Peter J. Joyce

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department

United States Naval Academy

590 Holloway Road

Annapolis, MD 21402-5042

(410) 293-6533

Fax (410) 293-3041

pjoyce@usna.edu

Education: 

The University of Texas at Austin

Ph.D. ,Materials Science & Engineering

Dissertation:   Experimental Investigation of Defect Criticality in Laminate Composites.

The University of Texas at Austin

M.S.E., Materials Science & Engineering

University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign

B. S., Engineering Mechanics

Research Areas:

Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials

Composite Materials Processing

Experimental Mechanics

Professional Experience:

Associate Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (Aug.2005 - Present)

Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (December 1999 - August 2007)

Recent Journal Publications:

John Burkhardt and Peter J. Joyce, “Survivability Modeling and Verification in Complex Rib-Skin Structures”. Experimental Techniques, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 31, No. 3, May/June 2007. pp. 43-47.

P.J. Joyce and J.A. Joyce, “An Investigation of Specimen Geometry Effects on the Fracture Behavior of a Metal Filled Polymer,” Journal of ASTM International, Vol. 3, No. 8, September 2006. Paper ID JAI13193.

J. A. Joyce and P. J. Joyce, “Toughness Characterization of a Metal Filled PolyTetraFluoroEthylene Using the J Integral”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 71, No. 16-17, pp. 2513-2531. November 2004.

Awards:   

Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnson Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2005, ASEE Mechanics Division)

Mechanical Engineering Department Nominee - 2005 Benac Civilian Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2005, USNA).

Mechanical Engineering Department Nominee - 2004 Apgar Award for Teaching Excellence by a Junior Faculty Member (2004, USNA).