Analysis of Mixing by Sharp-Edge-Based Acoustofluidic Micromixer,” 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, November 22–24, 2015 Boston, Massachusetts.

  17. Nama, N., R. Barnkob, C. J. Kähler, F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2015), “Numerics of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Driven Acoustic Streaming and Radiation Force,” 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, November 22–24, 2015 Boston, Massachusetts.

  18. Nama, N., R. Barnkob, C. J. Kahler, F. Costanzo, and T. J. Huang (2014), “Numerical Analysis of Particles undergoing Acoustophoresis in a PDMS Channel Driven by Surface Acoustic Waves,” Acoustofluidics 2014, Prato, Italy, September 11–12, 2014.

  19. Nama, N., P.-H. Huang, T. J. Huang, and F. Costanzo (2014), “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Acoustic Streaming Around Oscillating Sharp-edges in Microfluidics,” The 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 26–30, 2014.

  20. Chisena, R., J. G. Brasseur, F. Costanzo, H. Gregersen, J. Zhao (2014), “Tubular Muscle Segments In Vitro and In Vivo,” 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, July 6–11, 2014, Boston, Massachusetts.

  21. Chisena, R., J. G. Brasseur, F. Costanzo, H. Gregersen, J. Zhao (2014), “Approximating the Elastic Response of Tubular Organs with an Effective Shear Modulus,” American Physical Society 67th Annual DFD Meeting, November 23–25, 2014, San Francisco, California.

  22. Heltai, L., S. Roy, and F. Costanzo (2013),“An Immersed Finite Element Method for Fluid- Structure Interaction Problems and Applications to Hydrocephalus,” SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, February 25–March 1, 2013, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

  23. Roy, S., L. Heltai, and F. Costanzo (2013), “Validation of an Immersed Finite Element Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems,” Seventh M.I.T. Conference on Compu- tational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, June 12–14, 2013, Cambridge, MA.

  24. Costanzo, F. (2012), “Current Topics in Brain Biomechanics,” invited presentation in the workshopMechanics of Soft Materials and Tissues: Modeling, Simulation and Experiments, SISSA–International School for Advanced Studies, May 7–9, 2012, Trieste, Italy.

  25. Pitt, J. S. and F. Costanzo (2011), “Influence of Thermal Coupling on Failure Statistics for a Damage Model in Thermoelastodynamics,” Multiscale Damage and Failure Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Symposium, 11th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCTAM), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, July 25–July 28, 2011.

  26. Costanzo, F. and L. Heltai (2011), “An Immersed Finite Element Method for Compressible and Incompressible Elastic Bodies Immersed in an Incompressible Linear Viscous Fluid,” Fluid-Structure Interaction Algorithms and Applications Symposium, 11th US National Con- gress on Computational Mechanics (USNCTAM), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, July 25–July 28, 2011.

  27. Heltai, L., Roy, S., and F. Costanzo (2011), “Bypassing the Explicit Approximation of the Dirac Delta Distribution in Immersed Finite Element Methods,” 48th Annual Technical Con- ference of the Society of Engineering Science (SES48), Northwestern University, Evanston IL, October 12–14, 2011.

  28. Costanzo, F. and J. G. Brasseur (2011), “Reinterpreting the Inflation and Extension Test for the In Vivo Assessments of the Elastic Properties of the Esophagus,” 48th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Engineering Science (SES48), Northwestern University, Evanston IL, October 12–14, 2011.

  29. Costanzo, F. and J. G. Brasseur (2010), “The Inapplicability of the Laplace Law for the Measurement of Wall Stiffness of Biological Tissue, and a Replacement,” Nonlinear Modeling of Muscle and Soft Tissue Symposium, 16th US National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNCTAM), The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA, June 27– July 2, 2010. 

  30. Pitt, J. S. and F. Costanzo (2010), “Damage Induced Dynamic Heating in Brittle Materi- als,” Damage Mechanics of Solids and Structure-II Symposium, 16th US National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNCTAM), The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA, June 27–July 2, 2010.

  31. Costanzo, F. (2010), “A Micromechanical Approach to Understanding The Notion of Virial Stress in Molecular Dynamics,” Workshop on the Modeling of the Mechanics of Heterogenous Media in Honor of David H. Allen’s 60th Birthday, Varese, Italy, May 29–June 1, 2010.

