Dr. J. Brian Jordon

Dr. Jordon is the inaugural Kenneth and Celia Carlile Endowed Chair in Materials Science at Baylor University School of Engineering and Computer Science. He is also a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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Education

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University (2008)
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University (2006) 
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University (2003)

Biography

J. Brian Jordon holds the inaugural Kenneth and Celia Carlile Endowed Chair in Materials Science at Baylor University, within the School of Engineering and Computer Science. He serves as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is the Associate Director of the Point-of-Need Innovations Center.

Dr. Jordon joined Baylor after 12 years as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama. His research centers on advanced manufacturing processes for developing materials with enhanced mechanical properties and tailored microstructures. He and his students investigate the fundamental relationships between microstructure and bulk material response using state-of-the-art characterization tools and process simulations.

He has co-authored over 125 peer-reviewed journal articles, 35 conference proceedings, and three edited books. He is also co-author of Fatigue in Friction Stir Welding, the first comprehensive reference on the topic. His work has been cited over 6,000 times, and he holds an H-index of 44, placing him among the top 2% of most-cited researchers worldwide.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Jordon has secured more than $25 million in externally funded research from sponsors including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, national laboratories, and private industry. He has graduated 17 PhD and 13 MS students, and currently advises 11 PhD candidates, 2 MS students, 16 undergraduate researchers, and supervises 2 research staff.

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