Author: Pablo A. Tarazaga

Andrew J. Kurdila earned his Ph D in Engineering Science and Mechanics in 1989 from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Currently, he is the W. Martin Johnson Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. His areas of specialty include robotics and autonomous and dynamical systems.  Pablo A. Tarazaga earned his Ph D in 2009 from Virginia Tech, USA and is currently the Director of the Vibrations, Adaptive Structures and Testing Laboratory and the Director of the Virginia Tech Smart Infrastructure Laboratory at Virginia Tech. His research interests include structural mechanics and dynamics and control.