Jonathan Meckley

Chair of Plastics Engineering Technology and Associate Professor of Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 213L

Phone:

(814) 898 6147

Email:

jam135@psu.edu

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Biography

Mr. Jonathan Meckley is an associate professor of engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the A.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1988, the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1990 and the B.S. in Plastics Engineering Technology in 1990, all from Penn State Behrend. In 1998, he received the M.S. in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Mr. Meckley is a member of American Society for Engineering Education, the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and it’s Blow Molding Division, and the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA). Mr. Meckley was nominated for the Council of Fellows Faculty Excellence in Outreach Award in both 2006 and 2007. He received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers Blow Molding Division in 2004. Mr. Meckley received the College Teaching Workshop Certificate in 2005.

Mr. Meckley came to Penn State Behrend after working in industry from 1989 through 1998. He previously worked as a process engineer for C & J Industries in Meadville, PA, as a research associate for the Plastics Technical Center, and as a senior project engineering for the Plastics Technology Deployment Center, Erie, PA. Mr. Meckley was a design engineering and co-owner of Innovative Design Services from 1992-1994. He is also a member of SME.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Packaging Processes
Plastics Projects

Courses Taught

Introduction to Computers
Technical Drawing Fundamentals
Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting
Spatial Analysis and Computer-Aided Drafting
Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting
Computer Applications for Plastics
Introduction to Plastics
Plastics Processing II
Packaging Processes
Advanced Tooling and Rheology Lab
Mold Design and Process Strategies
Design of Plastic Parts
Advanced Processing
Packaging Design
Advance Mold Design Technologies
Rapid Commercialization
Plastics Projects
Foreign Studies
First Year Seminar

Courses and workshops taught in support of outreach-based instruction

Fundamental of Injection Molding Part Design
Injection Molding Product Design
Mold Designer’s & Molder’s Guide to Part Design Seminar
Overview of Injection Molding Part Design Seminar
Overview of Plastic Part Design Seminar

Research

Organizing conferences, service on conference committees

Society of Plastics Engineers

Blow Molding Division, Technical Program Co-Chair, Blow Molding Conference, 2010.
Blow Molding Division, Technical Program Chair, ANTEC 2009.
Blow Molding Division, Technical Program Chair, ANTEC 2008.
Blow Molding Division, Technical Program Co-Chair, ANTEC 2007.
Blow Molding Division, Technical Program Chair, ANTEC 2003.

Active participation in professional and learned societies

Society of Plastics Engineers

Past Chair, Blow Molding Division, July 2009-present.
President, NW Pennsylvania Section, June 2008-present.
President Elect, NW Pennsylvania Section, November 2007-June 2008.
Chair, Blow Molding Division, October 2006-June 2009.
Chair Elect, Blow Molding Division, May-October 2006.
Technical Program Chair, Blow Molding Division, November 2004-May 2006.
Secretary, Blow Molding Division, November 2004-2006.

Service to professional and industrial associations

American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Plastics Engineering Lab Tour, May 2005.

Society of Plastics Engineers, judged the following seminars:

Blow Molding Division: “Success in blow molding,” June 25-26, 2003.
Blow Molding Division: “Blow molding package design and engineering,” May 9, 2003.

Service to educational institutions

Diehl and Rolling Ridge elementary schools, Erie, PA.
Piloting a project with sixth graders who will visit Behrend several times to work with plastics engineering technology students. There is a race at the end of the semester and all of the 6th grade students from both schools will attend, 2005.

Service to student organizations

Society of Plastics Engineers, Student Section

Adviser, September 2005-present.

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

Meckley, J., and Edwards, R., “A study on the design and effectiveness of conformal cooling channels in rapid tooling inserts,” the Technology Interface Journal, The Electronic Journal for Engineering Technology (http://technologyinterface.nmsu.edu/Fall09/, peer reviewed, on-line journal), vol. 10, no. 1, 28 pp., Fall 2009.

Meckley, J., “A study of the thermal characteristics of P20 steel and S4 rapid tooling material with conventional and conformal cooling channels,” the Technology Interface, The Electronic Journal for Engineering Technology (http://technologyinterface.nmsu.edu/Fall07/, peer reviewed, on-line journal), 12 pp., Fall 2007.

Meckley, J., Greene, C., McConnell, J., and Laskowitz, I., “Effects of geometry on the tensile strength of extrusion blow molding pinch-off welds,” Polymer-Plastics Technology & Engineering (PPTE), vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 847-869, 2004.

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Meckley, J., Shah, Dr. P., and Oder, R., “A Study on the Effect of Nan-O-Sil ASD on Cooling Time Reduction,” Society of Plastics Engineers ANTEC, ANTEC 2010/1403-1408, 2010.

Meckley, J., “An Infrared Examination of the Effects of Melt Rotation on Injection Molded Parts,” Society of Plastics Engineers ANTEC, ANTEC 2010/2081-2085, 2010.

Meckley, J., and Edwards, R. C., “A study of the mold thermal characteristics of cooling lines in conventional and rapid tooling,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), pp. 1572-1576, 2008.

Meckley, J. A., and Edwards, R. C., “A study of the effect of conformal cooling on part temperature,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), pp. 483-488, 2008. [best paper award]

Meckley, J., “Involving non-engineering students with engineering students to enhance the learning experience,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), 3 pp., 2007.

Meckley, J., “The challenges of teaching blow molding in a university setting,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), 5 pp., 2006.

Meckley, J., and Lenhardt, L., “An innovative approach to involve grade school students in college projects,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), 5 pp., 2006.

Metwally, H. M., Meckley, J., Marchal, T., Grald, E., and Perng, Y-Y., “Numerical and experimental investigation of the effect of mandrel motion on extruded parison thickness,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), 5 pp., 2005.

Meckley, J. A., “An examination into the effects of a fluoropolymer additive in nylon 6/6 neat injection molding resins,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), 5 pp., 2005.

Meckley, J. A., and Nitterright, F. A., “Development of a plastic injection molding processing laboratory for freshman mechanical engineering technology students,” 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 20 pp., 2005.

Meckley, J. A., McCarthy, S. P., and Cinquegrana, D., “A knowledge-based computer optimization for three plate and hot runner mold designs,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 1992), pp. 2342-2343, 1992.

Meckley, J., “Flexible automation in small lot production,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), pp. 2014-2016, 1990.

Articles published in non-refereed proceedings

Meckley, J., “Effects of geometry and processing on the blow molding pinch-off,” Emerging Technologies for the New Millennium, pp. 155-170, 2001.

Service

Research projects completed

Meckley, J. [Principal investigator], “Pelletizing material and viscosity testing,” Minifibers, $400, November 2004.

Meckley, J. [Project leader], and Moyak. T., “Material testing,” Plastics Technology Center and Daikin Institute of Advanced Chemistry & Technology, $28,320, June-December 2003.

Grants and contracts awarded for improvement of instruction or for training programs

Meckley, J. [Co-Principal Investigator], and Young, B., PL ET 205 Distance Learning (course development), Pennsylvania Department of Labor, $50,000, 2007-2008.

Meckley, J., and Young, B., Plastics, 101, American Plastics Council, $26,000, September 2006. [course development]

Grants for equipment, facilities, or other purposes that do not provide salary support

Meckley, J., Society of Plastics Engineers Blow Molding Division Grant Fund, $1,733, 2006.

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