Dr. Ronald F. Gibson - University of Nevada, Reno

1989 “Creep Behavior of Glass/PPS Composites: Phase II”, Boeing Aerospace
Company, $15,0655, personal share $15,065.
1990-1991 “Vibration Testing of Thermoplastic Composites for Rapid Screening of
Creep Susceptibility”, Phillips 66 Company, $32,500, personal share
$32,500.
1990-1991 “Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials”,
Ford Motor Company, $10,000, personal share $10,000.
1991 “Vibration Damping Characteristics of Constrained Viscoelastic Polymer
Layers in Thick Structural Elements”, Michigan Polymer Consortium,
$10,000, personal share $10,000.
1992 “Satec Creep Testing Machines”, Ford Motor Co., $26,000 (equipment).
1991-1994 "Dynamic Mechanical Testing of Automotive Composite
Materials and Structures", Ford University Research Program,
$246,000, personal share $246,000.
1994-1995 "Vibration Assisted Liquid Composite Molding" (with E.
Ayorinde), Michigan Materials and Processing Institute,
Automotive Composites Consortium, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, $47,500, personal share $23,750.
1994-1997 "Analysis of Vibration-Assisted Liquid Composite Molding,"
(with E. Ayorinde), National Science Foundation, $170,000,
personal share $85,000.
1995-1998 "Rapid Screening of Adhesively Bonded Joints in Composite
Structures by the Use of Nondestructive Modal Damping
Measurements," Michigan Materials and Processing Institute,
$210,000, personal share $210,000.
1995-1996 "Low Frequency and Ultrasonic Evaluation of Elastic and
Damping Properties of Thick composite Structures", (with
E. Ayorinde), Office of Naval Research, $120,000, personal
share $60,000.
1995-1996 "Dynamic Polymer Composites", The Technology
Partnership, $20,000, personal share $20,000.
1995-2003 "Research Experiences in Biological Materials, Composite
Materials and Automotive Safety", (with K. Kline, et al.)
National Science Found., $597,627, personal share $119,525
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