Wiesław Binienda Explained

Wiesław K. Binienda
Birth Date:20 August 1956
Birth Place:Koło, Poland
Nationality:American
Field:Aerospace Engineering
Known For:Investigation of Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash

Wiesław Kazimierz Binienda (born 20 August 1956 in Koło, Poland) is a Polish-American scientist, researcher, PhD, and professor and co-director https://www.uakron.edu/engineering/ce/our-people/profile.dot?u=wieslaw of the Gas and Turbine Research and Testing Laboratory on the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Akron.

Research

His research includes impact simulation, fracture and damage of advanced composite materials, explicit and implicit finite element mechanics, smart materials, structural design and optimization, characterization and constitutive equation development for ceramic matrix, metal matrix and polymer matrix composites.

He received the 2002 College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher Award in recognition of his research accomplishments. He has authored or coauthored 2 books, 46 journal papers, 73 conference publications, and 70 presentations.

Dr. Binienda was the lead scientist who questioned and investigated the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash. His findings were in direct contradiction to reports published by the official Russian and Polish air crash investigation bodies.

Binienda and his wife Maria Szonert-Binienda are also involved in research and education about war crimes committed by Soviet Army against Polish soldiers in the Katyn massacre.[1]

Education

Binienda received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1987, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1985, his M.S. in Motor Vehicles, and Heavy Duty Machines from Warsaw Technical University in 1980. Binienda is also involved in research projects with NASA.

Academic work

Current research

Publications

NASA Publications

W.K. Binienda, S.M. Arnold and H.Q Tan, "Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors in an Isotropic Multi-C racked Plate: Part I – Theoretical Development," NASA TM 1 05766, 1992.

Other Publications

Membership

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report from the Capitol Hill Conference "Katyn: Unfinished Inquiry". https://web.archive.org/web/20160820072117/http://www.librainstitute.org/PDFs/Report%20on%20Capitol%20Hill%20Katyn%20Conference.pdf . 20 August 2016 .