My research is focused on furthering the knowledge of manufacturing methods; particularly metalworking processes. In particular, I am interested in processes involving solidification and in recent years my work has been primarily in die casting.

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EDUCATION

Ph.D: Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1990
M.S.: Metallurgical Engineering, The University of Michigan, 1984
B.S.: Metallurgical Engineering, Western Michigan University, 1977

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PROFESIONAL REGISTRATION

Registered Profesional Enigneer, Manufacturing Engineering, State of Ohio, License #E-56931

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COURSES TAUGHT

ISE 311 Introduction to Manufacturing Engineering
ISE 500 Introduction to Industrial Engineering
ISE 532 Facility Planning
ISE 602 Die Casting Engineering
ISE 608 Industrial Practice in Systems Design
ISE 622 Tool Engineering
ISE 757 Industrial Ecology
ISE 881 Graduate Seminar

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UNIVERSITY COLLABORATORS

Lehigh University

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HONORS AND AWARDS

• NASA Summer Faculty Fellow, Glenn Research Center, 2004
• Charles E. MacQuigg Student Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1999
• The Ohio State University College of Engineering Lumley Research Award, 1996
• ISE Alpha Pi Mu Outstanding Faculty Award, 1994
• Foundry Education Foundation Young Professor Award, 1991

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DISSERTATIONS AND MS THESES ADVISED

Doctoral Dissertations

1. Mark Osborne, (Co-advisor with R. Allen Miller) "Analysis of the Thermal Effects of Die Casting Process Control on Casting Dimensional Variability", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 1995.

2. Yong Kuk Park, "Analysis of Mechanical Failure Mechanisms and Methodology for Robust Design of Horizontal Pressure Die Casting Shot Sleeves", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 1995.

3. Blaine Lilly, “An Optimization Model for Applying Pulsed Electrochemical Machining to the Die and Mold Finishing Problem”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 1998.

4. Arif Sirinterlikci, “Thermal Management and Prediction of Heat Checking in H13 Die Casting Dies”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 2000.

5. Gary Foster, “Industrial and Systems Engineering for the 21 st Century: Assessing the Multifaceted Needs of Industry”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 2000.

6. Yasin Kisioglu, “A New Design Approach and FEA Modeling For Imperfect End-Closure of DOT Specification Cylinders”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 2000.

7. Bongcheol Park, “Effect of Cavity Pre-fill and Geometry on Flow Patterns and Air Entrapment in the Die Cavity in Cold Chamber Die Casting”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 2001.

8. Qi Shi, “Prediction of Thermal Distortion and Thermal Fatigue in Shot Sleeves”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 2002.

9. Paul Ret, “A Novel Seeding Methodology for Determining the Detectability and Effects of Inclusions in Titanium Castings”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 2004.

10. Haijing Mao, “A Numerical Study of Externally Solidified Products in Cold Chamber Die Casting Process”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 2004.

MS Theses

1. Mauricio Duran , "Minimization of Air Entrapment in the Shot Sleeve of a Die Casting Machine to Reduce Porosity", Mechanical Engineering, Spring 1991.

2. Sudhanshu Chhabra, "An Investigation of Cooling and Lubrication of Die Casting Dies Using a Water/Lubricant Spray", Mechanical Engineering, Spring 1991.

3. Eric Penhollow, "Analysis of Thermoelastic Deformation and Its Effects on Shot Sleeve Wear", Mechanical Engineering, Autumn 1991.

4. Kip Wyman, "A Preliminary Investigation into the Effects of Vacuum Assist in Cold Chamber Die Casting", Mechanical Engineering, Autumn 1991.

5. Gary Glozer, "Prototyping for Injection Molding Using Laminate Tooling", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 1992.

6. Dwaine Armentrout , "Investigation of the Slow Shot Phase to Minimize Entrapped Air in Cold Chamber Die Casting", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 1993.

7. Paul Paliani, "Thermoelastic Deformation of Cold Chamber Die Casting Machine Shot Sleeves", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 1993.

