- Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
- Phone: 979-862-7087
- Email: darren.hartl@tamu.edu
- Office: HRBB 515C
- Website: Research Website
Educational Background
- B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University - 2004
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University - 2009
Research Interests
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- Constitutive behavior of active materials
- Computational solid mechanics
- Structural design and optimization methods
- Multifunctional structures applications
Awards & Honors
- Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Aerospace Division – 2016
- Outstanding Young Aerospace Engineer Award, Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University – 2015
- Best Paper Award, Computer and Graphics Shape Modeling International Conference – 2013
- Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research, Texas A&M University Association of Former Students – 2010
- Best Paper Award, ASME-SMASIS Conference – 2008
Selected Publications
- D. Hartl, D. Lagoudas, Thermomechanical Characterization of Shape Memory Alloys, In D. Lagoudas (Ed.), Shape Memory Alloys: Modeling and Engineering Applications, Springer, 2008, pp. 55{124.
- M. Qidwai, D. Lagoudas, D. Hartl, Numerical Implementation of an SMA Thermomechanical Constitutive Model Using Return Mapping Algorithms, In D. Lagoudas (Ed.), Shape Memory Alloys: Modeling and Engineering Applications, Springer, 2008, pp. 193{236.
- J. Schick, D. Hartl, D. Lagoudas, Incorporation of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators into Morphing Aerostructures, In J. Valasek (Ed.), Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures, Wiley, 2012
- D. Lagoudas, D. Hartl, Aerospace Applications of Shape Memory Alloys, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 221 (Special Issue, Winner of the William Sweet Smith Prize), 2007, pp. 535{552.
- D. Hartl, D. Lagoudas, Constitutive Modeling and Structural Analysis Considering Simultaneous Phase Transformation and Plastic Yield in Shape Memory Alloys, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 18, No. 10 , 2009.
- D. Hartl, D. Lagoudas, J. Mabe, F. Calkins, Use of Ni60Ti Shape Memory Alloy for Active Jet Engine Chevron Application, Part I: Thermomechanical Characterization, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2010.
- D. Hartl, J. Mooney, D. Lagoudas, J. Mabe, F. Calkins, Use of Ni60Ti Shape Memory Alloy for Active Jet Engine Chevron Application, Part II: Experimentally Validated Numerical Analysis, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2010.
- D. Hartl, G. Chatzigeorgiou, D. Lagoudas, Three-Dimensional Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Rate-Dependent Irrecoverable Deformation in Shape Memory Alloys, International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 26, No. 10, pp. 1485{1507, 2010.
- D. Hartl, D. Lagoudas, F. Calkins, Advanced Methods for the Analysis, Design, and Optimization of SMA-Based Aerostructures, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 20, 094006, 2011.
- D. Lagoudas, D. Hartl, Y. Chemisky, L. Machado, P. Popov, Constitutive Model for Poly- crystalline Shape Memory Alloys with Smooth Transformation Surfaces, International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 32{33, pp. 155{183, 2012.