Constance W. Ziemian

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-1754
Fax: (570) 577-7281
cziemian@bucknell.edu

Educational Background:

  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University
  • M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University
  • M.B.A., Operations Research, Cornell University
  • Ph.D., Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Penn State University

Teaching Interests:

  • Rigid Body & Deformable Body Mechanics
  • Engineering Statistics & Mathematics
  • Manufacturing & Materials Processing

Research Interests:

  • Manufacturing Process Modeling and Optimization
  • Processing Effects on Mechanical & Material Properties
  • Materials Characterization

Selected Publications:

  • Ziemian, C.W., Ziemian, R.D., and Barker, E.T. (2010), "Shake-Table Simulation Study on Small Scale Layered Models," Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 4-11.
  • Sharma, M.M., Ziemian, C.W., Eden, T.J. (2010) "Processing and Composition Effects on the Fracture Behavior of Spray Formed 7XXX series Al-alloys," Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Accepted 10/09.
  • Ziemian, C.W., Sharma, M.M., and Powanda, J.T. (2009), "Study of the Flash Butt Welding of High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel," Proceedings of 2009 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 22-25.
  • Sharma M.M. and Ziemian, C.W. (2008), "Pitting and Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Nanostructured Al-Mg Alloys in Natural and Artificial Environments," Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 870-878.
  • Ziemian, C.W. and Sharma, M.M. (2008), "Adapting Learning Factory Concepts Towards Integrated Manufacturing Education," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 199-210.
  • Ziemian, C.W., Sharma, M.M., and Whaley, D.D. (2008), "Flash Butt-Welding Process Optimization Through the Design of Experiments," Proceedings of 2008 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, January 7-10.
  • Ziemian, C. W., Aument, J., Whaley, D.D. (2007), "Manufacturing Technology in Middle School Classrooms: A Collaborative Approach, " Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education, Coimbra, Portugal, September 3-7.
  • Ziemian, C. W. and Crawn, P. M (2001), "Computer Aided Decision Support for Fused Deposition Modeling," Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp.438-454.
  • Ziemian, C.W. (2001), "A Systems Approach to Manufacturing as Implemented within a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 558-568.
  • Ziemian, C. W. and Crawn, P. M. (2000), "Layered Manufacturing Decision Support and Design Feedback: A Progress Report," Proceedings of NSF Design, Manufacturing, and Industrial Innovation (DMII) Grantees Conference, Vancouver, Canada, January 3-7.
  • Ziemian, C.W. and Medeiros, D.J., (1998), "Automating Probe Selection and Part Setup Planning for Inspection on a Coordinate Measuring Machine," International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 448-460.
  • Ziemian, C.W. and Medeiros, D.J., (1998), "Automated Probe Selection for the Off-Line Programming of a Coordinate Measuring Machine," Proceedings of CSME Forum: Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics (Vol. 4), Toronto, Canada, May 19-21, pp. 108-115.
  • Ziemian, C.W. and Medeiros, D.J., (1997), "Automated Feature Accessibility Algorithm for Inspection on a Coordinate Measuring Machine," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 2839-2856.

Selected Grant Awards:

  • “Instrumentation for Research in Materials Characterization and Nondestructive Evaluation,” National Science Foundation, 2007-08, (with M. M. Sharma), Grant #0619232.
  • “Practice-Based Manufacturing Education-Adapting a Learning Factory Approach,” National Science Foundation, 2004-07, (with J. P. Iselin), Grant # 0410683.
  • “Layered Manufacturing Decision Support and Design Feedback,” National Science Foundation, 1999-2001, Grant # 9813042.
  • “Rapid Prototyping Center,” Pennsylvania Ben Franklin Challenge Grant # 6011, (with J. Politis), 1999-2004.
  • “Manufacturing Processes Laboratory/Instructional Facility,” National Science Foundation, 1998-2000, Grant # 9750788.
  • “Systems Approach to Manufacture,” National Science Foundation, Product Realization Consortium, 1997-98, Grant #9413089-3, (with D. W. Taylor).
  • “Systematic Reform of Manufacturing Education,” National Science Foundation, Product Realization Consortium, 1996-97, Grant #9413089-2