Dr. Jahan Rasty, Ph.D., P.E., MBA
President & CEO
 

Professor & Director - Materials Performance and Failure Analysis Laboratory – Texas Tech University

CEO & President – Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC, Lubbock, Texas

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CITIZENSHIP: U.S.A.

SPECIALIZATION:  Experimental and Numerical Solid Mechanics with Emphasis:

• Materials, Mechanical Design/Mechanisms, Injury Biomechanics
• Forensic Engineering, Root-Cause Failure Analysis, Manufacturing
• Fatigue & Fracture, Corrosion, Stress Analysis, Metallurgy
• Destructive and Nondestructive Residual Stress Measurement
• Dynamic Events: Impact, Explosives, Metal Forming, Thermal Stress
• Slips, Trips and Falls, Tribology (Analysis of Surface Friction)

EDUCATION:

MBA, 1999: College of Business Administration, Texas Tech University.

Ph.D., 1987: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU).

Dissertation Title:"Experimental and Finite Element Study of Residual Stresses Induced by Non-homogeneous, Large Deformation Manufacturing Processes: Application to Zircaloy-4(R) Nuclear Fuel Cladding and Oxygen-Free High Conductivity (OFHC) Copper Tubes."

B.S./M.S., 1981/1984:: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU). Thesis Title:  "The Effect of Imperfect Contact Between Adjacent Layers on the Integrity of Multilayer Wrapped Pressure Vessels with Interlayer Gaps."

LICENSE: Registered Professional Engineer, State of Texas, Certificate No. 71689.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – member
• Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) – member
• National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) – senior member
• American Society of Materials (ASM International) – member
• The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) – member
• Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society (EDFAS) – member
• Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) - member
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) - member
• National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) - member
• National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, Inc. (NAPARS)

PROFESSIONAL  CERTIFICATIONS:

2007: Successfully completed the Vetronix/Bosch approved standardized 8-hour Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Technician Certification Course, September 9, 2007, North Las Vegas, NV.

2007: Successfully completed the Vetronix/Bosch approved 32-hour Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Data Analyst Course to qualify for individual CDR System Operator Certification, September 10-13, 2007, North Las Vegas, NV.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS:

2009: Pi Tau Sigma Honarary Mechanical Engineering Society – “Most Influential Professor” award.

2007: Pi Tau Sigma Honarary Mechanical Engineering Society – Best Professor Award for the course:  Principles of Failure Analysis & Forensic Engineering

2002-05: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International, Board of Governors – Served as the regional secretary.

2002: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International, Board of Governors – in recognition for “valued service in advancing the engineering profession as Assistant Vice President for Education (1999-2001) and Vice Chair for Education (1998-1999).”

2002: Texas Tech American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Chapter Service Award – in recognition of 13 years of service as the Faculty Advisor for the ASME chapter.

2001: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Meritorious Service Award – in recognition for his efforts in coordinating the Graduate Student Technical Conference (GSTC).

1993: Halliburton Education FoundationAward of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement and Professionalism in Education, Research and Service

1992: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Counsel on Member Affairs Award for outstanding contributions as the Faculty Advisor to the ASME Student Section at Texas Tech,

1992: Ralph Teetor award for education/research, Society of Automotive Engineers,

1991: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Board of Governors award for valued services in advancing the engineering profession.

1990: Halliburton Education FoundationAward of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement and Professionalism in Education, Research and Service,

1989: Alcoa FoundationGrant Award for Excellence in Research,

1986: American Public Works Association (APWA) Grant Award,

1984-87: Kaiser Aluminumand Chemical Company Fellow in Materials Science,

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1/85-7/85: ETHYL Corp., Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Project Engineer

Evaluated the stresses and displacements of reactor vessels under operating conditions and recommended modifications in the design of the vessels.  Analysis was conducted using the existing theoretical solutions.  In addition, ANSYS Finite Element Program was utilized to verify the theoretical results.  Due to complex geometry of reactor parts being analyzed, extensive experience in modeling of mechanical parts with complex geometry and boundary conditions was obtained.

