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Fjóla Jónsdóttir - Professor
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Fjóla Jónsdóttir
Íslenska
Professor
Solid mechanics
Location
VR-2 / V02-242
Email
fj [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5661-5379
Research portal – Fjóla Jónsdóttir
Courses 2024 - 2025
VÉL202G - Strength of Materials
VÉL103M - Computational Structural Mechanics
Education
1995
,
Ph.D.
,
Brown University
,
Solid Mechanics
1992
,
MS
,
Brown University
,
Solid Mechanics
1990
,
BS
,
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
,
Mechanical Engineering
Professional Experience
2012 -
,
Professor,
University of Iceland
2000 -
2012,
Associate Professor,
University of Iceland
1997 -
2000,
Mechanical Engineer,
VGK Consulting
1995 -
1997,
Specialist,
Abaqus (former HKS), Providence, Ri
Published works
2023
Transdermal Drug Delivery of Tazarotene: Determining Tazarotene’s Potential in Local Transdermal Therapy
Pharmaceutics
Assessment of Compressive and Flexural Properties and Stacking Strength of Expanded Polystyrene Boxes: Experimental and Simulation Study
Applied Sciences
2022
Transdermal Drug Delivery: Determining Permeation Parameters Using Tape Stripping and Numerical Modeling
Pharmaceutics
2021
Multi-region finite element modelling of drug release from hydrogel based ophthalmic lenses
Mathematical Biosciences
2020
Variable stiffness prosthetic foot based on rheology properties of shear thickening fluid
Smart Materials and Structures
Speed adaptable prosthetic foot; concept description, prototyping and initial user testing
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Use of Dynamic FEA for Design Modification and Energy Analysis of a Variable Stiffness Prosthetic Foot
Applied Sciences
2018
Modelling the release of moxifloxacin from plasma grafted intraocular lenses with rotational symmetric numerical framework
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
The translational force acting on an elastic filament confined in a fluid-filled channel of varying width
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
A numerical framework for drug transport in a multi-layer system with discontinuous interlayer condition
Mathematical Biosciences
A Numerical Framework for Diffusive Transport in Rotational Symmetric Systems with Discontinuous Interlayer Conditions
IFAC-PapersOnLine
2017
Modeling of stiffness characteristics in a prosthetic foot
ASME 2017 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2017
Modeling and simulation in the design process of a prosthetic foot
Numerical simulation of Franz diffusion experiment: Application to drug loaded soft contact lenses
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
2015
Preparation and Characterization of a Prototype MagnetorheologicalElastomer for Application in Prosthetic Devices
2014
Large amplitude thermal fluctuations of confined semiflexible biopolymer filaments
Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME
Numerical modelling of transdermal delivery from matrix systems: Parametric study and experimental validation with silicone matrices
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2013
Numerical modelling and experimental investigation of drug release from layered silicone matrix systems
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2012
Online monitoring of corrosion in slightly saline geothermal water in Iceland
Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
2011
Modeling perfluorinated polyether-based MR fluids
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
Field-on versus field-off characteristics of magnetorheological fluids with an application in prosthetic devices
ASME 2011 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2011
An experimental investigation into the off-state viscosity of MR fluids
Electro-Rheological Fluids and Magneto-Rheological Suspensions - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference
Modeling perfluorinated polyether based MR fluids
Electro-Rheological Fluids and Magneto-Rheological Suspensions - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference
Fabrication and Characterization of Magnetorheological Elastomers for an Adaptive Spring Element
Durability of a magnetorheological fluid in a prosthetic knee joint equipped with a rotary brake actuator
A simple shear analysis of MR fluids
Electro-Rheological Fluids and Magneto-Rheological Suspensions - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference
Numerical modeling of controlled release of drugs from silicone elastomers
ASME 2011 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2011
An experimental investigation into the off-state viscosity of MR fluids
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
An experimental investigation of unimodal and bimodal magnetorheological fluids with an application in prosthetic devices
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
2010
A geometrical optimization of a magneto-rheological rotary brake in a prosthetic knee
Smart Materials and Structures
Rheology of perfluorinated polyether-based MR fluids with nanoparticles
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
2009
Influence of parameter variations on the braking torque of a magnetorheological prosthetic knee
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
Bidisperse perfluorinated polyether (PFPE)-based magneto-rheological fluids in a prosthetic knee
Proceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems 2009, SMASIS2009
A multi-objective design optimization of a smart magneto-rheological prosthetic knee
Proceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems 2009, SMASIS2009
2008
Multi-objective optimization of a magneto-rheological prosthetic knee actuator
19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies 2008, ICAST 2008
2007
On-line corrosion monitoring in geothermal district heating systems. II. Localized corrosion
Corrosion Science
2006
Design of a magnetorheological prosthetic knee
Proceedings of NordDesign 2006 Conference
Elastic fields and energies of coherent surface islands
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
2005
Pipe route design using variable topography distance transforms
Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005
Modeling of threshold strength in cylindrical ceramic structures
Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME
Elastic fields of surface quantum dots
2005 Proceedings of the 4th ASME Conference on Integrated Nanosystems: Design, Synthesis, and Applications
2004
Computer-based Design Tool for Geothermal Piping Systems
2002
Seismic design of geothermal pipeline supports
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
2001
Comparative study of seismic analyses for piping systems
Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
1997
Substrate curvature change due to morphological instability of a strained epitaxial surface film
Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Quasistatic and dynamic regimes of granular material deformation under impulse loading
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
1995
Computation of equilibrium surface fluctuations in strained epitaxial films due to interface misfit dislocations
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
Three dimensional surface waviness of an epitaxial layer due to surface diffusion induced by interface misfit dislocations
Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Numerical simulations of dynamic compaction
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD
Equilibrium surface roughness of a strained epitaxial film due to surface diffusion induced by interface misfit dislocations
Mechanics of Materials
1994
Evolution of surface roughness of a strained epitaxial film due to interface misfit dislocations
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
1993
Instability of a biaxially stressed thin film on a substrate due to material diffusion over its free surface
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
Continuum modeling of stress-driven surface diffusion in strained elastic materials
Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
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Solid mechanics
Finite element analysis
Numerical modeling of drug release
Smart materials
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