• Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Bettye and Darryl Heath '84 Engineering Excellence Professor
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Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — 2009
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — 2004
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez — 2002

Research Interests

    • Vibrations, acoustics, modal analysis and testing
    • Structural health monitoring (SHM and NDE)
    • Model validation, model updating and model reduction
    • Smart infrastructure, smart buildings, IoT
    • Smart biomedical devices
    • Structural mechanics, dynamics and control
    • Intelligent material applications and adaptive structures
    • Structure acoustic interactions
    • Energy harvesting

Certifications & Memberships

  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – 2022

Awards & Honors

  • Newbigin Fellow – 2024
  • Faculty Aspiring Leadership Fellow – 2023
  • James J Cain ‘51 Faculty Fellow – 2023
  • Dean’s Excellence Award: Faculty Fellow, Virginia Tech – 2021
  • John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow, Virginia Tech – 2017
  • Fellowship Award, American Society For Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) – 2017
  • Young Investigator Award, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) – 2015
  • Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures, and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS) Conference Best Symposium Paper Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – 2013

Selected Publications

  • Baird, T., Villareal, M., Tarazaga, P.A., et. al., 2024, “Shared Space and Resource Use within a Building Environment: An Indoor Geography,” The Geographical Journal.
  • Davaria, S, Malladi, S., and Tarazaga, P.A., 2023, “Self-sensing active artificial hair cells inspired by the cochlear amplifier, Part II: Experimental validations,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures.
  • Read, E., Huseman, C.J., Tarazaga, et. al., 2023, “Quantification of frequency, amplitude, and transmission from equine whole body vibration platform,” Journal of Equine Veterinary Science.
  • Krishnan, M., Gugercin, S., and Tarazaga, P. A., 2023, “A wavelet-based dynamic mode decomposition for modeling mechanical systems from partial observations,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
  • Motaharibidgoli, S., Davaria, S., Tarazaga, P.A., et. al., 2023, " Developing coexisting traveling and standing waves in Euler-Bernoulli beams using a single-point excitation and a spring-damper system," Journal of Sound and Vibration.
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