1986-Pres. Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC

CEO & President

Performed engineering analysis and provided expert witness testimony and consulting services in the areas of Forensic Engineering, Mechanical Design, Failure Investigation, Stress Analysis, Materials Characterization/Testing, and Experimental Engineering Analysis for a number of local as well as national corporations.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1988-1993: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech,

1993-2008: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech.

2008-Pres. Full-Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

1. Jahan Rasty and Archis Marathe, “Effect of Material Composition and Failure Mode on Treatment of Corroded Fracture Surfaces for Optimal Fractography,” Accepted for presentation at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibition,  November 12-18, 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia.
    
2. Dutta, N., and Rasty, J., “Prediction of Elastic-plastic Boundary around Cold-expanded Holes Using Elastic Strain Measurement”, J. of Materials Engineering Technology (accepted)
    
3. Xiaobin Le and Jahan Rasty, “A probabilistic Approach to Determination of Component Dimensions under Fatigue Loading,” Proceedings of ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, IDETC, August 30-September 2, 2009, San Diego, CA.
    
4. Rasty J., Le, X., Palande, V., “Does Hail Damage Constitute Material Failure?  An Experimental and Finite Element Study of Hail-Induced Damage in Metallic Roofing Materials”, Journal of Engineering Failure Analysis (accepted)
    
5. Baydogan, M., Cimenoglu, E.,  Kayali, S.,and Rasty, J., “Improved Resistance to Stress-Corrosion Cracking Failures via Optimized Retrogression and Re-Aging of 7075-T6 Aluminum Sheets, Journal of Metallurgical Transactions A, Volume 39, Number 10,  October, 2008, pp. 2470-2476
    
6. Nathan Poerner, Jahan Rasty and Mike Steinzig, “Round Robin Study of Residual Stress Measurement Techniques,” 3^rd International Residual Stress Summit, October 2-4, 2007, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
    
7. Nathan Poerner, and Jahan Rasty, “Effect of Cutting Method on Residual Stress Measurement via Slitting Technique,” Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Annual Conference, June 3-6, 2007, Springfield, Massachusetts.
    
8. Shen, C.L, Yeh, J.K., Rasty, J., Chyu, M.C., Dunn, D.M., Li, Y., Watkins, B.A., “Improvement of Bone Quality in Gonad-Intact Middle-Aged Male Rats by Long-Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid”,  J. of Calcification Tissue International, Vol. 80, April 2007, , pp 286-293
    
9. Rasty, J., Le X.., Baydogan, M., and Cardenas-Garcia, J.F., “Measurement of Residual Stresses in Nuclear-grade ZR-4(R) Tubes:  Effect of Heat Treatment,” Journal of Experimental Mechanics, Vol.47, Issue 2, Apr. 2007, pp. 185-199.
    
10. R. Srinivasan,, and J. Rasty, “Prediction and Measurement of Residual Stresses in Extruded and Drawn Rods and Tubes,” The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2007 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 25 – March 1, 2007, Orlando, Florida.
     
11. Yanzhang Ma, Jianjun Liu, Chun-Xiao Gao, Allen White, W. N. Mei, and Jahan Rasty, “High-pressure X-ray diffraction study of the giant dielectric constant material CaCu3Ti4O12: evidence of stiff grain surface”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 88, 191903, May 2006. 
     
12. Chwan-Li Shen, James K. Yeh, Jahan Rasty, Yong Li, and Bruce A. Watkins, “Protective effect of dietary long chain n-3 PUFA on bone loss in intact middle-aged male rats,” British Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 95, No. 3, March 2006, pp. 462-468.
     
13. J. Rasty, and X. Le, “Does Hail Damage Constitute Material Failure?  An Experimental and Finite Element Study of Hail-induced Damage in Metallic Roofing Materials,”  2nd International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis (ICEFA-II), September 13-15, 2006, Toronto, Canada.
     
14. J. Rasty, A. Ertas, and R. Couvillion, Editors, “Proceedings of the 4th Joint ASME/SDPS International Graduate Student Technical Conference”, April 7-8, 2006,  Fayetteville, Arkansas.
     
15. J. Rasty, and H. Sari-Sarraf, “Application of X-Ray Tomography, Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy to Failure Analysis of a Fill-Valve Coupling Nut,”  2nd International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis (ICEFA-II), September 13-15, 2006, Toronto, Canada.
     
