Professional of the Year for 2007 in Mechanical Engineering: James M. Fragomeni, Ph.D.

	James M. Fragomeni, Ph.D.
Industry	Education
Title	Adjunct Instructor
Expertise	Lightweight alloys for aerospace; Research emphasis is on characterizing the mechanical behavior and microstructures of high strength light weighting aluminum-lithium alloys as a function of the material processing, manufacturing and chemistry
Current Organization	University of Detroit Mercy
Type of Organization	University
Major Product	Higher education
Area of Distribution	International
University/Degree	B.S., Metallurgical Engineering, 1985, University of Pittsburgh; M.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, 1989; Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 1994, Purdue University
Born	September 24, 1962, Columbus, Ohio
Honors & Awards	Diploma of Expertise, American Biographical Institute, 2005; Marquis Who's Who in Science & Engineering, 8th ed. 2005-06; Academic Key’s Who’s Who in Engineering Education, 2002; AFOSR Summer Research Faculty Fellow, 1998; NASA Summer Research Faculty Fellow, 1996, 1997; Order of Engineer, 1989; Honor Societies: Pi Tau Sigma; Sigma Xi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi; Phi Eta Sigma; Lifetime Deputy Governor, American Biographical Institute, 2005-present; ABI Ambassador of Grand Eminence, A.G.E., 2005; ABI Man of the Year, 2005 and 2006; Lifetime Fellow, American Biographical Institute and the International Biographical Institute Center; ABI American Hall of Fame, 2006; ABI Great Minds of the 21st Century, 2006; ABI International Directory of Experts and Expertise, 2006; ABI Great Minds of the 21st Century Hall of Fame, 2006; ABI International Peace Prize, 2006; IBC Cambridge Blue Book, 2006; Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society, 1996-present; Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, 1998-present; Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society Order of Engineers
Published Works	Recent Journal Publications: "Effect of Heat Treating on the Microstructure and Fatigue Behavior of a Ti-6wt.%Al-4wt.%V ELI Alloy", Journal of Advanced Materials, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 18-25, July 2001; "Characterizing the Brittle Fracture and the Ductile to Brittle to Ductile Transition of Heat-Treated Binary Aluminum-Lithium Alloys", Engineering Transactions, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 573-598, Dec. 2001
Affiliations	American Society for Engineering Education; American Society for Materials; The Material Society; Engineering Society for Detroit; Society for Manufacturing Engineers; Michigan Education Association; American Society for Quality; American Society for Mechanical Engineers
Hobbies & Sports	Physical fitness, skiing, photography, scuba diving, archery, tennis
Career Accomplishments	Advanced research in characterizing the mechanical behavior and microstructures of aluminum lithium aerospace alloys as a function of the material processing, manufacturing and chemistry
Work History	Research Assistant, Purdue Engineering Research Center, 1987-94; Assistant Researcher, Purdue CINDAS, Purdue Univ., 1995; NASA Faculty Research Fellow, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1996-97; AFOSR/Air Force Faculty Research Fellow, Wright Patterson Air Force Base Materials Directorate, Dayton, Ohio, 1998; Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Dept., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1995-2000; Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, 1997-2000; Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, 2000-2004; Instructor, Focus Hope Detroit, Michigan, 2001-2003; Instructor, Ford Training Center, Fairlane-Dearborn, Michigan, 2001-2005; Adjunct Instructor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, 2004-present; Engineering Consultant, Engineering and Science Consulting Services, 2005-2007
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