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Zoubeida Ounaies

Director, Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems (LiMC2)
Professor

Affiliation(s):

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Center for Acoustics and Vibration

232 Reber Building

zxo100@psu.edu

814-867-4443

Personal or Departmental Website

Research Areas:

Design & Manufacturing; Energy Systems; Mechanical Sciences; Sensors & Controls

Interest Areas:

Development of unique combinations of mechanical-electrical-chemical coupling in polymers and polymer nanocomposites.

 
 

 

Education

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Xiaoyue Zhao and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2023, "Role of Mechanical Properties in the Triboelectric Behavior of Polymers for Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerators", ACS Applied Electronic Materials
  • Tan Pan, Rui Leng, Oliver Uitz, Carolyn Seepersad, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2023, "Analytical modeling of a magnetoactive elastomer unimorph", Smart Materials and Structures, 32, (9)
  • Elena Vazquez, Zoubeida Ounaies, Ethan Iatesta and Jose Duarte, 2023, "Magnetic actuation of bistable flaps for kinetic building shades", Construction and Building Materials, 392
  • Amira Barhoumi Meddeb and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2023, "Interphase-assisted suppression of electrode polarization in nanoparticulate-elastomeric composites", Journal of Applied Physics, 133, (15)
  • Oliver Uitz, Rui Leng, Tan Pan, Xiaoyue Zhao, Ademola Oridate, Carolyn Seepersad, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2023, "Reactive extrusion additive manufacturing (REAM) of functionally graded, magneto-active thermoset composites", Additive Manufacturing, 67
  • Md Abdulla Al Masud, Dashiell Papula, Anil Erol, Connor Edson, Denise Widdowson, Paris Von Lockette and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2023, "Combined magnetic and electric field processing of polymer matrix composites for orthogonal control of hierarchical particle arrangements", Smart Materials and Structures, 32, (2)
  • Evan B. Heatherington, Xiaoyue Zhao, Neerav Goyal, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2022, "On the Design and Testing of an Origami Inspired Nasal Cover: Mitigating Aerosol Risks During Endoscopic Sinus Procedures", Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME, 16, (4)
  • Xiaoyue Zhao and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2022, "A facile method to enhance the flexibility and triboelectric output of PDMS using ionic liquid-coated single-wall carbon nanotubes", Nano Energy, 94
  • Md Abdulla Al Masud, Dashiell Papula, Anil Erol, Connor Edson, Denise Widdowson, Paris Von Lockette and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2022, "Combined magnetic and electric field processing of polymer matrix composites for orthogonal control of hierarchical particle arrangements", Smart Materials and Structures, 32, (2), pp. 025001
  • Wei Zhang, Saad Ahmed, Jonathan Hong, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2022, "A two-stage design optimization framework for multifield origami-inspired structures", JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, 33, (1), pp. 46-69
  • Inseok Chae, Rui Zu, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Yu Ogawa, Zhe Chen, Venkatraman Gopalan, Zoubeida Ounaies and Seong H Kim, 2021, "Electric Field-Induced Polarization Responses of Noncentrosymmetric Crystalline Biopolymers in Different Frequency Regimes - A Case Study on Unidirectionally Aligned beta-Chitin Crystals", BIOMACROMOLECULES, 22, (5), pp. 1901-1909
  • Dungan Adams, Zoubeida Ounaies and Amrita Basak, 2021, "Printability Assessment of Ethyl Cellulose Biopolymer Using Direct Ink Writing", JOM, 73, (12), pp. 3761-3770
  • Inseok Chae, Dien Ngo, Zhe Chen, Albert L. Kwansa, Xing Chen, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Nikolas J Podraza, Yaroslava G. Yingling, Zoubeida Ounaies and Seong H Kim, 2020, "Anisotropic Optical and Frictional Properties of Langmuir-Blodgett Film Consisting of Uniaxially-Aligned Rod-Shaped Cellulose Nanocrystals", ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES, 7, (9)
  • Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Inseok Chae, Federico Scurti, Justin Schwartz, Seong H Kim and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2020, "From a cholesteric non-aqueous cellulose nanocrystal suspension to a highly ordered film", MRS ADVANCES, 5, (64), pp. 3547-3554
  • Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Inseok Chae, Aijie Han, Seong H Kim and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2020, "Magnetic field effects on cellulose nanocrystal ordering in a non-aqueous solvent", CELLULOSE, 27, (14), pp. 7901-7910
  • Albert Foster, Amira Meddeb, Marc Wonders, Marek Flaska, Manish Sharma, Zoubeida Ounaies and Igor Jovanovic, 2020, "On the fabrication and characterization of heterogeneous composite neutron detectors with triple-pulse-shape-discrimination capability", NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 954
  • Anil Erol, Saad Ahmed, Zoubeida Ounaies and Paris Von Lockette, 2019, "A microstructure-based approach to modeling electrostriction that accounts for variability in spatial locations of domains", JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 124, pp. 35-62
  • Amira B. Meddeb, Tim Tighe, Zoubeida Ounaies and Oscar Lopez-Pamies, 2019, "Extreme enhancement of the nonlinear elastic response of elastomer nanoparticulate composites via interphases", COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, 156, pp. 166-173
  • Inseok Chae, Dien Ngo, Mohamadamin Makarem, Zoubeida Ounaies and Seong H Kim, 2019, "Compression-Induced Topographic Corrugation of Air/Surfactant/Water Interface: Effect of Nanoparticles Adsorbed beneath the Interface", JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 123, (42), pp. 25628-25634
