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Jenkins imageMichael G. Jenkins

Professor, Assessment/Accreditation Coordinator
PhD, PE

Email: jenkinsm@csufresno.edu

Office: Engineering East 154A    

Phone: 559.278.8743                                       

Mailing Address: 2320 E. San Ramon Ave., MS/EE 94, Fresno, CA 93740-8030 

More Information about Dr. Jenkins:

  • Professor, Mech. Eng. (Aug. 2010-Present) Calif State Univ, Fresno
  • Inaugural Dean (Aug. 2007 to Aug. 2010) Lyles College of Engineering
  • Professor and Chair, Mech. Eng. (Aug. 2003-Aug. 2007) Univ of Detroit Mercy 
  • Professor, Mech. Eng. (Sep. 2001-Sep. 2003) Univ of Wash, Seattle Assoc. Chair, Mech. Eng. (May 2001-Sep. 2003) Assoc Prof,  Mech. Eng. (Sep. 1997 to Sep. 2001) Asst Prof, Mech. Eng. (Dec. 1992 to Sep. 1997) 
  • Invited Researcher, (May 1987-May 1988) Institute of Industrial Science, Univ of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 
  • Research Associate (Sep. 1984-May 1987) Univ of Wash, Seattle 
  • Teaching Assistant  (Aug 1980-Dec 1981) Purdue Univ

  • PostDoc-Univ of Tokyo, 1987-88
  • PhD Mechanical Engineering-Univ of Washington, Seattle, 1987
  • MS Mechanical Engineering-Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1982 
  • BS Mechanical Engineering-Marquette University, (cum laude) 1980

  • Development Staff Member (Aug 1988-Dec 1992) High Temperature Materials Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 
  • Project Engineer (April 1982 to September 1984) PACCAR Technical Center 
  • Project Engineer (June 1980 to August 1980) Art Anderson Associates

  • Professional Engineer: Washington, 1985-Present
  • Professional Engineer: Tennessee, 1989-1992

  • Provisional Patent 60/061,549 - Hybrid, Functionally-Graded Structure, Mixing TubeSelected Publications and Presentations

Books and Book Chapters:
"Crack Length Measurement of Ceramics at Elevated Temperatures Using the Laser Interferometric Displacement Gage," M.G. Jenkins, A.S. Kobayashi, and R.C. Bradt, pp. 335-373 in Fatigue Crack Measurement: Techniques and Application, K.J. Marsh, R.A. Smith, and R. Ritchie, eds. Engineering Materials Advisory Services Ltd., Cradley Heath, U.K. (1991)

"Fracture Strength: Testing Methodology and Analysis," M.K. Ferber, M.G. Jenkins, and A.A. Wereszczak pp. 91-169, Chapter 4 in Mechanical Testing Methodology for Ceramic Testing and Reliability, D.C. Cranmer and D. W. Richerson, eds. Marcel Decker Publishers (1998)

"Creep Testing of Advanced Ceramics," M.G. Jenkins, S.M. Wiederhorn and R.K. Shiffer, pp. 171-222, Chapter 5 in Mechanical Testing Methodology for Ceramic Testing and Reliability, D.C. Cranmer and D. W. Richerson, eds. Marcel Decker Publishers (1998)

Thermal and Mechanical Test Methods and Behaviour of Continuous Fibre Ceramic Composites, ASTM STP 1309, M.G. Jenkins, S.T. Gonczy, E. Lara-Curzio, N.E. Ashbaugh, and L.P. Zawada, eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1997)

Introduction and Overview, M.G. Jenkins, in Data book on Mechanical and Thermophysical Properties of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites, C. X. Campbell and S. K. El-Rahaiby, Purdue University/American Ceramic Society (1997)

Mechanical, Thermal and Environmental Testing and Performance of Ceramic Composites and Components, ASTM STP 1392, M.G. Jenkins, E. Lara-Curzio, S. T. Gonczy, eds. American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (2000)

"Fracture Resistance Testing of Brittle Solids, " M.G. Jenkins and J. A. Salem, pp. 665-678 in ASM Handbook Vol 8 Mechanical Testing and Evaluation, ASM International, Metals Park, Ohio (2001)

"Fatigue Testing of Brittle Solids," J. A. Salem and M. G. Jenkins, pp. 768-775 in ASM Handbook Vol 8 Mechanical Testing and Evaluation, ASM International, Metals Park, Ohio (2001)

