James
M. Fragomeni
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Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1446 phone: 248- 968-0596
Royal Oak, Michigan cell phone: 248-245-4843
48068-1446, USA
jamesmark22@hotmail.com
jamesmark88@yahoo.com
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Professional
Objective
Working
in the general areas of metallurgical
engineering, material science, metallurgy, materials testing, chemistry, microscopy,
mechanical behavior of materials, quality control, product development, statistical analysis, engineering
materials, statics, dynamics, machine design, machining, mechanics, metal
processing, manufacturing, mathematics, fatigue and fracture. Interested in
industry, research, or management position in a engineering, science,
manufacturing or a related technical field.
University
Education
Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Indiana, School of Mechanical Engineering,
Doctor
of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, August 1994; Course
emphasis in mechanical metallurgy, material science, solid mechanics, and
materials engineering.
Ph.D.
Thesis: "A Method to Predict the Precipitation
Hardening Response of Particle Strengthened Alloys."
Master
of Science in Engineering, December 1989; School of Mechanical
Engineering. MS course emphasis in mechanical behavior of materials, material science,
and solid mechanics.
MS
Thesis: "An Investigation of the Strengthening
Mechanisms, Microstructure, and Processing Variables
of an Al-2.6wt.%Li-0.09wt.%Zr Alloy."
The University of Pittsburgh, School of Engineering, Department of
Materials Science & Engineering
(Sept.¡¯81-May¡¯85)
Bachelor
of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, with high honors,
May 1985; Course emphasis in physical, process, and mechanical metallurgy,
material science, advanced mathematics, and materials.
Industry
Sponsored Project: "The Effect on Mechanical and
Fatigue Properties Induced by Sintering Powder
on
Titanium, Ti-6Al-4V ELI, Substrates." Research sponsored by Dynamet, Inc.
Industry
and Research Experience
Engineering
Research Center (ERC), Purdue University -West Lafayette,
Indiana; Nov. 1986 - Aug. 1994
Worked as a research assistant on a project
sponsored by the National Science
Foundation through the Purdue University Engineering Research Center for
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and the Mechanical Engineering Department. Performed research in modeling the mechanical
properties of several precipitation strengthened alloy systems such as aluminum
alloy 2090, Ni-Al,
aluminum-lithium-zirconium, and aluminum 6061. Worked on project with ALCOA for
the material processing of aluminum-lithium alloy 2090 and a aluminum-lithium-zirconium
research alloy at the ALCOA Lafayette Extrusion Works.
Lab experience using Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM) and MTS hydraulic tensile testing machine. Computer experience
in UNIX and Fortran.
United
States Steel Corporation (Gary Steel Works) - Gary,
Indiana Aug. 1985 - Oct. 1986
Worked in the Quality Assurance Department.
Involved with various projects to improve quality and production of cast steel
sheet products, ingots, and plates.
Involved in the start-up of a continuous steel casting facility. Learned continuous steel casting
process, tundish and ladle metallurgy, and quality engineering. Statistical
process control (SPC), SAS computer language, and process metallurgy.
Allegheny
Ludlum Steel Corporation (Research Center) -
Brackenridge, PA
May-Sept. 1984
Worked in the Physical Metallurgy Department as
a summer intern research engineer.
Worked on project using grain-size statistics to
determine the grain-size distributions of grain-oriented silicon steel. Developed Fortran computer model to
predict the grain-size and distribution.
DoD-Ceramics
& Metals Information Analysis Center - West Lafayette,
Indiana
Feb.-Sept. 1995
Assistant researcher at the Center for
Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis (CINDAS) of Purdue
University for the development of a materials databooks of the mechanical and
material properties for particulate reinforced ceramic-matrix composites, and
metal alloys.
Worked on a research project focusing on methods
of joining ceramics to ceramics and ceramics to alloys and metals for high
temperature corrosive turbine engine environment of NAVY turbine aircraft
engines.
Wright
Patterson Air Force Base - Dayton, Ohio June-Sept.
1998
Worked
at the Air Force Research Laboratory in the Materials and Manufacturing
Directorate. Research involved the mechanical behavior and microstructure
studies of aluminum-lithium alloys to correlate the mechanical properties to
the internal structure and processing.
Studied the microstructure of aluminum-lithium alloys 2090 and AF/C458
using transmission electron microscopy and quantitative analysis.
Past
Awards, Honors, Certificates, etc.
