Faculty Scholarship and Patents

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Kohl, James

Journal Articles

• With Melissa M Gibbons and Stephen McNeela, "Assessing the effect of a thickness gradient on the shear stress profile at the epoxy/silicone interface of thin coatings subjected to transverse shear loads with finite element analyses," 2023.
• With Michael Morse, Jesse Kotsch, and Brandon Prussak, "Examining the Risk of Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) As a Function of Water Conductivity," 2020.
• With Michael Morse, Jesse Kotsch, and Brandon Prussak, "Examining the Risk of Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) As a Function of Water Conductivity," 2020.
• With M. Morse, J. Kotsch, and B. Prussak, "Examining the Risk of Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) as a Function of Water Conductivity," IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56 (4), pp. 4324 - 4328, 2020.
• With A.G. Kohl, A. Licea-Claverie, A. Zizumbo-Lopez, R. Jayasinghe, M. Ashokcline, and C. Baillie, "Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of as-Received Recycled Polyethylene Filled with Rice Husk and their Relationship to the End Use of these Composites," Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, vol. 59, pp. 1463-1472, 2020.
• With Andrew G Kohl and Arturo Zizumbo-Lopez, "Mechanical and thermal characterization of as-received recycled polyethylene filled with rice husk and their relationship to the end use of these composites," Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 2020.
• With Melissa M Gibbons, "Using finite element analyses to assess the effect of a thickness gradient on the stress profile at the epoxy/silicone interface of thin coatings subjected to pull-off loading," International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 2020.
• With M.M. Gibbons, "Using Finite Element Analyses to Assess the Effect of a Thickness Gradient on the Stress Profile at the Epoxy/Silicone Interface of Thin Coatings Subjected to Pull-off Loading," International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, vol. 102, 2020.
• With Rodriquez, D., Morel, P., Burrows, K., Favaro, G., Root, S., Ramirez J., Alkhadra, M., Carpenter, C., Fei, Z., Boufflet, P., Heeney, M., and Lipomi, D., "Measurement of Cohesion and Adhesion of Semiconducting Polymers by Scratch Testing: Effect of Side-Chain Length and Degree of Polymerization," ACS Macro Letters, vol. 7, pp. 1003-1009, 2018.
• With Jesse Kotsch, Brandon Prussak, and Michael Morse, "Exploration of the Theory of Electric Shock Drowning," 2018.
• "Measurement of Cohesion and Adhesion of Semiconducting Polymers by Scratch Testing: Effect of Side-Chain Length and Degree of Polymerization," 2018.
• With Malicky, D., "Effect of Coating Thickness on the Stress Profile at the Epoxy/Silicone Interface Subjected to Pull-off Loading: A Finite Element Analysis," vol. 78, pp. 216-221, 2017.
• With Malicky, D. and Jones, A., "Adhesion of Epoxy (Pseudobarnacles) to Glass that has been Treated with Hydrophobic Carbosilane-Based Coatings," vol. 107, pp. 1-4, 2017.
• With Bierwisch, N., Ngo, T., Favaro, G., Rengnet, E., and Schwarzer, N., "Determining the Viscoelastic Behavior of Polyester Fiberglass Composite by Continuous Micro-Indentation and Friction Properties," Wear, vol. 350-351, pp. 63-67, 2016.
• With McGarry, M., "Analysis of a Heat Source and Sink in a Partially Open Enclosure," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 3, pp. 29-34, 2015.
• With Schwarzer, N., Ngo, T., Favaro, G., Rengnet, E., and Bierwisch, N., "Determining the Viscoelastic Properties Obtained by Depth Sensing Microindentation of Epoxy and Polyester Thermosets Using a New Phenomenological Method," Materials Research Express, vol. 2, 2015.
• With Ngo, T., Paradise, T., Khalily, A., and Simonson, D., "Improving Mechanical Properties of Thermoset Biocomposites by Fiber Coating or Organic Oil Addition," International Journal of Polymer Science, vol. 2015, 2015.
• With Ngo, T. and Lambert, C., "Characterization of Compostability and Mechanical Properties for Linseed Oil Resin Composites Reinforced with Natural Fibers," Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 1215-1222, 2014.
