Current Contact Information:
LeRoy W. Alaways, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Capstone Design
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085-1699
(610) 519-6632
Office: 113B Tolentine Hall
Hometown: Chico, California
Teaching Experience:
Villanova University, 2007 - Present
Design Seminar I, II, III
Fluids Mechanics
Temple University, Philadelphia, 2004 - 07
Statics
Dynamics
Mechanics of Materials
Vibrations
System Dynamics
Design
Materials Lab
Mechanics Lab
Dynamics Lab
Measurement Lab
Vibrations Lab
California Maritime Academy, 2000 - 01
Electronics
Circuits
Controls
MATLAB Visualizations
Electromechanical Machinery
CSU, Sacramento, Spring 2000
System Dynamics
Numerical Methods
UC Davis, Winter 2000
Automatic Controls
USMA, West Point, 1998 - 1999
Statics
Dynamics
Vibrations
UC Davis, Summer & Fall 1995
Dynamics
Education:
Postdoc/Davies Fellowship, 1998-1999
United States Military Academy, West Point
Ph.D. Engineering, 1998
University of California, Davis
Alumnus: Sports Biomechanics Lab
MS, Mechanical Engineering, 1987
University of California, Davis
BS (with honors) Mechanical Engineering, 1985
California State University, Chico
BA (with honors) Applied Mathematics, 1985
California State University, Chico
Work Experience:
XPRTS: 2003
Data Analysis of Vehicle Rollover
Exponent, Inc. 2001 - 2004
Data Analysis
Bioengineering
Accident Reconstruction
Roller Coater Dynamics
Case Management
Army Research Laboratory: 1998-1999
Hyper-Stereoscopic Vision
Lawrence Livermore National Lab: 1990 - 1994
SDIO - Brilliant Pebbles
ASTRID
Propulsion Group
Rockwell International: 1987 - 1989
SICBM, MX, MM3 - Guidance & Control
Awards:
Ridenour Award for Most Outstanding Senior Capstone Design Project – Faculty Advisor, Hybrid Electric Vehicle Demonstrator, 2006.
Most Outstanding Delegate, ASME, Leadership Training Conference, Houston Texas, 2006.
Lifetime pass to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for contributions on the Aerodynamics of the Curveball, 1999.
Commander's Medal for Public Service, United States Army, West Point, New York, 1999.
Engineering Innovator of the Month, Rockwell International, October 1989.
Phi Kappa Phi, 1984.
Dissertations and Publications:
Dissertation: Baseball.pdf
Thesis: Optimal Placement of Measurements for Distributed Systems
Papers:
Alaways, L.W. Aerodynamics of the Curveball: The Sikorsky Lift Data, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on The Engineering of Sport, Biarritz, France, 2–6 June 2008.
Alaways, L.W. Comparison Between Observed and Simulated Baseball Trajectories, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on The Engineering of Sport, Biarritz, France, 2–6 June 2008.
Alaways, L.W., Z.S. Szczerbinski and N. Krumenacker, Determining Friction Coefficients for Round Balls: Comparing Basketballs, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on The Engineering of Sport, Biarritz, France, 2–6 June 2008.
Alaways, L.W. How Does a Spinning Bowling Ball Stay in the Middle of the Alley? AccessScience – McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online, December 2007.
Grochowsky, J.C. and L.W. Alaways, R. Siskey, E. Most, S.M. Kurtz, Digital Photogrammetry for Quantitative Wear Analysis of Retrieved TKA Components, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B; Applied Biomaterials, April 2006.
Alaways, L.W. Why does a knuckleball dance? AccessScience – McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online, January 2005.
Alaways, L.W. Why does a baseball curve in flight? AccessScience – McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online, July 2004.
Alaways, L.W. and M. Hubbard, Experimental Determination of Baseball Spin and Lift, Journal of Sports Sciences, 19 (5), pp. 349 – 358, May 2001.
Alaways, L.W., S.P. Mish and M. Hubbard, Identification of Release Conditions and Aerodynamic Forces in Pitched Baseball Trajectories, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 17 (1), pp. 63 – 76, February 2001.
Watkins, W.R., L. Alaways, Depth Perception Applied to Search and Target Acquisition, Proceedings of the NATO SCI.12 Workshop on Search and Target Acquisition, Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 1999.
Hubbard, M. and L.W. Alaways, Mechanical Interaction of the Golf Ball with Putting Greens, World Scientific Congress on Golf, St. Andrews, Scotland, 20–24 July, 1998.
Cloyd, S.O., M. Hubbard, and L.W. Alaways, A Control Scheme for an Opposed Recumbent Tandem Human-Powered Vehicle, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 12 (4), pp. 480–492, November 1996.
Alaways, L.W., M. Hubbard, T.M. Conlan, and J.A. Miles, Static and Dynamic Accuracy Determination of a Three Dimensional Motion Analysis System, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on The Engineering of Sport, Sheffield, UK, 2–4 July 1996.
Hubbard, M. and L.W. Alaways, Rapid and Accurate Estimation of Release Conditions in the Javelin Throw, Journal of Biomechanics, 22 (6-7), pp. 583 – 595, 1989.
Hubbard, M. and L.W. Alaways, Optimal Release Conditions for the New Rules Javelin, International Journal of Sports Biomechanics, 3 (3), pp. 207 – 221, September, 1987.
Hubbard, M. and L.W. Alaways, Instantaneous Assessment of Athletic Performance Using High Speed Video, Proceedings of the 31st Conference of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, August 16 – 21, San Diego, 1987.
Hubbard, M. and L.W. Alaways, Implementation of a Javelin Trajectory Instrumentation System, Proceedings of the XIth International Congress on Biomechanics, July 1 – 4, Amsterdam, 1987.
