Laurence J. Jacobs
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Joint Appointment in the Woodurff School)
Education
- Ph.D., Columbia University, 1987
- M.S., Polytechnic Institute of New York, 1981
- B.S., Lafayette College, 1979
Research Areas and Descriptors
Background
Dr. Jacobs began at Tech in 1988 as an Assistant Professor. Prior, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
Research
Dr. Jacobs' research focuses on the development of quantitative methodologies for the nondestructive evaluation of structural materials. This multidisciplinary work advances the efficacy of wave-based techniques by integrating elastodynamics, mechanics of materials, optics, instrumentation, sensors and digital signal processing methods. His research interests include quantitative nondestructive evaluation of civil engineering materials; wave propagation in solids, emphasizing guided waves, nonlinear methods and heterogeneous materials; optical techniques for the generation and detection of ultrasonic waves; signal processing techniques applied to nondestructive evaluation; development of acoustic sensors for condition monitoring of structural components; and structural mechanics including mechanics of composite materials.
Dr. Jacobs' plans are to continue his multidisciplinary work with an emphasis on sensors and instrumentation, diagnostic techniques for condition assessment, structural health monitoring and smart materials. His current research collaborations are with colleagues in mechanical, electrical and materials engineering (as well as civil/structural engineering) and he anticipates more interdisciplinary partnerships in the future.
Dr. Jacobs helped establish an ongoing visiting graduate student program with the University of Stuttgart (funded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst, DAAD).
Distinctions
- Sigma Xi (Georgia Tech Chapter) Best Paper Award (with Jianmin Qu), 2007
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- ANAK Award, 1998
- Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award, 1993
- Outstanding Teacher Award, 1991
- Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning/Amoco Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 1991
- Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation International Advisory Board, 2001-present
- American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Engineering Mechanics Associate Editor, 2000-2002
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) Water Arbitration Prize (for paper authored with Y. Berthelot and J. Qu), 2000
- Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellowship, 1990
Representative Publications
- W. Punurai, et al. 2007. Characterization of Multi-Scale Porosity in Cement Paste by Advanced Ultrasonic Techniques. Cement and Concrete Research 37, 38-46. .
J. Koreck, C. Valle, J. Qu, and L. J. Jacobs. 2007. Computational Characterization of Adhesive Layer Properties Using Guided Waves in Bonded Plates. Journal of NDE 26 (2-4), 97-105.
C. Pruell, J. Y. Kim, J. Qu, and L. J. Jacobs. 2007. Evaluation of Plasticity Driven Material Damage Using Lamb Waves. Applied Physics Letters 91, 231911.
H, Kuttig, M. Niethammer, S. Hurlebaus, and L. J. Jacobs. 2006. Model-Based Analysis of Dispersion Curves. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 119 (7), 2122-2130.
J. Herrmann, et al. 2006. Assessment of Material Damage in a Nickel-Base Superalloy Using Nonlinear Rayleigh Surface Waves. Journal of Applied Physics 99 (12), 124913.
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