Dr. J. Brian Jordon, Ph.D., (Mississippi State University) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Alabama. He has nearly a decade of experience in fatigue of friction stir welding. His other interests include modeling of fatigue and fracture, process-structure-property-performance relationships, constitutive modeling of plasticity and damage, simulation of welding and joining, and solid-state additive manufacturing. Dr.

Jordon has published over 65 refereed journal articles and conference proceedings in these and related areas. In his career, Dr. Jordon has led research programs totaling over $4 million. In particular, his research has been supported by the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the State of Alabama, and various private industries. Professionally, Dr. Jordon has organized symposia at the annual ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) from 2013-present on the topic of fatigue of welding and joining. In addition, he is the current chair for the ASME IMECE Constitutive Equations Committee and also serves on several technical committees at The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society (TMS). In 2014, Dr.

Jordon was a recipient of the TMS Young Professional Development award. Recently, Dr. Jordon was a finalist for The University of Alabama President's Faculty Research Award (2017). For his service, he has been recognized as a top journal reviewer for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A and Materials and Manufacturing Processes. He currently serves on the editorial board of Materials and Manufacturing Processes journal. Prior to coming to The University of Alabama, he was an Interim Associate Director and an Assistant Research Professor at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University (MSU).