Peter Lucon - Department of Mechanical Engineering

Peter LuconAssociate Professor

1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701
S&E 312
Phone: 406-496-4886
E-mail: plucon@mtech.edu

Biography

Dr. Lucon received a B.S. degree from Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, in Mechanical Engineering in 2002, an M.S. degree from Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT, in General Engineering in 2004, and a Ph.D. degree from Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, in Mechanical Engineering in 2013.

He worked as a mechanical engineer at Resodyn Corporation, Butte, MT, from 2005 to 2009, where he developed models and control methodology for the sonic drilling process, developed lumped parameter mathematical models for the ResonantAcoustic® Mixers, and co-developed and verified a control scheme to find and track mechanical resonance of the ResonantAcoustic® Mixers. From 2009 to 2017 he served as a senior mechanical engineer at Resodyn Corporation, Butte, MT, and from 2011 to 2017 he was the Director of Technology and Processing for Resodyn Acoustic Mixers, Butte, MT. During his time at Resodyn Corporation, he was PI for $3.0M in Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants. He then accepted a faculty position as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the General Engineering Department at Montana Tech, Butte, MT, in 2017 where he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. He has worked in the field of Resonant Systems and Technology since 2005. His research interests include utilizing resonance in new applications and incorporating resonance in existing applications.

Dr. Lucon is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), International Neural Networks Society (INNS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He is a licensed professional engineer (MT/15543). He is also an Audi Club of North America member.

Research Interests

Dr. Lucon oversees the Montana Tech Advanced Manufacturing (MTAM) Research Group.

  • Energy Systems
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Manufacturing (including Additive Manufacturing)
  • Machine Design and Vibrations

Courses Taught

  • EGEN 305 Mechanics of Materials
  • EGEN 306 Mechanics of Materials Lab
  • EGEN 324 Applied Thermodynamics
  • EMEC 320 Thermodynamics I
  • EMEC 322 Product Development
  • EMEC 341 – Advanced Mechanics of Materials
  • EMEC 457 Kinematics
  • MTSI 502 – Function & Application

Selected Publications

  1. US Patent 11,794,242, Dry Metal Alloying Compositions and Related Methods, R.L. McNabb, P.A. Lucon, N.J. Huft, T.O. Winsor (Filed Aug. 2021, Issued 2023-10-24)
  2. US Patent 11,512,686 Mechanical Resonant Pump, A. Lucon, E. Maynard, and G. Ostermiller (Filed 2020 Patent Application 20200318625, Issued 2022-11-29)
  3. Gautam, H. J. Biswal, J. Lucon, C. Stefanescu, R. LaDouceur, P. Lucon; Particle tracking in a simulated melt pool of laser powder bed fusion. J. Laser Appl. 1 November 2023; 35 (4): 042021. https://doi.org/10.2351/7.0001198
  4. Long, P. Lucon, E. Majer, K Rose (2020), Chapter 7. Environmental Drilling / Sampling and Offshore Modeling Systems, Advances in Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Drilling Ground, Ice, and Underwater (K. Bar-Cohen, Yoseph; Zacny, Ed.) (1st ed.). CRC Press.
  5. K. Bayless, J. Downey, P. Lucon, S. Coguill, 2020, “Computational Polyetheylene-Ceramic Composite Plate Design and Optimization”, Conference Proceedings, TMS, 149th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings, p. 1489-1497, ISBN 978-3-030-36296-6
  6. P. Gautam, T.O. Winsor, I. Kulseng-Hansen, P. Lucon, “Marangoni Convection in Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel”, Conference Proceedings, 2019 Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy Conference, p. 32-50

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