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Professor Emeritus
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Education: Ph.D., Stanford University

Email: earip@uts.cc.utexas.edu

Dr. Ripperger was an active member of the Cockrell School of Engineering faculty for 37 years and Director of the Engineering Mechanics Research Laboratory for 25 years. His research interests included experimental mechanics, microscopic instrumentation, wave propagation, strain rate effects in materials, piezoelectric effects, impact on complex structures, and biomechanics with particular emphasis on head injuries and protection against head injuries.