Yuki Michi

Yuki Michii is the structural staff engineer in the Analytical Engineering Section at L°¶Garde, Inc under Dr. Art Palisoc. He is responsible for performing various structural analyses. He is also an associate investigator on other programs. Since coming to L'Garde, he has been involved in the In-Space Propulsion Solar Sail program, James Webb Space Telescope, High Power Advanced Low-Mass Solar Thermionic Power System (HPALM), and assisting in the ISAT program. Previous to L°¶Garde, he was a Senior R&D Engineer for Space Systems/Loral in the Structural Analysis Section of the Structures Department. He was involved in various aspects of structural analysis including static, dynamic, coupled loads, and testing. He is familiar with MSC.Nastran, MSC.Patran, NEiNastran, FEMAP, and FAIM.

EDUCATION: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.M. 1997

University of Maryland at College Park, B.S. 1994

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Sleight, D.W., Michii, Y.C., Lichodziejewski, D., Derbes, B., Mann, T.O., Slade, K.N., Wang, J.T. "Finite Element Analysis and Test Correlation of a 10 Meter Inflation-Deployed Solar Sail. "Proceedings, 46th Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, April 2005, AIAA-2005-2121.

2. Michii, Yuki C., and McManus, Hugh L., "Prediction of Microcracking Distributions in Composite Laminates Using a Monte-Carlo Simulation Method", Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 11th Technical Conference, Atlanta, GA, October, 1996, pp. 428-436. Also available in the Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 16, No. 13, 1997, pp. 1220-1230.