• Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • James J. Cain Professor I
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Alan Palazzolo

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia – 1981
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia – 1977
  • B.S., Engineering Physics University of Toledo – 1976

Research Interests

    • Rotordynamics,
    • Magnetic bearings, motors, flywheels, electromechanical systems
    • Fluid film bearings, seals and impeller flow and forces
    • Vibrations, geothermal drilling dynamics
    • Hemodynamics, and ventricular and cavopulmonary assist devices
    • Computational methods in mechanics.

Awards & Honors

  • Best paper of the year, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) J. of Tribology – 2014, 2016
  • Lifetime achievement award, 13th International Symposium on Magnetic Bearings - 2012
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - 2006
  • R&D 100 Award, Ultra high temperature magnetic bearing - 2003
  • Senior Fellow, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station - 1999

Selected Publications

  • Palazzolo, A.B., et al. (2025). Introduction to Engineering Nonlinear and Parametric Vibrations with MATLAB and Maple. Wiley.
  • Palazzolo, A., et al. “Parametric Study of Flexure Pivot Bearing Induced Thermal Bow-Rotor Instability (Morton effect)”. ASME J. of Tribology, TRIB-21-1263
  • Palazzolo, A., et al. “Deep convolutional autoencoder augmented CFD thermal analysis of bearings with inter pad groove mixing”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 188, 1 June 2022, 122639
  • Palazzolo, A., et al. “Test and Theory for a Refined Structural Model of a Hirth Coupling”, ASME J. of Engineering and Gas Turbines for Power, Mar 2022, 144(3): 031027 (11 pages)
  • Palazzolo, A., et al. “A review of flywheel energy storage systems: state of the art and opportunities”, J. of Energy Storage (Elsevier), Volume 46, February 2022, 103576
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