University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
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Dr. James P. Bandstra, P.E.

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Professor Bandstra has been a member of the Pitt-Johnstown faculty since January, 1978.  He is an Associate Professor and Department Head for the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department.

 

Professor Bandstra serves as a faculty advisor for Mechanical Engineering Technology students.  He has authored and co-authored several Publications and Major Technical Presentations. 



 Professional/Consulting Experience:
  • Faculty Resident and Part-Time Principal Engineer – Concurrent Technologies Corporation
  • Engineer – Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • Consulting Engineer – ExOne Co.
  • Consulting Engineer – MIC Industries
  • Consulting Engineer – Spiritech, Inc.
  • Consulting Engineer – Extrudehone
  • Research – Office of Naval Research/Penn State University
  • Consulting Engineer – United Technologies, Elliott Company
  • Development of Technical Training Seminars – Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc.
 Degrees Held:
  • Ph.D., Metals Science and Engineering – Penn State University
  • Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering – University of Pittsburgh
  • Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering – University of Michigan
  • Pre-Engineering – Calvin College
 Professional Society Membership:
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • American Society for Materials (ASM)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE)
  

Professor Bandstra is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania.

 

Last Reviewed: January 29, 2009