Frederick Just, Ph.D

Frederick Just, Ph.D

Professor

Office: L-111B
frederick.just@upr.edu
T: 787-832-4040 x2546
http://www.me.uprm.edu/fjust

Education

  • Ph.D.
 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA, USA, 1998
  • M.S.
 Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayaguez, PR, 1988
  • B.S.
 Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayaguez, PR, 1985

Background

  • 2014-present
 Director, Center of Science and Engineering Resources
  • 2012-present
 Associate director, Center of Research and Development
  • 2007-present
 Professor / Associate Professor (2002-2007) / Assistant Professor (1998-2002), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
  • 1996-1997
 Instructor, University of Puerto Rico, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  • 1990-1996
 Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Engineering Mechanics Department, Charles E. Minor Fellow
  • 1989-1990
 Instructor, University of Puerto Rico, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Academic and Professional Leadership

  • Member of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

 

Conference Publications

  • Yi Jia, Ke Sun, F. Just-Agosto, Manuel Toledo Quinones; “Design and Characterization of a Passive Wireless Strain Sensor”; Measurement Science and Technology, 17, 2006, 2869-2876
  • Cechini, D. Serrano, B. Shafiq, F. Just-Agosto, “Damage Evaluation of Sandwich Composites using Vibration and Thermal Signatures”, 7th International Conference on Sandwich Structures, 29th-21st Aug. 2005, Alborg, Denmark
  • D. Serrano, B. Shafiq, D. Serrano, B. Shafiq, F. Just-Agosto, Application of Neural Network to Eigen-Parameter Based Damage Detection in Multi-Component Sandwich Ship Hull Structures, 6th International Conference on Sandwich Structures, Ft. Lauderdale, March 25-29, 2003
  • F. Just-Agosto, D. Serrano, B. Shafiq, “Convex Sets in Transient Damage Detection Scheme”, Proceedings of ASC 18th technical Conference, Gainsville Fl., 10/2003

 

Major Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

  • F. Just-Agosto, B. Shafiq, J. Jairo and D. Serrano: “Damage Detection Using Transient Temperature”, International Journal of Natural Disasters, Accidents and Civil Structures, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 129-141, June 2004.
  • C. Toro, B. Shafiq, D. Serrano, F. Just-Agosto: “Eigen-Parameter Based Damage Detection in Sandwich Composite Ship Hull Structures”, Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Vol. 16, No. 6, 2005.
  • F. Just-Agosto, B. Shafiq, D. Serrano, M. Ortiz, “Damage Detection in Sandwich Composites using Damping Matrix Identification”, Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Vol. 17, No1, 2006, 17-29
  • F. Just-Agosto, B.Shafiq, D. Serrano, “Development of a Damage Detection Scheme Applicable to Sandwich Composites”, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, Vol 9, No. 4, 343-363, 2007
  • F. Just-Agosto, David Serrano, Basir Shafiq, Andres Cecchini, “Neural Network Based Non-Destructive Evaluation of Sandwich Composites”, Journal of Composites Part B, accepted for publication

Awards

  • Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Professor 2006-2007, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, 2007
  • Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellow, 2006
  • Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Professor 2001-2002, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, 2002
  • Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Professor 2000-2001, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, 2001
  • Charles E. Minor Fellowship, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1997
  • Puerto Rico Economic Development & Commerce Office Fellowship, 1996-1994
  • BSME, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus, Cum Laude, 1985