  • Michael A. Vecchio, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Zoubeida Ounaies and Michael T Lanagan, 2019, "Conduction through plasma-treated polyimide: analysis of high-field conduction by hopping and Schottky theory", JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, 54, (14), pp. 10548-10559
  • Maryam Sarkarat, Amira B. Nleddeb, Sridhar Komarneni and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2019, "Impact of Stabilizer on In Situ Formation of Ag Nanoparticles in Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Matrix", MRS ADVANCES, 4, (38-39), pp. 2103-2108
  • Amal Kadimi, Hamid Kaddami, Zoubeida Ounaies, Youssef Habibi, Reiner Dieden, Bruno Ameduri and Mustapha Raihane, 2019, "Preparation and dielectric properties of poly(acrylonitrile-co-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate) materials via radical emulsion copolymerization", POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 10, (40), pp. 5507-5521
  • Inseok Chae, Dien Ngo, Mohamadamin Makarem, Zoubeida Ounaies and Seong H Kim, 2019, "Compression-Induced Topographic Corrugation of Air/Surfactant/Water Interface: Effect of Nanoparticles Adsorbed beneath the Interface", JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 123, (42), pp. 25628-25634
  • Albert Foster, Amira Meddeb, Kyle Wilhelm, Jason Nattres, Zoubeida Ounaies and Igor Jovanovic, 2018, "Characterization of lithium-glass and polyvinyl toluene heterogeneous composites with varying geometries for fast neutron detection", NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 905, pp. 29-32
  • Wei Zhang, Saad Ahmed, Sarah Masters, Jonathan Hong, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2018, "Finite element analysis of electroactive and magnetoactive coupled behaviors in multi-field origami structures", JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, 29, (20), pp. 3983-4000
  • Ruyue Song, Ben Atitallah, Hassene, Anastasia H. Muliana and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2018, "Hysteretic electro-mechanical coupling response of PZT fibers: Constitutive modeling and experiments", FERROELECTRICS, 526, (1), pp. 95-119
  • Michael A. Vecchio, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Michael T Lanagan, Zoubeida Ounaies and Jeffrey R. Shallenberger, 2018, "Plasma surface modification of P(VDF-TrFE): Influence of surface chemistry and structure on electronic charge injection", JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 124, (11)
  • Z. Ounaies, I. Chase, C. K. Jeong and S. H. Kim, 2018, "Review on eletromechanical coupling properties of biomaterials", American Chemical Society (ACS) Applied Bio Materials, 1, (4), pp. 936 - 953
  • Z. Ounaies, J. Nattress, K. Ogren, A. Foster, A. Meddeb and I. Jovanovic, 2018, "Discriminating uranium isotopes using the time-emission profiles of long-lived delayed neutrons", Physical Review Applied, 10, (2), pp. 024049
  • Z. Ounaies, H. Ben Atitallah and A. Muliana, 2018, "Hysteretic electro-mechanical coupling response of PZT fibers: Constitutive modeling and experiments", Ferroelectrics, 526, (1), pp. 95 - 119
  • Inseok Chae, Saad Ahmed, Hassene Ben Atitallah, Jiawei Luo, Qing Wang, Zoubeida Ounaies and Seong H Kim, 2017, "Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Analysis of Ferroelectric Response of PVDF-Based Copolymer and Terpolymer", Macromolecules, 50, (7), pp. 2838-2844
  • Landen Bowen, Kara Springsteen, Saad Ahmed, Erika Arrojado, Mary I Frecker, Timothy W Simpson, Zoubeida Ounaies and Paris Von Lockette, 2017, "Design, Fabrication, and Modeling of an Electric–Magnetic Self-Folding Sheet", Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 9, (2), pp. 021012
  • Paolo Celli, Stefano Gonella, Vahid Tajeddini, Anastasia Muliana, Saad Ahmed and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2017, "Wave control through soft microstructural curling: bandgap shifting, reconfigurable anisotropy and switchable chirality", Smart Materials and Structures, 26, (3), pp. 035001
  • Saad Ahmed, Zoubeida Ounaies, Arrojado and Erika Ann F., 2017, "Electric field-induced bending and folding of polymer sheets", SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 260, pp. 68-80
  • Wei Zhang, Saad Ahmed, Sarah Masters, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2017, "Finite element analysis of electroactive polymer and magnetoactive elastomer based actuation for origami folding", SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 26, (10)
  • Saad Ahmed, Zoubeida Ounaies and Michael T Lanagan, 2017, "On the impact of self-clearing on electroactive polymer (EAP) actuators", SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 26, (10)
  • Kamran A. Khan, Anastasia H. Muliana, Hassene Ben Atitallah and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2016, "Time-dependent and energy dissipation effects on the electro-mechanical response of PZTs", Mechanics of Materials, 102, pp. 74-89
  • Jason Natress, Michael Mayer, Albert Foster, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Cory Trivelpiece, Zoubeida Ounaies and Igor Jovanovic, 2016, "Capture-gated Spectroscopic Measurements of Monoenergetic Neutrons with a Composite Scintillation Detector", Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, 63, (2), pp. 1227-1235
  • A. Barhoumi Meddeb, Zoubeida Ounaies and Michael T Lanagan, 2016, "Enhancement of electrical properties of polyimide films by plasma treatment", Chemical Physics Letters, 649, pp. 111- 114
  • Ahmed Jemai, Fehmi Najar, Moez Chafra and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2016, "Modeling and parametric analysis of a unimorph piezocomposite energy harvester with interdigitated electrodes", Composite Structures, 135, pp. 176 - 190
  • H Ben Atitallah, Zoubeida Ounaies and A Muliana, 2016, "Temperature and time dependence of the electro-mechanical properties of flexible active fiber composites", Smart Materials and Structures, 25, (4), pp. 045002
