• Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • James J. Cain ’51 Faculty Fellow II
Dr. Pablo Tarazaga

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

    • 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.