Mechanical Engineering

Beth A. Todd
Assistant Professor

Degree

Major

Institution

Date

Ph.D.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

University of Virginia

1992

M.S.

Applied Mechanics

University of Virginia

1986

B.S.

Engineering Science

The Pennsylvania State University

1981

• University of Virginia-Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Charlottesville, VA, Graduate Research Assistant in NIDRR funded Center for Wheeled Mobility and Seating, 1983-1990
• Bettis Atomic Power Lab, Div. of Westinghouse Electric Corp., West Mifflin, PA, Associate Engineer in Light Water Breeder Reactor Project, 1981-1983
• Elliott Company, Div. of Carrier Corp., Summer Engineering Student in Product Development, 1979 
   Experimental and finite element analysis of wheelchair components
   Finite element analysis of hard and soft tissue of the human body

• Undergraduate Courses- Engineering Analysis, Statics, Mechanics of Materials
• Graduate Courses- Intermediate Solid Mechanics, AppliedNumerical Methods, Finite Element Method, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Vibrations.

• Consultant for Capstone College of Nursing Project, funded by NIH, "The Effects of Touch on Premature Infants", 1993-present.
• Consultant for Gary, Naegele & Theado, Attorneys At Law, regarding Sacral Decubitus Ulcers, 1994-present.
• Consultant for NSF Young Scholars Early Alert Program: Statistics, Probability, and You through the Mathematics Department, 1995-1996.

• "Finite Element Models Generated from Magnetic Resonance Images," Engineering Foundation, $23,000, 9/1/94-8/31/95, PI: Beth Todd.
• "Computational Analysis of Whole-Body Inertia Properties", Systems Research Laboratories, $28,291, 2/1/996-10/30/996, PI: M. Virginia Marsh, Project Director: Beth Todd.
• "Perceived Gender Inequities in Freshman Engineering Design Projects", NSF through Foundation Coalition, $12,850, Co-PI's: Charles L. Karr and Beth A. Todd.

• Todd, B. A. and H. Wang., "A Visual Basic Program to Pre-Process MRI Data for Finite Element Modeling", Computers in Biology and Medicine, in press.
• Marsh, M.V., B. A. Todd, R. R. Rasmussen, D. J. Baughn, and C. Albery, "Validation of Experimental Methods for Determining Inertial Properties of Human Subjects", 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, in press.
• Vongpasseuth, T., M. V. Marsh, and B. A. Todd, "Computational Analysis of Fracture for the Human Femur", 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, in press.
• Todd, B. A., S.L. Smith, and T.S. Bunn, "Mechanical Properties of Open-Cell Foams", 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, in press.
• Todd, B. A., and M. V. Marsh, "Effects of Pilot Size on Ejection Dynamics", Developments in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol. XVII: 486-490, 1996.
• Marsh, M. V., K. W. Fields, S. D. Glasgow, and B. A. Todd, "Door-Opening Device for Wheelchair Users", Proceeding of RESNA '96 Annual Conference, pp. 256-258, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 1996.
• Todd, B. A. and T. G. Cole, "Impact of Electronics on Engineering Education", Society of Women Engineers Convention, June, 1996, in press.
• Todd, B. A. and H. Wang, "Conversion of Magnetic Resonance Images to Finite Element Models," 1995 Advances in Bioengineering, BED-Vol. 31:343-344, San Francisco, California, November 1995.
• Todd, Beth A. and Thacker, John G., "Three-Dimensional Computer Model of the Human Buttocks, In Vivo", Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 111-119, 1994.
• Todd, B. A., Woods, H.C., and Shackelford, L.C., "Mass Centers of Body Segments", Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
• Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference, pp. 335-336, Baltimore, Maryland, November 1994.

• Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honorary) 1981
• Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Honorary) 1989
• Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honorary) 1989
• Ratcliff Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 1993, 1995
• Young Engineer of the Year, ASPE, Tuscaloosa Chapter 1994

• Society of Women Engineers, member since 1977
   Moderator of "Education, Recruitment, and Retention" for Industrial
   Rountable at Regional Conference, Jan. 1993.
• National Society of Professional Engineers, member since 1981
   EIT in Pennsylvania
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, member since 1983
   Board Member, Saginaw Valley (Michigan) Chapter, 1991-1992
• RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering Society), member since 1984
   Reviewed papers and short courses on Wheeled Mobility and Seating for 1993 annual conference
• WEPAN (Women in Engineering Programs Advocates Network), member since 1992
• American Society for Engineering Education, member since 1995
   Southeastern Section, Mechanical Engineering Division, Secretary, 1995-96
• IEEE
   Chaired session of 25th Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, March 1993
   Reviewer for Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering
• SouthEastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
   Reviewer for SECTAM XVII and XVIII
   Organized two Biomechanics sessions for SECTAM XVIII
• National Science Foundation
   Reviewer for Laboratory Improvement proposals, 1994-1996