Jesse Sherburn

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2013-Present
• Senior Research Mechanical Engineer, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 2021-Present
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Science, Maranatha Baptist University 2011-Present
• Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, Liberty University, 2020-Present
• Research Mechanical Engineer, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 2010-2021
• Graduate Research Assistant, Mississippi State University, 2005-2010
• Teaching Assistant, Science Department, Maranatha Baptist University, 2004-2005
• Lab Assistant, Mechanical and Astronautical Engineering Department, Naval Postgraduate School, 2002-2003

Recent Journal Papers

• Perovich, N., Sherburn, J.A., Roman-Castro, D., Rios-Estremera, D.H., Heard, W.F., Adley, M.D. 2021. Modeling Penetration and Perforation of Cross-Laminated Timber and Plywood using PENCURV+. Journal of DoD Research and Engineering, 4(2), 2-10.
• Pasetto, M. Baek, J., Chen, J.S., Wei, H., Sherburn, J.A., Roth, M.J. 2021. A Lagrangian/semi-Lagrangian Coupling Approach for Accelerated Meshfree Modelling of Extreme Deformation Problems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2021.113827
• Sparks, P.A., Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A. 2019. Penetration modeling of ultra-high performance concrete using multiscale meshfree methods. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 43(14): 2328-2351. DOI: 10.1002/nag.2983
• Huang, T.H., Chen, J.S., Wei, H., Roth, M.J., Sherburn, J.A., Bishop, J.E., Tupek, M.R., Fang, E.H. 2019. A MUSCL-SCNI approach for meshfree modeling of shock waves in fluids. Computational Particle Mechanics. DOI: 10.1007/s40571-019-00248-x
• Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A., Sparks, P.A. 2018. A Multiscale Mesh-Free Approach to Modeling Damage of an Ultra-High-Performance Concrete. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 16(2): 143-161. DOI: 10.1615/IntJMultCompEng.2018025518
• Chandler, M.Q., Sherburn, J.A., Allison, P.G., Moser, R.D., Torres-Cancel, K.A., Williams, B.A., Newman, J.K, Weiss, C. 2017. Application of Bio-inspired Nanocomposites for Enhancing Impact Resistance of Cementitious Materials. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 110: 171-180. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2017.02.013
• Nordendale, N.A., Heard, W.F., Sherburn, J.A., Basu, P.K., 2016. A comparison of finite element analysis to smooth particle hydrodynamics for application to projectile impact on cementitious material. Computational Particle Mechanics, 3(1): 53-68. DOI: 10.1007/s40571-015-0092-1
• Sherburn, J.A., M.J. Roth, J.S. Chen, M. Hillman, 2015. Meshfree Modeling of Concrete Slab Perforation Using a Reproducing Kernel Particle Impact and Penetration Formulation. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 86: 96-110. DOI:10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2015.07.009
• Sherburn, J.A., Hammons, M.I., Roth, M.J., 2014. Modeling finite thickness slab perforation using a coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian approach. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 51: 4406-4413.  DOI:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.09.007
• Sherburn, J.A., Nelson, D.H., Price, C.D. & Slawson, T.R., 2011. Modelling of Airblast Propagation through an Enclosed Structure, Explosives Engineering, September 2011: 5-9.
• Sherburn, J. A., Horstemeyer M. F., Bammann, D. J. and Baumgardner, J. R., 2011. Two-dimensional mantle convection simulations using an internal state variable model: the role of a history dependent rheology on mantle convection. Geophysical Journal International, 186: 945-962. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05095.x
• Prabhu, R., Horstemeyer, M.F., Tucker, M., Marin, E.B., Bouvard, J.L., Sherburn, J.A., Liao, J. & Williams, L., 2011. Coupled Experiment / Finite Element Analysis on the Mechanical Response of Porcine Brain under High Strain Rates, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, DOI:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.03.015
• Price, C., Sherburn, J. A., Nelson, D., Slawson, T. & Boone, R. N., 2011. Evaluation of Predictive Methods for Airblast Propagation through and Enclosed Structure, International Journal of Protective Structures, 2(1), 71-82.

