Education:

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, May, 2001
  University of Wisconsin-Madison
  G.P.A 3.94/4.0
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, May, 1992
  Texas A&M University
  G.P.A 3.79/4.0  
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, December, 1990
  Texas A&M University
  G.P.A. 3.65/4.0

Work History:

• Assistant Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Feb. 2000 - Present
  Researcher/engineer on the University of Wisconsin Shock Tube since Spring of 1997 (time overlap due to fellowship from the Department of Energy.) Responsibilities include engineering design for: pressure vessels, optics housings, gas transfer, diaphragm-rupture characterization, electronic timing, pulse laser modification, 16-bit CCD camera installation, image acquisition and data analysis. Engineering support functions primarily serve for fostering creative experimental design. Specific shock tube fluid dynamics research studies have included: strongly shocked interfaces for the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability, shock diffraction for an incident shock on a cylinder bank and the Rayleigh-Taylor instability. A parallel numerical effort has been undertaken to complement the shock tube experimental efforts in studying a shocked cylinder bank and the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability.
• Engineer, Department of Energy July 1992 - Feb. 2000
  Held several staff positions and two leadership positions while with the Department. Final position was "Facility Representative and Site Operations Manager" for the Sandia National Laboratories/CA site located in Livermore, Ca. Primary functions included Department operational oversight responsibilities for the entire sight (approximately 1000 contractor employees) and issues management with contractor site management and senior Department managers. Accomplishments at the Department of Energy include: successful completion of Phase I and II Facility Representative requirements and becoming a fully qualified Facility Representative, successful completion of the Defense Programs' Technical Leadership Development Program, completion of plasma materials research detail at Sandia National Laboratories and federal oversight of energetic materials facility operations.
• Research Assistant, Texas A&M University Jan. 1991 - May 1992
  Designed and manufactured a new rheometer for measuring the normal thrust of a molten plastic in shear. Measured the normal thrust with the new rheometer for IUPAC LDPE X in large amplitude oscillatory shear. Evaluated several upper-convected Maxwell models for predicting the stress response of a polymer melt in large amplitude oscillatory shear.
• Engineering Intern, Los Alamos National Laboratory Summers of 1990, 1989 and 1988
  Analyzed heat transfer and checked cooling system design for a reverse field pinched fusion reactor. Designed a remote manipulator and completed final design work for several parts of the manipulator. Structural analysis. Drafted several final drawings on a computer drafting package.

Activities and Honors:

• Living:
  • Running in the Madison Marathon.
  • Biking in the Chequamegon 40.
• Memberships:
  • Professional Engineer, State of NM, licensed since 1996
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics
  • The Society of Rheology
  • Society of Plastics Engineers
• Academe:
  • Vilas Fellowship, 1999
  • Department of Energy, Defense Programs Fellow, 1997
  • Regents' Graduate Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 1991
  • Graduate Cum Laude, B.S., Texas A&M University, 1990

Publications:

• Oakley, J.G., M.H. Anderson, S. Wang and R. Bonazza, "Shock Loading of a Cylinder Bank with Imaging and Pressure Measurements," Paper 1171, 23rd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Fort Worth, TX, July 22-27, 2001.

• Anderson, M.H., J.G. Oakley, B. Puranik and R. Bonazza, "Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability of an Interface Prepared by Removal of a Sinusoidal Plate," Paper 1170, 23rd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Fort Worth, TX, July 22-27, 2001.

• Anderson, M.H., J.G. Oakley, M. Coil, R. Bonazza and R.R. Peterson, "Shock Loading of IFE Reactor Cooling Tubes," 14th ANS Fusion Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, Park City, UT, USA, Oct 16-19, 2000, 39(2), pp 828-833, (2001).

• Anderson, M.H., B.P. Puranik, J.G. Oakley, P.W. Brooks and R. Bonazza, "Shock Tube Investigation of Hydrodynamic Issues Related to Inertial Confinement Fusion," Shock Waves, 10(5), pp 377-387, (2000). Abstract.

• Anderson, M.H., R. Bonazza, J.G. Oakley and B.P. Puranik, "Richtymer-Meshkov Experiments with Rayleigh-Taylor Generated Initial Conditions," Presentation with Abstract, 53rd APS/DFD Meeting, Washington D.C., Nov 19-21, 2000.

• Puranik, B.P, J.G. Oakley, M.H. Anderson and R. Bonazza, "Planar Imaging of the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability at a CO2-Air Interface," Video, Gallery of Fluid Motion, 53rd APS/DFD Meeting, Washington D.C., Nov 19-21, 2000.

• Oakley, J.G., B.P. Puranik, M.H. Anderson and R. Bonazza, "An Investigation of Shock-induced Interfacial Instabilities for Strong Incident Shocks," ICTAM 2000, Chicago, IL, USA, Aug 28-Sept 1, 2000.

• Oakley, J.G., B.P. Puranik, M.H. Anderson, R.R. Peterson, R. Bonazza, R.P. Weaver and M.L. Gittings, "An Investigation of Shock-Cylinder Interaction," Eds. G.J. Ball, R. Hiller and G.T. Roberts, Paper 0171, 22nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, p 941-946, Imperial College, London, UK, July 18­23, 1999.

• Anderson, M.H., B.P. Puranik, J.G. Oakley, R.R. Peterson and R. Bonazza, "Planar Imaging of Density Interfaces Accelerated by Strong Shocks," Eds. G.J. Ball, R. Hiller and G.T. Roberts, Paper 0170, 22nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, p. 835-840, Imperial College, London, UK, July 18­23, 1999

• Anderson, M.H., J.G. Oakley, B.P. Puranik and R. Bonazza, "Experimental Investigation of the R-M Instability for Strong Incident Shocks," Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing, St. Petersburg, Russia, July, 1999.

• Oakley, J.G., B.P. Puranik, M.H. Anderson and R. Bonazza, "Membrane Effects on the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability," Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing, St. Petersburg, Russia, July, 1999.

• Oakley, J.G., A.J. Giacomin and J.A. Yosick, "Molecular origins of non-linear viscoelasticity," Mikrochimica Acta, 130(1-2), 1-28, (1998).

• Giacomin, A.J., R.S Jeyaseelan and J.G. Oakley, "Structure Dependent Moduli in the Contravariant Derivative of Structural Network Theories for Melts," J. Rheo., 37(1), 127-132 (1993).

• Oakley, J.G and A.J. Giacomin, "A Sliding Plate Normal Thrust Rheometer for Molten Plastics," Pol. Eng. Sci., 34(7), 580-584, (1994).

• Jeyaseelan, R.S., A.J. Giacomin and J.G. Oakley, "Simplification of Network Theory for Polymer Melts in Nonlinear Oscillatory Shear," AIChE J., 39(5), 846-854 (May, 1993).

• Giacomin, A.J. and J.G. Oakley, "Obtaining Fourier Series Graphically From Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Loops," Rheol. Acta, 32, 328-332 (1993).

• Giacomin, A.J. and J.G. Oakley, "Structural Network Models for Molten Plastics Evaluated in Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear," J. Rheo., 36(8), 1529-1546 (1992).

• Oakley, J.G., "Measurement of Normal Thrust and Evaluation of Upper-Convected Maxwell Models for Molten Plastics in Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear," Master's Thesis, Texas A&M University, May, 1992.

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