Dr. Paul Koch

Associate Professor of Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 213H

Phone:

(814) 898 6317

Email:

pkoch@psu.edu

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Biography

Dr. Paul Koch is an associate professor of Plastics Engineering Technology at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1972 from the University of Detroit and the D. ENG. in Plastics Engineering in 1996 from the University of Massachusetts Ï Lowell Dr. Koch received the Special Achievement Award from the Northwest Pennsylvania Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers in recognition of the establishment of a student section for the organization in 1988. He was named the Man of the Year for the Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter of Society of Plastics Engineers in December 1991. He was granted the first SPE Certification for Writing Certification Exam in 1998. Dr. Koch is a member of the Pyrotechnic Guild International, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Society of Plastics Engineers.

Dr. Koch came to Penn State Behrend after working for Standard Oil Company Ùs Research Center and the Energy Conversion Devices Department. He also worked at Associated Enterprises/3M and Avery International Ùs Fasson Division. Dr. Koch presently serves as the director of the Plastics Service Network, a consulting company which he founded in additional to his teaching responsibilities.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Tool Design and Machining
Heat Transfer

Courses Taught

Computer Applications for Plastics
Introduction to Plastics
Plastics Materials and Properties
Tool Design and Machining
Plastic Materials, Properties, and Applications
Orientation to Plastics Industry
Thermoplastics Resins and Properties
Thermoset Resins and Properties
Heat Transfer
Fluid/Thermal Sciences
Plastics Management Issues
Plastics Management Issues/Writing Skills
Plastics Packaging
Design of Plastic Parts
Senior Design Projects
First-Year Seminar

Research

Research projects completed

Koch, P. E., Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Multisorb Corporation, $5,000, 2002.

Koch, P. E., New Family of Desiccant Products, Multisorb Corporation, $2,500, 1998.

Koch, P. E., Recycling Hospital Waste, American Hospital, $1,000, 1998.

Koch, P. E., Redesign of Laundry Tub, Zurn Industries, $2,000, 1998.

Koch, P. E., Dispersion of Desiccant in HDPE, Multisorb Corporation, $5,000, 1997-98.

Koch, P. E., Impact Strength Study, Chevron Chemical, $1,000, 1997-98.

Koch, P. E., Extrusion Software Verification, RJF International, $1,000, 1997-98.

Koch, P. E., RLI Grant for Impact Test, $96,000, 1997-98.

Koch, P. E., Dip Coating Study, Alliance Plastics, $1,000, 1997.

Koch, P. E., Gas Assist Injection Molding Part Design, Accuform, $1,000, 1997.

Koch, P. E., Notch Sensitivity of Polystyrene, Chevron, $1,000, 1997.

Koch, P. E., Recycle Fibers for Plastics, Penn Pro Corp., $1,000, 1997.

Koch, P. E., Expert system for Blow Molding, Double “R” Blow Molding and Ben Franklin of Western Pennsylvania, $3,000, 1996.

Koch, P. E., Extrusion Die Design Consortium, member supported $6,000 in conjunction with Blow Molding Consortium, September 1995 to April 1996.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader and Principal Investigator], Maintenance Apprentice Program, with Johnson Controls, Ben Franklin Partnership, $34,000, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader], Farrell, R. E., and Beaumont, J. P., Plastics Technical Center, Ben Franklin Partnership, $130,000, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.

Farrell, R. E. [Project Leader], Beaumont, J., Koch, P. E. [Advisor], and Dzeskiewicz, L., Development of a Process for Using Recycled Polypropylene, Keystone Recycling, Inc., Ben Franklin Partnership, $42,000, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader and Principal Investigator], Beaumont, J. P., and Farrell, R., Commercialization Assistance for New Beverage Bottle Resin, Rohm & Haas Co., Ben Franklin Partnership, $26,000, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.

Koch, P. E., Form Mold, Ben Franklin Partnership, $110,000, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader and Principal Investigator], Maintenance Apprenticeship Program, with Johnson Controls, Inc., Ben Franklin Partnership, $33,480, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.

Koch, P. E. [Advisor], Farrell, R. E., and Beaumont, J. P., Optimization and Process Development of the Redesigned Flush Valve, with Zurn Industries, Inc., Ben Franklin Partnership, $73,128, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader], Farrell, R. E., and Beaumont, J. P., Plastics Technical Center, with 21 companies, Ben Franklin Partnership, $130,500, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.

Farrell, R. E. [Project Leader] and Koch, P. E. [Advisor], Foil Enhancement of Polyester Dinnerware, with Dispatch Printing, Inc., Ben Franklin Partnership, $28,000, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader and Co-investigator], Farrell, R. E., and Beaumont, J. P., Diskette Indexing/ Storage, with Cache Systems, Ben Franklin Partnership, $55,000, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.

Koch, P. E. [Advisor], Farrell, R. E. [Project Leader], and Beaumont, J. P., Expert System for Injection Molding, with Camis Systems, Inc., Ben Franklin Partnership, $82,900, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.

Beaumont, J. [Project Leader], Koch, P. E. [Principal Investigator], and Farrell, R. E., Injection Molded Permanent Magnets - Optimization of Tooling Design and Molding Parameters, with Stackpole Carbon Company, Ben Franklin Partnership, $20,000, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.

Farrell, R. E. [Project Leader], and Koch, P. E. [Advisor], Flush Valve Redesign, with Zurn Industries, Inc., Ben Franklin Partnership, $38,650, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader and Co-investigator], and Farrell, R. E., Plastic Foil Impregnation, with Dispatch Printing, Inc., Ben Franklin Partnership, $25,000, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader and Co-investigator], and Farrell, R. E., Application of Recycled Paper Products Within the Plastics Industry, with Erie Energy Products, Ben Franklin Partnership, $36,973, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader], Farrell, R. E., and Beaumont, J. P., Plastics Technical Center, with 13 companies, Ben Franklin Partnership, $132,500, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.

Koch, P. E. [Advisor], Farrell, R. E., and Beaumont, J. P., Characterization of Co-Injected Polymers, with Lord Corporation, Ben Franklin Partnership, $14,000, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.

Koch, P. E. [Advisor], A Recycling Container Produced Using Recycled Materials, Rehrig Pacific Company, Ben Franklin Partnership, $14,000, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader and Co-investigator], Farrell, R. E., and Beaumont, J. P., Development of a New Family of Electrical Power Connectors, with Teledyne Penn-Union, Ben Franklin Partnership, $140,000, March 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader], and Farrell, R. E., Plastics Technical Center, and 16 plastics companies, Ben Franklin Partnership, $158,400, September 1, 1989-August 31, 1990.

Koch, P. E., Counter Pressure Molding, Ben Franklin Partnership, $47,630, September 1, 1988-August 31, 1989.

Koch, P. E. [Project leader and Principal Investigator], Development of a Structural Foam, Inert Gas Counterpressure, Molding Machine, with CompTech, Ben Franklin Partnership, $42,048, September 1, 1988-August 31, 1989.

Koch, P. E. [Advisor], Advanced Composite Protective Components for Safety Footwear, with Composiflex, Ben Franklin Partnership, $5,000, September 1, 1988-August 31, 1989.

Koch, P. E. [Project Leader], Farrell, R. E., and Pulsifer, A., Institute for Plastics Processing and 14 plastics companies, $100,000, 1989.

Research projects in progress

Hiltoner, A. [Principal Investigator] and Koch, P. [affiliate school representative], CLIPS Program at Case Western Reserve University, Center for Layered and Innovative Products, National Institutes of Standards and Testing (NIST), $20,000,000, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College share $25,000 to encourage participation in graduate research by undergraduate groups, 2006.

Grants and Contracts Awarded for Improvement of Instruction or for Training Programs

Koch, P. E. [Principal Investigator], NSF-ILI grant, $96,000 for Impact Tester. Co-author specified and bought equipment. Incorporated into PL ET 206W class, 1997.

Grants for Equipment

Oxygen Permeation Analyzer, MultiSorb Corporation, West Seneca, NY, $30,000, 2005.

Differential scanning calorimeter, Multisorb Technologies, West Seneca, NY, $6,000, 2004.

Patents

Semi-Rigid Photovoltaic Module, U.S. Patent No. 4,611,090, September 1986.

Method for Coextrusion, U.S. Patent No. 4,405,547, September 20, 1983.

Coextrusion Device, U.S. Patent No. 4,336,012, June 1982.

Flexible, Rollable Photovoltaic Cell Module, U.S. Patent No. 4,574,160, March 1980.

Extrusion Die Head, U.S. Patent No. 3,895,900, July 1975.

Other Evidence of Impact in Society of Research Scholarship and Creative Accomplishments

Opened Plastics Services Network LLC in Knowledge Park, 2006. Two full-time professional positions and three part-time positions, 2006.

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

Koch, P. E., and Schenck, D. J., “A study of silane coupling for commercially bonding dissimilar thermoset materials,” Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 227-230, 1992.

Standish, N. W., Adams, R. C., and Koch, P. E., “Viscoelastic properties of acrylonitrile-acrylate ester copolymers,” Applied Polymer Symposium, vol. 25, pp. 275-283, 1974.

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Solovyov, S. E., Powers, T. H., Incorvia, S. A., Williams, J. A., and Koch, P. E., “Control of moisture and volatile organic compounds by sorbent-loaded composites,” Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Composites Conference, 6 pp., 2006.

Solovyov, S. E., Powers, T. H., Williams, J. A., and Koch, P. E., “The reactive barrier composites: An alternative to passive packaging barriers,” 14th Annual International Community for composites Engineering Conference (ICCE), 5 pp., 2006.

Koch, P. E., Young, B., and Alabran, M., “Computer modeling of gas permeation in flexible packages,” Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Technical Conference, Society of Plastics Engineers (ANTEC), Chicago, IL, May 2004.

Koch, P. E., Young, B., and Alabran, M., “Gas permeation modeling in flexible packages,” Flexible Package Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 2004.