16. Murat Baydoan, Hüseyin Çimenolu, E. Sabri Kayal, and Jahan Rasty, “Effect of Retrogression and Re-aging Treatment on Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of 7075 Aluminum Alloy", Proceedings of the 135th TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) Conference, March 12-16, 2006, San Antonio, TX.
     
17. Yanzhang Ma, Jianjun Liu, Chun-Xiao Gao, Allen White, W. N. Mei, and Jahan Rasty, “High-pressure X-ray diffraction study of the giant dielectric constant material CaCu3Ti4O12: evidence of stiff grain surface”, 2006 American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, March 13–17, 2006; Baltimore, MD.
     
18. J. Rasty, M. Baydogan, K. Ramkumar, I. Rivero, and J.F. Cardenas-Garcia, “Measurement of Residual Stresses in Nuclear-Grade Zircaloy-4(R) Tubes – Effect of Heat Treatment,”  2nd  Residual Stress Summit, Vancouver, Canada, August 10-12, 2005.
     
19. P. Worsey, J. Baired, and J. Rasty, Book Section: “Mechanical Aspects,” Explosively Driven Pulsed Power – Helical Magnetic Flux Compression Generators, Springer Publishing, 2005, pp. 53-125.
     
20. J. Rasty, A. Ertas, and R. Couvillion, Editors, “Proceedings of the Third Joint ASME/SDPS International Graduate Student Technical Conference”, March 31- April 2, 2005, Lubbock, TX
     
21. K.V. Ramkumar, and J. Rasty, “Effect of Combined Corrosion and Residual Stress on Fatigue Failure”, proceedings of the 2004 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) X International Congress, June 7-10, 2004, Costa Mesa, California.
     
22. J.F. Cardenas-Garcia, and J. Rasty, “The Indentation Test Revisited: Obtaining Poisson’s Ratio”, proceedings of the 2004 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) X International Congress, June 7-10, 2004, Costa Mesa, California.
     
23. J. Rasty, A. Ertas, and R. Couvillion, Editors, “Proceedings of the Second Joint ASME/SDPS International Graduate Student Technical Conference”, March 25-27, 2004, Longview, TX
     
24. Chawn-Le Shen, Dale M. Dunn, James, K. Yeh, Bruce A. Watkins, Yong Li, Ali Raja, and Jahan Rasty, “Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Prevent Aging-induced Bone Loss in Male Rats.”  Presented at the Experimental Biology Conference, Washington D.C., April 2004.
     
25. David Hemmert, John Mankowski, Jahan Rasty, Andreas Neuber, Xiaobin Le, James Dickens, and Magne Kristiansen, “Conductivity Measurements of Explosively Shocked Aluminum and OFHC Copper Used for Armature Material in a Magnetic Flux Compression Generator,” Presented at the Pulsed Power Conference, Dallas, Texas, June 16-18, 2003.
     
26. J. Rasty, R. Couvillion, and A. Ertas, Editors, “Proceedings of the First Joint ASME/SDPS International Graduate Student Technical Conference”, March 28-29, 2003, Houston, TX
     
27. Jahan Rasty and Xiaobin Le, James Dickens, Andreas Neuber, and Magne Kristiansen, “Design Criteria for Prevention of Armature Turn-Skipping in Helical Magnetic Flux Compression Generators,” Presented at the Pulsed Power Conference, Dallas, Texas, June 16-18, 2003.
     
28. Rasty, J., Le, X., Neuber, A., Dickens, J., Kristiansen, M. “Microstructural Evolution of the Armature Material Subjected to Explosive Shock-Loading in Magnetic Flux Compression Generators,” Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation and Related Topics, Moscow-St. Petersburg, Russia, July 7-14, 2002, pp. 197-201.
     
29. Rasty, J., Le, X., Neuber, A., Dickens, J., Kristiansen, M. “Effect of Scaling on Armature Expansion Angle in Magnetic Flux Compression Generators,” Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation and Related Topics, Moscow-St. Petersburg, Russia, July 7-14, 2002, pp. 191-196.
     