  • Igor Jovanovic, A. Foster, V. Kukharev, M. Mayer, A. Meddeb, J. Nattress, Zoubeida Ounaies and Cory Luke Trivelpiece, 2016, "Spectroscopic neutron detection using composite scintillators", International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, 44, pp. 1660232
  • M. Mayer, J. Nattress, V. Kukharev, A. Foster, A. Meddeb, Cory Luke Trivelpiece, Zoubeida Ounaies and Igor Jovanovic, 2015, "Development and characterization of a neutron detector based on a lithium glass–polymer composite", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 785, pp. 117 - 122
  • Hassene Ben Atitallah, Zoubeida Ounaies and Anastasia Muliana, 2015, "A parametric study on flexible electro-active composites: Importance of geometry and matrix properties", Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 26, (17), pp. 2386–2394
  • Nirmal Sigamani, Zoubeida Ounaies, Greg Ehlert and Henry Sodano, 2015, "Electromechanical response of reduced graphene oxide–polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposites prepared through in-situ thermal reduction", Journal of Applied Physics, 117, (15), pp. 154102
  • M. Rekik, Zi Wang and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2014, "An axisymmetric problem of an embedded mixed-mode crack in a functionally graded magnetoelectroelastic infinite medium", Applied Mathematical Modelling, 38, (4), pp. 1193-1201
  • Amal Kadimi, Karima Benhamou, Zoubeida Ounaies, Albert Magnin, Alain Dufresne, Hamid Kaddami and Mustapha Raihane, 2014, "Electric field alignment of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) in silicone oil: Impact on electrical properties", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6, (12), pp. 9418-9425
  • A. Jemai, J. H. Wilck, C. A. Bober and J. L. Mines, 2014, "Mathematical Modeling of an Active-Fiber Composite Energy Harvester with Interdigitated Electrodes", Shock and Vibration, pp. 9
  • Saad Ahmed, T. Simpson, M. Frecker, Z. Ounaies, S. Ahmed, P. Von Lockette, R. Strzele and, R. Sheridan , 2014, "Origami-inspired folding and unfolding of structures: fundamental investigations of dielectric elastomer-based active materials", Smart Materials and Structures Journal, 23
  • Oscar Lopez-Pamies, Taha Goudarzi, Amira B Meddeb and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2014, "Extreme enhancement and reduction of the dielectric response of polymer nanoparticulate composites via interphasial charges", Applied Physics Letters, 104, (24), pp. 242904
  • S Ahmed, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2014, "Investigating the performance and properties of dielectric elastomer actuators as a potential means to actuate origami structures", Smart Materials and Structures, 23, (9), pp. 094003
  • Kevin McGough, Saad Ahmed, Mary I Frecker and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2014, "Finite element analysis and validation of dielectric elastomer actuators used for active origami", Smart Materials and Structures, 23, (9), pp. 094002
  • Vahid Tajeddini, Hassene Ben Atitallah, Anastasia Muliana and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2013, "Nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of active fiber composites", Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 136, (2)
  • P. Khodaparast and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2013, "On the impact of functionalization and thermal treatment on dielectric behavior of low content TiO2/PVDF nanocomposites", IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 20, (1)
  • S. Kalidindi, Zoubeida Ounaies and Jessica Dowden, 2013, "Single walled carbon nanotube reinforced high density polyethylene composites by solution casting", Journal of Nanostructured Polymers and Nanocomposites, 9, (3)
  • M. Rekik, S. El-Borgi and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2012, "An embedded mixed-mode crack in a functionally graded magnetoelectroelastic infinite medium", International Journal of Solids and Structures, 49, pp. 835-845
  • E. Helal, Zoubeida Ounaies and A. Meddeb, 2012, "Processing and characterization of two and three-phase polymer-based nanocomposites for energy storage applications", International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties, 7, (5)
  • R. Ribeiro, S. Banda, Zoubeida Ounaies, H. Ucisik, M. Usta and H. Liang, 2012, "A tribological and biomimetic study of PI-CNT composites for cartilage replacement", Journal of Materials Science, 47, (2), pp. 649-658
  • M. Rekkik, S. El-Borgi and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2012, "The axisymmetric problem of a partially insulated mixed-mode crack embedded in a functionally graded pyro magneto-electro-elastic infinite medium subjected to thermal loading", Journal of Thermal Stresses, 35, (11), pp. 947-975
  • L. H. Sun, Zoubeida Ounaies, X.-L. Gao, C. A. Whalen and Z.-G. Yang, 2011, "Preparation, characterization and modeling of carbon nanofiber/epoxy nanocomposites", Journal of Nanomaterials, 2011, pp. 8
  • A. Pankonien, Zoubeida Ounaies and C. Yang, 2011, "Electrospinning of cellulose and SWNT-cellulose nano fibers for smart applications", Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 25, (10), pp. 9
  • S. Kalidindi, Zoubeida Ounaies and H. Kaddami, 2010, "Toward the preparation of nanocomposites with oriented fillers: Electric field-manipulation of cellulose whisker in silicone oil", Smart Materials and Structures, 19, (9), pp. 1-6
  • K. Maxwell, J. Whitcomb, Zoubeida Ounaies and A. Barhoumi, 2010, "Finite element analysis of a three-phase piezoelectric nanocomposite", Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 21, (11), pp. 1073-1084
  • J. D. Jacobs, M. J. Arlen, D. H. Wang, Zoubeida Ounaies, R. Berry, L.-S. Tan, P. H. Garrett and R. A. Vaia, 2010, "Dielectric characteristics of polyimide CP2", Polymer, 51, (14), pp. 3139-3146
  • S. Deshmukh and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2009, "Single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT)-polyimide nanocomposites as electrostrictive materials", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 155, (2), pp. 246-252
