The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering has established two distinguished lecture series, the Air Products Distinguished Lecture series and the newly established Dusinberre Lecture Series. The Air Products Distinguished lecture series has been in place since 2003, the George M. Dusinberre Distinguished Lecture in Thermal-Fluid Systems was just established in 2006 through donations provided by Frank Gabron (PSU-ME, 1955) in honor of his mentor and friend George Merrick Dusinberre. George Merrick Dusinberre (1899-1960) was a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State from 1948 through 1960. Previously, he served as a naval officer. Dusinberre published three text books on heat transfer and gas turbines. Most notably, his posthumous text Heat-transfer Calculations by Finite Differences was a landmark in computational methods at the advent of digital computing. Dusinberre was one of the organizers for the First National Heat Transfer Conference, sponsored by ASME and AICHE. 

The Air Products Distinguished Lecture Series is sponsored with funds provided by Air Products and has been in place since 2003, in this series the department brings to campus four distinguished lecturers each year to present their most recent research findings in mechanical systems, thermal systems, nuclear engineering, and engineering education pedagogy.

It benefits us to bring professional leaders and opinion shapers to Penn State to see the good work that we are doing.  Since the Distinguished Lecture Series was established it has had a significant effect in our national rankings and our ability to attract the best available faculty, students and research projects.

For lecture dates and topics please check the MNE seminars web page at http://www.mne.psu.edu/NewsandEvents/seminars.htm