Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2010
- Post-Doc, Water Power Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories, 2010-2013
Experience
Jan ’13 – Present
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State
University (MSU), Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
Aug ’10 – Jan ‘13
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Water Power Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories,
Albuquerque, NM
Aug ’06 – Jul ‘10
- Research/Teaching Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Selected Publications
- Schuster M, Fritz N, McEntee J, Costantini D, Rumsey M, Hernandez-Sanchez B, Miller
D, Johnson E. Externally bonded FBG strain sensors for structural health monitoring
of marine hydrokinetic structures. proceedings of the 2nd Marine Energy Technology
Symposium. Seattle, WA, 2014.
- Laird DL, Johnson EL, Ochs ME, Boren B. Technological cost-reduction pathways for
axial-flow turbines in the marine hydrokinetic environment. Sandia National Laboratories,
SAND2013-7203. 2013.
- Johnson E, Fontaine AA, Jonson ML, Meyer RS, Straka WA, Young S, van Dam CP, Shiu
H, Barone M. A 1:8.7 scale water tunnel test of an axial flow water turbine. proceedings
of the 1st Marine Energy Technology Symposium. Washington, D.C., 2013.
- Zhang H, Jiao Y, Johnson E, Zhang Y, Shimada K. Modeling anisotropic material property
of cerebral aneurysms for fluid-structure interaction computational simulations. CompIMAGE
2012. Rome, Italy, 2012.
- Jonson ML, Fahnline J, Johnson E, Barone M, Fontaine AA. Influence of blade solidity
on marine hydrokinetic turbines. proceedings of the Internoise 2012/ASME NCAD Meeting.
New York City, NY, 2012.
- Shiu H, van Dam CP, Johnson E, Barone M, Philips R, Straka WA, Fontaine AA, Jonson
ML. A design of a hydrofoil family for current-driven marine-hydrokinetic turbines.
proceedings of the 20th ICONE and ASME 2012 Power Conference. Anaheim, CA, 2012.
- Johnson E. Barco J, James SC, Roberts JD. Reference mdoel MHK turbine array optimization
study within a generic river system. Sandia National Labs report, SAND2011-9305, 2011.
- James SC, Barco J, Johnson E, Lefantzi S, Roberts JD. Flow sensitivity to MHK energy
extraction using the SNL-EFDC model. 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference,
1–10, Southampton, United Kingdom, 2011.
- James SC, Lefantzi S, Barco J, Johnson E, Roberts JD. SNL-EFDC model calibration and
sensitivity study for MHK energy extraction. Oceans 2011, 1–10, Kona, HI, 2011.
Recently Funded Research Projects
- Johnson E. MHK Environmental and Device Design Assessments. Sandia National Laboratories.
$67k (July 2013 – Dec. 2014).
- Cahoon J, Johnson E. Computational Fluid Dynamics in Ecohydraulics. Montana High Performance
Computing Seed Grants. $5k (June 2013).
- Johnson E, Miller DA. MHK Composite Technologies. Sandia National Laboratories. $15k
(June 2013 – Sep. 2013).
- Johnson E. Technology Support of MHK Award Winners. US Dept. of Energy, Water Power
Technologies. $600K (2011-2014).
- Johnson E, Barone M. Current and Tidal Turbine Design. US Dept. of Energy, Water Power
Technologies. $600K (2010-2013).
Professional Affiliations & Service
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Geophysical Union
- Reviewer for Renewable Energy
- Committee for Research Computing, MSU, 2013-Present
- Mechanical Engineering Graduate Committee, MSU, 2013-Present
Teaching Assignment
- EMEC 405 FEA
- EMEC 326 Heat Transfer
Erick L. Johnson
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
201E Roberts
Montana State University
P.O. Box 173800
Bozeman, MT 59717-3800
Office: 201E Roberts
Phone: (406) 994-6163
Fax: (406) 994-6292
[email protected]