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, C. Park, P. Lillehei and J. Harrison, 2008, "Evidence of piezoelectricity in SWNT-polyimide and SWNT-PZT-polyimide composites", Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 21, (5), pp. 393-409
  • R. Perez, S. Banda and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2008, "Determination of the orientation distribution function (ODF) in aligned SWNT polymer nanocomposites by polarized Raman spectroscopy", Journal of Applied Physics, 103, (7), pp. 074302.1-074302.9
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, A. Al-Masri, Y.-S. Kim and J. Grunlan, 2008, "Characterization of solution-processed double walled carbon nanotubes (DWNT)-polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocomposites", Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 293, (2), pp. 123-131
  • S. Mani, R. Perez, H. Lee, Zoubeida Ounaies, W. Hung and H. Liang, 2007, "Effects of applied potential on friction of a piezoelectric materials", Journal of Tribology, 129, (4), pp. 836-841
  • P. Bahukudumbi, E. W. Neil, A. Beskok, M. A. Bevan, G. H. Huff, D. Lagoudas and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2007, "Colloidal microstructures, transport, and impedance properties within interfacial microelectrodes", Applied Physics Letters, 90, (22), pp. 224102-224102-3
  • X. Li, L. Yan, R. Shrestha, D. Yang, Zoubeida Ounaies and E. Irene, 2006, "A study of the optical and electronic properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer thin films", Thin Solid Films, 513, (1-2), pp. 283-288
  • J. Kim, S. Yun and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2006, "Discovery of cellulose as a smart material", Macromolecules, 39, (12), pp. 4202-4206
  • S. Yun, J. Kim and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2006, "Single-walled carbon nanotube/polyaniline coated cellulose based electro-active paper (EAPap) as hybrid actuator", Smart Materials & Structures, 15, (3), pp. N61-N65
  • L. Yan, C. Park, Zoubeida Ounaies and E. Irene, 2006, "An ellipsometric study of polymer film curing: 2,6-bis (3-aminophenoxy) benzonitrile/4,4 ' oxidiphthalic anhydride poly(amic Acid)", Polymer, 47, (8), pp. 2822-2829
  • C. Park, J. Wilkinson, S. Banda, Zoubeida Ounaies, K. Wise, G. Sauti, P. Lillehei and J. Harrison, 2006, "Aligned single wall carbon nanotube polymer composites using an electric field", Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 44, (12), pp. 1751-1762
  • R. C. Smith, S. Seelecke, M. J. Dapino and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2006, "A unified framework for modeling hysteresis in ferroic materials", Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 54, (1), pp. 46-85
  • K. Mossi, C. Green, Zoubeida Ounaies and E. Hughes, 2005, "Harvesting energy using a thin unimorph prestressed bender: Geometrical effects", Journal of Intelligent Material Systems And Structures, 16, (3), pp. 249-261
  • C. Park, Zoubeida Ounaies, K. Wise and J. Harrison, 2004, "In situ poling and imidization of amorphous piezoelectric polyimides", Polymer, 45, (16), pp. 5417-5425
  • R. C. Smith, S. Seelecke, Zoubeida Ounaies and J. Smith, 2003, "A free energy model for hysteresis in ferroelectric materials", Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures, 14, (11), pp. 719-739
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, C. Park, K. Wise, E. Siochi and J. Harrison, 2003, "Electrical properties of single wall carbon nanotube reinforced polyimide composites", Composites Science and Technology, 63, (11), pp. 1637-1646
  • C. Park, Zoubeida Ounaies, A. Watson, R. Crooks, J. Smith Jr., S. Lowther, J. Connell, E. Siochi, J. Harrison and T. St. Clair, 2002, "Dispersion of single wall carbon nanotubes by in-situ polymerization under sonication", Chemical Physics Letters, 364, (3-4), pp. 303-308
  • P. K. Sharma, Zoubeida Ounaies, V. V. Varadan and V. K. Varadan, 2001, "Dielectric and piezoelectric properties of microwave sintered PZT", Smart Materials and Structures, 10, (5), pp. 878-883
  • R. C. Smith and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2000, "A domain wall model for hysteresis in piezoelectric materials", Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 11, (1), pp. 62-79
  • Z. Ounaies, A. Meddeb, O. Lopez-Pamies and T. Tighe, , "Extreme enhancement of the nonlinear elastic response of elastomer nanoparticulate composites via interphases"
  • Z. Ounaies, A. Erol, S. Ahmed and P von Lockette, , "A microstructure-based approach to modeling electrostriction that accounts for variability in spatial locations of domains"
  • Z. Ounaies, W. Zhang, S. Ahmed, J. Hong, S. Masters and M. Frecker, , "Finite element analysis of electroactive and magnetoactive coupled behaviors in multi-field origami structures"
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, A. Foster, A. Meddeb, K. Wilhelm and I. Jovanovic, , "Characterization of lithium-glass and polyvinyl toluene composites with varying geometries for fast neutron detection", 905, pp. 29 - 32
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, M. Vecchio, A. Meddeb, J. Shallenber ander, , , "Plasma surface modification of P(VDF-TrFE): Influence of surface chemistry and structure on electronic charge injection", 124, (11)
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, I. Chae, C. K. Jeong and S. H. Kim, , "Review on electromechanical coupling properties of biomaterials", 1, (4), pp. 936 - 953
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, J. Nattress, K. Ogren, A. Foster, A. Meddeb and I. Jovanovic, , "Discriminating uranium isotopes using the time-emission profiles of long-lived delayed neutrons", 10, (2)
  • Jong Min Song, Muhammad Latif, Yangxiaozhe Jiang, Zoubeida Ounaies and Jaehwan Kim, , "High-performance flexible triboelectric nanogenerator based on micropatterned allicin-grafted cellulose film", Materials Today Nano, 26

