Biographical Sketch
Education:
Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering,
North Carolina State University, 1986
M.S.
Mechanical Engineering,
North Carolina State University, 1983
B.S.
Mechanical Engineering,
(magna cum laude)
West Virginia University, 1980
Positions
Held:
- The Pennsylvania State University, 1986-Present
- National Science Foundation, 1999-2001
- Program Director, Thermal Transport and Thermal Processing, and Coordinator for Information Technology Research, Engineering Directorate, National Science Foundation, 1999-2001
- Associate Editor, Journal of Heat Transfer, 2001-2004
- Fellow ASME, 1999
- Associate Fellow AIAA, 2005
- AIAA Distinguished Service Award, 1994
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 1983, 1984, 1985
- N.C.A.A. Postgraduate Scholarship, 1980
Affiliations:
- American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Chair of ASME K-12 Committee on Aerospace Heat Transfer, 2001-2004
Member of ASME K-12 Committee on Aerospace Heat Transfer, 1987-present
Chair of ASME Technical Program Committee, Heat Transfer Division, 1998-2001
Member of ASME Committee on Membership Recognition and Development, 1995-1998
Member of ASME Committee - General Papers, 1997-2000 - Member of AIAA
Elected Member of AIAA Thermophysics Committee, 1992-1994