Dr. Roger Veldman
Professor of Engineering616.395.7154veldman@hope.edu

Roger Veldman joined the faculty at Hope College in 1998. He teaches the engineering design capstone sequence.
Areas of Expertise
Roger is active in research to determine the effects of explosive loading of structures. This work involves both experiments and numerical simulations.
Education
- Ph.D., mechanical engineering, Western Michigan University, 2001
Dissertation: Enhancing Commercial Aircraft Explosion Survivability Via Active Venting - M.S., engineering (mechanical), Western Michigan University, 1995
- B.S., engineering science, Hope College, 1989
Honors, Grants and Awards
Roger has received continuous research funding since 2001 for various projects from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
He is also a named co-inventor on 56 United States Patents.
Selected Publications & Presentations
- ɫɜBallistic Pendulum Measurement and Prediction of Blast Reflected Impulse From Spherical Charges at Close Standoff Distances,ɫɝ with M. W. Nansteel, , R. Yang, and C.C.-T. Chen, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, Vol. 50ɫɓ1, 2025
- ɫɜCharacterization and Modeling of Blast Resistance Behavior of Carbon Composites,ɫɝ with C.F. Yen and C.C-T. Chen, 35th American Society of Composites Technical Conference, Jersey City, New Jersey, September 2020
- ɫɜThe Effect of Ambient Pressure on Blast Reflected Impulse and Overpressure,ɫɝ with M.W. Nansteel, C.C.-T. Chen and B.A. Toner, Experimental Techniques, 2017
- ɫɜImpulse Plug Measurements of Blast Reflected Impulse at Close Range,ɫɝ with M. W. Nansteel, C. Chen and W. Lawrence, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 38, 2013
- ɫɜResponse of Pre-Pressurized Reinforced Plates Under Blast Loading,ɫɝ with J. Ari-Gur and C. Clum, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 35(4), April 2008
- ɫɜEffects of Pre-pressurization on Blast Response of Clamped Aluminum Plates,ɫɝ with J. Ari-Gur, C. Clum, A. DeYoung and J. Folkert, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 32(10), October 2006
View more of Dr. Veldmanɫəs publications on his CV.
