Dr. Erik Bardy  
Associate Professor of
Mechanical
Engineering

Coordinator for Special Projects
Stan and Karen Johnson Office of International Education


    Campus Information

  Office: Hoyt Hall 205A

Email: bardyer@gcc.edu

Campus Mailbox: 3103

Campus Phone: 724-450-1536
 


    Miscellaneous
  Education:
Ph.D.
2006, Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo - SUNY

M.S.
2002, Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo - SUNY

B.S.
1999, Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo - SUNY

Study Abroad
1999 – 2000, Mechanical Engineering, EUDIL (École Universitaire d’Ingénieurs de Lille), Lille, France

Membership Affiliations:
American Society of Engineering Education
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

Areas of Interest and Research Activity:
International Education, Alternative Energy

Additional Information:
Dr. Bardy has dual citizenship with the United States and France.

Selected Papers, Publications & Presentations:

Archival Journals and Conference Proceedings

Bardy, E.R., M. Bright, F. Insignares, M. Reuber, “International Based Engineering Management Course at Foreign Study Center with French University Partnership”, Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE North Central & Illinois Indiana Section Conference, Mount Pleasant MI, April 2011

Bardy, E.R., M. Archibald, M. Reuber, “
Successive Experiments in Frequency Analysis and Technical Writing Component of an Instrumentation Laboratory Course”, Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE North Central & Illinois Indiana Section Conference, Mount Pleasant MI, April 2011

Bardy, E.R., J.C. Mollendorf, “Predicting the Thermal Conductivity of Foam Neoprene at Elevated Ambient Pressure”, ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 2 (2010)
014501 (5pp)

Bardy, E.R., “Work in Progress - Evolution of a Survey of Alternative Energy Systems Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE North Central Sectional Conference, Pittsburgh PA, March 2010

Yutzy, J., E.R. Bardy, “Average Periosteal Stress of the Proximal Femur Before and After Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty“, Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Denver Colorado, SBC2009-203800, June 2009

Bardy E.R., J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “Regional and Total Body Active Heating and Cooling for a Prone Position Diver at Rest Submerged in Water at Varied Temperatures”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 41(3) (2008)
035501 (12pp)

Bardy E.R
, J.C. Mollendorf, “Variation of the Thermal Conductivity of Elastomeric Foam with Pressure”, Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Jacksonville FL, HT2008-56227, August 2008

Bardy E.R
, E.J Anderson, “Laboratory Experiment in the Free Convection of a Vertical Heated Constant Temperature Plate Using LabVIEW”, Proceedings of the 115th Annual ASEE Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh PA, AC2008-51, June 2008

Bardy E.R., J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, "Active Heating and Cooling for an Underwater Diver" Europhysics news (European Physical Society, EPS), Vol. 39 No. 1, (2008) p.13

Bardy E.R
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “Active Heating/Cooling Requirements for Divers in Water at Varying Temperatures”, Proceedings of the ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering and Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Vancouver BC, HT2007-32226, June 2007

Bardy E.R.
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “Thermal Conductivity and Compressive Strain of Aerogel Insulation Blankets under Applied Hydrostatic Pressure”, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 129(2) (2007) p. 232-235

Bardy E.R.
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “A Comparison of the Thermal Resistance of a Foam Neoprene Wetsuit to a Wetsuit Fabricated from Aerogel-Syntactic Foam Hybrid Insulation”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 39(18) (2006) p. 4068-4076

Bardy E.R.
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “Thermal Resistance and Compressive Strain of Underwater Aerogel-Syntactic Foam Hybrid Insulation at Atmospheric and Elevated Hydrostatic Pressure”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 39(9) (2006) p. 1908-1918

Bardy E.R.
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, " Thermal conductivity and compressive strain of foam neoprene insulation under hydrostatic pressure”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 38(20) (2005) p. 3832-3840


Patents Received

Process for enhancing material properties and materials so enhanced, United States Patent No. 7,101,607, Granted: September 5, 2006, with J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, S. Samimy, E.M. Stimson, C.K. Dauria and R.D. Buchner


Presentations


Bardy, E.R., , B. Allison, M. Clauss, F. Insignares, M. Reuber “A Blended Immersion Program in France”,
13th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education, Newport, RI 2010

Yutzy, J., E.R. Bardy, “Average Periosteal Stress of the Proximal Femur Before and After Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty“, Old Guard Oral Presentation, ASME Student Professional Development Conference, Dayton Ohio, 2009


Pendergast D.R., J.C. Mollendorf, Erik R. Bardy, “ONR/NAVSEA Research Progress Review Meeting” Office and Naval Research and Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington D.C., May 2005


Bardy E.R.
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “Design and Testing of a Total Body Thermal Protection Garment”, Poster presentation, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, University at Buffalo - SUNY, May 2005

Bardy E.R.
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “Design and Testing of a Total Body Thermal Protection Garment”, Meeting Presentation, Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks CT, Oct 2004

Pendergast D.R., J.C. Mollendorf, E.R. Bardy, “Thermal Protection of Divers in Hot and Cold Water”, Poster presentation, Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine Society Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June 2005

Bardy E, Mollendorf J, Janish J, Buchner R, Stimson E, Pendergast DR., “Development and testing of thermal insulation”, Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society Meeting, Sydney Australia, May 2004

Pendergast D.R., J.C. Mollendorf, E.R. Bardy, “ONR/NAVSEA Research Progress Review Meeting” Office and Naval Research and Naval Sea Systems Command, Baltimore, MD, May 2004 (Prepared slides)


Bardy E.R.
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “Design and Testing of a Total Body Thermal Protection Garment”, Poster presentation, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, University at Buffalo - SUNY, May 2004

Pendergast D.R., J.C. Mollendorf, E.R. Bardy, Jeffrey Balikowski, ONR/NAVSEA Research Progress Review Meeting, Office and Naval Research and Naval Sea Systems Command, Panama City Beach, FL, May 2003 (Prepared slides)


Bardy E.R.
, J.C. Mollendorf, D.R. Pendergast, “Design and Testing of a Total Body Thermal Protection Garment”, Poster presentation, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo - SUNY, 1st place prize, May 2003

Bardy E.R., “Analyse des Éléments Finis sur la Replacement de Hanche, Department of Mechanical Engineering, EUDIL (École Universitaire d’Ingénieurs de Lille), Lille, France, June 2000

Courses Taught:
MECE 214: Thermodynamics
MECE 321: Advanced Thermodynamics
MECE 351: Instrumentation Laboratory
MECE 352: Thermal and Fluid Science Laboratory
MECE 414: Principles of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
MECE 416: Survey of Alternative Energy Systems