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Nels S. Christopherson
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E-mail: nels

Office: 709 MEEM
487-3113

Lecturer; PhD, Michigan Technological University

Machine Design

Activities and Interests

Dr. Christopherson teaches courses in the solid mechanics and mechanical design areas including Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Kinematics of Mechanisms, Fundamentals of Machine Design, Design of Mechanical Elements, Product Realization, Engineering Graphics, and Computer Modeling for Mechanical Design. He also advises Senior Design Projects.

Publications

  • Yap, S. M., Vilmann, C. R., Peach, M. O., and Christopherson, N. S., "Construction of Bending Moment Diagram of Ferromagnetic Beam-Plate Subjected to Magnetic Field Using Strain Gages," Recent Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, July 18-22, 1994.
  • Christopherson, N. S., "Harvesting and Handling of Fuelwood," Chapter 3, Trees for Fuelwood, A Step Toward Energy Diversity, edited by J. R. Fazio, National Arbor Day Foundation, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1993, pp. 35-44. 
  • Christopherson, N. S., Peach, M.O., and Dalrymple, J. M., "An Experimental Study of the Magneto Elastic Bending of Thin Plates Made of Soft Ferromagnetic Material," Experimental Mechanics, December 1989.

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