30. Barry J. Henry, MD, Mike Kenison, BS, Catherine McVay, PhD, Rial Rolfe, PhD, Suzanne Graham, MD, Jahan Rasty, PhD, James Slauterbeck, MD, Eugene J. Dabezies, MD, “The Effect of Local Hematoma Blocks on Early Fracture Healing,”  Feature Article in the Journal of Orthopedics, Vol. 25, No. 11, November 2002, pp. 1259-1262.
     
31. Rasty, J., Le, X., “Failure Analysis of the Rear Axles in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV),” Symposium on Failure Analysis and Prevention, 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, New York, NY, November 11-16, 2001.
     
32. Rasty, J., Le, X., Neuber, A.,  Dickens, J., and Kristiansen, M." Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Armature/Stator Contact in Magnetic Flux Compression Generators,”  Proceedings of the 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 17-22, 2001
     
33. Le, X., Rasty, J., Neuber, A.,  Dickens, J., and Kristiansen, M." Calculation of Air Temperature and Pressure History During the Operation of a Flux Compression Generator,”  Proceedings of the 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 17-22, 2001.
     
34. Hemmert, D., Rasty, J., Le, X., Neuber, A.,  Dickens, J., and Kristiansen, M." Conductivity Measurements of MFCG Armature Material Under Shock and High Strain Rates Utilizing a Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Apparatus,”  Proceedings of the 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 17-22, 2001.
     
35. Sofuoglu, H., Gedikli, H., Rasty, J., "Determination of Friction Coefficient by Employing the Ring Compression Test,” ASME Transactions - Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (JEMT), Vol. 123, issue 3, July 2001,  pp. 338-348.
     
36. Sofuoglu, H., Rasty, J., "Flow Behavior of Plasticine used in Physical Modeling of Metal Forming Processes,”  Journal of Tribology International, Vol. 33, Issue 8, October 2000, pp. 523-529.
     
37. Sofuoglu, H., Rasty, J., "On the Measurement of Friction Coefficient Utilizing the Ring Compression Test" Journal of Tribology International, Vol. 32, Issue 6, January 2000, pp. 327-335.
     
38. Neuber, A.,  Dickens, J., Giesselmann, M., Freeman, B., Rasty, J., Le, X., Krompholz, H.,  and Kristiansen, M." Fundamental Studies of a Simple Helical Magnetic Flux Compression Generator,” Proceedings of the 27th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, New Orleans, LA, June 4-7, 2000.
     
39. Rasty, J., Le, X., Neuber, A., Zhang, J., Dickens, J., "Measurement of Dynamic Electrical Conductivity of MFCG Armature Material under Conditions of Shock and High Strain Rate Loading,” Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, June 27-30, 1999, Monterey, CA, pp. 708-711.
     
40. Dutta, N., Rasty, J., "Determination of Elastic-plastic Boundary around Cold-expanded Holes Using Elastic Strain,” Proceedings of the 1999 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Spring Conference, June 7-9, 1999, Cincinnati, Ohio.
     
41. Dutta, N., Rasty, J., and Rassaian, M., “Evolution of Internal Stresses in Co-Drawing Bimetallic Rods,” Proceedings of the 1998 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Spring Conference, June 1-3, 1998, Houston, Texas.
     
42. Dutta, N., Rasty, J., and Rassaian, M. "Finite Element Analysis of Elastic-Plastic Zone Around Cold-Expanded Holes," Post-Conference Proceedings of the 1997 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Spring Conference, June 2-5, 1997, Bellevue, Washington, pp. 108-115.
     
43. Rasty, J., Dutta, N., Dehghani, M., and Rassaian, M. "Finite Element Analysis of Residual Stresses and Interface Shear Strength in Co-Drawing of Tubular Components," proceedings of the 1997 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Spring Conference, June 2-5, 1997, Bellevue, Washington.
     
44. Rasty, J. and Sofuoglu, H., " On the Measurement of Friction Coefficient Utilizing the Ring Compression Test: Part II - Effect of Deformation Speed, Strain Rate and Barreling," Proceedings of the 1996 ASME European Joint Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis (ESDA), Symposium on Manufacturing, July 1-4, 1996, Montpellier, France, PD-Vol. 75, pp. 189-197.
     
45. Bellet, M., Rasty, J., Editors, “Volume 3: Composite Materials, Manufacturing, Fatigue, and Fracture,” ASME Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ASME Publishing, 1996.
     
