Scott Duncan, Ph.D.

Education

B.S. – Purdue University
Ph.D. – University of Florida

Courses Taught

• Intro to Manufacturing Laboratory
• Machine Design
• Technical Writing for Engineers

Areas of Specialization

• Development of the Markiewicz Solar Energy Research Facility
• High speed machining
• Machine tool dynamics
• Mechatronics
• Manufacturing
• Vibrations

Research Interests

• Development of Solar Furnace
• Machine Tool Dynamics and High Speed Machining: The research focuses on optimizing machining parameters in high speed machining applications.

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Society for Engineering Education
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Tau Beta Pi

Publications

• An Exploratory Study of the Solar Thermal Electrolytic Production of Mg from MgO, Energy – The International Journal, In Press
• Modeling and Experimental Investigation of a Helmholtz Resonator with a Flexible Plate, ASME Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics, 2013
• Solar Thermal Electrolytic Process for the Production of Zn from ZnO: The Electrolysis of ZnO from 1275 to 1500 K, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 2011
• A Braille Press Project: Improving the Literacy of the World’s Visually Impaired, International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, 2010
• A Solar Thermal Electrolytic Reactor for Studying the Production of Metals form Their Oxides, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 2010
• “Solar Thermal Electrolytic Process for the Production of Zn from ZnO: An Ionic Conductivity Study”, Journal of Solar Energy of Engineering, 2009
• “Rotating Tool Point Frequency Response Prediction Using RCSA”, International Journal of Machining Science and Technology, 2007
• “Shrink Fit Tool Holder Connection Stiffness/Damping Modeling for Frequency Response Prediction in Milling”, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2006
• “Receptance Coupling for Dynamics Prediction of Assemblies with Coincident Neutral Axes”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2006
• “Uncertainty Propagation for Selected Analytical Milling Stability Limit Analysis”, Transactions of the NAMRI/SME, 2006
• “Three-Component Receptance Coupling Substructure Analysis for Tool Point Dynamics Prediction”, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 2005
• “An Investigation of the Dynamic Absorber Effect in High-Speed Machining”, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2005

Courses Taught

• Statics
• Mechanics of Materials
• Mechatronics
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Processes
• Mechanical Vibrations
• Senior Design
• Technical Writing for Mechanical Engineers
• Machine Design