James P. Schaffer
Professor and Acting Director of Institutional Research
(610) 330-5404
schaffej@lafayette.edu
Common Courses Taught
ES 231
ChE 311
ChE 312
Educational background
B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering (1981), Duke University
M.S. in Materials Science (1982), Duke University
Ph.D. in Materials Science (1985), Duke University.
Research interest
Revising textbooks in Materials Science and Fluid Mechanics, Institutional Research
Experience

Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech, 1985-90

Assistant Professor, ChE, Lafayette College, 1990-94

Associate Professor ChE, LC, 1994-2000

Professor of ChE and Director of Engineering, LC, 2000-2007
Professor of ChE and Acting Director of Research, LC, 2007-present

Recent publications

32 refereed articles, 30 conference presentations (7 invited), and 2 textbooks.

Awards

Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award (Society of Automotive Engineers), 2/89

Jones Faculty Lecturer (For distinguished teaching and scholarship at Lafayette), 5/94.

Distinguished Teaching Award (Middle Atlantic Section of ASEE), 4/96

Superior Teaching Award (Lafayette Student Government), 4/96, 5/98, and 4/00

Marquis Distinguished Teaching Award (Lafayette College), 5/96

George Westinghouse Award (National award for distinguished teaching from ASEE), 7/98

Bradley Stoughton Award for Outstanding Contribution to Engineered Materials (Lehigh Valley Chapter ASMI), 2/99

Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award (Lafayette College), 5/07

Professional organization membership
Tau Beta Pi (1980 to present)
ASMI (1983 to present)
Sigma Xi (1984 to present)
ASEE (1994 to present).
Patents

U.S. patent #4584501 "Flat-Plate Luminous Display Device," 4/86.

Australian patent #AU-B-55967/86 "Flat Plate Luminous Display Drive," 9/86.


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