The Catholic University of America

Joseph Vignola, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
202-319-6132 phone
202-319-5173 fax
vignola@cua.edu


Education
B.S., Engineering Science and Mechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985
M.S., Engineering Science and Mechanics Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991
 
Biography
After completing his graduate work Joseph Vignola conducted research at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. His research is focused on structural dynamics and acoustics, MEMS and nanotechnology. This work is laboratory based and principally uses optical measurement systems for studying structural dynamics of micro- and nano-mechanical systems, characterizing physical properties. Over the past five years he has published a number of papers focused on damping mechanisms in micro-systems. Additionally, he has studied nondestructive testing of large-scale systems such as aircraft and submarine structures as well as frescos at the U.S. Capitol.
 
Representative Publications
Vignola, J.F., Judge, J.A., Jarzynski, J., Zalalutdinov, M., Houston, B. H. and Baldwin, J. W., “Effect of viscous loss on mechanical resonators designed for mass detection,” Applied Physics Letters 88, 041921, 2006.
 
Vignola, J.F., Bucaro, J.A., Lemon, B.R., Adams, G.W., Kurdila, A.J., Marchetti, B., Esposito, E., Tomasini, e., Simpson, H.J. and Houston, B.H., “Shaker-based laser Doppler Approach for locating delaminations in wall paintings at the United States Capitol,” J. Preservation Technology 36 (1), 25, 2005.
 
Liu, X., Vignola, J.F., Photiadis, D.M., Bucaro, J.A., Sarkissian, A., Houston, B.H., Merithew, R.D. and pohl, R.O., “Low temperature study of loss mechanisms of mechanical Oscillators,” Phys. Rev. B 316-317, 393, 2002.
 
Vignola, J.F., Morse, S.F., Houston, B.H., Bucaro, J.A., Marcus, M.H., Photiadis, D.M. and Liu, X., “Characterization of silicon micro-oscillators by scanning laser vibrometry,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 73, 3584, 2002.