Recent Conference Proceedings

• Sherburn, J.A., Crosby, Z.K., Heard, W.F., 2021. Modeling Ultraordnance Impacts on Concrete. Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Jan 10-13, 2021, Virtual Conference
• Sherburn, J.A., Rios-Estremera, D.H., Crosby, Z.K., Heard, W.F. 2019. A Modeling Exploration of Ultraordnance Impacts on Concrete. Proceedings of the 15th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 28 – Aug 1, 2019, Austin, TX.Sparks, P.A., Rios-Estremetra, D., Roman-Castro, Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F.  2019. A Comparison of NMAP, EPIC, and CTH for Modeling Projectile Impact on Steel Plates. Proceedings of the 2019 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, June 18-21, 2019, Pasadena, CA.
• Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F. 2018. Reproducing Kernel Particle Method Modeling of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Flyer Plate Experiments. Workshop on Meshfree and Particle Methods: Applications and Theory, September 10-12, 2018, Santa Fe, NM.
• Sparks, P.A., Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F., Roman-Castro, D. 2018. A Comparison of NMAP and CTH for Modeling Projectile Impact on Steel Plates. 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 22-27, 2018, New York, NY.
• Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F. 2018. Modeling of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Flyer Plate Experiments 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 22-27, 2018, New York, NY.
• Sparks, P.A., Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A., Kieffer, P.M. 2017. Penetration Modeling of Ultra-High Performance Concrete using a Multiscale Meshfree Method. 14th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 17-20, 2017, Montreal, Canada.
• Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F., Wade, S.R., Williams, B.A. 2017. Meshfree modeling of penetration of a self-consolidating high-strength concrete. 14th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 17-20, 2017, Montreal, Canada.

Recent Technical Reports

• Sparks, P.A. Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A., Roman-Castro, D., Magee, R. 2021. Penetration Modeling of Generic Ultra-High Performance Concrete using the Nonlinear Meshfree Analysis Program (NMAP). ERDC/GSL TR-21-06. Vicksburg, MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
• Capper, J.J., Sherburn, J.A., Browning IV, R.S. 2021. A Framework for Creating Finite Element Meshes of Arbitrary Domains. ERDC/GSL TR-21-05. Vicksburg, MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
• Sherburn, J.A., Frank, A.O., Adley, M.D., Browning IV, R.S., Hammons, M.I., Roth, M.J. Roth, Sparks, P.A. 2020. Hardened Installation Protection for Persistent Operations (HIPPO) II, Advanced Computational Mechanics: Post-Experiment Calculations. ERDC/GSL TR-20-16. Vicksburg, MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
• Sparks, P.A., Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A., Roman-Castro, R. 2020. Penetration Modeling of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Using the Nonlinear Meshfree Analysis Program (NMAP). ERDC/GSL TR-20-2. Vicksburg, MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
• Sherburn, J.A., Heard, W.F., Williams, B.A., Sparks, P.A. 2019. A Multiscale Meshfree Approach to Modeling Damage of Cor-Tuf without Fibers Using Fracture Energy Experiments. ERDC/GSL TR-19-12. Vicksburg, MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
• Sherburn, J.A., A.O. Frank, A.J. Burroughs, M.D. Adley, R.S. Browning IV, M.I. Hammons, R.E. Moxley, M.J. Roth. 2017. Hardened Installation Protection for Persistent Operations (HIPPO) II, Advanced Computational Mechanics: Prediction Calculations and Experiments. ERDC/GSL TR-17-28. Vicksburg, MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
• Esquilin-Mangual, O., O.G. Flores, J.A. Sherburn, R.N. Boone, T.R. Slawson. Development of the Modular Protective System Overhead Cover: Numerical Model for Dynamic Response Evaluation. ERDC/GSL TR-15-8. Vicksburg, MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.