Dr. Gibbs specializes in failure analysis, corrosion, metallurgy, microscopy, and materials science and engineering. He has performed analysis of materials failures and corrosion damage related to pipelines and plumbing products. Additionally, he has experience with engine room operations and maintenance practices onboard commercial shipping vessels and is an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
Dr. Gibbs studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a Ph.D. in nuclear science and engineering and an M.S. in materials science and engineering. His research interests have focused on mechanical testing and a multi-tiered approach to analyzing stress corrosion cracking of Ni-base superalloys in boiling water nuclear reactor environments and high temperature corrosion in supercritical CO2 of various engineering alloys. While at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Gibbs used scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, stereo-optical microscopy, focused ion beam microscopy, and atom probe tomography to evaluate metallurgical failure processes.
Dr. Gibbs received a B.S. in Marine Engineering Systems from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He also has a Third Assistant Engineer’s License for motor, steam, and gas turbine vessels of unlimited horsepower.
Gibbs JP. Stress corrosion cracking and crack tip characterization of Alloy X-750 in light water nuclear reactor environments. Thesis for Doctorate of Philosophy, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2011.
Gibbs JP. Corrosion of various engineering alloys in supercritical carbon dioxide. Thesis for Master of Science, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2010.
Gibbs JP. Power conversion system design for supercritical carbon dioxide cooled indirect cycle nuclear reactors. Thesis for Master of Science, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2008.
Hejzlar P, Driscoll MJ, Gibbs J, Gong Y, Kao SP. Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle for medium power applications. MIT-ANP-PR-117, 2007.
Gibbs JP, Hejzlar P, Gong Y, Driscoll MJ. Plant layout for a 1200 MWe direct Brayton Cycle GFR. American Nuclear Society, Conference Proceedings, Boston, MA, 2007.
Gibbs JP, Hejzlar P, Gong Y, Driscoll MJ. Applicability of supercritical CO2 power conversion systems to GEN-IV reactors. MIT-GFR-037, 2006.
Presentations
Gibbs JP. Stress corrosion cracking and crack tip characterization of Alloy X-750 in light water nuclear reactor environments. Ph.D. Defense Presentation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2011.
Gibbs JP, Ballinger RG, Jackson JH, Isheim D. Stress corrosion cracking of Alloy X-750 in boiling water reactors. 3rd International Forum on Multidisciplinary Education and Research for Energy Science, Ishigaki-Jima Island, Okinawa, Japan, 2010.
Gibbs JP, Ballinger RG, Jackson JH. Stress corrosion cracking of Alloy X-750 in boiling water reactors. Poster Presentation, Innovations in Nuclear Technology, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 2009.
Gibbs JP, Hejzlar P, Gong Y, Driscoll MJ. Plant layout for a 1200 MWe direct Brayton Cycle GFR. American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2007.