Professor Emeritus
Engineering
Contact
vaskothj@ccsu.edu
Office
Applied Innovation Hub
315
Or by appointment
Education
Mechanical Engineering
University of Connecticut
1992
Mechanical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1980
Mechanical Engineering
Lehigh University
1977
Areas of Expertise

Computational Structural Mechanics

Impact Dynamic Analysis

Awards & Grants

Awards

CCSU Excellence in Teaching Awards: Finalist (2013), Semifinalist (2020 & 2014), Honor Roll (2026, 2025, 2016, 2012)

CCSU School of Engineering, Science, & Technology Outstanding Teaching Award (2014)

CCSU School of Engineering, Science, & Technology Outstanding Research Award (2019)

NASA 2004 Turning Goals into Reality Award: Jet Engine Containment Concepts & Simulation Team

Pratt & Whitney 2004 Eagle Award: F100-PW229 LPT Containment Analysis

Pratt & Whitney 2003 Appreciation Award: F135 HPC Split Case Weight Reduction

UTRC Special Award 1996: Composite Fan Blade Containment and Bird-Strike

Grants

Federal Aviation Administration Grant, “Aerospace Working Group Guidelines for Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling”, April 2022-April 2023, $75,424   

Federal Aviation Administration Grant, “Cabin Interior and Engine Related Impact and Failure Analysis Guidelines for Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling”, August 2016-June 2021, $344,284   

Federal Aviation Administration Grant, “Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling Guidelines for Aerospace Impact Applications”, March 2011-July 2016, $341,570 

Memberships & Affiliations

Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers (1982-Present); Secretary (1995-2005), President (2006-2007), Vice President (2008-2010), Board Member (2011-Present)

National Society of Professional Engineers (1982-Present)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1977-Present)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1989-Present)

Tau Beta Pi (1976-Present)

American Society of Engineering Education (2010-Present)

Epsilon Pi Tau (2019-Present)

Courses Taught

Introduction to Engineering

Statics

Dynamics

Mechanics of Materials

Engineering Writing and Presentation

Aerospace Structures and Materials

Finite Element Analysis (Undergraduate and Graduate)

Plates and Shells (Graduate)