Dr. Mullen's research interests are in the areas of computer modeling of engineering systems, biomechanics, mechanical behavior of micro electro-mechanical systems, coupled field problems, and interval methods for treating uncertainty.
Biomedical Sciences, Nanotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Homeland Security, Materials Research, Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences, Business and Entrepeneurship
Personal Focus Areas
Computational Mechanics, Reliability, Biomechanics of the human face
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
1976
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
B.S.
Structural Engineering
1977
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
M.S.
Structural Mechanics
1981
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Ph.D.
Applied Mechanics
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
08/1981 - Present
Membership
Fellow
American Society of Civil Engineers
1983 - Present
Membership
Member
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2000 - Present
Membership
Member
American Society for Engineering Education
11/2012 - Present
Membership
Member
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
2015 - Present
Membership
Member
SAE
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
1980 - 1994
Assistant/ Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
1994 - 2009
Professor of Civil Engineering, and secondary appointment: Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
1999 - 2009
Dept. Chair, Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
2002 - 2009
Frank H. Neff endowed Professor, Case Western Reserve University
2006 - Present
Founding partner, Level Growth, LLC
Atlanta
01/2010 - 10/2018
Department Chair
University of South Carolina
01/2010 - Present
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of South Carolina
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
1987
Award
Jeffcott Award for best paper on Rotating Machinery Dynamics, 11th Biennial ASME Design Engineering Division Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, .
ASME
2000
Award
Fellow
ASCE (prior to coming to USC)
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