Phone: (503) 725-2985
FAX: (503) 725-2983 Attn: Richard Nordstrom
email: nordsr@pdx.edu
Office: EB301H
Courses are taught mostly on a by-arrangement basis at the graduate level. Whenever possible, these courses are aimed at directly supporting research activities or augmenting student-faculty research programs. As these courses are planned on student's interest/need, if you are a student and want these courses scheduled, please email me and state that fact (nordsr@pdx.edu). There is a minimum required student level to give these courses.
Composites or Polymers and Composites. Tentatively scheduled for spring 2006. Last given as a course by arrangement Winter 2005.
Applied Acoustics (Acoustics for elastic waves as used in Acoustic Emission and Ultrasonics). No tentative schedule -- check back.
Acoustic Emission Courses (Generally handled on a professional level outside of PSU, see below)
Research Interests:
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In Pioneer Square, downtown Portland, pondering the question of just why students nicknamed me Dr. Department Store. |
In this case, Richard Nordstrom is a worldwide application specialist for Acoustic Emission. this includes various degrees of application development and Professional level )post-doctoral) training on the Acoustic Emission Method. I have been doing on-site, on-demand application and training work in AE for about 2 decades, in about 20 countries and more than 25 of the Fortune 500 have used his services at one time.
There is a web-streamed lecture intended for newcomers to Acoustic Emission:
