Biographical Sketch
Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton, 1986
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1981
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1977
Positions
Held:
- The Pennsylvania State University, 1985-Present
- General Electric, Corporate R&D, 1978-1981
- General Electric, Energy Systems Research, 1977-1978
- Penn State's Alumni Teaching Fellow Award: The Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
- Penn State's Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1998
- Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1994
- Premier Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1992
- Department Head Faculty Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 1989
- Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1988
Affiliations:
- Leonhard Center (Director)
- Environmental Resources Research Institute
- Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
- Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- The Combustion Institute
- American Society of Engineering Education