Conference Proceedings

  • Elena Vazquez, Zoubeida Ounaies and Jose P Duarte, 2022, "Kinetic bistable flaps actuated with magneto-active elastomers", 12044, pp. 18--25
  • Xiaoyue Zhao and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2022, "Tuning the triboelectric polarity of PDMS film through thermal treatment", 12044, pp. 42--48
  • Denise Widdowson, Dashiell Papula, Zoubeida Ounaies, Paris Von Lockette and Anil Erol, 2022, "MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF PREDICTED MAGNETIC PROPERTIES FROM MULTIFIELD PROCESSING CONDITIONS IN POLYMER MATRIX PARTICLE COMPOSITES"
  • Xiaoyue Zhao, Zoubeida Ounaies, Samuel Rosset and Iain Anderson, 2021, "A study on the performance of a novel hybrid triboelectric-dielectric elastomer generator based on PDMS composites"
  • Tan Pan, Rui Leng, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2021, "Analytical modeling of a segmented magneto-active elastomer unimorph actuator"
  • Dashiell Papula, Zoubeida Ounaies, Paris Von Lockette, Denise Widdowson, Anil Erol and Abdulla Masud, 2021, "Characterization and quantification of hierarchical particle microstructures in external field-processed composites"
  • Rui Leng, Oliver Uitz, Zoubeida Ounaies and Carolyn Seepersad, 2021, "Design and characterization of a multilayered multifield-actuated polymer unimorph"
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, Xiaoyue Zhao, Jai Dhanani and Ola Rashwan, 2020, "On the Effects of Electrical Conductivity on the Triboelectric Behavior of a PDMS-Based Composite Material", Proceedings of the ASME 2020 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, 84027, (V001T07A003)
  • Wei Zhang, Jonathan Hong, Saad Ahmed, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2020, "TWO-STAGE OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURE FOR THE DESIGN OF AN EAP-ACTUATED SOFT GRIPPER", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CONFERENCES AND COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION IN ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, 2019, VOL 5B
  • Al Masud, Md Abdulla, Anil Erol, Connor Edson, Zoubeida Ounaies and Paris Von Lockette, 2019, "\Towards Complex Microarchitectural Composites Using Multi-Field Processing", BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS XIII, 10968
  • Amira Meddeb, Zoubeida Ounaies and Oscar Lopez-Pamies, 2019, "Interfacial effects on the electrical behavior of elastomer nanoparticulate composites", BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS XIII, 10968
  • Saad Ahmed, Anil Erol, Wei Zhang, Jonathan Hong, Zoubeida Ounaies, Paris Von Lockette and Mary I Frecker, 2019, "Towards the design of electric field driven self-folding gripper", BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS XIII, 10968
  • Z. Ounaies, S. Ahmed, J. Hong, W. Zhang, J. Kopatz and M. Frecker, 2018, "Various design approaches to achieve electric field-driven segmented folding actuation of electroactive polymer (EAP) sheets", Proceedings of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) 10596, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites
  • Z. Ounaies, T. Safwat and C. D. Rahn, 2018, "Modeling and design of electromagnetic and piezoelectric chest strain energy harvesters including soft tissue effects", Proceedings of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) 10595, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites
  • Inseok Chae, Zoubeida Ounaies and Seong H Kim, 2018, "Critical discussion of electromechanical coupling properties of cellulose", ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 256
  • Tahzib Safwat, Zoubeida Ounaies and Christopher Rahn, 2018, "Modeling and design of electromagnetic and piezoelectric chest strain energy harvesters including soft tissue effects", ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS XII, 10595
  • Al Masud, Md Abdulla, Zoubeida Ounaies and Paris Von Lockette, 2018, "MULTI-FIELD PROCESSING OF MICRO-PLATELETS FOR MAGNETO-ACTIVE APPLICATIONS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME CONFERENCE ON SMART MATERIALS, ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2018, VOL 1
  • Wei Zhang, Jonathan Hong, Saad Ahmed, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2018, "Parametric Design of a Soft Gripper Actuated Using the Electrostrictive PVDF-based Terpolymer", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME CONFERENCE ON SMART MATERIALS, ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2018, VOL 1
  • Inseok Chae, Amira Meddeb, Zoubeida Ounaies and Seong H Kim, 2018, "TAILORING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LIQUID CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE OF CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS FOR OPTO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME CONFERENCE ON SMART MATERIALS, ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2018, VOL 1
  • Saad Ahmed, Jonathan Hong, Wei Zhang, Jessica Kopatz, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2018, "Various design approaches to achieve electric field-driven segmented folding actuation of electroactive polymer (EAP) sheets", BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND COMPOSITES XII, 10596
  • Md Abdulla Masud, Corey Breznak, Paris V. Lockette and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2017, "On the electric and magnetic alignment of magnetoactive barium hexaferrite-PDMS composites", SPIE
  • Anil Erol, Saad Ahmed, Paris Von Lockette and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2017, "ANALYSIS OF MICROSTRUCTURE-BASED NETWORK MODELS FOR THE NONLINEAR ELECTROSTRICTION MODELING OF ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME CONFERENCE ON SMART MATERIALS, ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2017, VOL 1
  • Wei Zhang, Anil Erol, Saad Ahmed, Sarah Masters, Paris Von Lockette, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2017, "Finite Element Analysis of Electroactive and Magnetoactive Coupled Behaviors in Multi-Field Origami Structures", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME CONFERENCE ON SMART MATERIALS, ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2017, VOL 1
  • Al Masud, Md Abdulla, Noel D'Souza, Paris Von Lockette and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2017, "ON THE DIELECTROPHORETIC AND MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT OF MAGNETOACTIVE BARIUM HEXAFERRITE-PDMS NANOCOMPOSITES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME CONFERENCE ON SMART MATERIALS, ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2017, VOL 1
  • Al Masud, Md Abdulla, Corey Breznak, Paris Von Lockette and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2017, "On the electric and magnetic alignment of magnetoactive barium hexaferrite-PDMS composites", BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND COMPOSITES 2017, 10165
  • Michael A. Vecchio, Zoubeida Ounaies, Michael T Lanagan and Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, 2016, "Polymer laminates for high energy density and low loss", IEEE
