Joseph Alison King
Professor of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College,
Director, Engineering Clinic Program
President, Engineering Materials Consulting Group
Department of Engineering
301 E. 12th Street
Claremont, CA 91711
909.621.8020
joseph_king@hmc.edu
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1993 to 1997 Associate Professor, Engineering, Harvey Mudd College
1992/1993 Sabbatical
Consulting Engineer, John Crane Belfab, Daytona Beach, FL
Visiting Scientist, Southern California Edison, Irwindale, CA
1986 to 1992 Assistant Professor, Engineering, Harvey Mudd College
1980 to 1985 Consulting Engineer, Associated Metallurgists, Norman, OK
1982 to 1985 Teaching Assistant, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Oklahoma
1981 to 1982 Research Assistant, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Oklahoma
1976 to 1979 Production Metallurgist, Cameron Iron Works, Houston, TX
1974 to 1976 Production Metallurgist, Ladish Company, Cudahy, WI
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
B. S., Metallurgical Engineering, 1974, University of Oklahoma
M. S., Metallurgical Engineering, 1984, University of Oklahoma
Ph. D., Metallurgical Engineering, 1985, University of Oklahoma
Dissertation: Hydrogen Induced Dislocation Motion and Generation
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Manufacturing Principles and Metallurgy
Deformation and Fracture of Solids
Engineering Laboratory Course
Engineering Systems
Engineering Materials
Engineering Mechanics
FUNDED RESEARCH
1987 Strength of Butt Joints in Tension for Various Solders-- $10,000
1987 Acquisition of MTS Model 830 Tensometer--$90,000
1988 Insitu Examination of Water Trees--$70,000
1988 Oxidation Kinetics of Yttrium, Barium Copper Oxide--$90,000
1991 Examination of Water Tree Initiation Sites--$10,000
1993 Cable Life Extension via Cable Drying--$60,000
1993 CNC Equipment for Prototype Manufacture--$33,000
1996 Bellows Fatigue Testing--$6000
1996 Metrology Equipment Grant--$30,000
1998 Microstructural Examination of Laser Welded Materials--$12,000
PUBLICATIONS
J. King and B. Block, "Hydrogen Induced Dislocation Motion", Scripta Metallurgica, Vol. 19, No. 3, 337-340, 1985
J King, "Path Restricted Diffusion of Hydrogen in bcc Iron", Scripta Metallurgica, Vol. 22, No. 11, 1703-1708.
Materials Handbook for Hybrid Microelectronics Circuits, Artech House, Boston, Mass, 1988
J. King and S. Kim, Breakdown of ZnSe Under Conditions Associated with Water Tree Formation", IEEE Transaction on Electrical Insulation, Vol. 25, No. 6, December, 1170-1173, 1990
J. King, " Corrosion of Polycrystalline ZnSe by Alternating High Voltage in a Saline Solution." Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 6, No. 4, April, 667-669, 1991
J. King, E. Cumberbatch, S. Kim & T. Paulos, "Analysis of a New Sample Configuration for the Growth and Study of Vented Water Trees", IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation, Vol. 26, No. 2, April, 286-290, 1991
J. King, D. Walton and L. Salvatti, "XPS of LDPE Containing Water Trees", IEEE Transactions of Electrical Insulation, Vol. 28, No. 3, 1993
J. King, M. Grundmeyer, D. Stepp, D. Hugo, "Water Tree Morphology", IEEE Transactions of Electrical Insulation, Vol. 28, No. 3, 1993
J. King, D. Stepp, J. Worral and A. Thompson, "High Resolution Studies of Water Trees Grown in Silver Nitrate Solution", IEEE Transactions of Electrical Insulation, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1996, pp. 392-398.
W. Shih, J. King, C. Raczkowski, "Liquid Copper Embrittlement of Alloy 718" Welding Journal, Jan, 1998
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Texas #44761
Oklahoma #11555
ENGINEERING CONSULTING
Scientech, Inc.: Engineering Materials provides assistance in the fracture analysis and corrosion resistance of pressure tubes for RBMK (Russian) reactors. Information is provided directly to the nuclear regulatory group in Lithuania.
Irvine Ranch Water District: Engineering Materials provides assistance on the microbiologically induced corrosion resistance of water well casing.
Pacific Scientific: Engineering Materials provides assistance in manufacturing trouble shooting and new product development for an assortment of specialty alloys. Typical products include pneumatic pressure vessels for aerospace and military applications and passenger restraint systems for military and commercial aircraft.
EG&G Belfab: Engineering Materials provides assistance in manufacturing trouble shooting in the production of edge welded metal bellows.
