Mechanical Engineering Design, 3rd Edition

Biography

Holding a Ph.D., Ansel C. Ugural is a guest professor of mechanical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey. He was a fellow of the National Science Foundation and has lectured at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Ugural occupied roles at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he functioned for two decades as a professor and head of the mechanical engineering department. He possesses extensive and diverse industrial experience in both full-time and consulting capacities as a design, development, and analysis engineer.

Dr. Ugural obtained his Master of Science in mechanical engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in engineering mechanics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has been a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Engineering Education. His name is also listed in Who’s Who in Engineering.

Professor Ugural has authored numerous books, including Integrated Approach to Mechanical Design (McGraw-Hill, 2004); Mechanical Design of Machine Components (CRC Press, 2nd ed., 2015); Stresses in Plates and Shells (McGraw-Hill, 1999); Plates and Shells: Theory and Analysis (CRC Press, 4th ed., 2016); Mechanics of Materials (McGraw-Hill, 1990); and Mechanics of Materials (Wiley, 2008). Some of these books have been translated into Korean, Chinese, and Portuguese. Dr. Ugural is also the coauthor (with S.K. Fenster) of Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity (Pearson, 6th ed., 2020). Additionally, he has published numerous articles in industry {{and professional}} journals.