Daniel Blood, Ph.D.

Daniel Blood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Gellersen Center, Room 131A
219.464.6495
daniel.blood@valpo.edu
Education
B.S.- Valparaiso University
M.S.- University of Florida
Ph.D.- University of Florida
Courses Taught
- 3D Printer Control System
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Process
- Non-Traditional Manufacturing
- Undergraduate Research
Research Interests
- Dissertation: “Simulation And Optimization Of Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser Processing Of Sapphire”
Publications
- Collins, J., Mills, D., Blood, D., Sheplak, M., and Oates, W., 2013,”Material Characterization and Fracture Mechanics of Laser Machined Sapphire for High Temperature Pressure Sensors,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, San Diego, CA, Conference ID# 63965
- Blood, D., Mills, D., Sheplak, M., and Schmitz, L., 2011,”Picosecond laser ablation of sapphire for high-temperature sensor fabrication” MFG Technologies for Future Micro-Nano Manufacturing Conference, Napa, CA
- Blood, D., Koch, B., Ballun, M., Budnik, M., and Duncan, G., 2010,”A Braille Press Project: Improving the Literacy of the World’s Visually Impaired” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 5/2, pp. 1-16
- Overview
- Zuhdi Aljobeh, Ph.D., P.E.
- Daniel Blood, Ph.D.
- Mark Budnik, Ph.D.
- Michael Doria, Ph.D.
- Scott Duncan, Ph.D.
- Georges El-Howayek, Ph.D.
- Craig Goehler, Ph.D.
- Jay Grossman, Ph.D., P.E.
- Eric Johnson, Ph.D.
- Peter Johnson, Ph.D.
- Reva Johnson, Ph.D.
- Sami Khorbotly, Ph.D.
- Peter Krenzke, Ph.D.
- Bethany Luke, Ph.D.
- Dan Maguire, Ph.D.
- Jennifer Marley, Ph.D.
- Shahin Nudehi, Ph.D., P.E.
- Carmine Polito, Ph.D., P.E.
- Anne Raich, Ph.D.
- Doug Tougaw, Ph.D., P.E.
- Luke Venstrom, Ph.D.
- Peter Weiss, Ph.D., P.E.
- Ruth Wertz, Ph.D.,P.E.
- Jeffrey Will, Ph.D.
- Dan White, Ph.D.
- Di Zhang, Ph.D.