Schlosser Forge Company: Engineering Materials provides assistance in developing forging and heat treatment schedules for Ni-base super alloys.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
"On the Possibility of Path Restricted Diffusion of Hydrogen in bcc Iron", presented at the Fourth International Conference for Hydrogen and Materials, Beijing, China, May 1988
"Hydrogen Induced Dislocation Motion and Generation", 1985 TMS/AIME Fall Meeting, Toronto, Canada
"Hydrogen Induced Dislocation Motion", poster presentation at Solute-Defect Interaction International Seminar, Kingston, Ontario, 1985
"Corrosion of ZnSe by alternating high voltage in a saline solution", SPIE International Symposium on Optical Applied Science and Engineering, San Diego, CA, 1991
"Insitu Examination of Water Trees Using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy", with D. Cooper, IEEE 1991 Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Knoxville, TN, October 20-24, 1991
"Effects of Hybrid Processing Treatments on the Strength of Alumina Substrates", with various authors, ISHM '91, International Society of Hybrid Manufacturers, Orlando, October 21-23, 1991
"A Vertically Integrated Project Based Manufacturing Course", PSW ASEE conference at HMC in March, 1998
“Metrics for Choosing Clinic Projects at Harvey Mudd College, presented at the Design Conference at Harvey Mudd College, May, 1999.
INVITED SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
An Intensive Introduction to Fracture Mechanics, presented at Pacific Scientific, Duarte, CA, October 5, 1993
Materials Selection for Edge Welded Metal Bellows, presented at request of John Crane Belfab to Applied Materials, San Jose, CA, May, 1997
Delayed Hydride Cracking, presented at request of Scientech, Inc. to representatives of Kaunas Technical Institute and Lithuanian Energy Institute in Vilnius, Lithuania, May, 1997
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, John Crane Belfab, Daytona Beach, FL, July 1997
Dangerous Levels of Gap Closure in RBMK Reactors, presented at request of Scientech, Inc., Encinatas, CA, October, 1997
CONFERENCE/SEMINAR ATTENDANCE/CONTINUING EDUCATION
1987 Annual Meeting of American Society of Engineering Educators in Reno, Nevada
1989 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting in San Diego,
Completed Short Course M-05 on Superconductivity
1990 Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena in Pocona, Pennsylvania
1991 Workshop on Modern Computational Methods in Industrial Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College
1993 Materials-Mechanics Linkage at SDSU in San Diego, California
1994 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing in Ridgecrest, California
1996 Brown and Sharpe, Basic Micromeasure IV, Brea, CA
FACULTY ADVISOR HARVEY MUDD CLINIC PROJECTS
1987 General Dynamics Project to Improve Strength of As2S3 Optical Fibers
1988 General Dynamics Project to Identify High Strength As2S3 Optical Fibers Using Light Scattering Techniques
1988 Schlosser Forge Project to Develop Process Control Parameters to Control the Morphology of Grain Boundary Carbides in Waspaloy
1989 General Dynamics Project to Build an Environmental Resistant Combined Fiber Optic/Electrical Connector
1990 Hewlett Packard/San Diego Project to Design and Produce a Lower Cost Plotter Lift Arm Cover
1991 Teledyne Cast Product Study of the Effect of Process Parameters on the Distortion of Aluminum Sand Castings
1991 Teledyne Microelectronics Study of the Effect of Hybrid Process Parameters on the Properties of Alumina Substrates
1992 Southern California Edison Project on the Production of a Portable Detector for the Field Detection of Asbestos
1992 Teledyne Microelectronics Study on the Optimization of Solder Feed-throughs for Hermetic Hybrid Packages
1994 Cyprus Minerals Study on Controlling Lance Submersion Depth in Copper Smelter
1994 Irvine Ranch Water District Project on Predicting Corrosion Potential in Potable Water Systems
1995 Cyprus Minerals Study on Particle Carry-over in a Copper Smelter
1995 John Crane Belfab Study on the Fatigue Life of Edge Welded Metal Bellows.
1996 Isostent project on the Development of Fatigue Test Bed for Cardiovascular Stents
1996 Pacific Scientific Project to Develop Labview Interface for Halonyzer III
1997 John Crane Belfab Project to Build a High Speed Fatigue Test Machine for Bellows
1998 Isostent Study of Radioactive Phosphorus on the Properties of 316ss
1999 Astech Study to Optimize Resistance Welding of Honeycomb Panel
2000 Minimed Project to Provide a 5 Megarad Hard Constant Current Source
2000 Teledyne Study on the Effect of Process Parameters on Contact Resistance
For the College
Faculty Executive Committee
Research Committee (Chair)
Budget Committee
Student Faculty Committee
Trustee Student Faculty Committee
Faculty Advisor to Machine Shops
For the Department
Fifth Year Admissions Committee
Curriculum Committee
ABET 2000 Accreditation Team
PSW/ASEE Program Committee
Director SCE/HMC Center for Excellence
Director Engineering Clinic
For the Claremont Colleges:
Advisory Council for the newly formed Keck Graduate Institute
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