• With Ngo, T., Lambert, C., and Bliznyuk, M., "Effect of a Tertiary Oil Phase on the Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Composites," Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, vol. 52, pp. 1160-1168, 2013.
• With Bierwisch, N., "Engineering Education in the Internet Age: Contrasting Faculty Adoption," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, vol. 41, pp. 246-251, 2013.
• With McGarry, M., "Analysis of Dual Heat Sources in a Partially Open Enclosure," Advances in Mechanical Engineering, vol. 5, p. 126353, 2013.
• With Randall, N., Schwarzer, N., Ngo, T., Shockley, J., and Nair, R., "An Investigation of Scratch Testing of Silicone Elastomer Coatings with a Thickness Gradient," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 124, pp. 2978-2986, 2012.
• With McGarry, M. and Hitt, D., "Liquid Droplet Growth from a Punctured Vessel Under Steady Flow Conditions," Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, vol. 5, pp. 595-604, 2011.
• With Malicky, D., Jones, A., McGee, S., and Bonilla, C., "Removal of Pseudobarnacles (Epoxy) from Silicone Coatings with a Thickness Gradient Due to an Applied Transverse Force," Progress in Organic Coatings, vol. 71, pp. 310-313, 2011.
• With Ngo, T., Hall, J., and Perry, L., "Green Surfboards: Investigation of Product Biodegradability at End of Life," Sports Technology, vol. 3, pp. 181-191, 2010.
• With Higgins, B., Simonson, D., Houser, E., and McGill, R., "Synthesis and Characterization of a Hyperbranched Hydrogen Bond Acidic Carbosilane Sorbent Polymer," Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, vol. 48, pp. 3000-3009, 2010.
• With Malicky, D. and Huang, M., "Integrating a Machine Shop Class into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Experiential and Inductive Learning," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, vol. 38, pp. 135-146, 2010.
• With Huang, M. and Galvan, V., "Use of Course Clustering Strategy to Enhance Relational Learning: A Case Study of Curriculum Experimentation," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, vol. 38, pp. 45-55, 2010.
• With Bonilla, C., O’Meara, R., and Perry, L., "Statistical Assessment of Flank Wear Perimeter, Crater Size, and Microhardness of Cryogenically Treated versus non-Treated Cutting Inserts," Journal of Engineering Technology, vol. 26, pp. 26-31, 2009.
• With Singer, I. and Simonson, D., "Determining the Viscoelastic Parameters of Thin Elastomer Based Materials Using Continuous Microindentation," Polymer Testing, vol. 27, pp. 679-682, 2008.
• With Burke, A., Landas, E., and Jacobitz, F., "The Release Behavior of Silicone Coatings with a Thickness Gradient," Progress in Organic Coatings, vol. 59, pp. 278-283, 2007.
• With Singer, I., Schwarzer, N., and Yu, V., "Effect of Bond Coat Modulus on the Durability of Silicone Duplex Coatings," Progress in Organic Coatings, vol. 56, pp. 220-226, 2006.
• With Yu, V., Crapanzano, R., Davies, M., Elam, A., and Veach, M., "Failure Analysis of the M16 Rifle Bolt," Engineering Failure Analysis, vol. 12, pp. 746-756, 2005.
• With Bolster, R., "A Study on the Elastic Modulus of Silicone Duplex or Bi-Layer Coatings Using Micro-Indentation," Progress in Organic Coatings, vol. 41, pp. 135-141, 2001.
• With Singer, I. and Patterson, M., "Mechanical Aspects of Silicone Coatings for Hard Foulant Control," Biofouling, vol. 16, pp. 301-309, 2000.
• With Singer, I. and Griffith, J., "Evaluating the Durability of Silicone Duplex Coatings Using a Scratch Tester," Rubber Chemistry and Technology, vol. 73, pp. 607-618, 2000.
• With Singer, I., "Pull-off Behavior of Epoxy Bonded to Silicone Duplex Coatings," Progress in Organic Coatings, vol. 36, pp. 15-20, 1999.
• With Tichy, J., Craig, K., and Malcolm, S., "Determination of the Bingham Parameters of an Electrorheological Fluid in an Axial Flow Concentric Cylinder Rheometer," Tribotest, vol. 5, pp. 211-224, 1999.
• With Tichy, J., "Expressions for Coefficients of Electrorheological Fluid Dampers," Lubrication Science, vol. 10, pp. 135-143, 1998.
• With Nair, S., Gwo, T., Narbut, N., and Sundberg, G., "Mechanical Behavior of a Continuous-SiC-Fiber-Reinforced RBSN-Matrix Composite," Journal of American Ceramic Society, vol. 74, pp. 2551-2558, 1991.