University of Pittsburgh Merit Scholarship
(1981-85)
Carpenter Technology Corporation Scholarship
(1982)
Univ. of Pitt. School of Engineering Honor list
and Dean's Honor List (4 terms)
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society (1981-85)
Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society:
Elected to the Advisory Board as
Inter-Honorary Council Representative. (1983-85)
Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society
(1985)
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate - State
of Indiana (1992)
Order of Engineer (1989)
Open Water Scuba Diver Certification (1997)
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society,
(1996-00)
Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor
Society, Ohio University (1998-00)
Technical
Society Affiliations: SME, ASM, TMS, SAMPE, ASME, ASEE, SIGMA
XI
University
Experience
The
University of Detroit Mercy-College
of Engineering and Science, Detroit, Michigan Sept.'00-2004
Assistant
Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. To date have taught three classes of Manufacturing Processes
(ME382), three classes of Manufacturing Processes Lab (ME383), Engineering
Materials II (E582), Mechanical Metallurgy (ME563), and three classes of
Machine Design I (ME390). Taught two classes of Engineering Materials I
(GCT201/202), two class of Engineering
Materials II (GCT301/302) and two classes of Mechanophysics
(GCS211-14,GCS316-18) at Focus Hope.
Taught two classes of Science of Materials (E317) one class of Elements
of Machine Design I (ME390) and two classes of Elements of Machine Design II
(ME392) at Ford Motor Company.
Publishing conference and journal papers focusing on high strength
aerospace aluminum alloys.
Participated in various polymer workshops and curriculum development
projects and workshops.
Ohio
University ¨CCollege of Engineering and Technology, Athens,
Ohio
Sept.¡¯97-2000.
Assistant
Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Have taught five classes of
Metal Processing (ME313), three classes of Thermal Design (ME417), one class of
Machine Design (ME403), two classes Senior Design Lab (ME498), one class of
Manufacturing Processes (ME562), two classes of Mechanical Behavior of
Materials (ME563/463), and two years of student advising for Senior Design
(ME499) Projects. Graduated five
Masters students in Mechanical Engineering and two PACE Senior Research
Scholar. Published
journal and conference papers and wrote research proposals, and purchased a new
quantitative image analysis light optical microscopy system. Preformed compression testing of
precipitation aged aerospace and aircraft aluminum alloys. Involved in scanning and transmission
electron microscopy studies of microstructure and properties of aerospace
alloys 2090 and AF/C458.
The
University of Alabama - College of Engineering, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Aug.'95-May'96
Assistant
Professor in the Engineering Science and Mechanics Department; Instructor for three classes of
Engineering Statics (ESM-201) in two semesters, two semesters of Particle
Dynamics ESM-202), one semester class of Dynamics (ESM-264), and one semester
class of Mechanics of Materials (ESM-250). Also published and presented conference papers, and was
involved in materials research and various departmental activities.
The
University of Alabama - College of Engineering, Tuscaloosa,
Alabama Aug.'96-May'97
Assistant
Professor in the Department of Aerospace
Engineering & Mechanics. Taught four classes of Engineering Statics
(ESM-201) and two semester classes of Mechanics of Materials (ESM-250). Taught a Quest TV course for statics as
part of the University distant learning program. Published and presented papers
at conferences and was active in SWE and AIAA student groups.
Publications
Published over 37 technical articles at
conferences
Published two NASA Technical Memorandums
Published five technical industry/research reports
Published seven journal papers as the
primary/first author
Published one journal paper as the second author
Reprints of articles available upon request.
Past
and Current Technical Societies Affiliations, Organizations, and Activities
American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE
(1993-04)
Society for the Advancement of Material and
Process Engineering, SAMPE (1992-04)
American Society for Metals, ASM (1982-04)
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and
Petroleum Engineers, AIME (1982-04)
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
ASME (1989-01)
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, TMS
(1999-01)
Ohio University Society for the Advancement of
Material & Process Engineering, SAMPE
(1999)
Ohio University SAMPE student chapter faculty
advisor (1999)
The University of Alabama Society of Women
Engineers, SWE (1996-97)
University of Pittsburgh Foundry Casting Club
(1984-85)
American Society for Quality Control, ASQC
(1986)
Private pilot license training (1986-88)
Purdue Student Government, PSG (1992)
Pi Tau Sigma, Ohio University (1998-00)
The American Welding Society, AWS (1998-01)
The American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, AIAA (1996-01)
Univ. of Pittsburgh Foundry Educational
Foundation (1984-85)
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers,
PSPE (1985-87)
Purdue University Habitat for Humanity (1992-93)
Northwest Indiana Knights of Columbus (1985-87)
Purdue Society of Professional Engineers, office
assistant (1991-92)
National Society of Professional Engineers, NSPE
(1985-96)
Indiana Society of Professional Engineers, ISPE
(1992-96)
Purdue Society for the Advancement of Material
and Process Engineering, SAMPE,
mechanical engineering class representative for SAMPE (1992-93)
Purdue University SAMPE Graduate Vice President
(1993-94)
Purdue University Rugby Football Club (1987)
Purdue Outing Exploration Club (1987-88)