Department: Engineering
Title(s):

· Professor

Phone: 207-326-2368
Email: paul.wlodkowski@mma.edu
Office: 104 Dismukes Hall
Office Hours: M (1000-1100 & 1300-1400) T (1000-1100 and Recitation 1300-1600) W (1000-1100 & 1300-1400) F (1000-1100 & 1300-1400), or by appointment.
[Or by appointment]

Bio

Dr. Paul Wlodkowski is the Edward Mossman Endowed Chair Professor of Nuclear Engineering Technology (NET) at Maine Maritime Academy (MMA). His thirty-six years of academic and program management expertise encompasses the fields of reliability engineering, materials science, nuclear engineering, as well as STEM education. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Wlodkowski also served as the Department Chair of the Harold Alfond School of Engineering, and earlier, as the Program Coordinator for the Marine Systems Engineering program.

Before starting his academic career at MMA, Dr. Wlodkowski gained valuable industrial experience. At Wilcoxon Research, Inc., he led several of the Company's high technology programs in the research, development, and commercialization of directional, acoustic particle velocity transducers (Vector) utilizing single crystal piezoelectric materials. In addition to these responsibilities, he managed the Company’s intellectual property portfolio and advised the Chief Executive Officer on matters of corporate strategy and direction. Prior to this assignment, he managed the Mechanical Engineering Department, which designs piezoelectric-based sensors and actuators. At EG&G, Inc., he co-founded AcousTech, a provider of technical solutions to complex shock, vibration, and noise problems in military and industrial applications. Dr. Wlodkowski is a co-inventor on one patent and the author of numerous papers and technical reports.

Education

• University of Maryland, Ph.D., Reliability Engineering, 1999; Dissertation: Physics of Failure Modes in Accelerometers Utilizing Single Crytal Piezoelectric Materials.
• University of Virginia, M.S., Engineering Physics, 1990; Thesis: Analysis of Gamma Radiation and Elevated Temperature Effects on Polymer Degradation.
• Dartmouth College, A.B., Physics & Economics (double major) cum laude, 1988
• Harvard Business School, "Marketing Innovative Technologies", Executive Education, July 2001