- Professor and Department Chair
- Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Phone: 401.874.2542
- Fax: 401.874.2355
- Email: rousseau@uri.edu
- Office Location: Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering 260B
Education
- Post-Doctoral Research In Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology
- Ph.D. Auburn University
- M.S. University of Florida
- B.S. University of Florida
Research Themes
Research Interests
- Modeling of Earthquake Ruptures
- Investigation of Sub-Rayleigh and Intersonic Shear Failure
- Study of Failure Mode Transition Along Complex Preferential Paths
- Damage Evolution Following High Velocity Impact
- Crack Propagation in Functionally Graded Materials (FGM)
- Optical Interferometry
- Homeland Security
Major Sources of Funding
- US Army
- Department of Homeland Security
- RI Commerce Corporation
- URI Transportation Center
