Research Expertise

•	Designing micro air vehicles
•	Fracture mechanics
•	Structural analysis
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Education

•	D.Sc.	:	Mechanical Engineering, Kharkov Aviation Institute, Ukraine, 1993
•	Ph.D.	:	Mechanical Engineering, Moscow Aviation Institute, Russia, 1983
•	M.S.	:	Mechanical Engineering, Kharkov Aviation Institute, Ukraine, 1976
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Courses Taught  (since 2000)

•	AME 324	:	Aerospace Structures
•	AME 413a/b	:	Mechanical Engineering Design Lab {supervised projects]
•	AME 420a/520	:	Aircraft Conceptual Design
•	AME 422a/522	:	Aerospace Engineering Design
•	AME 427	:	Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
•	AME 460	:	Mechanical Vibrations
•	AME 550	:	Advanced Dynamics
•	NATS 102	:	Beyond Earth, Space & Time (Aeronautics: Sci & People)
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Employment

•	8/95-date	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona: Visiting Research Associate Professor 8/95-2/98; Research Associate Professor 2/98-8/99; Assistant Professor 8/99-8/05; Associate Professor 8/05-date
•	3/07-7/07	:	SUPAERO - École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace, Toulouse, France (sabbatical): Visiting Professor
•	6/93-8/95	:	Buria Aircraft, Inc., Kharkov, Ukraine: Vice Chief-Designer
•	9/86-8/95	:	Aircraft Construction Department, Kharkov Aviation Institute, Ukraine: Associate Professor
•	2/85-10/85	:	School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, George Washington University: Visiting Scholar
•	9/83-9/84	:	Aircraft Construction Department, Kharkov Aviation Institute, Ukraine: Assistant Professor
•	9/76-9/83	:	Aircraft Design and Testing Laboratory, Kharkov Aviation Institute, Ukraine: Research Analyst
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Honors and Awards

•	2nd Place in 10th International Micro Air Vehicle Competition, Provo, Utah, Faculty Advisor, 2006
•	1st Place in 1st US-European Micro-Aerial Vehicle Technology Demonstration and Assessment, Faculty Advisor, 2005
•	2nd Place in 8th International Micro Air Vehicle Competition, Tucson, Arizona, Faculty Advisor, 2004
•	1st Place in 4th International Micro Aerial Vehicle Meeting in Toulouse, France, Faculty Advisor, 2004
•	3rd Place in 7th International Micro Air Vehicle Competition, Gainesville, Florida, Faculty Advisor, 2003
•	Faculty Fellowship Award, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 2002
•	Certificate of Appreciation, Professional Internship Program, Tucson Unified School District, 2001
•	The George Washington University Certificate of Appreciation, Awarded for Outstanding Research, 1985
•	Honorary Inventor of the USSR, 1982
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Professional Societies

•	AIAA	:	The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
•	ASME	:	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Publications  (since 2001; not including conference proceedings)

•	Krashanitsa, R., Luo, H., Chen, W., and Shkarayev, S., Image Processing Method for Damage Assessment in Ceramics, Int. J. Exp. Mech. (submitted).
•	Mueller, J., Kellogg, J. C., and S. V. Shkarayev (Editors), Introduction to the Design of Fixed-Wing Micro Aerial Vehicles, AIAA, 2006.
•	Aki, M., Waszak, M., and Shkarayev, S., Development of Micro Air Vehicles with In-Flight Adaptive Wing, Chapter 6, Introduction to the Design of Fixed-Wing Micro Aerial Vehicles (J. Mueller, J. C. Kellogg, P. G. Ifju, and S. V. Shkarayev, eds.), AIAA, 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.
•	Null, W. and Shkarayev, S., Effect of Camber on the Aerodynamics of Adaptive Wing Micro Air Vehicles, J. Aircraft 42:1537-1542, 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., Theoretical Study of the Dynamic Response of Bars Composed of Dissimilar Materials, Physicochem. Mech. Mater. 40:73-84, 2004.
•	Shkarayev, S. and Savruk, M. P., Analogy of Stress Singularity Problems for Material with Linear and Bilinear Behaviours, Physicochem. Mech. Mater. 39:45-53, 2003.
•	Shkarayev, S. and Mall, S., Computational Modeling of Shot-Peening Effects on Crack Propagation Under Fretting Fatigue, J. Strain Anal. Eng. Des. 38: 495-506, 2003.
•	Shkarayev, S., Theoretical Modeling of Crack Arrest by Inserting Interference Fit Fasteners, International J. Fatigue 25:317-324, 2003.
•	Shkarayev, S., Savastiouk, S., and Siniaguine, O., Stress and Reliability Analysis of Electronic Packages with Ultra-Thin Chips, J. Electron. Packag. 125: 98-103, 2003.
•	Savruk, M. P., and Shkarayev, S., Analysis of Stress Singularities for Three-Dimensional Corners Using the Boundary Integral Equation Method, J. Theo. Applied Fract. Mech. 36:263-275, 2001.
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Research Grants  (since 2002)

•	Autonomous Micro Air Vehicles with Hovering Capabilities, AFRL, 4/1/07-31/3/08.
•	Super Maneuverable, Autonomous MAV, Army Research Office, 2/1/2006-1/1/2007.
•	Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System, General Services Administration, 2/1/05-3/31/06.
•	Design of Sonobuoy Tube Launched UAV, Advanced Ceramics Research, 7/1/04-1/15/05.
•	Autonomous Micro Air Vehicle, NASA Langley Research Center, 7/04-4/05.
•	Fabrication and Testing of Micro Air Vehicles, EWA-GSI, 5/04-7/04.
•	Development of Micro Air Vehicle Technology, Raytheon Missile Systems Co., 10/03-8/04.
•	Modification of the Method of Analysis of Multiple Site Damages, The Boeing Co., 7/29/03-3/31/05.
•	Development of Micro Air Vehicle Technology with an In-Flight Adaptive-Wing Structure, NASA Langley Research Center, 4/03-3/04.
•	Dynamic Compressive Response and Flow Behavior of Damaged Ceramics Under High Confinement, US Army Research Office, 7/1/02-6/30/05 (with W. Chen).
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Consulting  (since 2002)

•	The Boeing Company
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