Education

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN, (Currently enrolled)
Degree: Ph.D.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.96

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge, LA, August 2002
Degree: Master of Science
Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 4.0

ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 1997
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.31

Related Courses

• Advanced Vibration
• Intermediate Dynamics
• Regulation and Control
• Model Pridictive Control
• Finite Elements Method

• Advanced Machine Design
• Advanced Topics in Dynamics and Control
• Advanced Mechanical Systems Control
• Topics in Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Processes

Work Experience

Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering (Jan. 2003 - To Date)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

• Narrow Tilting Vehicle Modeling and Control.
• Vibration Assisted Injection Molding.

Department of Mechanical Engineering (Aug. 2000 - Dec. 2002)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

• Experimental, analytical and numerical investigation of buckling failure mode in grid stiffened advanced composite cylinders. 
• FEM investigation of failure in FRP Repaired RC Columns.

Teaching Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering (Jan. 2003 - To Date )
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

• Digital and Analog Control
• Computer-Assisted Product Realization
• System Dynamics and Control
  

Department of Mechanical Engineering (Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2002)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

• Dynamics
• Kinematics
• Materials Engineering

Trainee Engineer (Summer Internship) (June 1996 - Aug. 1996)
Rolling Mill, Debrezeit, Ethiopia.
Worked on factory erection, machinery installation and assembly.

Skills

• Engineering Software: ANSYS, ABAQUS, Pro/E, Pro/Mechanica, Pro/Manufacturing, AutoCAD, C-MOLD, Maple, Matlab, Simulink.
• Operating System: Windows XP, UNIX, DOS.
• Programming: C++, RTkernel, Pascal, HTML.

Projects

• Buckling analysis of grid stiffened composite structures (Masters thesis).
• Monte Carlo simulation of a nano-wire under tensile load.
• Modal Analysis of a beam.
• Finite element analysis of a pre-cracked reinforced concrete under a compressive load.
• Antilock Brake System.
• Cold start conditions and high altitude performance of diesel engines.

Publications

• "Optimization For Buckling Loads of Grid Stiffened Composite Panels," E. Woldesenbet, S. Kidane and S.S. Pang, Journal of Composite Structures, Vol. 60, No. 2, 2003, 159-169.
• "Buckling Load Analysis of Grid Stiffened Composite Cylinders," S. Kidane, E. Woldesenbet, G. Li, and J.E. Helms, Composites: Part B, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2003, 1-9.
• "Investigation into FRP Repaired RC Columns," G. Li, S. Kidane, S.S. Pang, J.E. Helms, and M.A. Stubblefield, Journal of Composite Structures, (Accepted).
  

• "Control System Design for Full Range Operation of a Narrow Commuter Vehicle," S. Kidane, J. Gohl, R. Rajamani, P. Starr, L. Alexander and M. Donath, 2005 ASME/IMECE Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL, Nov 2005.
• "Preliminary Analysis of Grid-Stiffened Composite Cylinders," S. Kidane, E. Woldesenbet, G. Li, J.E. Helms, and B.H. Smith, 2002 ASME/ETCE-OMAE Joint Conference Proceedings, ASME's Petroleum Division, Houston, TX, February 2002.
• "Buckling Analysis of Grid Stiffened Composite Cylinders," S. Kidane and E. Woldesenbet, 10th Japan-US Composites Conference, Stanford, CA, September 2002.
• "Unit Cell approach to a grid stiffened composite cylinder buckling problem," S. Kidane and E. Woldesenbet, 17th Annual Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, Lafayette, IN, September 2002.

Honors

• Distinction (AAU 1997)
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant (LSU 2002)
• Reviewer of Composites: Part B Journal.

Activities

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Classical guitar.
• University of Minnesota Tennis Club.