Faculty Directory

Christopher A. Brown

Professor
Director, Haas Technical Education Center

Office: Washburn Shops, 235
Phone: +1-508-831-5627
Fax: +1-508-831-5178
brown@wpi.edu

Related Information

• Surface Metrology Laboratory
• Haas Technical Education Center
  

Educational Background

• B.A., University of Vermont, 1975
• M.S., University of Vermont, 1979
• Ph.D., University of Vermont, 1983

Research & Teaching Interests

Surface metrology; Tribology; Machining and grinding; Sports engineering; Axiomatic design.

IQP Advising Interests

Sports injuries; Surface metrology and society; Manufacturing and society.

Recent Publications

• Robert S. Scott, Peter S. Ungar, Torbjorn S. Bergstrom, Christopher A. Brown, Frederick E. Grine, Mark F. Teaford, Alan Walker, "Dental microwear texture analysis within-species diet variability in fossil hominins," Nature vol 436/4 (2005)p. 693-695.

• John Kummailil, Carmine Sammarco, David Skinner, Christopher A. Brown, Kevin Rong, "Effect of Select LENS Processing Parameters on the Deposition of Ti-6Al-4V," Journal of Manufacturing Processes 7/1 (2005) p42-50.

• S. Kohles, M. B. Clark, C.A. Brown, J. Kenealy, "Direct Assessment of Profilometric Roughness Variability from Typical Implant Surface Types," The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, v19/4 (2004) 510-515.

• Torbjorn S. Bergstrom, Rebecca A. Hamel, John Kummailil, Amy R. Gray, Christopher A. Brown, Comparison of surface texture measurement systems, XIth International Colloquium on Surfaces, 2-3 February 2004 Chemnitz, Germany, Conference Proceedings Part I, 2004 Shaker Verlag, Aachen (ISBN 3-8322-2418-1) p 13-21.

• S.E. Jordan, T.S. Bergstrom, D.J. Geiger, C.A. Brown, Surface Metrology of Ski Base Textures, 3rd International Congress on Skiing and Science, 2004 Aspen, Colorado USA March 28 - April 2, 2004 to be published.

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Professional Societies/Memberships

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Standards Committee B-46, Classification and Designation of Surface Qualities
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
  • Board of Directors, 2002-2005
  • Journals Committee, 2000-2006
• American Society for Testing and Materials (F27 Snow skiing)
• CIRP (International Institution for Production Engineering Research)
  • Corresponding member 1997 - present
  • Technical secretary STC-S 1992-1998 (committee on Surfaces)
• International Society for Skiing Safety