46. East, I.I., Veniali, F., Rasty, J., Gransberg, D.D., Ertas, A., Editors, “Integrated Design and Process Technology,” Society for Design and Process Science Publishing, 1996.
     
47. Rasty, J., H. Shin, "The Effect of Machining Operations on Changes in Curvature and Redistribution of Residual Stresses," Proceedings of the 1995 ASME/Winter Annual Meeting - Symposium on Recent Advances in Structural Mechanics, November 12-17, 1995, San Francisco, CA, PVP-Vol. 321/NE-Vol.18, pp. 65-78.
     
48. Sofuoglu, H., and Rasty, J. " On the Measurement of Friction Coefficient Utilizing the Ring Compression Test: Part I - Effect of Material Properties," Proceedings of the 1994 ASME European Joint Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis (ESDA), Symposium on Design: Analysis, Synthesis, and Applications, July 4-7, 1994, London, England, PD - Vol. 64-8.1, pp. 55-62.
     
49. Rasty, J., Kolarik, W., and Chen, B.M., "Designing Surface Mounted Components for High Reliability," Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 116, No. 3, September 1994, pp. 232-239.
     
50. Rasty, J., and Tamhane, P., "Application of the Finite Element Method to the Quasi-Static Thermoelastic Analysis of Prestress in Multilayer Pressure Vessels," ASME Transactions, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 116, No. 3, August 1994, pp. 254-260.
     
51. Hashemi, J., Rasty, J., Li, S., and Tseng, A.A., "Integral Hydro-Bulge Forming of Single and Multi-Layered Spherical Pressure Vessels," ASME Transactions, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 115, No. 3, August 1993, pp. 249-255.
     
52. Sofuoglu, H., Rasty, J., "3-D Simulation of the Extrusion Process Utilizing the Physical Modeling Technique," Journal of Energy Sources Technology. Vol. 115, No. 1, March 1993, pp. 32-40.
     
53. Rasty, J. "Application of the Sach's Boring-out and Finite Element Techniques to the Measurement of Residual Stresses In Oxygen-free High Conductivity Copper Tubes," First International Conference on Processing Materials for Properties, November 7-10, 1993, Honolulu, Hawaii.
     
54. Rasty, J. "Application of FEM to the Analysis of Tube Drawing Process:  I) Effect of Temper on Drawing and Residual Stresses," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, 1993 Spring Conference, June 6-11, 1993, Dearborn, Michigan, pp. 233-247.
     
55. Rasty, J., Book Section: "Residual (Internal) Stress Considerations in Design," The Engineering Design Process, A. Ertas, and J.C. Jones, John Wiley & Sons Publishing, 1993.
     
56. Rasty, J., Hunter, D., and Roy, G. "Application of ABAQUS and ADINA Finite Element Codes to the Analysis of Residual Stresses Induced by Rapid Quenching," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, 1993 Spring Conference, June 6-11, 1993, Dearborn, Michigan, pp. 205-213.
     
57. Rasty, J., Hashemi, J., Hunter D.E. and Dehghani, M., "Finite Element and Experimental Analysis of Stresses due to Quenching Process," Proceedings of the 1992 ASME/Winter Annual Meeting - Symposium on Computational Methods in Materials Processing, November 8-13, 1992, Anaheim, California, MD-Vol. 39 / PED-Vol.61, pp. 195-202.
     
58. Rasty, J. and Chapman, D., "Isothermal and Thermomechanical Finite-Element Analysis of the Tube Drawing Process Utilizing a Fixed, Tapered Plug," Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 1, No.4, August 1992, pp. 547-554.
     
59. Jiang, W., Dehghani, M., and Rasty, J. "An Investigation of Hydroforming of Sheet Metals with Varying Blankholding Loads," Proceedings of the 1992 ASME/Winter Annual Meeting - Symposium on Computational Methods in Materials Processing, November 8-13, 1992, Anaheim, California, MD-Vol. 39 / PED-Vol.61, pp. 87-96.
     
