Charles W. Knisely

Charles W. Knisely is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University. Knisely studied mechanical engineering at Bucknell University, receiving a B.S. degree in 1975 and an M.S. degree in 1978. He then received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA in 1980. He subsequently worked in industrial research in Switzerland, and later at a government research laboratory near Bethesda, MD. He held positions at the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) and at Kyoto University in Japan before returning to Bucknell University. During sabbatical leaves and over several summers he held visiting academic positions at the Osaka Electro-Communication University (Japan), the University of Siegen (Germany), and the University of Canterbury (New Zealand). In 2015, he served as a Distinguished Fulbright Chair at the Federal Universities in Uberlândia (UFU) and Goiás (UFG) in Brazil. His main areas of research are flow-induced vibrations, fluid dynamics, compressor optimization, wind energy conversion, and hydraulic gate instabilities. He has authored or co-authored over 100 journal articles and conference papers. He holds seven patents. He and his wife, Karin, authored a book, Engineering Communication, published by Cengage Learning.

Publications

Dynamic Stability of Hydraulic Gates and Engineering for Flood Prevention
Dynamic Stability of Hydraulic Gates and Engineering for Flood Prevention
Noriaki Ishii, Keiko Anami, Charles W. Knisely. © 2018. 660 pages.
Hydraulic gates are utilized in multiple capacities in modern society. As such, the failure of these gates can have disastrous consequences, and it is imperative to develop new...