Media Appearances and Conferences

• With M.M. Gibbons and S. McNeela, "Assessing the Effect of a Thickness Gradient on the Stress Profile at the Epoxy/Silicone Interface of Thin Coatings Subjected to Transverse Loading with Finite Element Analyses," International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition Virtual Event, 2020.
• With With M.M. Gibbons, "Using Finite Element Analyses to Assess the Effect of a Thickness Gradient on the Stress Profile at the Epoxy/Silicone Interface of Thin Coatings Subjected to Pull-Off Loading," International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake, UT, 2019.
• With Morse, M., Kotsch, J., and Prussak, B., "Examining the Risk of Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) as a Function of Water Conductivity," Electrical Safety Workshop, 2019.
• With Rodriquez, D., Morel, P., Burrows, K., Favaro, G., Ramirez J., Alkhadra, M., Root, S., Fei, Z., Boufflet, P., Heeney, M., and Lipomi, D., "Scratch Testing of Thin-Film Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) and the Effect of Molecular Weight and Alkyl Side-Chain Length on Cohesive Strength and Adhesion," MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit, 2018.
• With Bierwisch, N., Heuer-Schwarzer, P., and Schwarzer, N., "Examining the Time Dependence of Surface Behavior in Regards to Indentation, Scratch Testing and Tribotests by Extending the Effective Indenter Concept," Proc. 60th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Vacuum Coaters, 2017.
• With Khalily, A., Paradise, T., Ngo, T., and Simonson, D., "Effects of Primer Coatings on Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Biocomposites," 1st Annual Conference of the International Society for Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2014.
• With Favaro, G., Randall, N., Bierwisch, N., and Schwarzer, N., "Optimized Design of Surface Mechanical Testing Procedures," 41st International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, 2014.
• With Ngo, T. and Lambert, C., "Characterization of Mechanical Properties and Compostability of Fiber-Reinforced Bio-Composites," IIE Annual IE Conference and Expo, 2012.
• With Randall, N., Shockley, J., Ngo, T., Nair, R., and Schwarzer, N., "Scratch Testing of Silicone Elastomer Coatings with a Thickness Gradient," 66th STLE Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2011.
• With Malicky, D. and Jones, A., "The Release Behavior of Silicone Coatings with a Thickness Gradient or Inclined Interface," Fleet Maintenance and Modernization Symposium, 2009.
• With Huang, M. and Galvan, V., "A Case Study of Course Clustering Strategy to Enhance Contextual Learning," 114th Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition, Conference Paper, 2007.
• With Malicky, D. and Huang, M., "Integrating a Machine Shop Class into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Experiential and Inductive Learning," 114th Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition, 2007.
• With Jacobitz, F., Burke, A., and Landas, E., "The Release Behavior of Silicone Coatings with a Thickness Gradient or Inclined Interface," Proc. 30th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Extended Abstract, 2007.
• "Foul Release Behavior and the Durability of Silicone Duplex Coatings," San Diego Chapter of ASM (American Society of Materials) International Meeting, 2006.
• With Yu, V. and Jagmin, C., "Thermal Analysis of Composite Integral Armor," SAE World Congress and Exhibition, SAE Technical Paper, 2005.
• With Yu, V., Crapanzano, R., Davies, M., Elam, A., and Veach, M., "Failure Analysis of the M16A1 Rifle's Bolt," First International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis, 2004.
• With Singer, I., "Mechanism of Barnacle Removal from Silicone Coatings," Marine Biofouling International Symposium, 1999.
• With Singer, I., "Evaluating the Adhesion of Epoxy to Silicone Duplex or Bilayer Coatings," Proc. 21st Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Extended Abstract, 1998.
• With Singer, I. and Griffith, J., "Evaluating the Durability of Elastomer Duplex Coatings Using a Scratch Tester," Proc. 20th Annual, 1997.
• With Tichy, J., "Hydrodynamic Lubrication With a Biviscous Material," 50th STLE Annual Meeting, 1995.
• With Tichy, J., "Expressions for Coefficients of Electrorheological Fluid Dampers," 13th Smart Actuator Symposium at the ICAT Annual International Meeting, 1995.
• With Nair, S., Gwo, T., Narbut, N., and Sundberg, G., "Mechanical Behavior of a Continuous-SiC-Fiber-Reinforced RBSN-Matrix Composite," Ceramic Society Annual Conference, 1990.
• With Nair, S. and Vasudevan, A., "Hydrogen Embrittlement of a SiC Particulate Reinforced 7000 Series P/M Aluminum Alloy," A.I.M.E. Annual Meeting, 1989.

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