UB - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York UB Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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  • Robert C. Wetherhold, Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering

  • Education: Ph.D., Applied Sciences, University of Delaware, 1983
    Office: 606 Furnas Hall
    Phone: (716) 645-3058
    FAX: (716) 645-2883
    E-mail: mecrcw .at. buffalo.edu
    Curriculum Vitae: Click for PDF
    Research Interests: All aspects of composite materials, from their fabrication through their end-use; specialties in fracture behavior, in laminate design, and in smart/multifunctional composites.

    Current Projects:

    • Durability of Composite Materials (PDF)

    Selected Papers, Publications, & Presentations:

    • R.M. Bagwell, R.C. Wetherhold, "Fiber Pullout Behavior and Impact Toughness of Short End-Modified Copper Fibers in Thermoset Matrices," Compos A, 36 (2005) 683-690.
    • V.H. Guerrero, R.C. Wetherhold, "Magnetostrictively Induced Vibration of Film-Substrate Plates," J Magn Magnetic Matls, 279 (2004) 343-352.
    • R.C. Wetherhold, J.M. McManaman, "EMI Shielding Effectiveness of Cu/Epoxy Composites," Polym Polym Compos, 13 (2005) 657-668. Erratum: 14 (2006) 121.
    • R.M. Bagwell, R.C. Wetherhold, "Short Shaped Copper Fibers in an Epoxy Matrix: Their Role in a Multifunctional Composite," Compos Sci Tech, 66(3-4), (2006), 522-530.
    • R.C. Wetherhold, M. Corjon, P.K. Das, "Multiscale Engineering of Ductile Fibers to Improve Fracture Toughness," Compos Sci Techn, 67 (2007), 2428-2437.
    • R.C. Wetherhold, P.K. Das, "Oxidation of Copper fiber surface to improve fracture toughness of Cu/epoxy composite," Mat Sci Eng A, 460-461 (2007), 344-350.
    • R.C. Wetherhold, Z. Harry, "A Rapid Chemical Method for Improving Peel Strength of Cu-Epoxy Interfaces," in press, Theo Appl Fract Mech.