Smart Materials Laboratory







 

Christopher Green

Christopher Green

Department of Mechanical Engineering

E-mail: cwgreen@vcu.edu

Phone: (804) 827-4013

Fax: (804) 828-4269

601 West Main Street, Room 305

P.O. Box 843068

Richmond, Virginia 23284 
 

Education
         ·         M.S. Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University 2006
        ·         M.Ed. Adult Education, Virginia Commonwealth University 2003
        ·         B.A., Applied Physics, Christopher Newport University May 1998

Research Interests
        ·         Smart Materials
        ·         Energy Harvesting
        ·         Embedded Systems
        ·         Wireless Sensors

Membership
         ·         American Society Of Mechanical Engineers
        ·         The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society
        ·         National Technical Association
        ·         National Society Of Black Engineers

Publications

  • Performance of thin piezoelectric materials for pyroelectric energy harvesting Xie, J.; Mane, X.P.; Green, C.W.; Mossi, K.M.; Leang, Kam K. Source: Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, v 21, n 3, p 243-249, February 2010
  • Optimizing energy harvesting parameters using response surface methodology Mane, Poorna (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284); Mossi, Karla; Green, Christopher Source: IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, v 56, n 3, p 429-436, March 2009
  • Studying the effects of temperature on energy harvesting using prestressed piezoelectric diaphragms Mane, Poorna; Mossi, Karla; Green, Christopher; Bryant, Robert Source: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 6526, 2007, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional and Composite Materials 2007
  • Harvesting energy using a thin unimorph prestressed bender: Geometrical effects Mossi, Karla; Green, Christopher; Ounaies, Zoubeida; Hughes, Esther Source: Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, v 16, n 3, p 249-261, March 2005
  • Scavenging energy from piezoelectric materials for wireless sensor applications Green, Christopher; Mossi, Karla M.; Bryant, Robert G. Source: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Advanced Energy Systems Division (Publication) AES, v 45, p 93-99, 2005, Proceedings of the ASME Advanced Energy Systems Division 2005
 

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Virginia Commonwealth University, Mechanical Engineering
Smart Materials Laboratory, 401 W. Main St., Room E3237, Richmond, Virginia, 23284-3015
804-827-5275, kmmossi@vcu.edu, 07/01/2008