8. Mitch Logar, "Investigation of the Process Parameters Affecting the Automated Polishing of Dies and Molds", Mechanical Engineering, Summer 1993.

9. Jeff Brennan, "Analysis of the Thermal Effects of Lubricant Spray in the Cold Chamber Die Casting Process", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 1994.

10. Marilyn Thome, "Optimal Slow Shot Profiles in Cold Chamber Die Casting", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 1995.

11. Rainer Zeihm, "Effect of Geometry on Electro-Chemical Polishing of Die Steels", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter, 1995.

12. Samer Al-Khalaileh, "The Role of Electro-Chemical Polishing in Improving the Surface of Tool Steels and Improving the Performance of Cold Roll Forming Dies", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 1995.

13. Matt Kennedy, "Investigation of Abrasive Material Parameters Affecting the Machine-Assisted Finishing Process of Die and Mold materials Using Metal Bonded Diamond and CBN Superabrasives", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 1995.

14. Shu-Hong (Patrick) Cheng, "Evaluation of Fatigue Behavior of Squeeze Cast A380.0 Alloy", Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 1995.

15. Jason Gibson, “Precision Temperature Control of Semi-Solid Aluminum 356 During Induction Heating”, Mechanical Engineering, Spring 1996.

16. Scott Yancey, “Development of a Procedure for Evaluating Fatigue Behavior of Coating/Substrate Systems”, Mechanical Engineering, Spring 1996.

17. Christian Egli, “Semi-Solid Metal Casting of Aluminum Alloys: The Influence of Shear Rate on Viscosity”, Mechanical Engineering, Summer 1996.

18. Chun-Sung (Kevin) Chen, “The Effect of Pulsed Electro-Chemical Machining on The Fatigue Life of H13 Steel”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 1996.

19. Vasanth Venketasamy, “Analysis of In-Cavity Thermal and Pressure Characteristics in Aluminum Alloy Die Casting”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 1996.

20. Chien-Lung (Erik) Chen, “Die Casting Defects Causing Rejects During Machining”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 1997.

21. Ryan K. Zinn, “Semi-Solid Metal (SSM) Casting of Aluminum Alloy A356.0 – Determination of Simulation Viscosity Model by Matching Experimental Results”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 1998.

22. Richard J. Miller, “The Use Of Computer Aided Engineering To Reduce Defects Encountered In Short-Run Military Die Castings”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 1998.

23. Vivek Chandrasekar, “Fatigue Properties of Die Cast AM60B Magnesium Alloy”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 1998.

24. David Leff, “Characterization of Die Casting Lubricants for Die Casting”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 1999.

25. Anand Jain, “Effect of Plunger Lubricant on Heat Flow in Horizontal Die Casting Shot Sleeves”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 1999.

26. Abhijeet Deshpande, “ Evaluation of Slow Shot Acceleration on Gas Porosity in Medium Sized Die-cast Components”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 1999.

27. Arry Kitting, “Analysis of Entrapped Air as a Function of Pre-fill Percentage Using the Water Analog Method”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 2000.

28. Vijakumar Sivalingam, “Group Technology for Short-Run Die Casting”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 2000.

29. Ian Murdell, “Investigation of the Application of Porous Steel in the Permanent Mold Casting Process”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 2000.

30. Ashish Sawhney, “Activity Based Costing Model for Die-Casting Tooling”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 2001.

31. Prashant Shastri, “Experimental Determination of Thermal Conditions of Die Casting Shot Sleeves”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 2001.

32. Kaushik Narayan, “Computer Modeling of Shot Sleeves to Predict Distortion and Stresses”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 2001.

33. Medhavin Potdar, “Characterization of Die Casting Spray Lubricants”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 2002.

34. Shardul Phadnis, “Development of a New Heuristic for Scheduling Flow Shops with Parallel Machines by Prioritizing Bottleneck Stages”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 2002.

35. Harshad Gujarathi, “Characterization of Die Casting Spray Lubricants Using the Lubricant Spray Testing Apparatus and the Chill Block Melt Spinning Process”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 2003.

