Marriner Merrill
Marriner Merrill
2025 Submissions
Published Conference Proceedings
Merrill, Marriner H., et al. "Foggy Windows: Predicting and Avoiding the Fleet’s Most Frustrating Failure (Open Session BEST PAPER)." Proceedings of the 2025 NDIA Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium. Ed. NDIA Michigan Chapter. Novi, MI: n.p., 2025. Web. *
Manuscripts Submitted for Publication
Gard-Thompson, Trisha, et al. "Why Some High-Hard Steels Fail: Linking Grain Structure to Environmental Toughness in 500HB-600HB Alloys." 14 Nov. 2025. TS - typescript (typed). *
Uninvited Presentations
Merrill, Marriner H. "Foggy Windows: Predicting and Avoiding the Fleet’s Most Frustrating Failure." 2025 NDIA Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium. NDIA Michigan Chapter. Novi, MI. 12 Aug. 2025. Conference Presentation.
Monahan, D. J. "Quantifying Ballistic Glass Delamination with the Boeing Wedge Test." International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition 2025 (IMECE 2025). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Memphis, TN. 18 Nov. 2025. Conference Presentation.
Mussallem, Michael J. "Stick With It: Testing the Limits of Adhesive Bonds." RIT Undergraduate Research Symposium. RIT. Rochester, NY. 31 Jul. 2025. Conference Presentation.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Merrill, Marriner H. "Affiliated Faculty Evaluation: Marriner H. Merrill." Department Meeting. KGCOE Mechanical Engineering Department. Rochester, NY. 1 May 2025. Address.
Dissertation/Thesis
Chavez-Padilla, Moni I. "An Investigation of Water-Based Cutting Fluids: Choline Amino Acid Protic Ionic Liquids as a Potential Sustainable Additive." Diss. RIT, 2025. Print.
Judd, Kayley. "Evaluating Environmentally Assisted Cracking in High Hardness Steel Using the Tuning Fork Test." Diss. RIT, 2025. Print.
Grants
Merrill, Marriner H. and DJ Monahan (2025-2026). Transition of Improved Transparent Armor to the USMC Fleet. Grant proposal submitted to PEO Land Systems, US Marine Corps. ≠
Merrill, Marriner H. and DJ Monahan (2025-2027). DLA Best Value Transparent Armor: Next Steps. Grant proposal submitted to J68 R&D, Defense Logistics Agency. ≠
2024 Submissions
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Merrill, Marriner H. "Why Stuff Wears Out – the Science and Cost of Materials Degradation." RIT Seminar. Mechanical, Chemical, and Industrial Engineering. Rochester, NY. 21 Mar. 2024. Address. ∆
Uninvited Presentations
Hernandez, Marco and Marriner H. Merrill. "4-Point Bending of Circular Tubes Fabricated by Various Methods." Deaf in DOD 2023. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Washington, DC. 9 Nov. 2023. Conference Presentation. ∆
Judd, Kayley and Marriner H. Merrill. "Environmental Corrosion Rate and Fracture Initiation Rate for High Hardness Steel (*First Presentation in ASL at the Conference)." International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Portland, OR. 22 Nov. 2024. Conference Presentation. *
Grants
Merrill, Marriner H. (2024-2025). Environmental Degradation of Laminated Glass. Grant proposal submitted to Transparent Armor Best Value Model, Applied Physical Sciences. ≠
Merrill, Marriner H. (2025-2028). DURIP: COMBINED EFFECT OF ACCELERATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND MECHANICAL STRESSES ON MARINE CORPS AND NAVAL SYSTEMS. Grant proposal submitted to DURIP, Office of Naval Research. ≠
Pervaiz, Salman (2024-2025). Investigation of Hydrogen Environment Assisted Cracking (HEAC) in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) Built Steels for Oil and Gas Industry. Grant proposal submitted to RIT Dubai Internal, RIT. ≠
Merrill, Marriner H., David J. Monahan, and Trisha Gard-Thompson (2025-2028). Bringing Deaf/Hard of Hearing Engineers into the Navy STEM Workforce: Education, Collaboration, and Placement. Grant proposal submitted to STEM, Office of Naval Research. ≠
Merrill, Marriner H., Karen Beiter, and Scott Wolff (2025-2025). Bringing the Deaf / Hard of Hearing Community to Career Paths in Battery and Energy Storage in Upstate New York. Grant proposal submitted to NSF Battery Engine: New York New Energy, National Science Foundation. ≠
Merrill, Marriner H. (2024-2025). ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON HIGH HARD STE. Grant proposal submitted to OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense. ≠