Current Activities and Interests
The resemblance may be remarkable, but the clown in the photograph is not me. The photo was printed by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle several years ago, and has provided lots of laughs.
My primary activities at the moment are teaching and serving as Montana State's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative. I also serve on the Academics Compliance and Eligibility Cabinet, which is in the third tier of the NCAA's governance structure.
Structural analyisis was my emphasis in graduate school and early in my career, but engineering mechanics, especially rigid body dynamics, is my primary interest now.
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, Stanford University 1962
M.S. Civil Engineering (Structures), Stanford University 1963
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Structures), Stanford University 1967
Employment History
| Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1982 to date. |
Interim Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana,
July 1995-November 1996. |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1977-1982. |
Research Associate, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Bristol University, Bristol, England,
1975-1977. |
Research Assistant, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Bristol University, Bristol, England,
1973-1975. |
| Holder, NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Bristol University, Bristol, England, 1972-1973. |
| Assistant Professor, Machines and Structures Division of the School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1969-1972. |
| Lead Engineer, Commercial Airplane Division, The Boeing Company, 1969. |
| Research Specialist, Commercial Airplane Division, The Boeing Company, 1968-1969. |
| Lecturer, Boeing Continuing Education Program, The Boeing Company, 1967-1969. |
| Research Engineer, Commercial Airplane Division, The Boeing Company, 1967-1968. |
Publications
| Refereed: |
Reid, C.R. and Oakberg, R.G., 1990, A continuum theory for the mechanical response of materials to the thermodynamic stress of sintering. Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 10, pp.
203-213. |
| Oakberg, R.G., 1981, Variational methods for glacier mechanics problems. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. |
Walford, M.E.R., Holdorf, P.C., and Oakberg, R.G., 1977, Phase-sensitive radio-echo sounding at the Devon Island ice cap, Canada. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 18, No. 79,
pp. 217-229. |
| Erdman, A.G., Sandor, G.N., and Oakberg, R.G., 1972, A general method for kineto- elastodynamic analysis and synthesis of mechanisms. ASME Transactions, 71-WA-IDE-6. |
| Oakberg, R.G., and Weaver, W., Jr. 1968, Analysis of frames with shear walls by finite elements. ASCE Symposium on Application of Finite Element Methods in Civil Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, Proceedings. |
| Non-Refereed: |
| Oakberg, R.G., 1981, Supplement for EM 251. Revision of Supplement for EM 251 prepared during the summer of 1980 under an Instructional Development Grant. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. 59 pp. |
| Oakberg, R.G., 1978, Variational methods for glacier mechanics problems. Research Report, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. 57 pp. |
| Oakberg, R.G., 1982, Committee Chairman Report on Mechanical Properties , Proceedings of a Workshop on the Properties of Snow, Special Report 82-18, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, N.H. |
| Manuscript for an Advanced Dynamics text, in progress. |
Professional Activities and Service
| Faculty Council Committee on Committees, 1987-1991. |
| Chair, Faculty Council Committee on Committees, 1989-1991. |
| Faculty Council, 1989-1994. |
| Faculty Council Steering Committee, 1989-1995. |
| University Budgeting Committee, 1989-1995. |
| Vice Chair, Faculty Council, 1991-1992. |
| Chair, Faculty Council, 1992-1994. |
| Chair, Faculty Council Steering Committee, 1992-1994. |
| Provost's Council, 1992-1994. |
| Salary Review Committee, 1991-1993. |
| Search Committee, Head Football Coach, 1991-1992. |
| Research Advisory Committee, 1991-1992. |
| Ad Hoc Committee on Intellectual Property, 1991-1992. |
| University Governance Task Force, 1992-1994. |
| Search Committee, Vice President for Administration and Finance, 1993-1994. |
| Search Committee, Associate Director of Athletics, 1993-1994. |
| Conciliation and Grievance Pool, 1993-1995. |
| NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, 1993 to date. |
| Athletics Committee, 1993 to date. |
| Chair, Athletics Committee, 1993-2001. |
| NCAA Certification Steering Committee, 1994-1995. |
| Chair, NCAA Certification Academic Integrity Subcommittee, 1994-1995. |
| NCAA Certification Compliance and Institutional Control Subcommittee, 1994-1995. |
| Chair, Search Committee, Director of Athletics, 1994-1995. |
| Quality and Outcomes Task Force, 1994-1995. |
| NCAA Business/Finance Cabinet 1996. |
| Academic Policies Task Force, 1995 to 1997. |
| Member, Bridger Bowl Board of Directors, 1997-2003. |
| New Core Task Force, 1999 to 2002. |
| Vice President, Bridger Bowl Board of Directors, 1999-2003. |
| Search Committee, Head Football Coach, 2000. |
| Compliance Committee (Athletics) 2002 to date. |
| Search Committee, Head Womens Basketball Coach, 2001. |
| NCAA Certification Academic Integrity Subcommittee, 2001-2002. |
| NCAA Certification Steering Committee, 2001-2002. |
| Search Committee, Director of Athletics, 2001-2002. |
| Athletics Committee, 2002 to date. |
| Core 2.0 Committee, 2002 to 2004. |
| NCAA Academics/Eligiblity/Compliance Cabinet, 2003 to date. |
| Inquiry Steering Committee, 2003 to date. |
| Search Committee, Head Womens Basketball Coach, 2005. |
Courses Taught Recently
| EM 253 |
Mechanics of Materials |
3 |
Spring 2005 |
EM 252 |
Rigid Body Dunamics |
3 |
Fall 2005 |
| EM 335 |
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
Spring 2004 |
| EM 560 |
Finite Element Analysis |
3 |
Fall 2004 |
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