Faculty and Staff - Michael “Mick” Peterson, Ph.D.

Libra Foundation Professor

208 Boardman Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5711
Phone: (207) 581-2129
Fax: (207) 581-2379
Email: michael.peterson@maine.edu

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Education:

• Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
  Northwestern University, 1993
• M.S. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
  Northwestern University, 1987
• B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering
  General Motors Institute, 1985

Research Interests:

Experimental constitutive properties and characterization of materials, waves in solids and biomechanics of animals.

Teaching:

• MEE 380 Design I
• MEE 443 Mechanical Laboratory III
• MEE 487 Design III
• MEE 488 Design IV

Selected Publications:

• X. Xie, B. Goodell, Y. Qian, G. Daniel, M. Peterson, and J. Jellison, Significance of the Heating Rate on the Physical Properties of Carbonized Wood, Horzforschung , Vol. 62, pp. 591-596, 2008
• M.L. Peterson and C.W. McIlwraith, Effect of track maintenance on mechanical properties of a dirt racetrack: A preliminary study, Equine Veterinary Journal , Vol. 40, No. 1 , 2008
• J. J. Thomason and M.L. Peterson, Biomechanical and Mechanical Investigations of the Hoof-Track Interface in Racing Horses, Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine Practice , Vol. 24, pp. 53–77, 2008
• J.P. Winn, B.L. Woodward, M.J. Moore, M.L. Peterson and J.G. Riley, Modeling Whale Entanglement Injuries: An Experimental Study of Tissue Compliance, Line Tension and Dray Length, Marine Mammal Science , Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 326-340, 2008
• A.W. Turner, J.P.Kabche, M.L. Peterson, W.G. Davids, Tension/Torsion Testing of Inflatable Fabric Tubes. Experimental Techniques . Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 47–52, 2008
• S. Ramaswamy, A.R. Greenberg, M.L. Peterson, Ultrasonic Detection of Defects in Highly Porous Polymeric Membranes, Insight – Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring , Vol. 49 No. 11, pp. 651-656, 2007

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