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William Emblom, Ph.D., P.E.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Aerospace Engineering , Parks College of Aviation, St. Louis University, 1984

M.S., Engineering Mechanics, Cleveland State University, 1997

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 2006

 

Phone: 337-482-5359
Fax: 337-482-1129
Room: Rougeou Hall, #225
P.O. Box 44170
Lafayette, LA 70504
Email: wjemblom@louisiana.edu

 

Teaching Interests:
  • CAD
  • FEA
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Machine Design
Research Interests:
  • Metal forming and control techniques for manufacturing processes
  • Energy Recovery and Sustainable/Renewable Energy Resources
  • Microforming
Recent Publications:
  • Neher, W., Weinmann K.J., Emblom, W.J., "Optimization of Blankholder Thickness For Sheet Metal Forming Using Finite Element Analysis", Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, pp 59-66, vol. XXIX, 2001
  • Neher, W., Emblom, W.J., Weinmann, K.J., "Computer-Aided Blankholder Design for Sheet Panel Drawing", Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, pp 97-104, vol. XXXV, 2007.
  • Emblom, W.J., Weinmann, K.J., "The Correlation between Punch Forces and Wrinkling for Aluminum Sheet Metal Stamping with Adjustable Drawbeads", Paper No. 2007-01-0422, 2007 SAE World Congress
  • Emblom, W.J., Camelio, J., Weinmann, K.J., "An Experimental Investigation of the Robustness of an Aluminum Stamping Die Using Flexible Binders and Adjustable Drawbeds Designed Using FEM", Forthcoming in Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2008.

Document last revised Thursday, February 7, 2008 9:05 AM

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Mechanical Engineering, P.O. Box 44170, Lafayette LA 70504
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