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Jeff Kauffman

Jeff Kauffman

Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair

EMAIL
  • Office: ENG I, Suite 381
  • Email: jkauffman@ucf.edu
  • Phone: 407-823-0370

BIOGRAPHY

Jeff Kauffman is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCF. He earned  doctoral and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering at Penn State and a bachelor’s degree in engineering and applied science/aeronautics at Caltech. Kauffman conducts broad research in the areas of structural dynamics and adaptive structures, with particular focus on multifunctional and energy-efficient structures for vibration reduction, energy harvesting and structural morphing. His research has been funded by several government agencies and industry partners.

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering – Penn State
  • M.S. in Aerospace Engineering – Penn State

RESEARCH

  • Adaptive structures
  • Structural dynamics
  • Turbomachinery
  • Nonlinear dynamics

PUBLICATIONS

  • Kelley CR, Kauffman JL (2021) “Towards wearable tremor suppression using dielectric elastomer stack actuators,” Smart Materials & Structures 30 (2): 025006. doi: 10.1088/1361-665X/abccdc
  • Kelley CR, Lopp GK, Kauffman JL (2021) “Optimizing Piezoelectric Material Location and Size for Multiple-Mode Vibration Reduction of Turbomachinery Blades,” Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 143 (2): 021007. doi: 10.1115/1.4048263
  • Alam MDE, Kauffman JL, Dickerson AK (2020) “Drop ejection from vibrating damped, dampened wings,” Soft Matter 16 (7): 1931-1940. doi: 10.1039/C9SM02253H
  • Kelley CR, Kauffman JL (2020) “Optimal Control Perspective on Parkinson’s Disease: Increased Delay Between State Estimator and Controller Produces Tremor,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 28 (10): 2144-2152. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2020.3018626
  • Lopp GK, Kelley CR, Kauffman JL (2018) “On the transient dynamics of piezoelectric-based, state-switched systems,” Applied Physics Letters 112 (5): 054012. doi: 10.1063/1.5020184
  • Lopp GK, Kauffman JL (2018) “Resonance Frequency Detuning with Application Towards Blade Mistuning,” Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 140 (5): 051007. doi: 10.1115/1.4039540
  • Ganesan V, Das T, Rahnavard N, Kauffman JL (2017) “Vibration-based Monitoring and Diagnostics using Compressive Sensing,” Journal of Sound and Vibration 394: 612-630. doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2017.02.002
  • UCF Teaching Incentive Program Award, 2018, 2023
  • Teacher of the Year, UCF Pi Tau Sigma, 2017

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