Karla Mossi, Ph.D.

Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

  • Engineering East Hall, Richmond VA UNITED STATES
kmmossi@vcu.edu

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Accomplishments

Student Section Advisor Award for District F

Awarded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Parents’ Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Awarded by VCU School of Engineering.

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Laboratory Instruction

Awarded by Old Dominion University.

Education

Old Dominion University

Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering

1998

Old Dominion University

M.S.

Mechanical Engineering

1992

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras

B.S.

Mechanical Engineering

1998

Selected Articles

A simple method to characterize the impedance of pyroelectric materials at ultra-low frequencies.

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures,

Shaheen, M. A., Erturun, U., Campbell, B., & Mossi, K. (2016). A simple method to characterize the impedance of pyroelectric materials at ultra-low frequencies. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 1045389X16645865.

Influence of leg sizing and spacing on power generation and thermal stresses of thermoelectric devices

Applied Energy

Erturun, U., Erermis, K., & Mossi, K. (2015). Influence of leg sizing and spacing on power generation and thermal stresses of thermoelectric devices. Applied Energy, 159, 19-27.

Thermoelectric devices with rotated and coaxial leg configurations: Numerical analysis of performance

Applied Thermal Engineering

Erturun, U., & Mossi, K. (2015). Thermoelectric devices with rotated and coaxial leg configurations: Numerical analysis of performance. Applied Thermal Engineering, 85, 304-312.