  • Saad Ahmed, Erika Arrojado and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2016, "Realization of Origami-Inspired Smart Structures Using Electroactive Polymer (EAP)", ASME
  • Saad Ahmed and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2016, "Self-Clearing of Metalized Electrodes and its Impact on Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Based Actuators", ASME
  • Wei Zhang, Saad Ahmed, Sarah Masters, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2016, "Finite Element Analysis of Electroactive Polymer and Magnetoactive Elastomer Based Actuation for Origami-Inspired Folding", ASME
  • Joseph Calogero, Hassene Ben Atitallah, Nicholas Wyckoff, Zoubeida Ounaies and Mary I Frecker, 2016, "Nonlinear Piezoelectric Material Properties and Non-Uniform Poling in a Flexible Electro-Active Composite Finite Element Model", ASME
  • Anil Erol, Sarah Masters, Paris Von Lockette and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2016, "On the Modeling and Experimental Validation of Multi-Field Polymer-Based Bimorphs", ASME
  • Md Abdulla Masud and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2016, "Dielectric Properties of Dielectrophoretically Aligned ZnO-PDMS Composites", ASME
  • Nicholas Wyckoff, Hassene Ben Atitallah and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2016, "Experimental characterization of PZT fibers using IDE electrodes", SPIE
  • Saad Ahmed and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2016, "A study of metalized electrode self-clearing in electroactive polymer (EAP) based actuators", SPIE
  • Michael Mayer, Jason Nattress, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Albert Foster, Cory Luke Trivelpiece, Paul Rose, Anna Erickson, Zoubeida Ounaies and Igor Jovanovic, 2015, "Detection of special nuclear material by observation of delayed neutrons with a novel fast neutron composite detector", Bulletin of the American Physical Society, American Physical Society, 60
  • Mohamed A Dridi, Hassene B Atitallah, Zoubeida Ounaies and Anastasia Muliana, 2015, "Characterization and modeling time dependent behavior in PZT fibers and active fiber composites", pp. 94320B–94320B
  • Saad Ahmed, Erika Arrojado, Nirmal Sigamani and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2015, "Electric field responsive origami structures using electrostriction-based active materials", pp. 943206–943206
  • Scarlye Lauff, C. A. Bober, J. L. Mines and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2014, "Differentiating folding from bending in origami engineering using active materials", ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
  • A. Jemai, P. C. Lynch, P. J. Kauffmann and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2014, "Modeling and nonlinear dynamics of an active-fiber composite energy harvester with interdigitated electrodes", International Conference on Composite Materials & Renewable Energy Applications (ICCMREA), pp. 1, 6, 22-24
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, Mary Frecker and Saad Ahmed, 2013, "Fundamental investigations of electroactive polymer-based materials for multi-field responsive origami structures", 16th US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Saad Ahmed, Carlye Lauff, Adrienne Crivaro, Kevin McGough, Robert Sheridan, Mary Frecker, Paris von Lockette, Zoubeida Ounaies, Timothy Simpson, Jyh-Ming Lien and Rebecca Strzelec, 2013, "Multi-field responsive origami structures: Preliminary modeling and experiments", ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Volume 6B: 37th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference
  • Saad Ahmed, Kevin McGough, M. Frecker and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2013, "Origami-inspired folding and unfolding of structures: Fundamental investigations of dielectric elastomer-based active materials", ASME 2013 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems
  • A. Meddeb and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2012, "Nano-enhanced polymer composites for energy storage applications", Proc. SPIE 8342, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites, pp. 834207
  • S. Kalidindi, Zoubeida Ounaies and H. Kaddami, 2011, "AC electric field manipulation of cellulose whiskers in polyvinyl acetate", 27th World Congress of the Polymer Processing Society
  • S. Kalidindi and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2009, "Electric field-manipulation of cellulose whisker-reinforced polymer nanocomposites", Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2009 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS)
  • S. Deshmukh, Zoubeida Ounaies and R. Krishnamoorti, 2009, "Polymer nanocomposites as electrostrictive materials", Proceedings of The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Smart Structures and Materials/Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE)
  • S. Deshmukh and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2008, "Active single walled carbon nanotube-polymer composites", Proceedings of International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium on Multi Functional Material Structures and Systems
  • S. Deshmukh and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2008, "Active polymer nanocomposites as electrostrictive materials", Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV)
  • A. Pankonien, Y. Chulho and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2008, "Electrospinning of cellulose and CNT-cellulose nanofibers for smart applications", Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV)
  • S. Kalidindi, Zoubeida Ounaies, L. Liu and J. Grunlan, 2008, "Aligning of single walled carbon nanotubes using a pH-responsive poly (acrylic acid) as a surfactant", Proceedings of the 49th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)/American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)/American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)/American Helicopter Soceity (AHS)/Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
  • S. Banda and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2007, "Electric field tailoring of single wall carbon nanotube polymer composites", Proceedings of the Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), 4, pp. 2176-2180
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, A. Almasri, Y. Kim and J. Grunlan, 2007, "Characterization of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNT)", Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), pp. 369-374
  • S. Banda and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2007, "Electric field-assisted processing of anisotropic polymer nanocomposites", Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE)
  • S. Yun, J. H. Kim, S. Banda, Zoubeida Ounaies and J. Kim, 2007, "Alignment of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in cellulose EAPap by electric fields", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 6526, pp. 652622
