Dr. Richard Griffin

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR  

Office Number: 249A
Office Phone: +974 423-0246
Fax Number: 4230011
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INTEREST AREAS
Dr. Griffin's background is metallurgy and material science. His research areas are corrosion and education. In corrosion, he has worked environmental cracking, coatings, erosion, lifetime prediction. In education, he has worked with the foundation coalition and pursued the introduction of technology, active learning, and teaming in the engineering classroom.

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy, Metallurgy, Iowa State University - 1969
• Bachelor of Science, Metallurgy/Metallurgical Engineer, Pennsylvania State University, 1964

EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor, 06/2002 - Present Texas A&M University, College Station, TexasVisiting Professor, 08/2001- 06/2002
• United States Military Academy. Department Civil Mechanical Engineering (Sabbatical Leave)
• Associate Professor, 09/1981 - 08/2001
• Assistant Department Head, Undergraduate Program 01/1990 - 12/1994
• Assistant Professor, 09/1977 - 08/1981 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
• Metallurgist, U.S. Army, DARCOM, 1974 - 1977
• Materials Research Engineer, U.S. Army, Watervliet Arsenal, 1969  - 1974
• Research Assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa,1964 - 1969

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

S. Balachandran, K.T. Hartwig and R.B. Griffin,"A METHOD FOR MEASURING Cu - Ta INTERFACE ROUGHENING IN COMPOSITE Nb3Sn SUPERCONDUCTOR WIRES" accepted for publication in Advances in Cryogenic Engineering - Materials, 2008.

K.T. Hartwig, S. Balachandran, S.N. Mathaudhu, R.E. Barber, T. Pyon, and R.B. Griffin "INTERFACE ROUGHNESS IN COPPER-TANTALUM WIRE AND NB3SN SUPERCONDUCTOR COMPOSITES", accepted for publication in Advances in Cryogenic Engineering - Materials, 2008.

M. Kulkarni, M. Baker, D. Greisen, D. Ng, R. Griffin, and H. Liang "Effects of Electrochemistry on Surface Roughness during Chemical-Mechanical Polishing of Copper," Tribology Letters, pg. 33-41, vol. 25, no. 1, January 2007.

Griffin, Richard, Ibrahim Karaman, Ji Ma, Jaime Grunlan, and Jeffrey Froyd, "Development of a Nano-Filled Composite Experiment for a Freshman Class," Paper AC 2007-2475, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, 2007.

Richard B. Griffin, Kedar Gujarathi, Muhammad Ijaz, and David Zuniga, "Fatigue Behavior of Coated Magnesium Alloy ZE41A," Aging Aircraft 2007 Conference, Palm Springs, CA, April 2007.

David Zuniga, Richard B. Griffin, Stanislav Vitha, "Nondestructive Evaluation of an Environmentally Friendly Conversion Coating for Magnesium Alloys Using an Infrared Proximity Sensor and Polarized Light Microscopy Technique,"Magnesium Technology 2007. TMS Mtg., Orlando, FL, Feb 2007.

Richard B. Griffin, David Zuniga, Milli Datta, "Coating Adhesion for Mg Alloy ZE41A," Magnesium Technology 2007. TMS Mtg., Orlando, FL, Feb 2007.

T. S. Creasy, J. C. Grunlan, and R. B. Griffin, "An Undergraduate Laboratory: The Effect of Nanoparticle Microstructure on the Electrical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites," Proceedings of IMECE06, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-10, 2006, Chicago USA, IMECE2006-14408.

Richard B. Griffin, "An Experiment in Powder Metallurgy- Sintering of Cu," NEW Update 2006, Cincinnati, OH, October 2006.

Richard B. Griffin, David McMahon, and Marti Marberry, "Using Cooperative Education Data for ABET Reviews," ASEE 2006, Chicago, IL, Paper No. 2006-2557, June 2006.

Griffin, Richard B., Bollfrass, Charles A., Zuniga, David, Ijaz, Muhammad, Dibua, Omon, and Ayala, John F. "Evaluation of Coatings on Mg Alloy ZE41A Used in Helicopter Rotor Gearboxes," TriService Corrosion Conference, Orlando, FL, Nov. 2005.

Griffin, R. B. and Creasy, T. "Failure Analysis of the Head from a Titanium Driver," National Educators Workshop Update 2005, NIST Gaithersburg, MD, Oct. 2005.

Griffin, Richard and Creasy, Terry, "Design, Rapid Prototype, Cast, and Test an Aluminum Link," National Educators Workshop Portion of ASEE Meeting, ASEE Portland, OR, June 2005.

Griffin, R. B. and Hartwig, K. T., "Development of a Standardized Laboratory Exam for a Materials and Manufacturing Course," ASEE Portland, OR, June 2005.

Griffin, R. B. and Creasy T. S., "Designing, Rapid Prototyping, Casting, and Testing an Aluminum Link," ASEE GSW, Corpus Christi, TX, Mar. 2005.

Griffin, R., Floyd, J., Caso, R., and Svec, C. "The Development, Implementation, and Changes in Engineering Courses, at a Large State University Sponsored Through an NSF Coalition," ASME, IMECE 2004, Anaheim, CA, Nov. 2004.

Griffin, R. B., and Terrill, L., "Measurement of Viscosity: Classroom Demonstration," Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 21 (3 & 4), pp. 169- 174, 2000.