Dr. Craig Menzemer

Title: Dean, College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Dept/Program: Engineering and Polymer Science Dean's Office
Office: ASEC 201
Phone: 330-972-6978
Email: ccmenze@uakron.edu

Biography

Dr. Menzemer joined The University of Akron in 1996. Prior to that, he worked for Alcoa and United States Steel Corporation. Dr. Menzemer has served as a Professor of Civil Engineering, the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies for the College of Engineering, and now as the Dean for the College of Engineering. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Welding Society, and Sigma Xi.

Research

Steel Wire Reinforcement for High Pressure Hose, Excessive Wear on Dump Body Truck Beds, Development and Evaluation of Structural Systems for Freight Cars, Strength of Joints in Kevlar Webbing, Friction Grip Joints in Aluminum, Post Buckling Behavior of Welded Aluminum Plates, Block Shear Models for Connecting Elements, Angles Attached by a Single Leg, Fatigue Strength of Strand Splice, Hot Spot fatigue Behavior of Joints, Aluminum Alloys for Buried, High Voltage Conductors

Education

• Ph.D., Lehigh University, 1992

Courses

Statics, Mechanics of Solids, Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Steel Design, Advanced Steel Design, Fracture Mechanics for Civil Engineering Applications