  • S. Mani, R. Perez, H. Lee, Zoubeida Ounaies, W. Hung and H. Liang, 2006, "Effects of applied potential on friction of a PVDF micro gripper", Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Joint Tribology Conference, pp. 1145-1152
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, A. Almasri, S. Banda, Y. S. Kim and J. Grunlan, 2006, "Active nanocomposite polymers: Enhancing sensing and actuation performance", Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Multifunctional Nanocomposites Conference, pp. 267-271
  • S. Yun, H. Lim, Zoubeida Ounaies and J. Kim, 2006, "Hybrid EAPap actuator coated with multiwalled carbon nanotubes", Proceedings of The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Smart structures and Materials,, 6170, pp. 61701Y
  • S. Deshmukh, C. Call, Zoubeida Ounaies, C. Park and J. Harrison, 2006, "Effect of single walled carbon nantotube (SWNTs) on the electromechanical response of a polyimide nanocomposite", Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Smart Structures and Materials, 6168, pp. 61680Y
  • R. Perez, Zoubeida Ounaies, P. Lillehei and J. Harrison, 2006, "AFM characterization of electroactive polymer nanocomposites", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 889, pp. 127-132
  • S. Yun, J. Kim, Zoubeida Ounaies and T. St. Clair, 2005, "Carbon nanotube-coated electroactive paper (EAPap) as hybrid high-displacement actuator", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 5761, pp. 62-68
  • B. Diskin, V. M. Harik, Zoubeida Ounaies and A. Brandt, 2005, "Systematic upscaling for multiscale modeling of multifunctional polymer nanocomposites", Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 16th Technical Conference, pp. pp. 50
  • S. Banda, Zoubeida Ounaies, T. St. Clair, J. Rud, K. Burney, G. Bowlin, C. Park and J. Harrison, 2005, "Electric field alignment of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) in polymers", Proceedings of The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Smart Structures and Materials, 5761, pp. 12-22
  • J. Kim, Y.-K. Kang, S.-R. Yun and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2005, "Role of inherent polarization and ion transport in the actuation of cellulose based EAPap", Proceedings of The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Smart Structures and Materials, 5761, pp. 81-89
  • K. M. Mossi and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2004, "Piezoelectric actuators for sensor applications", Proceedings of the International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, pp. 374-381
  • S. Banda, Zoubeida Ounaies, J. Wilkinson, C. Park and J. Harrison, 2004, "Aligned carbon nanotube-polymer composites: Investigating their electrical and physical characteristics", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 5387, pp. 27-36
  • K. Mossi, J. Costley, Zoubeida Ounaies and R. Bryant, 2004, "Piezoelectric behavior of pre-stressed curved actuators under load", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 5387, pp. 432-441
  • W. D. Bates, C. P. Barnes, Zoubeida Ounaies and G. E. Wnek, 2003, "Electrostatic processing of PVDF", 226th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting Polymer Preprints, 4, (2), pp. p. 114
  • G. M. Atkinson, R. E. Pearson, Zoubeida Ounaies, C. Park, J. S. Harrison, S. Dogan and J. A. Midkiff, 2003, "Novel piezoelectric polyimide MEMS", Proceedings of 12th International IEEE Conference on Transducers, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 1, pp. 782-785
  • K. Pawlowski, T. St. Clair, A. McReynolds, C. Park, Zoubeida Ounaies, E. Siochi and J. Harrison, 2003, "Electrospun electroactive polymers for actuator applications", Proceedings of the 44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, 5, pp. 3345-3349
  • V. Harik, Zoubeida Ounaies, L. Librescu and D. Ambur, 2003, "Modeling the structural response of multifunctional materials: The in-field vibration of thin plates", Proceedings of the 44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, 3, pp. 2004-2014
  • B. L. Ball, R. C. Smith and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2003, "A dynamic hysteresis model for THUNDER transducers", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 5049, pp. 100-111
  • R. C. Smith, S. Seelecke, M. J. Dapino and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2003, "A unified model for hysteresis in ferroic materials", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 5049, pp. 88-99
  • G. M. Atkinson, R. E. Pearson, Zoubeida Ounaies, J. A. Midkiff, J. S. Harrison and C. Park, 2003, "Piezoelectric polyimide tactile sensor", Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 15th Biennial University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, pp. 308-311
  • K. M. Mossi, Zoubeida Ounaies, R. C. Smith and B. L. Ball, 2003, "Pre-stressed curved actuators: Characterization and modeling of their piezoelectric behavior", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 5053, pp. 423-435
  • C. Park, K. Wise, Zoubeida Ounaies, R. Crooks, D. Working, S. Lowther, P. Lillihei, E. Siochi and J. Harrison, 2002, "Synthesis, processing, and physical properties of single wall carbon nanotube reinforced polymer nanocomposites", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 740
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, K. A. Watson, K. Pawlowski, S. E. Lowther, J. W. Connell, E. J. Siochi, J. S. Harrison and T. L. St. Clair, 2002, "Polymer-single wall carbon nanotube composites for potential spacecraft applications", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 698, pp. 217-226
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, R. C. Smith, C. Park, J. S. Harrison and D. J. Klein, 2002, "Field responsive polyimides: An analysis of their piezoelectricity", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials
  • R. C. Smith and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2002, "Model development for high performance piezoelectric polymers", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 698, pp. 217-227
  • G. Daspit, C. Martin, J.-H. Pyo, C. Smith, H. To, K. M. Furati, Zoubeida Ounaies and R. C. Smith, 2002, "Model development for piezoelectric polymer unimorphs", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 4693, pp. 514-524
  • R. C. Smith, S. Seelecke and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2002, "Free energy model for piezoceramic materials", Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials, 4693, pp. 183-190
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, J. A. Young and J. S. Harrison, 1999, "An overview of the piezoelectric phenomenon in amorphous polymers", ACS Symposium Series, Field Responsive Polymers: Electroresponsive, Photoresponsive, and Responsive Polymers in Chemistry and Biology, 726, pp. 88-103
  • T. L. Jordan, Zoubeida Ounaies and T. L. Turner, 1997, "Complex piezoelectric coefficients of PZT ceramics: Method for direct measurement of d33", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 479, pp. 231-236

