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Dr. Rakow specializes in aerospace and mechanical engineering. His work at Exponent has included failure analysis of consumer products and aerospace hardware, designing and performing mechanical tests, and assisting clients with product prototyping and development. His experience spans the fields of mechanical design, structural dynamics, finite element analysis, composite materials, and metal fatigue. He has extensive experience with sensors, actuators, and methodologies for machine and structural health monitoring including strain gauges, eddy current, piezo-electric, and fiber Bragg grating-based systems. Dr. Rakow is a member of the adjunct faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University, where he lectures on the topic of structural mechanics and analysis of Aerospace structures. Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Rakow held teaching and research assistant positions within the Structures and Composites Laboratory in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. In his doctoral thesis, Dr. Rakow developed a patented structural health monitoring fastener, an in-situ sensor-fastener capable of early detection of fatigue cracks in bolted metallic joints. Prior to his graduate studies, Dr. Rakow was an Advanced Reflector Engineer at Boeing Satellite Systems, overseeing the development of vacuum deposited passive thermal control coatings for composite satellite antenna dishes. He has also held an internship at Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation in the structural analysis group, performing finite element analyses of spacecraft and optical flexures for launch dynamic environments.
Rakow A, Edmonds J, Rakow J, Brody R. Root cause failure analysis of a 373 megawatt steam turbine generator exhibiting both reversible and irreversible thermal sensitivity. Proceedings, ASME 2011 Power Conference, July 2011.
Rakow A, Caflisch M, Rakow J. The roll and process of machinery root cause failure analysis. Proceedings, 2010 Machinery Failure Prevention Technology Conference. Huntsville, AL, April 2010.
Nguyen AD, Rakow A. A Fiber Bragg interrogation system for health monitoring of metals and composites. Proceedings, 17th Annual International SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Symposium. San Diego, CA, March 2010.
Rakow AS, Chang F-IK. Response of a structural health monitoring fastener to fatigue crack growth and loads in metallic joints. Proceedings, SPIE, Vol. 7292, pp. 72921K-72921K-11, 2009.
Rakow AS. A structural health monitoring fastener for tracking fatigue crack growth in bolted metallic joints. Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, 2008.
Rakow A, Chang FK. Design and experimental validation of a structural health monitoring fastener. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2007-43414, Seattle, WA, November 11–15, 2007.
Rakow A, Chang FK. An in-situ sensor design for monitoring fatigue damage in bolted joints. Proceedings, 6th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring. Stanford, CA, September 2007.
Rakow A, et al. Design, manufacturing, and testing of a composite smart bridge. SAMPE Journal. January/February 2004.
Hoehn A, Scovazzo P, Stodieck S, Clawson J, Kalinowski W, Rakow A, Simmons D, Heyenga A, Kliss M. Microgavity root zone hydration systems. 30th International Conference on Environmental Systems, SAE Technical Paper Series 2000-01-2510, Toulouse, France, July 10–13, 2000.
Presentations
Rakow A. Design and experimental validation of a structural health monitoring fastener. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress And Exposition, Seattle, WA, November 11–15, 2007.
Rakow A. An in-situ sensor design for monitoring fatigue damage in bolted joints. 6th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring. Stanford, CA, September 2007.
- Research Assistant, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 2002–2008
- Intern, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation, Structural Analysis Group, 2004
- Advanced Reflector Engineer, Boeing Satellite Systems, 2000–2002
- Research Assistant, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, 1998–2000
- American Society for Mechanical Engineers
- American Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Vibration Institute
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- Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 2008
- M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 2004
- B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2000
- Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship, Stanford University, Summer 2006
- Licensed Mechanical Engineer, California, #M34716
- Certified Vibration Analyst (Category II), Vibration Institute
- Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University
United States Patent 7762142: Integrated Fastener-Sensor Arrangement (with F.K. Chang).
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