Short Curriculum Vitae and Scientific Works

Of   Dr. Blaise Roméo  NANA NBENDJO

Updated: February, 2012

CIVIL AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS:

Date and place of birth:   22 April 1974, Bandjoun, Cameroon.

Marital status                :   Married.

Nationality                     :   Cameroonian

Electronic mail:              nananbendjo@yahoo.com  or brnana2@gmail.com

Private address: Dr. NANA NBENDJO  P.O. Box 8210 Yaoundé, Cameroon Tel: +237 99-15-45-05 

                  

DIPLOMA:

March 2006-March 2007: Postdoctoral Research in the group of plasma physics and non-linear Dynamics, Departemento de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil. (Fellowship of TWAS-CNPQ)

2000-2004:        PhD in Non-linear Mechanics,   University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.

1999-2000:     First Year Doctorate Degree « D.E.A » University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.

1996-1998:        Master’s Degree Diploma of Physics, Department of  Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang,  Cameroon,

1994-1996:        Bachelor’s Degree Diploma of Physics, Department of  Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon,

1993-1994:   G.C.E advanced level, Private Government Secondary school Bafoussam, Cameroon

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

§         Acoustic and dynamics of continuous mechanicals systems-First year masters degree course

§         Nonlinear dynamics of  continuous mechanicals systems-Second year Masters degree course

§         Physics laboratory works-First level course

§         Tutorial-First and second level course

§         Numerical Method for physics

§         Electro kinetic and magneto static- First level course

§         Control of structure- First Master degree course

FIELD OF RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC DISSERTATIONS:

*Field of research:

Non-Linear Science with applications to telecommunication, biology, civil engineering, Agriculture and environment.

*Topics of research:

Ø      Non-linear dynamics and Chaos

Ø      Stochastic dynamics

Ø      Active Nonlinear control

 

*Scientific Dissertations:

 

Ø      -B.R Nana Nbendjo.  « effect of circular cavity on the behaviour of orthotropic plates under external traction », Dissertation of Master’s Degree Diploma of Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, February 1997, Cameroon.

Ø     -B.R. Nana Nbendjo, “Dynamics and active control with delay of the dynamics of unbounded mechanical structures with phi-6 potential.”(PDF) PhD Dissertation of Physics, University of Yaoundé I , December 2004, Cameroon.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

•  2000-2005: Research assistant at the laboratory of mechanics, University of Yaoundé I

• March 2006-March 2007: Postdoctoral Research in the group of Non-linear Dynamics and plasma, Department of physics, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil. (TWAS-CNPQ Grant)

• 1-15 April 2006: Guest scientist at Instituto de Fısica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• 13-15 September 2010: Guest scientist at Steel & Composite Structures Team of Kassel University, Germany.

• 1 July - 31 December 2010: Guest scientist at Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (MPIKPS), Nonlinear Times Series Group, Dresden, Germany.

• 9 June – 9 July 2011: Short term visiting scientist at Condenser Matter Section of ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• 15 January-14 April 2012: Guest scientist at Steel & Composite Structures Team of Kassel University, Germany.  (TWAS-DFG Grant)

PARTICIPATION OF SEMINARS, SCHOOLS OR CONFERENCES:

1- February 13 – 14, 2002: University Pedagogy Week workshop on “Necessity, Objectives, and Practice” in University of Yaoundé I organised by the vice chancellor of the university.

2- COPROMATH 3, Workshop on Contemporary Problems in Mathematical Physics, November 01-07, 2003, Cotonou, Bénin Republic.

Talk entitled “Active control with delay of vibration and catastrophic motion in a mechanical system with phi-6 potential”

3- 9th Experimental Chaos Conference. May 29 - June, 1 2006, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Poster entitled “Active control with delay of catastrophic motion and horseshoes chaos on an Euler beam using piezoelectric absorber”

4-Workhop on partial differential   equations. September 12-15, 2006. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Poster entitled “Modeling of the dynamics of Euler beams by phi-6 potential”

5-Multiple Scale Problems in Biomathematics, Mechanics, Physics and Numerics. August 6-18, 2007. AIMS, Cape Town, South Africa.

Talk entitled “Dynamics and active control on a strongly nonlinear beam modeled by phi^6 potential”

6- EGA 2008, Transdiciplinary workhop “Complexity science and numerical simulation’’ and Project Conferences “Pedagogical innovation, integrated research and competencies transfer’’.  8-11 September, 2008. ENSP, Yaoundé, Cameroon

7- COPROMATH 6, Workshop on Contemporary Problems in Mathematical Physics. October 31^st   - November 6^th,  2009, Cotonou, Bénin Republic.

 Talk entitled “Dynamics changes from Harmonic vibrations of Non-ideal oscillator”

8- Humboldt “Kolleg” 2009  “Specialized Regional Networks to Enhance Research Development in Cameroon.”  University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon, November 19-21, 2009

Talk entitled “Dynamics  and control of Non-ideal oscillator”

9- Cameroon Physical Society Conference on “Low cost high physics and appropriate solutions to real life problems in developing countries.”  University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon, December 08-10, 2009

Talk entitled “Dynamics and aerodynamics control of vibration on waving plants canopy”

10- "The dynamics of nonlinear stochastic system". Workshop: October 06 - 07, 2010, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (MPIKPS), Dresden, Germany.

11-    “Modeling of Non-linear Systems and Application“. CIMPA School: April 05 - 15, 2011, UCAD II, Dakar Senegal.

