Paul Gramann Adjunct Assistant Professor Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Education Fields of Interest Publications Awards & Honors Summary Files and Links

Contact Information

5510 Nobel Dr. Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608/231-1907 Fax: 608/231-2694 E-mail: paul@madisongroup.com

Program Affiliations

• Mechanical Engineering

• Polymer Engineering Center

Education

• BSME, 1990, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• MS, 1991, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• PhD, 1995, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fields of Interest

• Failure of Plastic and Rubber Materials
• Polymer Processing
• Plastic Welding
• Simulation Methods
• Structural Analysis of Plastic Products
• Plastic Design
• Mixing of Polymer Blends
• Polymer Composite Processing
• Nanocomposites

Publications

• Gramann, P.J., “Allocating Responsibility When a Plastic Part Fails”, National Association of Subrogation Professionals annual conf., Reno, 2003.
• Crawford, S., Dixon, M. and Gramann, P.J. “Development of the Fiber Reinforced Thermoset DaimlerChryler 4.7L V-8 Engine Valve Cover”, Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Composites Conference, Troy, MI, 2003.
• Davis, B.A., Gramann, P.J., Osswald, T.A., Rios, A.C., Compression Molding, Hanser, 2003.
• Hernandez, J.P., Chandra, A.., Turng, L.S., Osswald, T.A., Gramann, P.J., “Numerical Prediction and Experimental Analysis of Cell Nucleation and Growth During Microcellular Injection Molding,” SPE ANTEC, Nashville, 2003.
• Davis, B., P.J. Gramann, A.C. Rios, “Using Computer Aided Engineering to Design Better Thermoset Composite Parts”, SPE Automotive Composites Conf., Troy, MI, 2002.
• Rios, A., Gramann, P.J. and Davis, B, “Effect of Fiber Orientation Anisotropies on the Structural Performance of SMC/BMC Parts”, CFA Technical Conference, Atlanta, 2002
• Gramann, P.J., T.A., Osswald, and T. Turng, Editors, Injection Molding Handbook, Hanser, 2001.
• Gramann, P.J., B.A. Davis and T.A. Osswald, Simulation Techniques in Extrusion a chapter in Polymer Extrusion, Hanser, 2001.
• Rauwendaal, C. and P.J. Gramann, Plasticating Unit of the Injection Molding Machine, chapter in the Injection Molding Handbook, Hanser, 2001
• Rios, A., Gramann, P.J. and Davis, B, “Computer Aided Engineering in Compression Molding”, CFA Technical Conference, Tampa Bay, 2001
• Osswald, T.A. and Gramann, P.J., “Polymer Processing Simulation Trends,” SAMPE, Erlangen, Germany (2001).
• Rauwendaal, C. J., Gramann, P.J., Davis, B.A., and Osswald, T.A., “Screw Extruder with Improved Dispersive Mixing Elements,” US Patent 6,136,246 2000.
• Davis, B.A., Gramann, P.J, and T.A. Osswald, “Static Mixer Head,” US Patent 5,971,603, 1999.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

• Member Society of Plastics Engineer since 1992
• Member National Association of Subrogation
• SPE Thermoset Board of Directors, Past-Chair
• SPE Failure Analysis and Prevention, Chair-Elect
• Mario Best Paper Award, 2000
• Best Paper Award, SPE Thermoset Division, 1994

Summary

Professor Gramann is a member of the Polymer Engineering Center and is involved in the design and processing of plastic parts. He helped develop the boundary element simulation program BEMFlow to analyze complex mixing systems in polymer processing. He is the co-author of more than 50 publications related to plastics

Currently, Professor Gramann is involved in research on the failure analysis of parts made from thermoplastic, thermoset and rubbers. Professor Gramann is currently developing the course Failure of Plastics and Rubbers.

Files and Links of Interest

• The Madison Group: Download some publications at this site.

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