Co-Director
Mechanical Characterization Facility
Work history:
Over 30 years in mechanical testing research
1974 - 1984 Republic Steel Research Center
1984 – 1987 The Timken Company Research Center
1987 – Present Case Western Reserve
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Characterization Facility
Responsibilities:
Oversees the operations of the various laboratories associated with the facility. These would include the MTS servo-hydraulic Labs, the Instron Labs, the High
Pressure Testing Laboratories, the Horizontal Fatigue System and the MTS
High Speed Deformation and Formability Laboratory.
Experience:
Knowledgeable in virtually all aspects of mechanical testing with particular interests in high/low cycle fatigue and fatigue crack growth studies.
