Didem Ozevin, PhD, PE
Professor
Civil Engineering
Pronouns: She/Her
Contact
Building & Room:
Engineering Innovation Building (EIB) 217D
Address:
929 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Research Interests
My research interest is to integrate structural design with damage detection philosophies for more resilient and sustainable infrastructure systems. The specifics of damage detection methods to embed into structural design include the control of elastic wave propagation released by defects with acoustic metamaterials, sub-wavelength imaging with nonlinear ultrasonics and phononic crystals, MEMS sensors for light-weight structural health monitoring systems, and real-time algorithm development with multi-sensor and machine learning. The infrastructure and manufacturing examples include underground structures, bridges and welding. My primary teaching interests are structural analysis and design including steel structures and pre-stressed concrete structures, structural dynamics and nondestructive evaluation. I introduce innovation in structural design in undergraduate courses, and bring research outcomes as a part of course content. I believe in continuing education to tackle the challenging infrastructure problems and adapt the technological advancement in data and manufacturing into Civil Engineering curriculum.
Selected Publications
- Danawe, H., Ozevin, D., & Tol, S. Structurally embedded gradient index lens for guided wave amplification in polymers. Composite Structures, 117868, 2024.
- Zhang, T., Zhang, L., Ozevin, D., & Attard, T. Multi-Scale Ultrasonic Imaging of Sub-surface Concrete Defects. Measurement Science and Technology, 35(3), 035901, 2023.
- Zhu, X., Yang, D., Pan, H., Karimi, H. R., Ozevin, D., & Cetin, A. E. A novel asymmetrical autoencoder with a sparsifying discrete cosine Stockwell transform layer for gearbox sensor data compression. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 127, 107322. doi:10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107322, 2024.
- Khan, T. M., Taha, R., Zhang, T., & Ozevin, D. Multi-frequency MEMS acoustic emission sensor. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 362, 114648, 2023.
- Zhang, T., Mahdi, M., Issa, M., Xu, C., & Ozevin, D. Experimental study on monitoring damage progression of basalt-FRP reinforced concrete slabs using acoustic emission and machine learning. Sensors, 23(20), 8356, 2023.
- Tayfur, S., Zhang, T., Mahdi, M., Issa, M., & Ozevin, D. Cluster-based sensor selection framework for acoustic emission source localization in concrete. Measurement, 219, 113293, 2023.
- Xu, C., Lu, Y., Daly, M., & Ozevin, D. Nondestructive Characterization of Multiscale Defects in an Aluminum Alloy After Cold Spray Repair. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 42(3), 75, 2023.
- Tayfur, S., Zhang, T., Mahdi, M., Issa, M. and Ozevin, D. “Cluster-based Sensor Selection Framework for Acoustic Emission Source Localization in Concrete,” Measurement, 219, 2023.
- Ampadi Ramachandran, R., Chi, S.-W., Srinivasa Pai, P., Foucher, K., Ozevin, D., & Mathew, M. T. “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning as a Viable Solution for Hip Implant Failure Diagnosis—Review of Literature and in Vitro Case Study,” Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 61(6), 1239–1255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-023-02779-1, 2023.
- Ozevin, D., and Kessler, S. “The Dependence of Acoustic Emission Behavior on Prior Fatigue Loading History,” Frontiers in Built Environment, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.981327, 2022.
Service to Community
Chairman of Acoustic Emission Working Group (AEWG) 2019-2021.
Chair of 10th Conference of International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC) Society, https://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_10/
Co-Chair of 9th International Conference on Acoustic Emission, Chicago, June 17-20, 2019.
Notable Honors
2016, CAREER Award, NSF
2014, Faculty Research Award, COE
2014, Faculty Award, ASNT
Education
Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering (2005) Lehigh University
M.S. Civil Engineering (2000) Bogazici University, Turkey
B.S. Civil Engineering (1997) Bogazici University, Turkey
Licensures and Certifications
Professional Engineer, Illinois
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineering
Fellow of Acoustic Emission Working Group
International Society of Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure
Selected Presentations
Bridging Structural Design and Monitoring for Improved Damage Detection in Large-Scale Structures, Thornton Tomasetti, June 7, 2024.
Manipulating Elastic Waves in Solids with Phononic Crystals to Advance Nondestructive Evaluation Methods, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, November 29, 2023.
History and Future Outlook of Acoustic Emission Sensors, Keynote Presentation at 26th International Acoustic Emission Symposium in Kawasaki City, Japan, October 31, 2022.
Bridging Structural Design and Structural Health Monitoring, Keynote Presentation at 14th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, Turkey, September 6, 2021.
Structural Design with Damage Detection Philosophy, Keynote Presentation at 10th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Porto, Portugal, July 1, 2021.
Insights on Road Infrastructure Health Monitoring, ACEC/IDOT District 1 Innovations/Technology Brown Bag Lunch and Learn, April 15, 2020.
The Implementation of Periodic Topologies and Acoustic Metamaterials to the Design of Infrastructure Systems, Invited Talk, Materials Research Society (MRS), April 26, 2019.
Towards Structural Design with Integrated Damage Detection Philosophy, Department of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, October 18, 2018.
Creep Damage Detection in 410 Stainless Steel using Acoustic Micro Imaging, Fracture and Lifetime of Materials, In Honor of Prof. Alexander Chudnovsky's 80th Birthday, 18th U.S. National Congress for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, June 4-8, 2018
Presented four technical presentations at AEWG-57, Chicago IL, May 13-15, 2015, two technical presentations at AEWG-58, Philadelphia PA, May 2016, two technical presentations at AEWG-59, Seattle WA, May 2017 and three technical presentations at AEWG-60, Charleston SC, June 2018, five technical presentations at AEWG-61, Chicago, IL June 2019.
Research Currently in Progress
2023-2026
DOE NEUP
Subwavelength Ultrasonic Imaging for Rapid Qualification of Additively Manufactured Nuclear Structures and Components
(Collaboration with University of Michigan, Argonne National Laboratory, Westinghouse)
$1,000,000
2022-2025
DOE NEUP
Dual Mode High Temperature MEMS Ultrasonic Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring of Liquid Metal Reactor
(Collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, MISTRAS Group)
$785,024
2021-2024
Department of Education
EXTending civil infrastructure REsiliency for Multihazards and Extreme events (EXTREME)
(PI: L. Sneed, co-PIs: D. Ozevin, F. Ansari, M. Daly, C. Foster)
$951,195
Completed Research Grants
2020-2022
NSF
PFI-TT: MEMS Acoustic Emission Device for Real-time Damage Detection in Infrastructures
$249,976
2019-2022
NSF
Collaborative Research: Conformal Gradient-Index Lenses for Ultrasonic Wave Amplification and Improved Diagnostics (Collaboration with University of Michigan)
$358,294
2016-2020
NSF
NSF CAREER: Engineered Spatially Periodic Structure Design Integrated with Damage Detection Philosophy (single PI)
$500,000
2015-2019
NSF
Assessing Microstructural Damage Using Nonlinear Ultrasonics and Multiscale Numerical Modeling (co-PI, PI: Chi, co-PI: Indacochea)
$358,294
2016-2018
UI Labs
DMDII
Intelligent Welding: Real Time Monitoring, Diagnosis, Decision and Control using Multi-sensor and Machine Learning (PI, co-PIs: Indacochea, Derrible, Ziebart and Industrial Partners as ITW and IMS)
$1,014,115
(50% cost sharing)