McMullen Engineering (Under Construction)
Triaxial Test in Rock Mechanics Lab.
"Gravity explains the motion of planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion." - Isaac Newton
Dr. Richard J. McMullen, Jr
Job Titles
Engineering Advisor, Exploration Supervisor, Recruiting Coordinator, Adjunct Professor (Mechanical Engineering & Geoscience)
Research Interests
Nonlinear Mechanical Behavior of Rocks
Country Rock Temperatures Adjacent to Circulated Wells
Acoustic Transmission Line Analysis of Daniel's Pipe Type Infrasound Wind Noise Filters
Thermal-Mechanical Interactions in the Earth's Lithosphere
Validation of Engineering Software solutions with Field and Lab Data as well as Analytical Solutions
Industry Experience
22 Years with Mobil Oil as an Engineering Advisor, Exploration Supervisor, Recruiting Coordinator, and Geophysicist.
Teaching Experience
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Univ. of Texas Arlington
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Univ. of North Texas
Dept. of Geoscience - Univ. of Texas Arlington
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Univ. of Texas Dallas
Education
BA Geophysics - SUNY Geneseo
MA Geological Sciences - SUNY Buffalo
MS, PhD Engineering Mechanics - Southern Methodist University
USAF Veteran - SSgt - Precision Measuring Equipment Technician
Plastic Strain Solution from Elastic - Plastic Finite Element Model of Load Frame Sample Buckling
ANSYS Shear Stress Solution of Plate with a Hole Model
Elastic - Plastic Finite Element Model of Load Frame Sample Necking
ABAQUS Finite Element Model of Wellbore Failure
Equipment for Temporary Bridge Plug Insertion and Removal for Temperature Logging
Attenuation of Low Frequency Sound in a Conduit
Well Temperature Return to Equilibrium after long term circulation.
Collecting Samples for Load Frame Triaxial Tests. Red containerss have water for drill.
Thermoelastic Loading of the Lithosphere
Fluent Solution for Turbulent Flow in an Inclined Pipe
Results from my C++ CFD Program for a Driven Cavity Plotted with My Python Software