"Standards and Codes for Advanced Materials" M. G. Jenkins, Chapter 12 in Handbook of Advanced Materials, J.K. Wessel, ed., McGraw-Hill Companies, New York (2004)

"Test Standards and Design Codes for Structural Ceramics and Ceramic Matrix Composites" M.K. Ferber, H.-T. Lin, M. G. Jenkins, T. Ohji, pp. 353-396 in Ceramic Gas Turbine Component Development and Characterization: Progress in Ceramic Gas Turbine Development, Volume 2, M. van Roode, M.K. Ferber, and D.W. Richerson, eds, ASME Press, New York (2003).

"Mechanical Characterization of Monolithic Ceramics for Gas Turbine Applications" M. G. Jenkins, Y. Kagawa , M. Steen, pp. 521-552 in Ceramic Gas Turbine Component Development and Characterization: Progress in Ceramic Gas Turbine Development, Volume 2, M. van Roode, M.K. Ferber, and D.W. Richerson, eds, ASME Press, New York (2003)

Applied Fracture Mechanics: A Practical Approach, M. Ramulu, M. G. Jenkins, A. Kobayashi, McGraw-Hill Publishers, New York (in progress 2012)

"Mechanical Testing of Advanced Ceramics," S. K. McGuire and M. G. Jenkins, pp. in Handbook on Materials Selection, M. Kutz, ed, Marcel Decker Publishers (2002)

"Failure Analysis of Ceramic Matrix Composites" R. Singh and M. G. Jenkins pp. 1000-1002 in ASM Handbook Vol 21 Composites, ASM International, Metals Park, Ohio (2001).

Fracture Resistance Testing of Monolithic and Composite Brittle Materials, ASTM STP 1409, J.A. Salem, G.D. Quinn, M.G. Jenkins, eds, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (2002).

Standards, Codes, & Technical Memoranda:
"Fracture Resistance of a TiB2 Particle/SiC Matrix Composite at Elevated Temperature," J.A. Salem, M.G. Jenkins, S.G. Seshadri, NASA Technical Memorandum 100967, NASA-Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, June (1988).

"Study and Analysis of the Stress State in a Ceramic, Button-Head, Tensile Specimen," M.G. Jenkins, M.K. Ferber, R.L. Martin, V.T. Jenkins, V.J. Tennery, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Technical Memorandum, ORNL/TM 11767, September (1991).

ASTM C1275-94, "Standard Test Method for Monotonic Tensile Strength Testing of Continuous Fibre-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics with Solid Rectangular Cross-Section Specimens at Ambient Temperatures," Primary authors M.G. Jenkins and J.W. Holmes under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1994)

ASTM C1273-94, "Standard Test Method for Tensile Strength of Monolithic Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature" Primary authors M.G. Jenkins and L. Chuck under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1994)

ASTM C1292-95, "Standard Test Method for Shear Strength of Continuous Fibre-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperatures," Primary authors E. Lara-Curzio and M.G. Jenkins under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1995)

"High-Temperature Mechanical Performance of a Hot Isostatically Pressed Silicon Nitride ," A.A. Wereszczak, M.K. Ferber, and M.G. Jenkins, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Technical Memorandum, ORNL/TM 12943, January (1996).

ASTM C1358-97, "Standard Test Method for Monotonic Compressive Strength Testing of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics with Solid Rectangular Cross Sections at Ambient Temperatures," Primary authors M.G. Jenkins and G. Faubion under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1997)

ASTM C1359-97, "Standard Test Method for Monotonic Tensile Strength Testing of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics with Solid Rectangular Cross Sections at Elevated Temperatures," Primary author M.G. Jenkins under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1997)

ASTM C1360-97, "Standard Practice for Constant-Amplitude, Axial, Tension-Tension Cyclic Fatigue of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperatures,” Primary author M.G. Jenkins under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1997)

ASTM C1366-97, "Standard Test Method for Tensile Strength of Monolithic Advanced Ceramics at Elevated Temperature" Primary authors M.G. Jenkins and L. Chuck under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1997)

ASTM C1361-97, "Standard Practice for Constant-Amplitude, Axial, Tension-Tension Cyclic Fatigue of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperatures," Primary authors M.G. Jenkins and L. Chuck under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1997)

