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Leszek Sudak

Positions

Professor

Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Contact information

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-5779

Background

Educational Background

B.S. Mathematics, University of Alberta, 1993

B.S. Mining Engineering, University of Alberta, 1997

Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 2000

Research

Areas of Research

Elastic solids

Dr. Sudak's research is centered around mechanical and mathematical aspects of elastic solids, in particular, the modeling and analysis of interphase layer damage (due to debonding, sliding and cracking) in composite materials and the prediction of stress fields. These types of problems are related to elastic inhomogeneities embedded within materials with different elastic properties. Here, the ensuing boundary value problems are analyzed using either complex variable techniques or integral equation methods.

Continuum modelling of carbon nanotubes
Fracture mechanics of electroelastic materials
Bone remodeling around prosthetics
Applied mathematics for solid mechanics

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ENGG 349 LEC 01 01 Dynamics 2021
ENGG 349 TUT 01 T01 Dynamics 2021
ENME 587 LEC 01 01 Continuum Mechanics 2021

Awards

  • Teaching Achievement Award, Sculich School of Engineering. 2018
  • Great Supervisor Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies (University of Calgary). 2017
  • Research Achievement Award, Schulich School of Engineering. 2017
  • Teaching Achievement Award, Sculich School of Engineering. 2017
  • Mentoring Excellence Award, 2014
  • Teaching Excellence Award, 2014
  • Volunteer Service Award, 2014
  • Teaching Excellence Award, 2013
  • Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, 2012
  • University of Calgary Engineering Students Society 3rd/4th Year Engineering Dinner, 2011
  • University of Calgary Students Union Teaching Excellence Award, 2005
  • Who's Who in Engineering Education (WWEE), 2005
  • Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Research Excellence Award, 2004

Publications