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Steven Schmid

Associate Professor

Education: Ph.D. - Northwestern University, 1993; M.S. - Northwestern University, 1989; B.S. - Illinois Institute of Technology 1986.

Research Interests: Manufacturing, design, tribology, orthopedic implants

Courses: Intro to Mechanical Engineering; Solid Mechanics; Manufacturing Processes; Design Machine Elements; Ethical and Professional Issued in Engineering; Manufacturing Systems; Metal Forming; Fluid Film Lubrication

Email: schmid.2@nd.edu

Phone: 574.631.9489

Office: 150 Multidisciplinary Research Bluilding

Personal Website: www.nd.edu/~sschmid

Research Website: www.nd.edu/~manufact

Dr. Schmid performs varied research in many aspects of manufacturing, especially in tribological applications in manufacturing. Recent projects include research on the mechanisms through which emulsions lubricate metal rolling and ironing, development of new friction and heat transfer models for use in finite element simulation of forging and metal working operations, use of environmentally friendly polymer coatings in ironing, and novel forming and fabrication schemes for metal foams.

Lubrication, friction and wear problems have traditionally been subjects which were investigated, both experimentally and theoretically, at macroscopic scales, even though important phenomenon occur at the sub-micron level. For example, a surface asperity on a tooling surface will penetrate and plow a workpiece in an extrusion operation, but the maximum depth of penetration is only one-half a micrometer or so. Current research emphasizes single asperity plowing simulation in an atomic force microscope and correlation with a mathematical model based on the upper bound theorem of plasticity.

Dr. Schmid is involved in the design and manufacture of new types of orthopedic implants. One area deals with the design of new types of implants that are less invasive than traditional ones. For example, a new hip fracture device is under research that involves a 25 mm incision instead of the traditional 300 mm incision, and which does not require any dissection of soft tissue for implantation. Dr. Schmid is also developing new forms of bone ingrowth scaffolding and artificial cartilage.

Selected Publications

  • Giordano, M., and Schmid, S.R., "Application of Contact Mode AFM to Manufacturing Processes", in Bhushan, B., ed., Applied Scanning Probe Methods, Springer-Verlag, to appear October 2009.
  • Kalpakjian, S., and Schmid, S.R., Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 6th ed., Pearson Education, March, 2009. Also available in Spanish and Chinese translations, e-book version, as well as an SI-specific edition. Macedonian and Indonesian translations in progress.
  • Kalpakjian, S., and Schmid, S.R., Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials, 5th ed., Pearson Education, 2008. Also available in Korean and Italian translations. German translation in progress.
  • Hamrock, B.J., Schmid, S.R., and Jacobson, B.O., Fundamentals of Machine Elements, 2nd ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2005. Also available in Spanish and Chinese translations.
  • Kotha, S., Li, C., Schmid, S.R., and Mason, J., "Reinforcement of Bone Cement Using Zirconia Fibers with and without Acrylic Coating," J. Biomedical Materials Research - Part A, v. 88, 2009, pp. 898-906.
  • Selles, M., Schmid, S.R., and Segu, V.J., "Ironability of a Three-Layered Polymer Coated Steel - Part 1: Experimental Investigation", J. Materials Processing Technology, v. 202, 2008, pp. 7-14.
  • Yang, H., Schmid, S.R., Reich, R., and Kasun, T., "Numerical Simulation of Oil Particles in Emulsion Lubrication", Tribology Transactions, v. 50, 2007, pp. 453-457.
  • Nebosky, P.S., and Schmid, S.R., "Formability of Porous Tantalum Sheet Metal", Trans. NAMRI, v. 35, 2007, pp. 57-64. Winner of Outstanding Paper Award.

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