Mary Frecker

Pennsylvania State University — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

33h-index4.8kcitations282works0.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Piezoelectric Actuators and Control(73), Topology Optimization in Engineering(66), Advanced Materials and Mechanics(58), Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control(49), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials(38)

Publications282 total

A Systematic Design Approach for Magneto-Active Elastomers with Bayesian Network Classifiers Considering Manufacturing Variability
Journal of Mechanical Design·2026Open Access
Pseudo-Reflection: A Graphical Method to Predict Stable Positions in Four-Bar and Five-Bar Bistable Linkages
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics·2026
Flexure-Based Locking Plates Can Modulate Interfragmentary Motion in Distal Femur and Diaphyseal Fractures: A Parametric Finite Element Analysis
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering·2025Open Access
Design and optimization of magneto-active elastomer (MAE) unimorphs using genetic algorithms
Smart Materials and Structures·2025Open Access
Know Thyself: Investigating Social Relevance and Knowledge Construction in Engineering Design Research
2025
A framework for analyzing goal alignment and social relevance of research papers to identify impact of women in design research communities
Proceedings of the Design Society·2025Open Access
Topology optimization of compliant mechanisms using augmented IFEMwith adaptive mesh refinement and level set method
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization·2025
Design optimization of flexible kerf structures under quasi-static loading
2025
Frequency bandgap enhancement in locally resonant metasurfaces for <i>S</i>0 Lamb wave mode using topology-optimized resonators
Journal of Applied Physics·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Target shape matching of a 1D lithium-ion battery actuator array
Smart Materials and Structures·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
What is Mechanical Engineering?
Mechanical Engineering·2024Open Access
Synthesis of Superelastic Compliant Mechanisms for Target Shape Matching
2024
Surface wave propagation control with locally resonant metasurfaces using topology-optimized resonators
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
An Analytical Model for Nonlinear-Elastic Compliant Mechanisms With Tension–Compression Asymmetry
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics·2024· 4 cited
Guest Editorial: Focused Section on Compliant Mechanisms for Mechatronics
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics·2024· 1 cited
Analytical modeling of a magnetoactive elastomer unimorph
Smart Materials and Structures·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Topology Optimization Design of Resonant Structures Based on Antiresonance Eigenfrequency Matching Informed by Harmonic Analysis
Journal of Mechanical Design·2023· 6 cited
Design optimization of magneto-active elastomer unimorph actuator for shape programming
2023
Reactive extrusion additive manufacturing (REAM) of functionally graded, magneto-active thermoset composites
Additive manufacturing·2023· 14 cited
Analytical modeling of a multilayer, multimorph lithium-ion battery actuator
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Timothy W. Simpson(13), George A. Lesieutre(7), Eric Mockensturm(6), Paris von Lockette(5), Noboru Kikuchi(4), N. C. Goulbourne(4), Zoubeida Ounaies(4), Randy S. Haluck(4), Shinji Nishiwaki(3), David J. Cappelleri(3), Shawn Canfield(3), Deepak Ramrakhyani(3), Smita Bharti(3), Alan J. Snyder(3), Landen Bowen(3), Robert Sheridan(3), Saad Ahmed(3), Terrence Johnson(3), Sridhar Kota(2), Seungjae Min(2)