SORIN   NEAGU-VENTZEL

            Contact information:

                        Mail        :             University of Toledo, North Engineering Building, 

                                                          Abrasive Micro-Machining Lab.,  #2052, Toledo, OH,  43606

                        Phone    :             (419) 530 - 3631         Fax.: (419) 530 - 8206

                        E-Mail    :              sneagu-v@yahoo.com                Resume

Sorin Neagu-Ventzel graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Engineering in July 2001 from The University of Toledo, MIME Department.  He received  his M.Sc.  Degree  in Manufacturing and Machining Technologies in June 1985 and his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering in June 1984,  from the Technical University of Iasi, Romania.  He also has another B.Sc. in Mathematics received in September 1992 from the  University "Al.I.Cuza" Iasi, Romania.  After 1986 graduation, he worked for one year as a Technology Design Engineer in the Speed Reducing Gears Division of the Mechanical Enterprise in Vaslui, Romania. In 1986 he worked for one year as a Design Engineer for the Department of General Industrial Heating Equipment at Iasi Branch of I.C.S.I.T.P.S.C.M. , which is an institute of scientific research and technological integration. Between 1987 and 1990 he held a Design Engineer position at the  Department of Metallurgical Equipment and Pressing Machines at Iasi C.C.S.I.T.U.M.P. facilities. 

Since September 1990 he joined the Theoretical Mechanics Department at the Technical University of Iasi as an Assistant Professor and, since 1996, as a Lecturer. He performed teaching activities for classes of Advanced Dynamics, Advanced Kinematics, Advanced Statics and Design of Fixtures. 

He awarded a TEMPUS grant for visiting the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, for a three-month period in 1997.

In January 1998 he joined the MIME Department working as an Associate Researcher with the Abrasive Micro-Machining Consortium in the Abrasive Micro-Machining Laboratory. In August 2000 he joined the Precision  Micro-Machining Center as an Associate Researcher.  He performed research in Statics, Kinematics, and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, Robotics, Burnishing, Abrasive Processes (superfinishing, grinding, belt grinding, lapping), Heat Treatments and Metallurgical Analysis, Material Removal Processes (turning, milling, boring, broaching, hard turning), Cutting Tool Design, Jigs and Fixtures Design. He has strong computer skills in Operating Systems (Windows NT, Windows 98), Data Management and Plotting (Microsoft Office, Mathematica, Matlab, Mathcad), Computer Aided Mechanical Design (I-DEAS, AutoCAD) and FEM Analysis  (MARC - certified user, I-DEAS).

He is a member of SME – University of Toledo Chapter since 1998.

His selected list of publications contains 4 books, 4 refereed journals, 3 journal papers and 4 papers in Conference Proceedings.

His research interests in the PMMC were focused on studying the roll burnishing process and the compressive stress in PCDs.

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