Peter J. Joyce, PhD  

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
United States Naval Academy
590 Holloway Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5042
410 293 6533
pjoyce@usna.edu

EDUCATION
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science and Engineering
    Dissertation: "Experimental Investigation of Defect Criticality in Laminate Composites."
    
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Masters of Science, Materials Science and Engineering
    
    University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
    Bachelors of Science, 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 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)