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Contact Information

Name: Troy D. Topping

Title: Mechanical Engineering Professor and Department Chair

Office Location: Riverside 4024

Email: troy.topping@csus.edu

Office Phone: (916) 278-6658

Mailing Address: Sacramento State 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6011

Office Hours: Check with department office or email for an appointment

Where to find me : Email me if you cannot find me or reach me by phone.

Courses that I teach

  • Engr 45:  Engineering Materials
  • ME 180:  Mechanical Behavior of Materials
  • ME 182:  Introduction to Composite Materials
  • ME 184:  Corrosion and Wear
  • ME 209:  Research Methods
  • ME 280:  Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials
  • ME 285:  Materials for Extreme Environments

Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fatnFDoAAAAJ&hl=en

Abstracts

Research Projects/Interests

Mechanical characterization of metals and metal matrix composites (MMCs); Al alloy development via cryomilling and subsequent thermomechanical processing (TMP) of powder based alloys;  investigation of scalability and TMP of cryomilled PM materials;  specialized sample and fixture fabrication via EDM and conventional methods;  advanced, novel characterization techniques of MMCs

Professional Associations

  • The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
  • Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST)
  • ASM International

Other Interests

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Team of the Month, September 2018.

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Guy West Bridge

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Mariposa Hall

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