Andrew Sloboda

Educational Background

• B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 2005
• M.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, 2007
• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2013

Research Interests

• Nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos
• Identification of parametric variations
• Fluid-structure interaction
• Vibrations

Courses

• Mechanics (MECH 220)
• Dynamics (MECH 252)
• Fluid Dynamics (MECH 313)
• Solid Mechanics (MECH 353)
• System Dynamics (MECH 405)
• Vibration Analysis (MECH 451)
• Advanced Dynamics (MECH 425) 

Selected Publications

A. R. Sloboda. Boundary transformation vectors: Initial experimental demonstration of a damage detection method based on attractor deformation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 224:112030 1–15, 2025.

K. LeChasseur, S. Wodin-Schwartz, A. R. Sloboda, and A. Powell. Validity of a self-report measure of student learning in active learning statics courses. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 0(0):1–21, 2024.

A. R. Sloboda, S. Wodin-Schwartz, and K. LeChasseur. Impacts of a free-body diagram mobile app on content mastery and women’s self-efficacy. In Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, June 2024 (ASEE Mechanics Division - Best Paper).

A. R. Sloboda, S. Wodin-Schwartz, K. LeChasseur, and J. deWinter. Wip: Toward a free-body diagram mobile application. In Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, June 2023 (ASEE Mechanics Division - Best Presentation).

A. R. Sloboda. Free-body diagram performance with problem depictions at different levels of abstraction. In Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.

A.R. Sloboda and C. Kong. Boundary transformation vectors: A geometric method of quantifying attractor deformation for structural health monitoring. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 17(12):121004 1–10, 2022.

A.R. Sloboda and R. S. Sloboda. Refinements of the boundary transformation vector representation of attractor shape deformation to enhance system parameter identification. Chaos, 32(8):083146 1–15, 2022.

A.R. Sloboda. Boundary transformation representation of attractor shape deformation. Chaos, 31(8):083113 1–14, 2021.