Biographical Sketch
Education:
M.S. and
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley,
1972
Diplom-Ingenieur Degree,
Mechanical Engineering,
Technical University of Munich, West
Germany, 1968
Positions
Held:
- The Pennsylvania State University, 1987-Present
- University of Southern California, 1980-1987
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1974-1980
- NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, 1972-1974
- Distinguished Professor, 2007-Present
- Heat Transfer Memorial Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2005
- Premier Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2003
- Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2000
- Who's Who in the World
- Who's Who in the East
- Who's Who in Science and Engineering
- Fellow -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1988)
- Sigma Xi
- Postdoctoral Fellowship of the National Research Council
- First in Graduating Class of 1968 ("Summa Cum Laude")
Affiliations:
- Fellow -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Member -
ASME Heat Transfer Division
K6 Committee on Heat Transfer in Energy Systems,
General Papers Committee (Chairman 1992-1993),
Journal of Heat Transfer (Associate Technical Editor, 1993-1996; Senior Associate Technical Editor, 1996-1999) - Senior Member - American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics
Thermophysics Committee - Member - Laser Institute of America
Committee on Materials Processing