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Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
and Materials Science
Associate Faculty, Department of Bioengineering


Phone: 412-624-9788
Fax: 412-624-4846
Office: BENDM 631

Education

PhD, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, 1985

Professional Interests

Patrick Smolinski's primary research interests include the development of new computational simulation methods and the application of computational methods to problems in manufacturing and biomechanics. He is currently involved with research projects in the extended finite method for modeling solidification processes, the finite element modeling of sheet metal forming, modeling the flow of granular material, stress analysis and design of ankle replacement components, and the study of the wear of polyethylene joint components.

Selected Publications

J. Chessa, P. Smolinski, and T. Belytshcko, "Extended Finite Element Analysis for Stefan Problems," International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 58(3), pp. 1959–1977, 2002.

M.C. Miller, K. Galik, S. Conti, and P. Smolinski, "Gait Before and After Total Ankle Arthroplasty with Comparison to Athrodesis," Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2003.

P. Smolinski, K. Galik, S. Conti, and M. Miller, "Stresses in the Agility Total Ankle System," Proceedings International Congress on Total Ankle Arthroplasty, San Francisco, CA, September 2002.

P. Smolinski, K. Galik, S. Conti, and M. Miller, "Polyethylene Liner Stress in a Semi-constrained Ankle Prosthesis," Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, February 2003.

E. Bono and P. Smolinski, "Three-Dimensional Trabecular Alignment Model, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering," March 2003.

Smolinski, P., Miller, C., Marangoni, R., and Onipede, O., "Modeling the Collapse of Coiled Material," Finite Elements in Design and Analysis, accepted for publication.

Smolinski, P., Hake, R., Onipede, O., and Miller, M.C., "Computational and Experimental Dynamics Project for an Integrated Engineering Curriculum," Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 9(1), pp 1–8, 2001.

Smolinski, P., Belytschko T., and Chessa, J., "The Enhanced Finite Element Method for the Solution of Stefan Problems," submitted (International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering).

Curriculum Vitae

Smolinski joined the mechanical engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh after being a senior research engineer at the General Motors Research Labs, where he was involved in the development of computational method for the analysis of vehicle crashworthiness. He received his PhD in theoretical and applied mechanics from Northwestern University in 1985. Smolinski is a member of the Computational Mechanics Committee of the Applied Mechanics Division and the Rehabilitation and Design Committee of the Biomechanics Division of the ASME. Smolinski is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a founding member of the United States Association for Computational Mechanics.

faculty

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has 16 full time, 6 adjunct, and 5 emeritus faculty members