Mary Kasarda
Mary E. F. Kasarda is a retired American mechanical engineer whose research focused on the vibration, wear, and diagnostics of rotating machinery. She is an associate professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech,[1] and president of ABET Bridge, a nonprofit organization that supports ABET in its mission of engineering accreditation.[2]
Education and career
Kasarda writes that she grew up in love with cars, with her earliest memory being the sight of a Ford Mustang at the 1964 New York World's Fair.[3] She became a student at the University of Virginia, where she received her bachelor's degree and master's degree,[1] and then worked in industry for five years before returning to the university for a Ph.D.[3] Her 1997 doctoral dissertation, Measurement and Characterization of Power Losses in High Speed Magnetic Bearings, was supervised by Paul E. Allaire.[4]
She joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 1997, and retired in 2024.[3]
Recognition
Kasarda was named as an ASME Fellow in 2011.[5]
References
- 1 2 Hemesath, Anja (April 18, 2025), "Mary Kasarda honored with emerita status", Virginia Tech News, retrieved 2026-03-31
- ↑ "About ABET Bridge", ABET Bridge, ABET, retrieved 2026-03-31
- 1 2 3 Clatterbuck, Lexi (August 14, 2024), "Mary Kasarda retires after nearly three decades of service", Virginia Tech News, retrieved 2026-03-31
- ↑ Kasarda, Mary E. F. (1997), Measurement and Characterization of Power Losses in High Speed Magnetic Bearings (Ph.D. thesis), University of Virginia, ProQuest 304371346
- ↑ All Fellows (PDF), ASME, March 2025, retrieved 2026-03-31
External links
- Mary Kasarda publications indexed by Google Scholar