Contact Information
Name: Troy D. Topping
Title: Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Office Location: Riverside 4011
Email: troy.topping@csus.edu
Office Phone: (916) 278-6658
Mailing Address: Sacramento State 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6011
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 p.m. -12:00 p.m. Fri 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Or by appointment
Office Hours: Virtual Office Office Hours During COVID-19 Pandemic by Zoom Meeting
Where to find me : Email me if you cannot find me or reach me by phone.
Virtual Meetings
From May 18, 2020 to January 4, 2021, I will not hold regular office hours. But, you can email me and we can schedule a phone call or a virtual meeting. I will be on sabbatical in Fall 2020, but I will still be reachable.
Courses that I teach
- Engr 45: Engineering Materials
- ME 180: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- ME 182: Introduction to Composite Materials
- ME 184: Corrosion and Wear
- ME 209: Research Methods
- ME 280: Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- ME 285: Materials for Extreme Environments
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fatnFDoAAAAJ&hl=enAbstracts
Research Projects/Interests
Mechanical characterization of metals and metal matrix composites (MMCs); Al alloy development via cryomilling and subsequent thermomechanical processing (TMP) of powder based alloys; investigation of scalability and TMP of cryomilled PM materials; specialized sample and fixture fabrication via EDM and conventional methods; advanced, novel characterization techniques of MMCs
Professional Associations
- The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
- Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST)
- ASM International
Other Interests
Team of the Month, September 2018.
Guy West Bridge
Mariposa Hall
University Union