Patrick J. Moran

 

Professor and Former Dept Chair

Mechanical Engineering Department

United States Naval Academy

590 Holloway Road

Annapolis, MD 21402-5042

(410) 293-6537

Fax (410) 293-3041

moran@usna.edu

 

 

Education:                

University of Virginia,   (Jan. 77 - Jan 80)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy

Dissertation  "Improvements in the Electrolytic Generation of Hydrogen"              

 

 

University of Virginia,  (Aug.75 - Jan 77)

Masters of Science, Materials Science and Engineering

 

                         

Wilkes College,  (Sep.71 - July 75)

Bachelors of Science, Materials Engineering

                                        

                               

Research Areas:     

Metallurgy

Corrosion and Corrosion Control

Electrochemical Devices

 

 

Professional Experience:     

Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (Aug 1990 - Present)

Asst.and Assoc. Professor, The Johns Hopkins University, (Aug. 79 - July 90)

Metallurgist/Corrosion Engineer, U.S. Navy David Taylor Research Center, (Oct. 80 - Sept.85)

 

 

Recent Journal Publications:

 

                                       Corrosion and Corrosion Control, P.J.Moran and P.M.Natishan, The Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (in press)

 

Metastable Pitting of Aluminum Single Crystals, B.W. Davis, P.J. Moran, and P.M. Natishan, Corrosion  Science, Vol 42, pp. 2187 - 2192, 2000

 

Effects of Cooling Rate and Annealing Treatment on Sensitization of Austenitic-ferritic Duplex  Stainless Steel, H.L. Lee and P.J. Moran, Metals and Materials, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 1085-1091, 1998

 

Passivity and Breakdown of Carbon Steel in Organic Solvent Mixtures of Propylene Carbonate and Dimethoxyethane, D.A. Shifler, J. Kruger, and P.J. Moran, J. Electrochem. Soc., Vol. 145, No. 7, pp. 2396-2404, July 1998

 

 

Book Chapter:       

                                       Effects of Acid Deposition on Materials, State of Science and Technology Report #19 for the  National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, P.A.Baedecker, E.O.Edney, P.J.Moran, T.C. Simpson, and R.S.Williams, 280 pages, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1990

 

 

Awards:                   

USNA Faculty Service Excellence Award, 2007

U.S. Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, 2005

U.S. Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Awards,1996, 2007