Jennifer Kadlowec Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, NJ  08028-1701 Office: 232 Rowan Hall Telephone: (856) 256-5344 Fax: (856) 256-5241 kadlowec@rowan.edu

CURRENT COURSES

Freshman Engineering Clinic 1


Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic
- AAG-CSA test fixture, Sponsor - NAVAIR
- Saliva Ejector, Sponsor - Keystone Industries

Experimental investigation and constitutive modeling of mechanical behavior of materials, particularly elastomer materials and biotissues.   Injury biomechanics, Engineering education and assessment

Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering, April 1999
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Dissertation: Radial and Torsional Coupling in Elastomeric Bushings
Advisors: Professor Gregory Hulbert, Professor Alan Wineman
Sponsors: Tenneco Automotive, Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research

	Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering, April 1995 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Project: Computer Based Modules for Mechanical Vibrations Advisor: Professor Gregory Hulbert Sponsor: NSF Greenfield Coalition
	Bachelor of Science, Physics, Summa Cum Laude, June 1993 Minor: Mathematics Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

	Faculty Fellow: Summer 2000 and Summer 2001 Polymers Branch Student Researcher: Mar. 1992 - Aug. 1993, June 1994 - Sept. 1994 Microgravity Science Division John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, Cleveland, OH
	Mechanical Engineering Consultant: May 1999 - Aug. 1999 ERICO Inc., Solon, OH
	Manufacturing Engineering Intern: June 1996 - Aug. 1996 BFGoodrich Landing Gear Division, Cleveland, OH

PREVIOUS COURSES

Emerging Topics

Intro to Biomechanics (undergrad), Principles of Biomechanics (grad)

Vibrations

Analytic Dynamics

Manufacturing Processes

Statics

Solid Mechanics
Dynamics
Bioengineering Principles in Sports
Freshman Engineering Clinic I
Freshman Engineering Clinic II
Junior / Senior Clinic Projects
- Hanger Deck Crane Enhancement, Sponsor - NAVAIR
- Camera Mounting System
- Passive Cervical Range of Motion
- Hurricane Katrina Recovery
- Differential Mechanical Performance of the Q3 and Hybrid III Three Year Old Dummy Necks in Anterior-Posterior Bending
- Biomechanical Analysis of the Pose Running Method
- Kinematics and Pressure Analysis in Walking
- Silencing the Radio Studios in the Radio, TV, Film Department
- Exercise Analysis – Muscle Recruitment and Energy Expenditure in Reduced Gravity (team flew on NASA Reduced Gravity aircraft with experiment)
- Analysis of Degradation of Carbon-Black Filled Rubber Bushings
- Mechanical behavior of rubber dampers
- ASME Design Contest - Mining Problem (2003)
- Validation for Digital Mammography
- Elastomer Seal Testing - Damar, Inc.
- NAVY - Improved ATA Seal and Bearing Design
- Hands on the Human Body
- Visual Beams part 2
- Visual Beams
- Vibration Suppression using Smart Materials
- Redesign of the Submarine Antenna Transfer Assembly
- Designing a Road Towable Equipment Trailer
- ASME Design Competition - Bottling Problem (2000)
- Motion Capture for Biomechanics
- Experiment Design for Electro-Mechanical Feedback Control
- Actively Tuned Resonator
- Biomimetic Arm

OTHER INFO

General Education Requirements

General Education Course List

ME Curriculum

Updated July 6, 2009