Northern Illinois University

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Federico Sciammarella, Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Dr. Federico Sciammarella
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Building - Room 136
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115, U.S.A.
Phone: (815) 753-1288, Fax: (815) 753-0416
E-mail: Sciammarella@niu.edu

Education

B.S., Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1994
M.S., Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1998
Ph.D., Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 2003

NIU Service

Assistant Professor, August 1, 2007-present

Other Experience

Research Engineer, Alion Science & Technology, Illinois, 2002-2007
Project Associate, National Materials Advisory Board & Board on Manufacturing & Engineering Design at the National Academies, 2003-2004
Policy Intern, National Materials Advisory Board & Board on Manufacturing & Engineering Design at the National Academies, summer 2003
Research Associate, Illinois Institute of Technology, Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering Department, 1995-2002
Rsearch Engineer, Industria Metalurgica Pescarmona (IMPSA), Mendoza, Argentina, 1994

Professional Societies

American Welding Society (AWS)
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
American Society for Metals (ASM)
Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- SHPE Academic Advisor at NIU
Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
- Secretary of Optical Division in SEM 2001-2002
- Vice President of Optical Division in SEM 2002-2003
- President of Optical Division in SEM 2003-2004

Areas of Research

Using optical methods (moir? interferometry, holography) for characterization of materials and structures including failure analysis. Using and developing laser materials processes such as cladding, heat treating and surface cleaning for manufacturing and defense industry.

Selected Journal Papers (last five years)

Cesar A. Sciammarella, Luciano Lamberti, Federico M. Sciammarella “The equivalent of Fourier Holography at the Nano-scale?Experimental Mechanics, To be published 2008

V. Malin, F. Sciammarella “Cladding of Copper-Aluminum Alloy on Steel Using High Power Direct Diode Laser in Marine Applications? Welding Journal, pp. 36-47, September 2008

V. Malin, F. Sciammarella ?I>Net Power Measurements in Laser Beam and Arc Welding? Welding Journal, pp. 44-50, July 2006

A. Yelistratov , F. Sciammarella  ?I> Laser Surfacing with Wire Feeding? Welding Journal, December 2005

C. Sciammarella, L. Lamberti, F. Sciammarella ?I>High accuracy Contouring Using Projection Moir?/I>? Optical Engineering, Vol 44(9) ,September 2005

C. Sciammarella, F. Sciammarella ?I>Industrial Applications of Optical Techniques that Measure Displacements? Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention (JFAP), Vol. 5(2) pp 61-72, April 2005

F. Sciammarella, P. Nash ?I>Optical Technique to Measure Distortion on Heat Treated Parts In-Situ?Journal of Materials JOM, Vol 57(5) pp. 66-70, May 2005

V. Malin, R. Johnson, F. Sciammarella ?I>Laser Cladding Helps Refurbish US Navy Ship Components? The AMPTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 8 No. 3, 2004

C. Sciammarella, F. Sciammarella ?I>Heisenberg principle applied to the analysis of speckle interferometry fringes?/I> Optics and lasers in Engineering, Vol 40 (5), pp. 573-588 November 2003

C. Sciammarella, F. Sciammarella, T. Kim ?I>Strain Measurements in the Nanometric Range in a Particulate Composite?/I>, Experimental Mechanics, 43,(3), 341-347, Sept. 2003

C. Sciammarella, F. Sciammarella  “Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Materials in the Micrometer Range Using Electronic Holographic-Moiré” Optical Engineering 42(5) 1215-122, May 2003

Selected Conference Papers (last five years)

F. Sciammarella, C. Sciammarella, L. Lambertti, "Experimental NanoMechanics: A Look at Edge Dislocations in 4HSiC Crystals", Proc. Of MS&T 2007, Detroit, MI Sept 16-20 2007

F. Sciammarella, P. Nash ?I>Optical Technique to Measure Distortion on Heat Treated Parts In-Situ?Journal of Materials JOM, Vol 57(5) pp. 66-70, May 2005

V. Malin, F. Sciammarella  ?I>Manufacturing Capabilities using High Power Direct Diode Laser (HPDDL) Cladding?Photonic Applications Systems Technologies PHAST2005, Maryland, 2005

V. Malin, F. Sciammarella “Measurement of Power Transferred to Substrate in Laser/Arc Cladding and Hardfacing?Mega-Rust Louisville  2005

V. Malin, F. Sciammarella “High Power Direct Diode Laser (HPDDL) Cladding?M-TEC Rockford 2005

F. Sciammarella, C. Sciammarella ?I>Combining Experimental and Numerical Techniques for Distortion Analysis of Heat Treated Parts? The 12th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Bari Italy 2004

C. Sciammarella, F. Sciammarella ?I>Isotetic Line properties in Discontinuous Fields? The 12th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Bari Italy 2004

C. Sciammarella, L. Lamberti, F. Sciammarella?I>High accuracy Contouring Using Projection Moir?/I>? The 12th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Bari Italy 2004

V. Malin, F. Sciammarella “High Power Direct Diode Laser (HPDDL) Cladding?ALAC , Ann Arbor MI 2004