  32. Acharya, R., B. Evans, J. S.Pitt, F. Costanzo, and K. K. Kuo (2009), “Coupling of Transient Heating and Induced Stresses Computations in Graphite Nozzle Materials,” presented at the 8th International Symposium on Special Topics in Chemical Propulsion, 2–6 November, 2009, Cape Town, S. Africa.

  33. Pitt, J. S. and F. Costanzo (2009), “A Computational Framework for the Numerical Model- ing of Damage in Thermoelastodynamics,” National Defense Education Program Conference, Crystal City, VA, June 1, 2009.

  34. Pitt, J. S. and F. Costanzo (2008), “Theory and Simulation of a Brittle Damage Model in Thermoelastodynamics,” in the Multiscale Damage and Failure Mechanics of Engineering Ma- terials Symposium, part of the 8th World Congress On Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), June 30–July 4, 2008, Venice, Italy.

  35. Heltai, L. and F. Costanzo (2008), “Residual Based Formulations of Space-Time Discon- tinuous Galerkin Methods for Elasto-Dynamic Problems,” in the Theory and Applications of Discontinuous Galerkin Methods Symposium, part of the 8th World Congress On Com- putational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), June 30–July 4, 2008, Venice, Italy.

  36. Costanzo, F. (2008), “An Unconditionally Stable Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Linear Thermo-Elasto-Dynamics with Propagating Weak Discontinuities,” in the The- ory and Applications of Discontinuous Galerkin Methods Symposium, part of the 8th World Congress On Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th European Congress on Compu- tational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), June 30–July 4, 2008, Venice, Italy.

  37. Costanzo, F. (2008), “On the relationship between the continuum notion of stress and the notion of virial stress in molecular dynamics,” 9th Congress of the Italian Society for Applied and Industrial Mathematics (SIMAI), in Cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), September 15–19, 2008, Rome, Italy.

  38. Costanzo F. and G. L. Gray (2007), “On the Continuum-Level Stress Response of Particle Systems”, in the Symposium on Mathematical Modeling, Mechanics & Materials, part of the Mid-term meeting co-organized by the Italian Research Projects “Mathematical Models for Materials Science” and “Modeling and Approximation in Advanced Mechanical Problems”, held in Brixen/Bressanone, Italy, March 17–21, 2007.

  39. Pitt, J. S. and F. Costanzo (2007), “A Dynamic Parallel Finite-Element Implementation of a Linear Thermo-Elastic Material with Damage,” in the Multiscale Damage and Failure Mechanics Symposium, part of the 9th US National Congress in Computational Mechanics, July 23–26, 2007, San Francisco, CA. 

  40. Heltai, L. and F. Costanzo (2007), “The Use of Distributional Body Forces to Enforce Cracks in Elastic Materials,” in the Numerical Techniques for the Modeling of Failure in Solids Symposium, part of the 9th US National Congress in Computational Mechanics, July 23–26, 2007, San Francisco, CA.

  41. Costanzo, F. and G. L. Gray (2007), “Homogenization-Based Lagragian MD Scheme for the Stress-Deformation Behavior of Nanoscale Systems,” in the Computational Methods for Micro and Nano Systems Symposium, part of the 9th US National Congress in Computational Mechanics, July 23–26, 2007, San Francisco, CA.

  42. Pitt, J. S. and F. Costanzo (2007), “Dynamic Modeling of Damage in Linear Thermoelastic Materials,” SES 2007ÑThe 44th Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 21–24, College Station, TX.

  43. Khalmanova, D. K. and F. Costanzo (2006), “Discontinuous Space-Time Galerkin Finite Element Method in Linear Dynamic Fully Coupled Thermoelasticity Problems with Strain and Heat Flux Discontinuities,” ECCM-2006—III European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, June 5–9.

  44. Khalmanova, D. K. and F. Costanzo (2006), “Discontinuous Space-Time Galerkin Finite Element Method in Linear Dynamic Fully Coupled Thermoelastic Problems with Strain and Heat Flux Discontinuities,” WCCM-VII—7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Los Angeles, California, July 16–22.

  45. Miller, A. J., P. C. Andia, F. Costanzo, and G. L. Gray (2006), “The Stress-Strain Response of Nanoscale Systems”, SES 2006—The 43rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, State College, Pennsylvania, August 13–16.

