Jarod Kelly holds a BS in ME from the University of Oklahoma. He has previously been recognized as a National Merit Scholar, and graduated summa cum laude. He was also the group leader for his senior design capstone project, which won first place, and was an Academic All Big 12 as a member of the track team. He recently presented results of his research on porous media combustion at the 23rd Oklahoma ASME/AIAA Symposium. He is being advised by Associate Professor Diann E. Brei.
Kelly is specializing in smart attachment mechanisms. This research examines how smart materials and smart structures can be incorporated into attachment mechanisms to realize improved performance and utility of any particular attachment.
"I find this area interesting because it allows us to step back and examine the fundamental use of an attachment and ask 'Is that enough, or can we get more from this?'" said Kelly. "For example, we could reduce downtime and failure of a machine if we could create a bolt that could tighten itself as vibration started to loosen it. I think this is an exciting opportunity and I look forward to conducting further research in this field."
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