Frank E. Pfefferkorn Associate Professor Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Courses Education Fields of Interest Publications Awards & Honors Service Files and Links For additional information, see my

Contact Information

1031 Mechanical Engineering Building 1513 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706-1572

Tel: 608/263-2668 Fax: 608/265-2316 E-mail: pfefferk@engr.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Mechanical Engineering

• Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program
• Materials Science Program
• Polymer Engineering Center

Courses

• ME 313: Manufacturing Processes
• ME 314: Introduction to Competitive Manufacturing
• ME 364: Elementary Heat Transfer
• ME 429: Metal Cutting
• ME 491: Mechanical Engineering Projects I
• ME 766: Advanced Heat Transfer III-Radiation
• ME 964: Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering

Education

• PhD, Purdue, 2002
• MSME, Purdue, 1997
• BSME, UIUC, 1994

Fields of Interest

• Laser-assisted manufacturing
• Micro end milling
• Friction stir welding (FSW)
• Laser micro polishing
• Energy efficiency in manufacturing
• Heat and mass transfer
• Temperature measurement and control in manufacturing

Publications

Selected Journal Publications:

Shultz E.F., E.G. Cole, C.B. Smith, M.R. Zinn, N.J. Ferrier, and F.E. Pfefferkorn, 2010, Effect of Compliance and Travel Angle on Friction Stir Welding with Gaps, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 130, 041010.

Jasperson, B.A., Y. Jeon, K.T. Turner, W. Qu, and F.E. Pfefferkorn, 2010, Comparison Study of Micro-Pin-Fin and Micro-Channel Heat Sinks Considering Thermal-Hydraulic Performance and Manufacturability, IEEE Trans. on Components and Packaging Technologies, 33(1), pp. 148-160.

Pfefferkorn, F.E., D. Bello, J.Y. Park, M. Powell, G. Haddad, J. McCarthy, M. Hoover, K.L. Bunker, G. Gruetzmacher, A. Fehrenbacher, and Y. Jeon, 2010, Characterization of Exposures to Nanoscale Particles during Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, doi:10.1093/annhyg/meq037, free download available.

Perry, T.L., D. Werschmoeller, X. Li, F.E. Pfefferkorn, and N.A. Duffie, 2009, Pulsed Laser Polishing of Micromilled Ti6Al4V Samples, SME Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 11, pp. 74-81.

Wissmiller, D.L., and F.E. Pfefferkorn, 2009, Micro End Mill Tool Temperature Measurement and Prediction, SME Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 11, pp. 45-53.

Torres, C.D., P.J. Heaney, A.V. Sumant, M.A. Hamilton, R.W. Carpick, and F.E. Pfefferkorn, 2009, Analyzing the Performance of Diamond Coated Micro End Mills, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacturing, 49, pp. 599-612.

Konishi, C.A., W. Qu, and F.E. Pfefferkorn, 2009, Experimental Study of Water Liquid-Vapor Two-Phase Pressure Drop Across an Array of Staggered Micro-Pin-Fins, ASME Journal of Electronics Packaging, 131: 021010.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

Member: ASME, SME, TMS

Awards:

- 2011 International Conference on MicroManufacturing (ICOMM) Outstanding Paper Award

- 2007 Society of Manufacturing Engineers K.K. Wang Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer

Service

• Faculty advisor of UW-Madison Human Powered Vehicle Team
• Chair, Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Programs Committee
• Host Chair, 2013 MSEC / NAMRC Conference (June 10-14, 2013, Madison, WI)

Files and Links of Interest

• Pfefferkorn Interview and UW-Madison Advanced Manufacturing Lab Tour: Videos produced by MicroManufacturing Magazine at 2010 ICOMM/4M conference in Madison, WI: April 5-8, 2010