  46. Thatte, A. M., J. Brasseur, and F. Costanzo (2006), “On the Misuse of the Laplace Law for Estimating Stress and Stiffness for Biological Vessels”, SES 2006—The 43rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, State College, Pennsylvania, August 13–16.

  47. Gray, G. L., F. Costanzo, P. C. Andia, D. L. Evans, B. Self, and P. J. Cornwell (2005), “The Dynamics Concept Inventory Test as a Means of Assessing Curricular Innovations,” McMat2005, the Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 1–3.

  48. Andia, P. C., F. Costanzo, and G. L. Gray (2005), “A Lagrangian-Based Approach Bridging Molecular to Continuum Scales,” McMat2005, the Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 1–3.

  49. Gray, G. L., F. Costanzo, and M. E. Plesha (2005), “Problem Solving in Statics and Dynamics: A Proposal for a Structured Approach,” 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, USA, June 12–15.

  50. Gray, G. L., F. Costanzo, D. L. Evans, P. J. Cornwell, B. Self, and J. L. Lane (2005), “The Dynamics Concept Inventory Assessment Test: A Progress Report and Some Results,”2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Ore- gon, USA, June 12–15. Awarded “Best Paper” by the Mechanics Division of ASEE.

  51. Self, B. P., G. L. Gray, D. Evans, P. Cornwell, F. Costanzo, and A. Ruina (2004) “Progress on the Dynamics Concept Inventory,” in Rocky Mountain Section Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Laramie, Wyoming, April 16–17. 

  52. Gray, G. L., D. Evans, F. Costanzo, P. Cornwell, and B. Self (2004) “Progress on the Dynamics Concept Inventory,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20–23.

  53. Randow, C. L., G. L. Gray, and F. Costanzo (2004) “A Polar Continuum Model of a Colum- nar Thin Film,” ECCOMAS 2004–European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Jyväskylä, Finland, July 24–28.

  54. Evans, D. L., G. L. Gray, F. Costanzo, P. Cornwell, and B. P. Self (2004) “Rigid Body Dynamics: Student Misconceptions and Their Diagnosis,” XXI International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw, Poland, August 15–21.

  55. Randow,C. L., G. L. Gray, and and F. Costanzo (2004), “A Micropolar Approach to Modeling Columnar Thin Films,” 41th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 10–13, 2004, Lincoln (NE).

  56. Costanzo, F., G. L. Gray, and P. C. Andia (2004), “On Hill’s Macrohomogeneity Condition and the Virial Theorem,” 41th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 10–13, 2004, Lincoln (NE).

  57. Song, J., F. Costanzo, and B.-L. Lee (2003), “Fatigue of Cord-Rubber Composites: V. Cord Reinforcement Effect,” Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, April 28–30, 2003, San Francisco, CA.

  58. Arvin, A. C., S. T. Miller, and F. Costanzo (2003), “Delivering Lectures in Introductory Graduate-Level Continuum Mechanics Courses using Mathematica,” 2003 ASEE Annual Con- ference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 22–25, 2003.

  59. Gray, G. L., D. Evans, P. Cornwell, F. Costanzo, and B. Self (2003) “Toward a Nationwide Dynamics Concept Inventory Assessment Test,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 22–25, 2003.

  60. Randow, C. L., A. J. Miller, F. Costanzo, and G. L. Gray (2003) “Mathematica Notebooks for Classroom Use in Undergraduate Dynamics: Demonstration of Theory and Examples,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 22–25, 2003.

  61. Costanzo, F. and G. L. Gray (2003), “Creating Labeled “Stand-Alone” Figures in LaTeX Using WARMreader and Adobe Illustrator under Mac OS X,” The 24th Annual Meeting and Conference of the TeX Users Group, July 20Ð24, 2003, Waikoloa, Hawaii.

  62. Gray, G. L. and F. Costanzo (2003), “Experiences and Lessons Learned Teaching LaTeX to a Group of University Students,” The 24th Annual Meeting and Conference of the TeX Users Group, July 20Ð24, 2003, Waikoloa, Hawaii.

  63. Gray, G. L., F. Costanzo, P.C. Andia and T. J. Yurick (2003), “Determination of the Me- chanical Properties of Amorphous Columnar Thin Films from MD Simulations,” Seventh U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics USNCCM7, July 27–31, 2003, Albuquerque (NM). 

