Research Expertise

•	Numerical simulation of structure response to impact, thermal, and cyclic loading
•	Numerical algorithms in the field of computer simulation of fracture mechanics, dynamic response of structures
•	Controls
•	Geometrical modeling algorithms
•	Visual modeling and visualization of simulation results
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Education

•	Ph.D.	:	Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, 2005
•	M.S.	:	Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, 2002
•	M.S.	:	Computer Science, National Aerospace University “KhAl,” Ukraine, 1996
•	B.S.	:	Computer Science, National Aerospace University “KhAl,” Ukraine, 1994
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Courses Taught

•	AME 324a	:	Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials
•	NATS 102	:	Beyond Earth, Space & Time (Aeronautics: Sci+People)
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Employment

•	12/05-date	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona: Research Assistant Professor
•	9/99-12/05	:	Aircraft Structures Laboratory, Tucson: Research Assistant
•	10/98-2/00	:	TelesensAG, Kharkov, Ukraine: Software Developer, Team Leader
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Publications  (since 2000)

•	Krashanitsa, R., Luo, H., Chen, W., and Shkarayev, S., Image Processing Method for Damage Assessment in Ceramics, Int. J. Exp. Mech. (submitted).
•	Krashanitsa, R., Platanitis, G., Silin, D., and Shkarayev, S., Aerodynamics and Controls Design for Autonomous Micro Air Vehicles, AIAA-2006-6639, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit, Keystone, Colorado, Aug. 21-24, 2006
•	Krashanitsa, R., Platanitis, G., Silin, D., and Shkarayev, S., Autopilot Integration into Micro Air Vehicles, Chapter 3, Introduction to the Design of Fixed-Wing Micro Aerial Vehicles (J. Mueller, J. C. Kellogg, P. G. Ifju, and S. V. Shkarayev, eds.), AIAA, Reston, VA, 2006.
•	Krashanitsa, R. and Shkarayev, S., Computational Study of Dynamic Response and Flow Behavior of Damaged Ceramics, Proceedings, 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Austin, TX, 2005.
•	Shkarayev, S. and Krashanitsa, R., Probabilistic Method for the Analysis of Widespread Fatigue Damage in Structures, International J. Fatigue 27:223-234, 2005.
•	Krashanitsa, R. and Shkarayev, S., Identification of Parameters of Constitutive Relations for Ceramics Subjected to Impact Load, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, CA, 2004.
•	Krashanitsa, R., Dynamic Behavior of Bars Composed of Dissimilar Materials, 41st Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Lincoln, NE, 2004.
•	Krashanitsa, R. and Shkarayev, S., Dynamic Compressive Response of Damaged Materials, 41st Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Lincoln, NE, 2004.
•	Krashanitsa, R., and Shkarayev, S., Theoretical Study of the Dynamic Response of Bars Composed of Dissimilar Materials, Physicochem. Mech. Mater. 40:73-84, 2004.
•	Krashanitsa, R. and Shkarayev, S., Theoretical Study of the Dynamic Response of Bars Composed of Dissimilar Materials, Symposium on the Dynamic Behavior of Advanced Materials and Structures, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo, Washington, D.C., 2003.
•	Shkarayev, S. Krashanitsa, and R., Tessler, A., An Inverse Interpolation Method Utilizing In-Flight Strain Measurements for Determining Loads and Structural Response of Aerospace Vehicles, Structural Health Monitoring: The Demands and Challenges, Proceedings of 3rd International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (F.-K. Chang, ed.), Stanford Univ., pp. 336-343, 2001.
•	Razi, H., Shkarayev, S., and Krashanitsa, R., Method and Software for Failure Analysis of Sandwich Panels with Multiple Site Damage, Proceedings, Aging Aircraft Conference, Kissimmee, FL, 2001.
•	Shkarayev, S., and Krashanitsa, R., Monte-Carlo Simulation of Multiple Site Damage in Structures, Proceedings, USAF Aircraft Structural Integrity Program Conference, San Antonio, 2000.
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