36. Sarika Joshi, “Design of a Die Casting Insert for Mechanical Test Specimens Using CAE and Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of a New Alloy”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Autumn 2003.

37. Amit Sakhuja, “Evaluation of Die Casting Tooling Using Finite Element Analysis”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 2004.

38. Lisa M. Ghezzi, “Multiple Mesh Gear Optimization Procedures Using Run Many Cases”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 2004.

39. Rahul Kochhar, “Prediction of the Onset of Heat Checking in Mold Materials Used in Copper Die Casting”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Winter 2005.

40. Christopher Adams, “Analysis of Physical Factors Influencing Flow Rate Leak Testing of Die Castings”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 2005.

41. Ashvek Bhoi, “Evaluation of Metal Flow in High Pressure Die Casting via Radiography”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Spring 2005.

42. Abigail Kolagani, “Vehicle Stability: A Function of Human Response”, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Summer 2006.

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RECENT GRANTS

• “Development of a Porosity Guideline for Die Castings” ($25,000 grant, North American Die Casting Association, 2006-2008)

• “The Use of Laser Engineered Net Shape (LENS) for Rapid Manufacturing of Dies with Protective Coatings and Improved Thermal Management” ($185,000, Co-PI Al Miller, with Lehigh University, Department of Energy, 2005-2007)

• “Leak Testing: Models and Methods for Die Casting” ($25,000 grant, North American Die Casting Association, 2003-2004)

• “Property Evaluation of a New Die Casting Alloy” ($10,000 grant, DELPHI Corporation, Indianapolis, IN, 2002)

• “Characterization of Die Lubricants” ($25,000 grant, North American Die Casting Association, 2002-2003)

• “Environment for Die Casting Design and Evaluation” ($255,000, Co-PI Al Miller, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA and the Defense Logistics Agency, Ft. Belvoir, VA, 2001-2004)

• “A Rapid Cost-Effective Process for Deburring of Production Parts and Polishing of Dies and Molds” ($10,000 contract, Co-PI Blaine Lilly, EMTEC/Faratech Corporation, Dayton, OH, 1999-2001)

• “Energy Consumption of Die-Casting Operations” ($225,000 contract, Co-PI’s Clark Mount-Campbell and Carroll Mobley, U.S. Department of Energy, 1999-2003)

• “Understanding the Relationship Between Filling Pattern and Part Quality in Die-Casting” ($259,000 contract, Co-PI Al Miller, U.S. Department of Energy, 1999-2003)

• “The Effects of Externally Solidified Product on Wave Celerity and Quality of Die Cast Products” ($225,000 contract, Co-PI’s Yogesh Sahai and Carroll Mobley, U.S. Department of Energy, 1999-2003)

• “Feasibility Study: Porous Mold Steels in Gravity Die Casting” ($40,000 contract, Kubota Metals Ltd., Japan, 1999-2000)

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

1. Kisioglu, Y., Brevick, J., Kinsel, G., “Determination of Burst Pressure and Location of the DOT-39 Refrigerant Cylinders”, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Volume 123, May 2001.

2. Foster, G., Brevick, J., Miller, A., Leong, K., Weissmuller, J., “Evaluating the Multifaceted Needs of Industry in Assessing Industrial and Systems Engineering Academic Relevance”, Conference Proceedings of the 5 th International Conference on Engineering Design & Automation, Education and Training Session, Las Vegas, NV, August 5-8, 2001

3. Narayan, K., Shastri, P., Brevick, J., Jain, A., “Computer Modeling of Shot Sleeves to Predict Distortion”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) Congress, Paper #T01-015, Session 1 - Simulation, October 29, 2001.

4. Sirinterlikci, A., Brevick, J., “Numerical Prediction of the Onset of Heat-Checking in Steel Dies Used in Aluminum Die-Casting”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) Congress, Paper # T01-034, Session 3 – Simulation II, October 29, 2001.

