Javier A. Kypuros, Ph.D.

Rank:

Associate Professor

Contact Information:

Address:

The University of Texas-Pan American

Mechanical Engineering Department

1201 W. University Dr.

Edinburg, TX 78539-2999

Office: ENGR 3.250

Phone: (956)665-7078

Fax: (956)665-3527

Email: jakypuros@utpa.edu

Website: mece.panam.edu/Kypuros

Education:

• B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University 1996
• M.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin 1998
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin 2001

Research Interests:

• Rail Road Bearing Health Monitoring
• STEM Education Research
• Dynamics Systems and Controls
• Vehicle Systems and Controls

Selected Publications:

• Tarawneh, C. M., Kypuros, J. A., Fuentes, A. A., Wilson, B. M., Gonzalez, B. A., and Rodriguez, G., 2009 "Vibration Signatures of Temperature Trended Bearings in Field and Laboratory Testing," accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the ASME RTC Fall Technical Conference.
• Kypuros, J. A., Connolly, T. J., and Schmidt, K. J., 2009, "Breaking Free from the Laboratory Using PDAs," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference. 

• Tarawneh, C., Kypuros, J. A., Wilson, B. M., Snyder, T. W., Gonzalez, B. A., and Fuentes, A. A., 2009, “A collaborative on-track field test conducted to verify the laboratory findings on bearing temperature trending,” Proceedings of the ASME Joint Rail Conference.
• Kypuros, J.A. and Tarawneh, C., 2008, “Multimodal Modules for Non-Calculus-Based Engineering Mechanics Curriculum,” accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference.
• Kypuros, J.A. and Connolly, T.J., 2008, “Student-Configurable Web-Accessible Virtual Systems for System Dynamics and Controls Courses,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 16(2), pp. 92-104.
• Kypuros, J.A. and Connolly, T.J., 2005, “Collaborative Experimentation and Simulation: A Pathway to Improving Student Conceptualization of the Essentials of System Dynamics and Control Theory,” Proceedings of the Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition.
• Kypuros,  J.A. and R.G. Longoria, 2003, “Model synthesis of switched systems using variable structure system theory,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 125(4), pp. 618-629.
• Kypuros, J.A. and Longoria, R.G., 2002, “Variable Fidelity Modeling of Vehicle Dynamics Using an Element Activity Metric,” Proceedings of the ASME IMECE Automated Modeling Symposium, pp. 524-534.