  64. Johnson, D. K., J. Lane, G. L. Gray, F. Costanzo, and T. Zhang (2003) “Assessment of a Problem-Centered Approach to Putting the Motion Back in Dynamics,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 22–25, 2003.

  65. Costanzo, F. and J. R. Walton (2003), “Mode III Dynamic Crack Growth with a Rate Depen- dent Cohesive Zone and a Combined Critical Stress-COD Criterion,” Seventh U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics USNCCM7, July 27–31, 2003, in Albuquerque (NM).

  66. Costanzo, F. and J. R. Walton (2002), “Mode III Steady Dynamic Propagation of a Crack with a Rate and Temperature Dependent Cohesive Zone,” USNCTAM14 Fourteenth U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, June 23–28, 2002 Blacksburg (VA).

  67.  Costanzo, F., G. L. Gray, P. C. Andia, T. J. Yurick, Jr., and C. Randow (2002) “On the Relation Between Morphology and Elastic Properties in Amorphous Columnar Thin Films,” WCCM V Fifth World Congress on Computational Mechanics, International Association for Computational Mechanics, July 7–12, 2002, Vienna, Austria.

  68. Gray, G. L., F. Costanzo, T. J. Yurick, and P. C. Andia (2002) “Deriving Continuum Proper- ties from MD Simulations for Columnar Thin Films,” 39th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 13–16, 2002, University Park (PA).

  69. Huang, H. and F. Costanzo (2002), “On the Use of Space-time Finite Element Method in the Solution of Dynamic Crack Propagation,” 39th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 13–16, 2002, University Park (PA).

  70. Caiazzo, A. A. and F. Costanzo (2000), “Finite Element Implementation of Effective Constitu- tive Relations for the Macroscopic Analysis of Elastic Structural Components with Evolving Microcracking,” invited talk, EM2000, Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers, The University of Texas at Austin, May 21–24, 2000.

  71. Andia, P. C., F. Costanzo, and G. L. Gray (2000), “On the Estimation of Intrinsic Stresses and Elastic Moduli in Thin Films,” in the Symposium on Complex Mediums, part of the 45th Meeting of SPIE, July 30–August 1, 2000, San Diego, USA.

  72. Caiazzo, A. A. and F. Costanzo (2000), “Effective Constitutive Relations for the Structural Analysis of Components with Evolving Cracks,” invited talk, the ICTAM 2000, the 20th IUTAM Congress of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, August 27–September 2, 2000, Chicago, USA.

  73. Costanzo, F. and J. R. Walton (2000), “Temperature Effects in Dynamic Fracture,” invited talk, in the L. B. Freund Symposium On the Dynamic Failure of Materials, part of the 37th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 23–25, 2000, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

  74. Andia,P. C., F. Costanzo, G. L. Gray and T. J. Yurik (2000), “Calculation of Intrinsic Stresses and Elastic Moduli in Thin Films,” 2000 MRS Fall Meeting, Materials Research Society, Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel, November 27–December 1, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

  75. Yaeger, P. M., R. M. Marra, G. L. Gray, and F. Costanzo (1999), “Active Learning in the Engineering Classroom: Students Master the Content while Gaining Teamwork and Computer Skills,” Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 19–23, 1999.

  76. Costanzo, F. and G. L. Gray (1999), “Collaborative Learning in Undergraduate Dynamics Courses: Some Examples,” 1999 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 20–23. 

  77. Gray, G. L. and F. Costanzo (1999), “Interactive Dynamics: A Collaborative Approach to Learning Undergraduate Dynamics,” 1999 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Char- lotte, North Carolina, June 20–23.

  78. Yaeger, P. M., R. M. Marra, G. L. Gray, F. Costanzo (1999), “Assessing New Ways of Teaching Dynamics: An Ongoing Program to Improve Teaching, Learning, and Assessment,” 1999 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 20–23.

  79. Costanzo, F. and J. R. Walton (1999), “Analysis of the Dynamic Steady State Propagation of a Mode III Crack with a Temperature Dependent Cohesive Zone,” invited talk, 36th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, October 25–27, 1999, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin (TX).

  80. Costanzo, F. and G. L. Gray (1999), “Mechanics Reform: A Report from the Trenches,” 1999 Frontiers in Education Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 10–13, 1999.

