Joy Gockel

Biography

She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 from Carnegie Mellon University where her research provided a foundational method in the relation of processing parameters and melt pool geometry to microstructure. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2009 and master’s degree in 2010 from Wright State University where her research focused on analytical models to determine melt pool behavior in additive manufacturing. During her undergraduate study, she was a student researcher in the Materials Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory where she performed characterization tests for ceramic fibers and fiber coatings for ceramic matrix composites.

Research Interest

Dr. Gockel’s research involves additive manufacturing, process modeling, processing- microstructure- property relationships, fracture and fatigue, thermal stress and distortion. Prior to joining Wright State University she was a lead engineer in research and development for GE Aviation’s Additive Development Center where she specialized in the development of process parameters for new materials to satisfy design and mechanical property requirements and enable aerospace applications.