5. Potdar, M., Brevick, J., Leff, D., “Characterization of Die Casting Spray Lubricants”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) Congress, Paper # T01-054, Session 5 – Process Engineering, October 30, 2001.

6. Brevick, J., Mobley, C., “Correlation of Die Casting Weight and Density with Processing Variables”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) Congress, Paper # T01-073, Session 7 – Process Control, October 30, 2001.

7. Tsumagari, N., Brevick, J., Mobley, C., “Microstructural Features in Aluminum Alloy Die Castings”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) Congress, Paper # T01-081, Session 8 – Aluminum, October 30, 2001.

8. Foster, G., Brevick, J., Miller, A., Leong, K., Weissmuller, J., “A Repeatable Methodology Approach for Determining Required Competencies and What to Teach Industrial and Systems Engineers for the 21 st Century”, CIRP International Manufacturing Education Conference Proceedings, University of Twente, The Netherlands, April 3-5, 2002.

9. Inman, M.,Sun, J., Taylor, E., Lilly, B., Brevick, J., Bonifas, A., “Improvement of Mechanical Fatigue Life of Tool Steel with Electrochemical Finishing”, AESF SURF/IN 2002, June 2002.

10. Inman, M., Sun, J., Taylor, E., Lilly, B., Brevick, J., Bonifas, A., “Electrically Mediated Edge and Surface Finishing: Application to Industrial Parts and Effect of Mechanical Properties such as Fatigue Life”, AESF SURF/IN 2002, June 2002.

11. Phadnis, S., Brevick, J., Irani, S., “Development of a New Heuristic for Scheduling Flow-Shops with Parallel Machines by Prioritizing Bottleneck Stages”, Journal of Integrated Design & Process Science, Volume 7, No. 1, March 2003.

12. Shi, Qi, Brevick, J., Lilly, B.W., “Thermal Fatigue Prediction in Die Casting Shot Sleeves”, Transactions of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, NAMRI/SME XXXI, May 2003.

13. Brevick, J., Gujarathi, H., and Mobley, C., “Characterization of Die Casting Spray Lubricants: An Investigation of Chill Block Melt Spinning”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) 108 th Metalcasting Congress, Die Casting Process Control Session, June 13, 2004.

14. Brevick, J., Mount-Campbell, C., “Energy Consumption of Die Casting Operations”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) 108 th Metalcasting Congress, Die Casting Process Engineering Session, June 13, 2004.

15. Brevick, J., “Investigation of Leak Testing for Die Casting”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) 108 th Metalcasting Congress, Die Casting Process Engineering Session, June 13, 2004.

16. Brevick, J., Sakhuja, A., “Prediction of Thermal Fatigue in Tooling for Die-Casting Copper Via Finite Element Analysis”, NUMIFORM 2004, The 8 th International Conference on Numerical Forming Methods in Industrial Forming Processes, Design and Optimization of Forming Processes Session, Paper #N113, June 15, 2004.

17. Brevick, J., Sakhuja, A., “Finite Element Analysis of Laser Engineered Net Shape (LENS)™ Tungsten Clad Squeeze Pins”, NUMIFORM 2004, The 8 th International Conference on Numerical Forming Methods in Industrial Forming Processes, Design and Optimization of Forming Processes Session, Paper #N114, June 15, 2004.

18. Kisioglu, Y., Brevick, J., Kinsel, G., “Bottom End-Closure Design Optimization of DOT-39 Non-refillable Refrigerant Cylinders”, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Volume 127, Issue 2, pp. 112-118, February 2005.

19. Brevick, J., Mao, H., “A Numerical Study of Externally Solidified Products in Cold Chamber Die Casting Process”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) CastExpo 2005 Metalcasting Congress, Cast Materials Session, Paper #T05-113, April 18, 2005.

20. Brevick, J., Bhoi, A., Harm, J., “Evaluation of Flow in Die Casting Using High Speed Radiography”, Transactions of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) 110 th Metalcasting Congress, Die Casting Simulation Session, April 20, 2006.

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