60. Hashemi, J., Rasty, J., and Tseng, A.A. "Application of the Integrated Hydro-Bulge Forming  Process to the Manufacturing of Multilayered Spherical Pressure Vessels," Proceedings of the 1992 ASME/Winter Annual Meeting - Symposium on Recent Advances in Structural Mechanics, November 8-13, 1992, Anaheim, CA, PVP-Vol. 248 / NE-Vol.10, pp.73-79.
     
61. Sofuoglu, H., and Rasty, J.,  "Three-Dimensional Physical Modeling of Extrusion Process," ASME European Joint Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA, June 29-July 3, 1992, Istanbul, Turkey.  ASME - PD - Vol. 47-1, pp. 377-386
     
62. Rasty, J., Hashemi, J., Hunter, D., and Roy, G., "Quenching-Induced Residual Stresses in Forged 7150-Aluminum Blocks," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Spring Conference, June 8-11, 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada. pp. 756-765   
     
63. Rasty, J. and Farahaninia, K., "Internal Stress Distributions Resulting From Cold Drawing of Aluminum Tubes," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Spring Conference, June 8-11, 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada. pp. 1793-1801.
     
64. Rasty, J., Kolarik, W., and Chen, B., "Designing Surface Mounted Components for High Reliability," Proceedings of the 1992 ASME Energy-Sources Technology Conference, Dynamics and Vibrations Symposium, January 26-29, 1992, Houston, Texas, ASME-PD-Vol. 44, pp. 41-52.
     
65. Kolarik, W., Rasty, J., Chen, B., and Kim, Y., "Electronics/Avionics Integrity: Definition, Measurement and Improvement," Proceedings of the 1992 Annual Reliability & Maintainability Conference, January, 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada, pp. 460-467.
     
66. Rasty, J. and Pushkar, T., "Application of the Finite Element Method to the Quasi-Static Thermoelastic Analysis of Prestress in Multilayer Pressure Vessels," Proceedings of the 1991 ASME/Winter Annual Meeting - Pressure Vessel and Piping Symposium, December 1-6, 1991, Atlanta, Georgia. ASME-PVP-Vol. 225 / NE-Vol. 7, pp. 95-102.
     
67. Rasty, J. and Chapman, D., "Effect of Process Variables on the Tube Drawing Process and Product Integrity," Proceedings of the 1991 ASME/Winter Annual Meeting, December 1-6, 1991, Atlanta, Georgia, ASME-PVP-Vol. 225 / NE-Vol. 7, pp. 81-94.
     
68. Rasty, J. and Hartley, C. S., "Effect of Various Degrees of Cold Working on the Residual Stress Patterns of Drawn OFHC Copper Tubes," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Spring Conference, June 9-13, 1991, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pp. 392-404.
     
69. Rasty, J., Husband, M., Eggleston, E., and McCrea, A., "Experimental Measurement of Residual Stresses Induced by Nonuniform Cooling of Aluminum Blocks," Sixty-Seventh Annual Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division Symposium, SWARM, May 15-18, 1991, Lubbock, Texas.
     
70. Rasty, J., Alcouffe, D., and Handy, S., "Effect of Friction on Physical Modeling of Extrusion Process," Sixty-Seventh Annual Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division Symposium, SWARM, May 15-18, 1991, Lubbock, Texas.
     
71. Rasty, J. and Hartley, C. S., "A Parametric Study of the Tube Drawing Process Utilizing the Finite Element Method," Proceedings of the 1990 Pacific Conference on Manufacturing, December 17-21, 1990, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, pp. 243-254.
     
72. Rasty, J. and Sofuoglu, H., "On the Validity of Using PLASTICINE in Physical Modeling of Metalworking Processes," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Spring Conference, June 3-6, 1990, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 638-640.
     
73. Rasty, J. and Sofuoglu, H., "Flow Characteristics of Various Types of PLASTICINE Used in the Physical Modeling Technique," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Spring Conference, June 3-6, 1990, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 34-43.
     
74. Rasty, J. and Hartley, C. S., "Determination of Residual Stresses in Drawn OFHC Copper Tubes Using Electrochemical Machining (ECM)," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Spring Conference, May 28-June 1, 1989, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 893-900.
     
75. Rasty, J. and Cardenas-Garcia, J. F., "Development of a Walking Machine - A Tool for Promoting Interdisciplinary Cooperation Among Undergraduate Engineering Students," Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Conference, April 2-4, 1989, Lubbock, Texas, pp. 324-331.
     
