Scott Duncan, Ph.D.

G. Scott Duncan, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Gellersen Hall, Room 207
219.464.5785
scott.duncan@valpo.edu
Education
B.S. – Purdue University
Ph.D. – University of Florida
Courses Taught
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Intro to Manufacturing Laboratory
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Machine Design
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Technical Writing for Engineers
Areas of Specialization
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Development of the Markiewicz Solar Energy Research Facility
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High speed machining
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Machine tool dynamics
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Mechatronics
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Manufacturing
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Vibrations
Research Interests
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Development of Solar Furnace
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Machine Tool Dynamics and High Speed Machining: The research focuses on optimizing machining parameters in high speed machining applications.
Professional Affiliations
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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American Society for Engineering Education
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers
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Tau Beta Pi
Publications
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An Exploratory Study of the Solar Thermal Electrolytic Production of Mg from MgO, Energy – The International Journal, In Press
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Modeling and Experimental Investigation of a Helmholtz Resonator with a Flexible Plate, ASME Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics, 2013
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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
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A Braille Press Project: Improving the Literacy of the World’s Visually Impaired, International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, 2010
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A Solar Thermal Electrolytic Reactor for Studying the Production of Metals form Their Oxides, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 2010
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“Solar Thermal Electrolytic Process for the Production of Zn from ZnO: An Ionic Conductivity Study”, Journal of Solar Energy of Engineering, 2009
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“Rotating Tool Point Frequency Response Prediction Using RCSA”, International Journal of Machining Science and Technology, 2007
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“Shrink Fit Tool Holder Connection Stiffness/Damping Modeling for Frequency Response Prediction in Milling”, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2006
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“Receptance Coupling for Dynamics Prediction of Assemblies with Coincident Neutral Axes”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2006
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“Uncertainty Propagation for Selected Analytical Milling Stability Limit Analysis”, Transactions of the NAMRI/SME, 2006
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“Three-Component Receptance Coupling Substructure Analysis for Tool Point Dynamics Prediction”, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 2005
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“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
- 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.