- Professor
- Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Phone: 401.874.5934
- Fax: 401.874.2355
- Email: taggart@uri.edu
- Office Location: Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering 289
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering. University of Pennsylvania, 1989
- M.S. Materials Engineering. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1981
- B.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. University of Delaware, 1978
Research Themes
Research Interests
- Computational Mechanics
- Finite Element Based Topology Optimization
- Behavior of Composite Materials
- Abrasive Waterjet Machining
Major Sources of Funding
- National Science Foundation
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Office of Naval Research
- Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
- General Dynamics Electric Boat
- Dow Chemical Company
- Xerox Corporation
