Office: Steinman Hall 228
Tel: (212)650-8468
Fax: (212) 650-8013
Email: elvin@ccny.cuny.eduEducation:
B.Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1993, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa;
S.M. Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.M. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1995, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
Smart Materials and Structures;
Energy Harvesting ;
Ultra Low Power Sensors;
Biomechanics;
Recent and frequently cited publications:
Elvin N, Elvin A, Spector M (2001), A self-powered mechanical strain energy sensor, Smart Materials and Structures, 10, 293-299.
Elvin N, Elvin A, Choi DH (2003), “A self-powered damage detection sensor”, The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 38(2), 115-125.
Elvin, NG, Lajnef N, Elvin AA (2006), Feasibility of structural monitoring with vibration powered sensors, Smart Materials and. Structures, 15, 977-986.
Elvin NG, Elvin AA (2008) A general equivalent circuit model for piezoelectric generators, in print Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, in press.
Lavagnino M, Arnoczky SP, Elvin N, Dodds J (Cabaud Award winner 2008) Patellar tendon strain is increased at the site of the jumper’s knee lesion during knee flexion and tendon loading. American Journal of Sports Medicine, in press.
Lajnef N, Chakrabartty S, Elvin NG (2008), A piezo-powered floating-gate sensor array for long-term fatigue monitoring in biomechanical implants, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems under review, in press.
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