12-     “School and Conference on Computational Methods in Dynamics” (smr2247) , 20 June – 8 July 2011, ICTP, Trieste, Italy

13       “International School on Non-linear Dynamics in Complex Systems (smr2286)”, 31 October – 11 November 2011, Yaoundé - Republic of Cameroon

14- Cameroon Physical Society Conference on “Low cost high physics and appropriate solutions to real life problems in developing countries.”  University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon, December 06-08, 2011

Talk entitled “Opto-electromechanical control of vibration of plate”

PUBLICATIONS : 

2002

1- Resonant oscillations and fractal basin boundaries of particle in a phi-6 potential, R. Tchoukuegno, B. R. Nana Nbendjo and P.Woafo.(PDF) Physica A,  304 (2002) 362-378.

 

2003

1- Linear feedback and parametric controls of vibration and chaotic escape in a phi-6 potential. R. Tchoukuegno, B. R. Nana Nbendjo and  P.Woafo.(PDF) International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics 38, (2003) 531.      

 2- Active control with   delay of vibration and chaos  in a double well Duffing oscillators. B. R. Nana Nbendjo,  R. Tchoukuegno and P. Woafo. (PDF) Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 18 (2003) 345-353.

 

2004

1-Active control with delay of vibration and catastrophic motion in a mechanical system with phi-6 potential.  B. R. Nana Nbendjo and P. Woafo.(PDF) Proceedings  of the third international workshop on contemporary Problems   in mathematical physics. World Scientific, Singapore 2004, pp 311-320.

 

2005

1- Active control with delay of catastrophic motion and horseshoes chaos in a single well Duffing oscillator.

 B. R. Nana Nbendjo, Y. Salissou and P. Woafo.(PDF) Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 23 (3)(2005), 809-816.

 

2006

1- Optimization of electromechanical control of beam dynamics: analytical method and finite differences

simulation. C. A. Kitio Kwuimy, B. R. Nana Nbendjo and P. Woafo (pdf) Journal of Sound and Vibration. V. 298, Issues 1-2, 2006, Pages 180-193

2-Modeling, control by sandwich of the dynamics and optimization in a strongly nonlinear beam. B. R. Nana

Nbendjo  and P. Woafo. Far East J. Dynamical Systems 2005,  V 8, Issue 2, 2006,pages 267-283

 3- Smart dampers to suppress chaos in an impact oscillator.S.L.T de Souza, B.R. Nana nbendjo, I.L. Caldas. (Pdf) Proceedings of  in 9th Experimental Chaos Conference May 29 - June, 1 2006, Sao

Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2007

1-Active control with delay of horseshoes chaos using piezoelectric absorber on a buckled beam under

parametric excitation. B. R. Nana Nbendjo and P. Woafo. (pdf)  Chaos Solitons and Fractals, V. 32, Issue 1, 

2007, Pages 73-79

2-Dynamics and  active control of motion of a driven multi-limit-cycle Van der pol oscillator. R. Yamapi (Pdf),

B. R. Nana Nbendjo and H. G. Enjieu kadji.  International journal of bifurcation and Chaos. V 17, Issue 4,

2007, Pages 1-12.

 1- Active control of extended Van der Pol equation. B R Nana Nbendjo and R. Yamapi. (Pdf)

Communication in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulations, V12 issue 8, 2007 pages 1550-1559

2008

1-Nonlinear dynamics of plasma oscillations modeled by an anharmonic oscillator.(NonlineardynamicsofplasmaPOP.pdf) H. G. Enjieu Kadji, B. R. Nana Nbendjo,  J. B. Chabi Orou and  P. K. Talla . Physics of Plasma V 15, 2008, pages 032308.

 

2009

1-Amplitude control on hinged–hinged beam using piezoelectric absorber: Analytical and numerical explanation.(NLM1597.pdf) B. R. Nana Nbendjo. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 44 (2009) 704 - 708

2- Modeling and Optimal Active Control with Delay of the Dynamics of a Strongly Nonlinear Beam. (JARDCS_P57.pdf) B. R. Nana Nbendjo, and P. Woafo. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems Volume 1, Issue 1, 2009    pp.  57 - 74  2009.

2011

1-  “Control of vibration on a hinged-hinged beam under a non-ideal excitation using RLC circuit with variable capacitance”A. A. Nanha Djanan, B.R. Nana Nbendjo and P. Woafo. Nonlinear Dynamics, 63 (2011) 477-489.

2- “Appearance of horseshoes chaos on a buckled beam controlled by disseminated couple forces”.A. Oumarou Sanda, B. R. Nana Nbendjo and P. Woafo. Communication in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulations  16 (2011) 3212-3218

3- “Modelling of the dynamics of Euler’s beam by phi-6 potential” B.R.  Nana  Nbendjo and  P.  Woafo. Mechanics  Research  Communications 38 (2011) 542-545.

4- “Active control of horseshoes chaos in a driven Rayleigh oscillator with fractional order deflection” C.A. Kitio Kwuimy and B. R. Nana Nbendjo. Physics Letters A 375 (2011) 3442-3449.

2012

1-“Nonlinear dynamics of inverted pendulum driven by airflow”  B.R.  Nana  Nbendjo. J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. 7, (2012) 011013

2-“Passive aerodynamics control of plasma instabilities” H.G. Enjieu Kadji and B.R. Nana Nbendjo. Commun  Nonlinear Sci  Numer Simulat, 17 (2012) 1779-1794

 

Forthcoming

1-      B. R. Nana Nbendjo. U.E. Vincent  and Peter V.E. McClintock “Multi-resonance and enhanced synchronization in stochastically coupled ratchets” International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, In press 2012

 

BOOKS CHAPTER

1. B. R. Nana Nbendjo and P. Woafo,  Active control of the dynamics of hinge-hinged beam using piezoelectric absorber, pp. 97-115 “Piezoelectric actuators” Nova Science Publishers, 2011

v     Excellent French

v     Average English

v     Basic Portuguese

v   Basic German

 

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