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Christopher G. Cooley

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Office: ENGR B118
Phone: 618-453-7007
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chris.cooley@siu.edu

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Christopher Cooley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes. His research interests are in the dynamics, vibration, and stability of high-speed mechanical systems. Professor Cooley’s current work involves the vibration of high-speed compliant gears used in aerospace applications.

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering  (2012), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
  • B.S.  Mechanical Engineering (2006), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.                      

CURRENT RESEARCH

  • Dynamics and vibration of high-speed compliant gears used in aerospace applications.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND INTEREST

  • Mechanical system dynamics and vibration
  • Vibration and stability of high-speed gyroscopic systems
  • Gear dynamics and vibration

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Cooley, C. G. and Parker, R. G., 2014 “A Review of Planetary Gear Dynamics and Vibrations Research,” Applied Mechanics Reviews, ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews, 66(4), p. 040804.

Cooley, C. G. and Parker, R. G., 2014, “Vibration of High-Speed Rotating Rings Coupled to Space-Fixed Springs,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 333, pp. 2631-2648.

Cooley, C. G. and Parker, R. G., 2014, “Vibration of Spinning Cantilever Beams with an Attached Rigid Body Undergoing Bending-Bending-Torsional-Axial Motions,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 81(5), p. 051002.

Cooley, C. G. and Parker, R. G., 2013, “Geometry and Frequency Content for Single-Mode Vibration in Planetary Gears,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 40, pp. 91-104.

Cooley, C. G. and Parker, R. G., 2013, “Mechanical Stability of High-Speed Planetary Gears,” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 69, pp. 59-71.

Cooley, C. G. and Parker, R. G., 2013, “Unusual Gyroscopic System Eigenvalue Behavior in High-Speed Planetary Gears,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 332(7), pp. 1820-1828.

Cooley, C. G. and Parker, R. G., 2012, “Vibration Properties of High-Speed Planetary Gears with Gyroscopic Effects,” ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 134(6), p. 061014.

Cooley, C. G., Parker, R. G., and Vijayakar, S. M., 2011, “A Frequency Domain Finite Element Approach for Three-Dimensional Gear Dynamics,” ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 133(4), p. 041004.