Faculty >> Curriculum Vitae
Steven J. Covey, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
E – Mail: covey@stcloudstate.edu
Office Address: Engineering and Computing Center 101D
Office Telephone: (320) 308-5161 / Office Fax: (320) 308-5653
Degrees with fields, institutions, and dates received.
- PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, June 1993
- MS, Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, May 1984
- BS, Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, December 1982
Area(s) of expertise.
Mechanical design, materials selection, finite element methods, biomedical, manufacturing processes, expert witness, failure analysis, design verification
Number of years of service.
Eleven years of service, original appointment date August 1993. Tenured September 1996.
Other related experience: teaching, industrial, etc.
- Boston Scientific, Visiting Research Scientist (sabbatical) 9/03-5/04
- NASA Lewis Research Center, Faculty Fellowship Summer 1995
- NASA Lewis Research Center, Visiting Scientist 1992-1993
- U of Cincinnati, Adjunct Professor Summer 1991
- U of Cincinnati, Doctoral Fellow 1990-1992
- MTS Systems, Project Engineer 1986-1990
- U of Minnesota, Teaching Assistant 1985-1986
- IBM Corp, Associate Engineer 1984-1985
- U of Wisconsin - Madison, Teaching Assistant 1983-1984
Consulting.
- Biomedical product design, Boston Scientific Scimed 8/04-8/05
- Expert witness and testimony, Grunke 6/04-1/05
- Finite element analysis of quench cracking, new materials, ME Global 11/01-8/03
- Expert witness and testimony, Grunke 2/03-3/03
- Pressure vessel design verification, DCI, Inc 8/02
- Evaluation of austemper heat treat process, Whirltronics 11/01-5/02
- Evaluation of production processes on stent quality, Scimed 10/01-5/02
- Prosthetic pump specified rotation design, TEC 9/01-3/02
- Expert witness evaluation, Socie, Buchman, and Bolt 10/01
- Finite element analysis of pump for improved fatigue life, TEC 5/01-8/01
- Finite element analysis of wood failure, Buchman 5/01-7/01
- Redesign of tooling for pattern making, Cold Spring Granite 11/00-5/01
Expert witness evaluation and testimony, Grunke 9/99-9/00
- Product design verification, DeZurik 9/99
- Integral air spring / vacuum pump prosthetic design, TEC 6/99-6/00
- Design of mechanical behavior environmental subsystem, Antioch 6/98-6/99
Expert witness evaluation and testimony, Higgins 10/98-4/99
Optimization of biomaterial design and manufacture, TEC 5/98-6/99
Novel test for durability of soft urethane under complex stresses, TEC 9/98-5/99
Transport phenomena and materials processing, Training Course 6/98-8/98
Expert witness evaluation and testimony, Soucie 2/98-11/98
Evaluation of prosthetic interface materials, TEC 11/97-4/98
- Design of automatic quench table, Alexandria Extrusion 8/97-5/98
- Numerical simulation of the casting process, Grede 6/96-5/97
- Engineering Training, Tennant Summer 1996
- Engineering training (12 weeks), DeZurik Spring 1996
- Finite element modeling of spring failure, Engel Metallurgical Spring 1996
- Finite element modeling of extrusion process, Alexandria Extrusion Fall 1995-96
- Finite element modeling of next generation forming tools, HTI Fall 1995-96
- Planar biaxial testing of 304SS, NASA Lewis Research Center Summer 1995
- Axial/torsional testing of aluminum-matrix composite tubes, 3MSummer 1995
- Micromechanical test system design, MTS Fall 1994
- Finite element modeling of forming processes, HTI 1994-1995
- Finite element modeling wrench design, Mayer and Associates 1994-1995
- Fatigue crack growth in metal matrix composites, 3M Fall 93-Jan 95
- Finite element modeling of manufacturing operations, HTI Summer 1994
Specific programs for faculty improvement during last five years.
- ASM Materials and Processes for Medical Devices, St. Paul, MN August 2004
- Chairing the Academic Dept., American Council on Ed., Tampa, FL November 2000
- Extrusion Technology 2000, Chicago, IL May 2000
- American Society of Materials Seminar, MplS, MN February 2000
- ASME/AIChE/ASCE/BMES Bioengineering Conference, Big Sky, MT June 1999
- American Society of Materials Seminar, Mpls, MN February 1999
- Assembly of American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, Chicago , IL September 1998
- American Society of Materials Seminar, Mpls, MN April 1998
- Nonlinear Finite Element Short Course, Palo Alto, CA December 1997
- 101 st Casting Congress, Seattle, WA April 1997
- Extrusion Technology Conference, Chicago , IL May 1996
- Pro/E CAD Software Training, Mpls, MN March 1996
- ASEE Sectional Meeting, St. Cloud, MN October 1995
- ASEE/NASA Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, Cleveland, OH Summer 1995
- ASTM Symposium on Multiaxial Fatigue, Denver, CO May 1995
- ASM Fall Conference, Chicago, IL October 1994
- ASEE Sectional Meeting, Duluth, MN October 1994
- Super Computer Conference on Parallel Processing, Mpls, MN April 1994
- NASA's HI-TEMP Conference, Cleveland, OH October 1993
- ASEE Sectional Meeting, Mankato, MN October 1993
- Doctoral Program at the University of Cincinnati 1990-1993
State(s) in which registered as a Professional Engineer.
Minnesota License Number 24385
Publications and presentations.