76. Cardenas-Garcia, J. F., and Rasty, J., "An Automated Video Optical Diffractometry Technique for Measurement of Strain on Curved Surfaces," Texas Research Seminars Conference, April 24-25, 1989, Dallas, Texas.
     
77. Rasty, J. and Sabbaghian, M., "The Effect of Imperfect Contact between Adjacent Layers on the Integrity of Multilayered Wrapped Vessels," Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 110, No. 3, August 1988, pp. 247-254.
     
78. Cardenas-Garcia, J. F., Rasty, J. and Moulder, J. C., "NDE Applications of an Optical Technique for Noncontact Measurement of In-Plane Strains," Proceedings of Review of Progress in Quantitative NDE, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, August 1-5, 1988, pp. 768-779.
     
79. Rasty, J. and Hartley C. S., "Experimental Measurement of Residual Stresses in Nuclear-Fuel Cladding," Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Spring Conference, June 19-23, 1986, New Orleans, Louisiana, pp. 254-263.
     
80. Rasty, J. and Sabbaghian, M., "The Effect of Imperfect Contact Between Adjacent Layers on the Integrity of Multilayer Wrapped Vessels," Proceedings of the 1985 ASME/Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 23-26, 1985, PVP-Vol 98-8, pp. 167-176.

INVITED LECTURES:

1. “Forensic Engineering Principles”, Institute for Forensic Sciences (IFS), Sep-Dec 2010, Lubbock, TX
    
2. "Principles of Failure Analysis and Solid Mechanics", Raytheon Corporation, October 4-5, 2007, Garland, Texas.
    
3. "Mechanics of Materials & Failure Analysis", Raytheon Corporation, October 13-14, 2006, Dallas, Texas.
    
4. “Foundations of Engineering Principles:  Statics, Dynamics, Materials, Solid Mechanics”, Raytheon Corporation, October 14-15, 2005, Dallas, Texas
    
5. “Principles of Forensic Engineering”, 2005 Caprock Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) Camp.   The Institute for the Development and Enrichment of Advanced Learners (IDEAL), June 30, 2005, Lubbock, TX.
    
6. “Principles of Forensic Engineering”, 2005 Caprock Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) Camp.   The Institute for the Development and Enrichment of Advanced Learners (IDEAL), June 30, 2005, Lubbock, TX.
    
7. “Foundations of Engineering Principles:  Statics, Dynamics, Materials, Solid Mechanics”, Raytheon Corporation, October 15-16, 2004, Dallas, Texas
    
8. “Foundations of Engineering Principles:  Statics, Materials, Solid Mechanics”, Raytheon Corporation, October 16-18, 2003, Dallas, Texas
    
9. “Engineering Principles:  Statics, Materials, Solid Mechanics”, Raytheon Corporation, October 17-19, 2002, Dallas, Texas.
    
10. "Materials Mechanics & Failure Analysis", Raytheon Corporation, October 11-13, 2001, Dallas, Texas.
     
11. "Design Through Failure Analysis", Raytheon Corporation, March, 20-22, 2000, Dallas, Texas
     
12. "Design Through Failure Analysis", Raytheon Corporation, March, 17-19, 1999, Dallas, Tx.
     
13. "Failure Analysis Techniques", Raytheon Corportation, Nov. 7-8, 1998 Dallas, Texas. 
     
14. "Design Through Failure Analysis", Texas Instruments, April 13-15, 1998, Dallas, Texas.
     
15. "Design Through Failure Analysis", Texas Instruments, Sep. 7-8, Oct. 10-11, Nov. 6-7, and Dec. 10-12, 1997, Dallas, Texas.
     
16. "Materials Research Issues in Aerospace Industry," Lockheed Martin Corporation, Oct. 11, 1996, Forth Worth Texas.
     
17. "Measurement of Residual Stresses Induced by Nonuniform Cooling of Aluminum Blocks," Alcoa Technical Center, August 21-22, 1991, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania.
     
18. "Finite Element Analysis of Avionics Microelectronics Subjected to Thermal and Vibrational Environments," General Dynamics, December 11, 1990, Fort Worth, Texas.
     
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