Education History

  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Military Institute
  • M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering (Thermo-Fluids), Johns Hopkins University

Work Experience

Senior Professional Staff, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory

Publications

Publications and Conference Presentations:

Co-Author: Lomicka, Christian. “Hierarchical Validation of an Anthropomorphic Test Device Finite Element Model for Underbody Blast Using an Objective Rating Framework”, Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Submitted for publication 1/2021

Co-Author: Lomicka, Christian. “Optimizing the Biofidelity of the Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin through Design of Experiments”, Proceedings of the 15th International LS-DYNA Conference, Detroit, Michigan, 2018

Co-Author: Lomicka, Christian. “System-Level Validation of the Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin Finite Element Model”, 14th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics. Montreal, Canada. July 17-20, 2017

Co-Author: Lomicka, Christian. “Sample survival during re-entry for sample return missions using the MMEEV design”, International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-13), JHU/APL, 2016

First-Author: Lomicka, Christian. “Improving Ballistic Fiber Strength: Insights from Experiment and Simulation”, Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1, Chapter 23, 2013
Presented – SEM 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Lombard, IL. June 4, 2013

Presented: Lomicka, Christian. “Effects of Polymer Chemistry on Fibril Strength and Fracture: Application to Kevlar”, 2013 Mach Conference, Annapolis, MD. April 10, 2013

Co-Author: Lomicka, Christian. “Multiscale modeling of high-strength fibers and fabrics”, Proceedings of SPIE 8373, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications IV, 83731S (7 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919395