Machine Elements in Mechanical Design (What's New in Trades & Technology) - Hardcover

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Robert L. Mott is professor emeritus of engineering technology at the University of Dayton. He is a member of ASEE, SME, and ASME. He is a Fellow of ASEE and a recipient of the ASEE James H. McGraw Award and the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division. He is a recipient of the SME Education Award. He holds the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from General Motors Institute (Now Kettering University) and the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He has authored three textbooks; Applied Fluid Mechanics, 7th Edition (2015) and Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, 6th Edition(2018), published by Pearson/Prentice-Hall; and Applied Strength of Materials, 6th Edition (2017) published by CRC Press. His work experience includes serving as a research engineer for General Motors Corporation, consulting for industrial clients, working for the University of Dayton Research Institute, leading the Center for Advanced Manufacturing for UDRI, and expert witness for accident analysis cases for industrial and automotive accident cases. He has also served as a senior personnel for 12 years for the NSF-sponsored National Center for Manufacturing Education based in Dayton, Ohio.

Edward M. Vavrek is an associate professor in mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University Northwest, located at the Westville, IN campus, an extension of Purdue University. He is a member of AGMA, ASME, and ASEE. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University Calumet, Masters in Business Administration from Indiana University Northwest, and Masters in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has significant industrial experience in design and development of machinery, using SolidWorks and Inventor, within the printing/converting, shipbuilding, railroad, steel mill, and automotive industries. He has presented multiple papers on his software developed for the area of machine design. He holds one U.S. patent. He also does extensive private consulting in mechanical design that is highly relevant to the content of this book.

Dr. Jyhwen Wang, Ph.D. is a professor with dual appointment in the departments of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution and Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He holds the degrees of Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering from Northwestern University in Evansville, IL, the M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, and the B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan. He has significant industrial experience with Weirton Steel Corporation in Weirton, West Virginia along with consulting for several organizations. He has participated in funded research and education projects as PI or Co-PI. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Professional society memberships include ASME, ASEE, SME, NAMRI/SME (North American Manufacturing Research Institute), and NADDRG (North American Deep Drawing Research Group). He has written book sections for Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials (2003) and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology(2001) by Kalpakjian and Schmid published by Prentice Hall.