Koch, P. E., “Predictive modeling of permeation for flexible packaging applications using finite element thermal analysis,” 2004 ANTEC Conference, Computer Modeling of Gas Permeation in Flexible Packaging Flexible Conference, 2004.

Farrell, R. E., Beaumont, J. P., and Koch, P. E., “Performing an energy audit on an injection molding process,” Proceedings of the 49th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Montreal, Canada, pp. 504-507, 1991.

Koch, P., Beaumont, J., and Farrell, R., “Frictional heating in runners for enhanced thermoset molding,” Proceedings of the 48th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Dallas, TX, pp. 686-687, 1990.

Koch, P., and Ross, M., “Separation of PET and aluminum,” Proceedings of the 48th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Dallas, TX, pp. 1457-1458, 1990.

Koch, P. E., Steffan, D. J., and Hanisek, J., “Design constraints of injection molding foaming thermoplastics using gas-counter pressure molds,” Proceedings of the 47th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, New York, NY, pp. 231-234, 1989.

Books

Koch, P. E., and Scherer, R., revision to National Plastics Certification Manual, 2nd volume, 125 pp., 1999.

Koch, P. E., and Scherer, R., Plastics Technology Study Guide, RonJon Publishing: Society of Plastics Engineers, 271 pp., 1998.

Articles published in nonrefereed journals

Koch, P. E., and McCarren, “Developing a surface texture with film insert molding,” ANTEC, 2000.

Koch, P. E., and Heuer, D., “Creep testing of polyolefins in aqueous mod,” ANTEC, 2000.

Koch, P. E., “Developing next generation power systems,” Intelec Conference, Phoenix, AZ, September 12-14, 2000.

Chisholm, Mary G., and Koch, Paul E., “An introductory polymer chemistry course for plastics technology students,” Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2000.

Koch, P. E., Heuer, D., and Raybuck, J., “A study of the tensile creep behavior of HDPE in aqueous mediums,” Proceedings of the 57th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers (ANTEC), New York, NY, 1999.

Service

Organizing conferences, service on conference committees

Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference

Technical Program Chair, 2006.
Co-Chair, Technical Program Plastic Pipes and Fittings Division, 2006.

International Community for Composites Engineering Conference (ICCE)

Moderator, 14th annual conference, 2006.

Active participation in professional and learned societies

Society of Plastics Engineers

National Councilor from NW PA, 1996.
National Certification Committee, 1996-1998.
Local Education Co-Chair, 1996-1998.
Local Scholarship Committee, 1996-1998.
National Student Coordinator, ANTEC Conference, 2000.

Northwest Pennsylvania Section, Society of Plastics Engineers

Board of Directors, Member, 1988-1997.
Education Committee, Member, 1988-1990.
Chairman, 1990, 1997, 1998.
Scholarship Committee, 1988.
National Council Representative, 1990.
President of Chapter, 1992-1993.
Education Chair, 1989-2000.
President of Chapter, 1992-1993.
Strategic planning regarding national certification program, 1999.
Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Education Chair, 2000.

Chairman, Plastics Engineers Certification Committee, 1990-1992, 2000.

Participant, American Institute Chemical Engineers, 2000.

Service to governmental agencies at the international, federal, state, and local levels

Served on Ben Franklin of Western Pennsylvania review board, 1997.

Service to business and industry

Port Erie Plastics, Erie, PA

Assisted with business expansion in foamed and crosslinked plastics, 2006.

Skills Center

Taught seven courses for economically disadvantaged, 1991.

Board of Directors for Adult Vo-Tech Skill Center, Erie, PA.

Member, 1989.

Private Industry Council, Erie, PA.

Developed training program in plastics, August 1988.

Service to public and private organizations

Boy Scouts of America, various volunteer services, on-going.

Merit Badge Counselor, 2006.

Service to professional and industrial associations

Society of Plastics Engineers, Boston, MA, May 2005. Conference advisor.

Society of Plastics Engineers, Enfield, CT, 1997. Developed review class for certification Exam, 120 pp. [Co-author]

Board of Review for Ben Franklin, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997. Proposal reviewer.

Service to educational institutions

College for Kids, Penn State Behrend, Division of Student Affairs, 2006.

Presented “Making Magical Macromolecules.”

Contributions to the University's programs to enhance equal opportunity and cultural diversity

Women in Engineering

Presented, “Jolly Polymers,” 2006.

Plastics Engineering Technology, student trips to ANTEC, SPE and the International Plastics Exhibition

China, Plastics Show, October 2002;
Egypt, Plastics Show, October 2000;
Australia, Plastics Show, October 1999;
International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition, Birmingham, England, November 19-23, 1990;
International Plastics and Rubber Trade Fair (K-'89), Dusseldorf, Germany, November 2-11, 1989.

Service to student organizations

Student Chapter of Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)

Sophomore class adviser, 1988-present.
National Plastics Exposition, Chicago, IL, June 1991.

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

Faculty adviser, January-April 1996.

Scuba Club

Faculty Adviser, 1992-1997.

ODK fraternity

Adviser, 1991-2001.

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