- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- James J. Cain ’51 Faculty Fellow II
- Phone: 979-845-1173
- Email: ptarazaga@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 510E
- Website: Research Webpage
- Linkedin: Profile
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — 2009
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — 2004
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez — 2002
Research Interests
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- Vibrations, Acoustics, Modal Analysis and Testing
- Structural Health Monitoring (SHM and NDE)
- Model Validation, Model Updating & Model Reduction
- Smart Infrastructure, Smart buildings, IoT
- Smart Biomedical Devices
- Structural Mechanics, Dynamics and Control
- Intelligent Material Applications & Adaptive Structures
- Structure Acoustic Interactions
- Energy Harvesting
Awards & Honors
- Newbigin Fellow - 2024
- Faculty Aspiring Leadership Fellow - 2023
- James J Cain ‘51 Faculty Fellow - 2023
- ASME Fellow - 2022
- Dean’s Excellence Award: Faculty Fellow conferred by Virginia Tech - 2021
- John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow conferred by Virginia Tech - 2017
- ASNT Fellowship Award conferred by American Society For Nondestructive Testing - 2017
- AFOSR Young Investigator Award conferred by Air Force Research Laboratory - 2015
- ASME SMASIS Conference Best Symposium Paper Award conferred by American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 2013
Selected Publications
- Baird, T., Villareal, M., Tarazaga, P.A., et. al., 2024, “Shared Space and Resource Use within a Building Environment: An Indoor Geography,” The Geographical Journal.
- Davaria, S, Malladi, S., and Tarazaga, P.A., 2023, “Self-sensing active artificial hair cells inspired by the cochlear amplifier, Part II: Experimental validations,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures.
- Read, E., Huseman, C.J., Tarazaga, et. al., 2023, “Quantification of frequency, amplitude, and transmission from equine whole body vibration platform,” Journal of Equine Veterinary Science.
- Krishnan, M., Gugercin, S., and Tarazaga, P. A., 2023, “A wavelet-based dynamic mode decomposition for modeling mechanical systems from partial observations,” Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
- Motaharibidgoli, S., Davaria, S., Tarazaga, P.A., et. al., 2023, " Developing coexisting traveling and standing waves in Euler-Bernoulli beams using a single-point excitation and a spring-damper system," Journal of Sound and Vibration.