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Dr. Kenneth A. Cunefare, Professor

Joseph H. Anderer Endowed Faculty Fellow (2002-2007)

Professor in Charge, Integrated Acoustics Laboratory

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Education

Ph.D. 1990, Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
M.S. 1988, Acoustical Engineering, University of Houston
B.S. 1982, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois

Experience

Professor, 2006 - present, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor, 1996 - 2006, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor, 1990 - 1996, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering
ASA F. V. Hunt Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, 1990-91, Technical University of Berlin
Research Assistant, NASA GSRP, The Pennsylvania State University, 1988-1990
Research Assistant, NASA GSRP, The University of Houston, 1987-1988
Senior Engineer, Exxon USA, Houston, Texas 1986-1987
Senior Project Engineer, Exxon USA, Midland, Texas 1984-1986
Project Engineer, Exxon Gas Systems, Inc., Houston, Texas, 1982-1984
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Research Interests

Noise control in fluid power systems. Acoustic energy harvesting from pressure ripple in hydraulic systems. Active and passive control in acoustics and vibrations, optimal structural acoustic design, structural acoustic modeling, acoustic radiation modeling.

Some Current and Recently Completed Research Projects


Hydraulic Pressure Energy Harvesting  (In progress)
 
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Graduate Student: Ellen Skow.
Undergraduate Research Experience Students: Jeremy Savor, Nalin Verma, Aaron Kranc, Zachary Koontz, Brian Hults, Karthika Poonammale Venkatsubramanian, Chong Woo (John) Han
This project is part of larger effort in fluid power, the Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power. It seeks to exploit the energy in pressure ripple in pumped hydraulic systems to generate low levels of electrical energy sufficient to power wireless sensing and transmitting nodes. Four generations of prototypes have been designed, fabricated, and tested, mainly by REU students. The devices generate up to 2.2 mW of power, adequate for their intended purposes. The devices have been designed for service in hydraulic systems up to 35 MPa (5000 psi). 
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Noise control in fluid power system using passive means (onging through affiliated projects)
Original Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Graduate Students: Ken Marek, Elliott Gruber. Graduated Ph.D. student: Nick Earnhart,
Undergraduate Research Experience Students: Anthony Crenshaw, Leighann Ngo, Stefanie Moertl, Chandana Ramitha Edirisinghe, Michael Walsh, 
This project is part of larger effort in fluid power, the Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power. Noise and vibration represent a significant barrier for the application of fluid power systems. For passive noise control, opportunities exist through the application of optimally designed components using non-traditional materials, e.g., composites, functionally graded materials, and microvoided polymers. In addition, though there are near-term opportunities it is highly likely that other ERC projects will present novel noise control challenges that will need to be addressed so that new noise and vibration barriers do not impede the success of those projects and test beds. Near term efforts in this project will explore a novel silencer design, both theoretically and experimentally. 
 
 
Descriptions of some past research projects
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Students Currently Working in My Research Group

 

 

Ken Marek

 


Ellen Skow

 


Elliott Gruber
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Kamil Kocak

 René Robért

   


  
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My Past Graduate Students

 Keith Oglesby
1994
 Scott Crane
1995
Steve Shepard
1996 
 Noelle Currey
1996 
  Brian Dater
1997

 

David Moon
1998
Janeen Jones
1998
 
 
 Jesse Ehnert
1998
 Aaron Graf
2000
 
Ryan Rye
2000 
Mark Fowler
2001
Mawuli Dzirasa
2002
Patrick Saussus
2003
  Wayne Johnson
2004
Gaylon Hollis 
2004
Tina Famighetti
2005
Mark Holdhusen
2005
Michael Michaux
2005
Alex Michaud 2007

 

Anne-Marie

 

Anne Marie Albanese-Lerner

2008

Jamie

Jamie Wilson

2009

 
 
Nick

 

 

Nick Earnhart
2012
   
 

 

Ben Beck
2012
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Dr. Manuel Collet
 Research Fellow with CNRS at FEMTO in Besancon, France. Worked on boundary impedance control for vibration suppression from July 2006 to July 2007. Collaborations ongoing still!

Professor Chan Il Park
Department of Precision Mechanical Engineering, Kangnung National University, Korea. Worked on noise control in fluid hydraulic systems from August of 2006 to August of 2007.
 

Dr. Francesco Franco, University of Naples "Frederico II", Naples, Italy. Francesco worked on a project investigating optimization of composite panel core properties for maximum transmission loss during the fall semester, 2003.

 
Alberto Ortecho and Ricardo Borjas, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Carracas, Venezuala. Alberto and Ricardo worked on the active control of brake squeal project during the fall semester, 2002.

 

Dr. Victor Rastelli and Dr. Nila Montbrun, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Carracas, Venezuala. Victor and Nila worked on the active control of brake squeal project during the fall semester, 2000.

 
 
Eugenio Ventura-Villagrasa
Worked in the Active control of brake squeal project in Spring of 2005, and participated with GTMS.

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Classes


Student Activities

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Awards

Metro Atlanta Engineer of the Year in Education, 1995
Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995
Joseph H. Anderer Endowed Faculty Fellow 2002-2007
Carroll Smith Mentor's Cup Award (FSAE Faculty Advisor Award) 2002
Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, 2004

Consulting

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Contact Information

The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Kenneth A. Cunefare, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0405

 

Office Phone:
(404) 894-4726

 Lab Phone:

 (404) 385-0207
FAX:
(404) 894-7790
E-mail:
ken.cunefare@me.gatech.edu

 PGP key:

 kenskey.txt




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