
معرفی
Herman F. Nied is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics at Lehigh University, where he has been since 1995. He served as department chair from 2002 to 2008 and has been a Fulbright Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Graz and a Visiting Research Scientist at the Fraunhofer Institut.
- Ph.D., Applied Mechanics, Lehigh University (1981)
- M.S., Applied Mechanics, Lehigh University (1978)
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester (1976)
Nied's research spans polymer processing, fracture mechanics, electronic packaging, welding, and computational methods. His lab focuses on finite element simulations for 3-D fracture analysis and thermoforming processes.
He has graduated 25 Ph.D. and 35 M.S. students, holds 14 patents, and has received funding from Semiconductor Research Corporation, NSF, ONR, DARPA, and industry leaders like Ford and GE.
- Semiconductor Research Corporation
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Naval Research
- Department of Transportation
- DARPA
- Ford
- GE
Awards include the NSF CAREER award, GE’s Saul Dushman Award, and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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