Gabriel P. Potirniche, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department

University of Idaho, P.O. Box 440902

Moscow, ID, 83842-0902

208-885-4049 (tel.)

208-885-9031 (fax)

gabrielp@uidaho.edu

http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~gabrielp/

Education

• PhD, Mississippi State University, Mechanical Engineering, 1999-2003
• MS,  Polytechnic Univ. of Bucharest, Romania, Dept. of Transportation, 1998-1999
• MS,  Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Dept. of Mechanics, 1997-1998
• BBA,   Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Dept. of Management, 1994-1998
• BS,   Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Dept. of Transportation, 1990-1995

Career

• 2007-Present, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Idaho
• 2006-2007, Research Assistant Professor, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University
• 2006-2007, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, Mississippi State University
• 2003-2006, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University
• 1999-2003, Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mississippi State University
• 1995-1999, Mechanical Engineer, Railways Depot, Bucharest, Romania

Awards and Honors

• Orr Early Career Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Materials Division Awards and Honors Committee, November, 2007
• Award for Excellence in Multiscale Modeling and Engineering Applications, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, June 2005

• Henry O. Fuchs Student Travel Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, Fatigue Design and Evaluation Committee, August 2002

• Barrier Fellowship, Mississippi State University, 2002

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), since 2004
• American Society for Materials (ASM International), since 2003