ASTM P070-97, "Standard Test Methods for the Determination of Fracture Toughness of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature," Primary authors I. Bar-on, M.G. Jenkins, J.A. Salem, and G.D. Quinn under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1997)

ISO 15733, "Fine ceramics (Advanced ceramics, Advanced technical ceramics)-Test method for tensile stress-strain behaviour of continuous fibre-reinforced composites at room temperature," Primary authors M.G. Jenkins under jurisdiction of ISO Technical Committee TC206 on Fine Ceramics (Advanced Ceramics, Advanced Technical Ceramics), International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland (2000)

ASTM C1421-99, "Standard Test Methods for the Determination of Fracture Toughness of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature," Primary authors  M.G. Jenkins, J.A. Salem, I. Bar-on and G.D. Quinn under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1999)

ASTM C1424-99, "Standard Test Methods for Compressive Strength of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature," Primary authors M.G. Jenkins and G. Faubion under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (1999)

ISO 20504, "Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) — Test method for compressive behaviour of continuous fibre-reinforced composites at ambient temperature," Primary authors M.G. Jenkins under jurisdiction of ISO Technical Committee TC206 on Fine Ceramics (Advanced Ceramics, Advanced Technical Ceramics), International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland (2005)

ASTM CXXXX “Standard Guide for Symbology in Standards for Advanced Ceramics” Primary authors M.G. Jenkins and D. Datla under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (draft only 2010)

ASTM CXXXX Standard Test Method for Monotonic Flexural Behavior of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramic Tubular Test Specimens at Ambient Temperature” Primary author M.G. Jenkins under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (in draft 2014)

ASTM CXXXX Standard Test Method for Monotonic Internally-Pressurized Behavior of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramic Tubular Test Specimens at Ambient Temperature” Primary author M.G. Jenkins under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (in ballot 2014)

ASTM C1624-12 “Standard Test Method for Monotonic Tensile Behavior of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramic Tubular Test Specimens at Ambient Temperature” Primary author M.G. Jenkins and S.T. Gonczy under jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, in Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 15.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (2012)

Refereed Articles (Selected out of a total of 130 refereed and 76 other articles since 1987):
"A Truss By Any Other Name May Still Not Be a Truss: A 'Do-Say' Pedagogical Laboratory Exercise," M.G. Jenkins, Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific South West Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D. C., (2011)

"Five-Year BS/MS in Engineering – The Time Has Come," M.G. Jenkins and W.V. Loscutoff, Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D. C., (2012).

"Now More Than Ever: The Need for a Common Engineering Core Curriculum," M.G. Jenkins and W.V. Loscutoff, Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D. C., ( 2012).

"Structural Stability of a Microgravity Experiment Container; Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program," M. Umar, and M. G. Jenkins, in Proceedings of ICTAM2012 (2012)

"Structural Stability of a Microgravity Experiment Container," M. Umar, and M. G. Jenkins, pp. in Proceedings of the 2012 SEM Annual Conference on Theoretical, Experimental and Computational Mechanics, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Bethel, Connecticut (2012)

 "Test Methods for Hoop Tensile Strength of Ceramic Composite Tubes for Light Water Nuclear Reactor Applications," M.G. Jenkins and J.A. Salem, Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications III, pp. 119-129, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH (2013) [includes presentation by M.G. Jenkins].

"Test Methods for Flexural Strength of Ceramic Composite Tubes for Small Modular Reactor Applications," M.G. Jenkins and T.L. Nguyen, Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications III, pp. 131-140, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH (2013) 

“Hoop Tensile Strength of Composite Tubes for LWRS Applications Using Elastomeric Inserts: Draft ASTM Test Method,” M.G. Jenkins and J.A. Salem, Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications IV, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH, (2014)

"Flexural Strength of Composite Tubes for SMR Applications Using Pure Bending: Draft ASTM Test Method,” M.G. Jenkins, J.E. Gallego and T.L. Nguyen, Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications IV, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH, (2014) 

"Standards in the Classroom: Guidance and Opportunity,” M.G. Jenkins and T.M. Nguyen, Standardization News, pp. 16-17, November (2012)

 "ASTM International Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics: Setting standards since 1986,” Jonathan A. Salem and Michael G. Jenkins, American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 94, No. 1 (2014)

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