Dr. Brittany Newell

Dr. Brittany Newell

Biography

Dr. Brittany Newell is an associate professor at Purdue University in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering Technology. Brittany received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. She then worked in industry as a Quality Manager for a contract manufacturing company before joining the Purdue faculty. Brittany completed her Ph.D. in the field of electroactive polymers for industrial applications. Her current research interests are focused on adaptive structures, energy transduction, and methods of manufacturing these materials. She focuses on additive manufacturing techniques for material sensors and actuators and their characterization and production.

  bnewell1@purdue.edu

 (765) 494-7724

KNOY 189

Education

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,  May 2009

M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, December 2010

PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, December 2012

Publications

  1. Book, B, Chen, J, and Irudayaraj, J. 2011. Quantification of receptor targeting aptamer binding characteristics using single-molecule spectroscopy. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 108 (5) 1222-1227.
  2. Guo, C, Book Newell, B*, Irudayaraj, J. 2011 Protein-directed reduction of graphene oxide and intracellular imaging. Chemical Communications (47) 12658–12660.
  3. Panchapakesan, B, Book Newell, B. Irudayaraj, J. 2011. Gold nanoprobes for theragnostics. Nanomedicine 6(10) 1787-1811.
  4. Book Newell, B, Wang, Y. and Irudayaraj J. 2012 Multifunctional gold nanorod theragnostics probed by multi-photon imaging. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. (48) 330-337.
  5. Wang, Y. Book Newell, B. Damayanti, N.P. and Irudayaraj, J. 2012 Folic Acid Protected Silver Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology (8) 5 751-759.
  6. Newell, B, Krutz, G, Gallien, T, Harmeyer, K, Holland, M, Brune, A, and Holland, Z. 2012 Capacitance Health Sensing in Fluid Power Components. Proceedings of the 7th Annual FPNI PhD Symposium, Reggio Emilia, Italy 373-384.
  7. Newell, B. Krutz, G, Holland, M, and Harmeyer, K. 2013 Sensing with Smart Polymers and Rubber Components on Vehicles to Reduce Warranty and Liability (i.e. Tires, Hoses, Seals). SAE  World Congress Detroit, MI April 16-18 2013.
  8. Krutz, G, Gallien, T, Newell, B, and Stewart, F.  2013 Design and Evaluation of an Embedded Sensor in a Polymer Sealing Structure “Smart Seal”. ASME/BATH 2013 Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control Sarasota, FL Oct. 6-9 2013
  9. Newell, B. A., Krutz, G. W., Stewart, F., Pascal, K. 2016 Novel pre-strain method for dielectric electroactive polymers. SPIE Publications SPIE EAPAD 2016.
  10. Arnett, W., Hutzel, W. J., Piller, J. A., Newell, B. A. 2016 Financial Analysis of University Investments in Solar Photovoltaics. 4th International High Performance Buildings Conference.
  11. Newell, B., Garcia, J., Krutz, G., Harmeyer, K., 2016 Industrial Capacitance Sensors and Actuators, FTC 2016 Future Technologies Conference 2016 6-7 December 2016, San Francisco, United States 978-1-5090-4171
  12. Newell, B. A., Krutz, G. W., Stewart, F., Pascal, K. 2017 Chemically Pre-strained Dielectric Elastomers Finite Element Analysis. SPIE Publications EAPAD XVIV 2017.
  13. Solorio, J., Garcia-Bravo, J., Newell, B., “Voice Activated Robotics Application Using Off the Shelf Home Automation Components”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal. Issue 99, Publication Date: 10 July 2018, DOI: https://doi 10.1109/JIOT.2018.2854591
  14. Newell, B., Garcia, J., and Krutz, G. “Dielectric Electroactive Polymers with Chemical Pre-Strain: An Experimentally Validated Model.”  MDPI Actuators 2018, 7(3), 50. Publication Date 22 August 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/act7030050
  15. Gonzalez, D. Newell, B., Garcia, J., Noble, L., and Mamer, T. “3-D Printing of Dielectric Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Characterization of Dielectric Flexible Materials” ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems SMASIS. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sept 10-12, 2018 San Antonio, TX. paper: SMASIS2018-8011.
  16. Mamer, T. Gonzalez, D. Newell, B., Garcia, J., Leon-Salas, D., Vindrola, A., and Zigon, T. “Flexible 3-D Printed Circuits and Sensors.” ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems SMASIS. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sept 10-12, 2018 San Antonio, TX. paper: SMASIS2018-7952.
  17. Romo-Estrada, J., Newell, B., and Garcia, J. “Mechanical Iris Stretcher for Electroactive Polymers.” ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems SMASIS. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sept 10-12, 2018 San Antonio, TX. paper: SMASIS2018-7964.
