research

Parsaoran Hutapea, Ph.D.

Temple University

Composites Laboratory, Room 208

Department of Mechanical Engineering

1947 N. 12th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19122

Phone: 215-204-5113 or 7805

E-mail: hutapea@temple.edu

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current projects

 

PEM fuel cells

Our activities are: to study the influence of vibration on failure mechanisms of PEM fuel cells and to develop a hybrid PEM fuel cell car. This work is supported by the OVPR research grant, the graduate school future faculty fellowship program, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the National Science Foundation.

 

smart nano pipet

This work is supported by the office of provost multidisciplinary grant program and the Nanotechnology Institute (NTI).

 

 

recent projects (2004 - 2008)

 

smart actuator design for a bone transport device

This work was supported by the Shriners Hospital for Children, the Scholler Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

 

smart wearable device

This work was supported by the McDonnell Foundation.

 

smart ’proof-of-concept’ aircraft

This research was supported by the Wolf Aviation Foundation.

 

failure mechanisms of composite-metal hybrid joints

The objective was to identify and study key issues associated with hybrid joint performance, fatigue, and damage evolution leading to catastrophic failure.  This was a collaboration study with Navy Carderock Division.

 

dimensional stability of microelectronic substrates

This was a collaboration study with Lehigh University and supported by Intel Corporation.

 

composites laboratory