  81. Gray, G. L. and F. Costanzo (1998), “Studio Learning Applications in Engineering Education– The Interactive Classroom,” in the Sixth Annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1998.

  82. Costanzo, F. (1998), “On the Numerical Solution of Integro-Differential Equations in Dynamic Fracture,” invited talk, in the Analysis of Dynamic Fracture Models Symposium, part of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (Societé Canadienne de Mathematiques Appliquées et Industrielles), May 27–31, 1998, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  83. Gray, G. L. and F. Costanzo (1998), “On the Concept of the ‘Interactive Classroom’ and its Integration into the Mechanics Curriculum,” Thirteenth U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Gainesville, Florida, June 22–26, 1998.

  84. Gray, G. L., J. Mackin, and F. Costanzo (1998), “ABET 2000 Goals: Implications for Change in Engineering and Physics Courses,” invited talk part of the 1998 Summer Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 3–8, 1998.

  85. Costanzo, F. and G. L. Gray (1998), “Interactive mechanics,” Proceedings of the Workshop on Reform of Undergraduate Mechanics Education, hosted by the Engineering Mechanics Faculty at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, August 16–18, 1998.

  86. Caiazzo, A. A. and F. Costanzo (1998), “On the Effective Elastic Properties of Compos- ites with Evolving Microcracking,” invited talk, Eighth Japan-U.S. Conference on Composite Materials, September 24–25, 1998, Baltimore (MD).

  87. Costanzo, F. and J. R. Walton (1997), “A New Technique for the Numerical Solution of a Class of Integro-Differential Equations Arising in Elastodynamic Crack Propagation Problems,” in the Prediction for Dynamic System with Evolving Damage Symposium, part of the 133rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, the 1997 National Conference on Noise Control Engineering (NOISE-CON 97), Pennsylvania State University, June 15–17.

  88. Costanzo, F. (1997), “Effective Constitutive Equation for Inelastic Composites with Grow- ing Damage: a Thermodynamics-Based Approach,” in theSymposium on Homogenization and Micromechanics of Composites, part of the McNU’97—1997 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Summer Meeting, June 29–July 2, 1997, Northwestern, Evanston, IL.

  89. Costanzo, F. and J. R. Walton (1997), “Dynamic Crack Growth with a Nonlinear Rate Depen- dent Cohesive Zone,” in the Symposium on Instabilities in Fracture, part of the McNU’97— 1997 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Summer Meeting. June 29–July 2, 1997. Northwestern, Evanston, IL.

  90. Gray, G. L., F. Costanzo, and M. D. Toniolo (1997), “A Virtual Laboratory for Engineering Materials: Laboratory Simulation for the Study of Materials Behavior using Mathematica and MATLAB,” in the Symposium on the Computing in Undergraduate Mechanics Education, part of the McNU’97—1997 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES summer meeting, June 29–July 2, 1997, Northwestern, Evanston, IL.

  91. Costanzo, F. and J. R. Walton (1996), ”The Modeling of Dynamic Crack Growth using Cohe- sive Zone Models,” invited talk, 33rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science. October 20–23, 1996, Arizona State University, Tempe (AZ).

  92. Costanzo, F. and J. R. Walton (1995), “Thermodynamically Based Failure-Zone Constitutive Models for Dynamic Crack Propagation in Elastic and Viscoelastic Materials,” ASME Winter Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 11–14, 1995. 

Streaming patterns near sharp edges in a miscroacoustofluidic channel.  Among other things, this device configuration can be used a micropump, a micromixer, a microliquefier.  

Numerical and experimental details are in (i) N. Nama, P.-H. Huang, T. J. Huang, and F. Costanzo, "Investigation of acoustic streaming patterns around oscillating sharp edges," Lab on a Chip, 14 (2014), pp. 2824–2836. DOI: 10.1039/c4lc00191e; PMID: 24903475; PMCID: PMC4096312; (ii) N. Nama, P.-H. Huang, T. J. Huang, and F. Costanzo, ``Investigation of micromixing by acoustically oscillated sharp-edges,'' Biomicrofluidics, 10 (2016), pp. 024124–1–024124–17. DOI: 10.1063/1.4946875; PMID: 27158292; PMCID: PMC4833753.

 

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Center for Neural Engineering
W-315 Millenium Science Complex
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

 
 

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