- Personal Profile:
Matt Allen joined the faculty of the Engineering Mechanics program in the department of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007. He was previously employed as a post-doctoral researcher at Sandia National Laboratories and received Doctoral and M. S. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005 and 2004 and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 2001. His current interests include: modal parameter identification, micro- and nano- scale systems, uncertainty in dynamic systems, nonlinear dynamic systems, force reconstruction, admittance (impedance) coupling techniques, time-periodic systems, rotating machinery, and controls. He also enjoys downhill skiing, tennis, mountain biking, Spanish and spending time with his wife and two kids.
- Professional Interests:
- vibration, dynamics, signal processing, nonlinear systems, uncertainty quantification