- Experimental and finite element modeling of the laser processing effect on mechanical properties of polymers , Covey, S. , Internal Report, BSCI, May 2004
- Experimental and finite element modeling of human components for product development , Covey, S. , Internal Report, BSCI, February 2004
- Interface pressures during ambulation using suction and vacuum-assisted prosthetic sockets , Beil, T.L., Street, G.M. and Covey, S. , Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 39(6), 693-700, 2002
- Smart Quench , Cramlet, A., Henz, B., Pearson, B., Covey, S. , Extrusion Technology 2000, Chicago, IL, May 2000
- Flow Constraint and Strain Rate Effect on Prosthetic Liner Material and Human Tissue Mechanical Response , Covey, S. , Muonio, J., and Street, G., Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Volume 12, Issue #1, June 2000
- Flow Constraint and Strain Rate Effect on Prosthetic Liner Material and Human Tissue Mechanical Response , Covey, S. , Muonio, J., and Street, G., Proceedings of the 1999 ASME / AIChE / ASCE / BMES Summer Bioengineering Conference, Big Sky, Montana, June 16-20, 1999, pp. 385-386
- In-plane Biaxial Failure Surface of Cold-Rolled 304 Stainless Steel Sheets , Covey, S., Bartolotta, P. , Multiaxial Fatigue and Deformation: Testing and Prediction, ASTM STP 1387, S. Kalluri and P. Bonacuse, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Seattle, Washington, May 19-20, 1999
- The Significance of Comfort in the Lower Extremity Amputee , Covey, S. , Muonio, J., and Caspers, C., Presented at the 1998 National Assembly of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, September 1998, Chicago, IL
- Interface Material Optimization , Covey, S. , Muonio, J., TEC Interface Systems Internal Report, September 1998
- Analysis and Design of a Dense Spray Aluminum Extrusion Quench System , Cramlet, A., Henz, B., Pearson, B., and Covey, S. , Alexandria Extrusion Company Internal Report, May 1998
- Computer Simulation of the Casting Process , Reinert, S. and Covey, S. , Presented at the ASM Seminar on New Technologies in Materials Processing, Mpls, MN, February, 1998
- In-Plane Biaxial Failure Surface of Cold-Rolled 304 SS Sheets , Covey, S. , Bartolotta, P., Presented at the 5 th International Conference on Biaxial/Multiaxial Fatigue & Fracture, Cracow, Poland, September 1997
- Use of the Finite Element Method for Extrusion , Covey, S. , Henz, B., AEC Internal Report, March 1996
- Tension/Torsion Testing of Continuous Fiber Aluminum Matrix Composite Tubes , Covey, S. , Lerch, B., and Deve, H., 3M Internal Report, October 1995
- Engineering in the High Schools , Johnson , K., Roussin, J., and Covey , S. , American Society of Engineering Educators, 57th Annual Fall North Midwest Meeting Proceedings, St. Cloud, MN, October 1995
- Finite Element Study of Forming Die Insert Components and Subassemblies , Legatt, S., Lenz, M., and Covey , S. , HTI Internal Document, July 1995
- Fiber Volume Effects on Fatigue Crack Growth in SiC/Ti-15-3 Composite , Covey, S ., Lerch, B., and, Jayaraman, N., Materials Science and Engineering A,V200/1-2, September 1995, pp. 68-77
- Fatigue Crack Growth in Aluminum Matrix Composites: Role of Interfaces , Covey, S ., Deve, H., and, Channel, T., 3M Internal Document, September 1994
- Finite Element Study of Laser Welding Effects on Suspension Attitude , Lenz, M., Legatt, S., and Covey, S. , HTI Internal Document, August 1994
- Finite Element Analysis of Nitrogen Gas Flow During Laser Welding , Dehen, J., Covey, S. , and Lenz, M., HTI Internal Document, August 1994
- A Study of Fiber Volume Fraction Effects in Notched Unidirectional SCS-6/Ti-15V-3Cr-3Al-3Sn Composite , Covey, S. , NASA Contractor Report 191165, September 1993
- A New Servohydraulic Loading Stage for Use in a Scanning Electron Microscope , Covey, S. , Challenger, K., Stouffer, D., and Jayaraman, N., University of Cincinnati and MTS Systems Internal Report, May 1991
Scientific and professional society memberships.
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Associate Member
- American Society for Materials (ASM), Associate Member
- Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Associate Member
Honors and awards.
- ASEE/NASA Summer Faculty Fellowship Program 1995
- ASEE/NASA Summer Faculty Fellowship Program 1994
- Ohio Aerospace Institute Doctoral Fellow 9/90 - 6/93
- Project Engineer, Total Quality Awards, MTS Systems 1989, 1988
Typical courses assigned
- MME 210 Introduction to Material Science & Engineering
- MME 330, 331 Manufacturing Processes I, II
- MME 200, 301, 403 Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer
- MME 340, 341 Strength of Materials, Design of Machine Elements
- MME 411/511 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- MME 420/520 Finite Element Methods
- MME 48X Senior Design
- MME 620 Optimal Design
- MME 630 Advanced Manufacturing Processes (Tribology and MEMs)
Accomplishments While Department Chair (8/00-6/03)
- Three new programs (BS ME, MS ME, and Master of Engineering Management).
- Increasing the number of MME faculty (from three to seven).
- New faculty and department offices designed and implemented.
- Wrote grant and awarded $212k for a rapid prototyping machine.
- Developed new senior design grant submission process.
- Began discussions for a new industrial sponsored thermal science lab.
- Successful ABET 2000 EAC accreditation visit for BS MfgE and BS ME.
- Co-PI for a $245k NSF-MRI proposal for a scanning electron microscope.
- Wrote proposals for more than $220k in industry-funded projects ($185k awarded).
