Contact Info

Biography

Research with Rowan

Personal Gender Pronoun: He/Him/His

Website: http://users.rowan.edu/%7Eriddell/

Education:
Postdoctoral Associate, National Research Council, in Residence at NASA Langley
Ph.D., Cornell University
B.S., University of Massachusetts

Impactful Research Areas:
Health
    Biomedical
Sustainability
    Green Construction
    Sustainable Materials & Processes
    Renewable Energy
Connectivity
    Digital Engineering
    Infrastructure & Transportation

Research Expertise:
Fatigue and Fracture; Structural Mechanics; Sustainability

I have two major research thrusts. The first focus looks at the interaction between material and structural behaviors, usually in respect to durability and failure. Examples of this have been fatigue of structural components, behavior or structural components, and failure of 3D printed objects. The second focus is on sustainability in the built environment.  Examples of this have been facilities management, clean energy, and the environmental impact of alternative power trains for cars.

Honors and Awards:
Army Community Partnership Award

Professional Memberships:
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
ASEE (American Society of Electrical Engineers)

Recent Publications:
“Client Oriented Project Based Learning Using Building Audits,” Journal of Sustainability Engineering, Dec. 2018

“Steel Connections with Fiber Reinforced Resin Thermal Barrier Filler Plates under Service Loading,” Journal of Structural Engineering, 2016

“Identifying and Modeling Key Tradeoffs between Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Electric Vehicles,” International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2016

“Communication-based learning objectives in a four-year engineering curriculum: a longitudinal analysis,” Global Journal of Engineering Education, 2015

“Time dependent behavior of a FRR Thermal Break Pad under Compressive Loads,” Structures, 2015