Joined The Citadel Faculty: January 2023
Bio
Dr. John W. Sanders is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Citadel. He earned his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his B.S. in Engineering Physics and Mathematics from Saint Louis University. The subject of his doctoral dissertation was the modeling and simulation of creep rupture in high-temperature superalloys. Currently, his research focuses on the Navier-Stokes equations, particularly the methods of variational calculus.
Education
Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2017
M.S. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2013
B.S. Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Saint Louis University, 2011
Expertise
Stress Analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Dynamics and Vibrations, Computational Methods, Analytical Mechanics, Variational Methods
Courses
Logic & Inference, Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Computer Applications, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering System Design, Computational Methods in Engineering, Lightweight Structures, Theory of Elasticity, Theory of Plasticity, Fatigue and Fracture, Advanced Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering, Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Research Interest
Analytical Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Navier-Stokes Equations, Nonlinear Dynamics & Vibrations, Solid Mechanics, STEM Education Research, Variational Calculus