Dr. Roger Veldman
Professor of Engineering616.395.7154veldman@hope.edu
Roger Veldman joined the faculty at Hope College in 1998. He teaches the engineering design capstone sequence.
Areas of Expertise
Roger is active in research to determine the effects of explosive loading of structures. This work involves both experiments and numerical simulations.
Education
- Ph.D., mechanical engineering, Western Michigan University, 2001
Dissertation: Enhancing Commercial Aircraft Explosion Survivability Via Active Venting - M.S., engineering (mechanical), Western Michigan University, 1995
- B.S., engineering science, Hope College, 1989
Honors, Grants and Awards
Roger has received continuous research funding since 2001 for various projects from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
He is also a named co-inventor on 51 United States Patents.
Selected Publications & Presentations
- ɫɜCharacterization and Modeling of Blast Resistance Behavior of Carbon Composites,ɫɝ with C.F. Yen and C.C-T. Chen, 35th American Society of Composites Technical Conference, Jersey City, New Jersey, September 2020
- ɫɜThe Effect of Ambient Pressure on Blast Reflected Impulse and Overpressure,ɫɝ Experimental Techniques, with M.W. Nansteel, C.C.-T. Chen and B.A. Toner, 2017
- ɫɜImpulse Plug Measurements of Blast Reflected Impulse at Close Range,ɫɝ Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 38, with M. W. Nansteel, C. Chen and W. Lawrence, 2013
- ɫɜResponse of Pre-Pressurized Reinforced Plates Under Blast Loading,ɫɝ International Journal of Impact Engineering, with J. Ari-Gur and C. Clum, 35(4), April 2008
- ɫɜEffects of Pre-pressurization on Blast Response of Clamped Aluminum Plates,ɫɝ International Journal of Impact Engineering, with J. Ari-Gur, C. Clum, A. DeYoung and J. Folkert, 32(10), October 2006
View more of Dr. Veldmanɫəs publications on his CV.
Dr. Roger Veldman
616.395.7154
veldman@hope.eduVanderWerf Hall Room 223H 27 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3617