Other

  • N. Sigamani, Zoubeida Ounaies and H. Sodano, 2012, "Synthesis and characterization of electromechanical actuation response of PVDF-based SWNT/GO hybrid films"
  • N. Sigamani, Zoubeida Ounaies, G. Ehlert and H. Sodano, 2012, "Preparation of reduced graphene/PVDF nanocomposites using co-solvent approach", pp. 834207
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, S. Deshmukh, P. Khodaparast and A. Meddeb, 2011, "Nanoparticle-enhanced polymers for electromechanical actuation and energy storage"
  • H. Ben Atitallah, Zoubeida Ounaies and A. Muliana, 2011, "Stress relaxation response of active fiber composites"
  • G. M. Atkinson and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2005, "Polymer microsystems: Materials and fabrications", 2
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, 2004, "Piezoelectric materials"
  • J. S. Harrison and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2002, "Piezoelectric polymers", Encyclopedia of smart materials
  • T. L. Jordan and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2002, "Characterization of piezoelectric ceramics"
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, R. Song, H. B. Atitallah, A. Muli andna, , , "Hysteretic electro-mechanical coupling response of PZT fibers: constitutive modeling and experiments", 526, pp. 95 - 119

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES), (2021-2022), Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (Drexel University), August 2021 - July 2022
  • Active Materials and Soft Mechatronics Academic Award, The 4th International Conference on Active Materials and Soft Mechatronics (AMSM), October 2019 - October 2019
  • Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award Recipient, The Penn State Commission for Women, 2019 - 2019
  • SPIE Senior Member, SPIE-The international society for optics and photonics, June 2018
  • Fellow of SPIE (2019-present), SPIE-The International Society for Optics and Photonics, January 2019
  • ALP Fellow, Big Ten Academic Alliance, September 2017

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