  18. Costas, Alfonso., Davis, Daniel E., Niu, Yixian., Dabiri Sadegh., Garcia, J., and Newell, B.,  “Design, Development, and Characterization of Linear, Soft Actuators via Additive Manufacturing.” ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018.  San Antonio, Texas, September 10-12, 2018, paper: SMASIS2018-8097.
  19. Vallejo-Melgarejo, L., Garcia, J., Newell, B., and Reifenberger, R.,  “DLP additive manufactured lenses and diffraction gratings.” ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018.  San Antonio, Texas, September 10-12, 2018, paper: SMASIS2018-7963.
  20. Vindrola, A., Newell, B., Garcia, J., “Prediction of Dielectric Electroactive Polymer Material Functionality.” ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018.  San Antonio, Texas, September 10-12, 2018, paper:SMASIS2018-8166.
  21. Maynard, C., Newell, B., Lucietto, A., Hutzel, W., Garcia-Bravo, J.  “Applied Learning within Thermodynamics: A Perspective on Energy Concepts” 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct 3-6, 2018 San Jose, CA. paper 1570431268.
  22. Athinarayanan, R., Newell B., Garcia, J., Ostanek, J., Diao, X., Sundararajan, R., Zhang, H., Richards, G., (2019) “Learning in Context with Horizontally & Vertically Integrated Curriculum in a Smart Learning Factory,” Procedia Manufacturing, Volume 31, Pages 91-96, ISSN 2351-9789, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.03.015
  23. Gomez, I., Gonzalez-Mancera, A., Newell, B., & Garcia-Bravo, J. (2019). Analysis of the Design of a Poppet Valve by Transitory Simulation. Energies12(5), 889.  https://doi.org/10.3390/en12050889
  24. Garcia, J., Newell, B., Bonnett, E., Leon, J., “Making Connections Between Applications and Theory Through Energy in Fluid Power”, 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 16-19, Tampa, FL. paper 25583.
  25. Gonzalez, D., Garcia, J., Newell, B. (2019) “Electromechanical Characterization of a 3D printed dielectric material for dielectric electroactive polymer actuators.” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Volume 297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2019.111565.
  26. Gonzalez, D., Garcia, J., Newell, B., , “3D Printed Segmented Flexible Pneumatic Actuator” ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019.  Louisville, KY, September 9-11, 2010, paper:SMASIS2019-5645.
  27. Costas, A., Newell, B., Garcia, J., , “Production and Characterization of a Fully 3D Printed Flexible Bellows Actuator” ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019.  Louisville, KY, September 9-11, 2010, paper:SMASIS2019-5644.
  28. Vallejo-Melgarejo, L. D., Reifenberger, R. G., Newell, B. A., Narváez-Tovar, C. A., & Garcia-Bravo, J. M. (2019). “Characterization of 3D-printed lenses and diffraction gratings made by DLP additive manufacturing”. Rapid Prototyping Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-03-2019-0074
  29. Gutierrez, D., Garcia-Bravo, J.M., Reid, A., Newell, B., McPherson, P., French, M. (2020). “Design and Modelling of a 90-Degree Ball Valve with a Linear Pressure Drop.” International Journal of Fluid Power. https://doi.org/10.13052/ijfp1439-9776.2111
  30. Nguedjang Kouakeuo, S. H., Tena Deffo, Y. A., Ducharne, B., Morel, L., Raulet, M. A., Tsafack, P., Garcia-Bravo, J. & Newell, B. (2020). “Embedded printed magnetic needle probes sensor for the real-time control of the local induction state through a laminated magnetic core.” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 505, 166767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166767
  31. Leon-Quiroga, J., Newell, B., Krishnamurthy, M., Gonzalez-Mancera, A., & Garcia-Bravo, J. (2020). “Energy Efficiency Comparison of Hydraulic Accumulators and Ultracapacitors.” Energies, 13(7), 1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13071632
  32. Maynard, C. M., Hernandez, J. A., Gonzalez, D., Tallman, T. N., Garcia, J., & Newell, B. (2020). ‘The effect of extrusion temperature and cycles on electrical resistivity in carbon nanofiber-modified PLA filament for multi-functional additive manufacturing.” In Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2020 (Vol. 11379, p. 113791O). International Society for Optics and Photonics. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2557298

Patents and Patent Applications

  1. Newell, B. A., Krutz, G. W. “Electroactive Polymers, Methods of Manufacture, and Structures Formed Thereof.” (PCT Application: March 10, 2016).
  2. Krutz, G., Knies, G., Mosier, K., Stwalley, R., Newell, B. “Belt and Pulley Systems and Methods of Detecting Belt Damage.” (Application: February 25, 2016).
  3. Newell, B. A., Krutz, G. W. “Electroactive actuators, systems equipped therewith, and methods of use and manufacture. US Patent 9683663. June 2017.
  4. Newell, B. A., Krutz, G. W., Knies, G. “Hydraulic Hoses with Life-Sensing Capability and Methods Therefor.” US Patent 10359387 July 2019.