Faculty & Staff

Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1971

M.E., Chemical Engineering (minor in Solid Mechanics), Stevens Institute of Technology, 1961

B.S. (Honors), Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbabana Champagne, IL, 1955

Honors & Awards

• Performance Awards from Exxon
• Tau Beta Pi,
• Chi Epsilon,
• Sigma Tau

Consulting, patents, etc.

• Patent: Hartley, D. and Nelson, N.W., “High Temperature Thermal Cracking,” Pat. No 3,124,424, Granted 3/10/64.
• Patent: Nelson, N.W., “Large Volume Tanks”, Pat. No. 3,880,315 Granted 4/29/75.
• Patent: Nelson, N.W., Hild, W.H., and Shaw, D.W., “Low Stress Cyclone Gas Collection Systems”, Pat. No. 4,728,348, Granted 1/1/88.
• Consultant: Finite Element Analysis of Gaskets for Western Rubber Co.
• Consultant: Finite Element Software Development of Diffusion - Oxidation Reactions in Tires for Exxon Chemical Co.
• Consultant: Design of Blow-Out Protectors and Seals for Imperial Oil Co.
• Consultant: Structural FEM Analysis for Sanitec Corp.
• Consultant: Structural FEM Analysis for Davey Co.

Areas of Active Research

• Fracture Mechanics
• Finite Element Modeling
• Structural Analysis and Design

Courses Taught
ME423/424 Mechanical Engineering Design VII and VIII
ME471 Advanced Strength of Materials
ME663 Introduction to Finite Element Method
ME664 Finite Element Applications
ME631/ME632 Mechanical Vibrations
ME651 Analytic Dynamics
ME658 Advanced Mechanics of Solids
ME661 Advanced Stress Analysis

Industrial Experience
Exxon Research and Engineering:
Senior Engineering Associate - 1982-86 - Engineering Advisor to top management
Engineering Associate - 1971-82 (developed numerical analysis capability,
supervised analysis group(12 professionals) and FEM Lab)
Engineering Associate - 1967-69 (supervised research group)
Engineer - 1955-57 (designed and specified refinery facilities)

Publications

Nelson, N.W., Farinella, A., Nicholson, D. W., and Lin, B., “Finite Element Analysis in Design of Rubber Components”. Invited lecture at Educational Symposium of Rubber Division of ACS, May 6-9, 1997, Anaheim, CA. To be published as bound volume of Educational Symposium.

Nicholson, D.W., Nelson, N.W., Lin, B., and Farinella, A., “Finite Element Analysis of Hyperelastic Components” accepted for publication in Applied Mechanics Review, ASME.

Chang, A., Nelson, N.W., Cordes, J., and Kim, Y., “Fatigue Prediction Based on Computational
Fracture Mechanics”, A.S.T.M. STP 1292, 1996, pp. 100-115.

Professional Service (Papers Reviewer):

Reviewer for ASME Journals and Conferences and other Journals

Professional Societies

• ASME