Expert Details
Heat Transfer, Applied Thermodynamics, Numerical Conduction, Analytical Conduction, Convection
ID: 725831
Colorado, USA
He has extensive experience in applied thermodynamics with applications for renewable energy, HVAC, air engines, novel heat engines, and more.
He designed, built, tested, and characterized operation of a prototype ground-source heat engine.He designed, built, and tested a novel thermoelectric generation demonstration device which produced an LED light display from hot water.He provided analytical and numerical conduction analysis to support the design and testing of a high speed wear device.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1991 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Brigham Young University |
| Year: 1988 | Degree: MS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Brigham Young University |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Brigham Young University |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: minor | Subject: Mathematics | Institution: Brigham Young University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2006 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:He is a full Professor of mechanical engineering responsible for research, class instruction, curriculum development, student advisement, university and professional service. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2006 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:He was an associate Professor of mechanical engineering responsible for research, class instruction, curriculum development, student advisement, university and professional service. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 2002 | Employer: Mississippi State University | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Mechanical Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:He was an associate Professor of mechanical engineering responsible for research, class instruction, curriculum development, student advisement, university and professional service. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1995 | Employer: Mississippi State University | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Mechanical Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:He was an assistant Professor of mechanical engineering responsible for research, class instruction, curriculum development, student advisement, university and professional service. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1992 | Employer: Argonne National Laboratory West | Title: summer faculty participation | Department: EBR II operations analysis |
Responsibilities:He developed methodology to incorporate experimental flow measurements into a decay heat analysis computer program. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to 2001 | Agency: DARPA | Role: Principal Investigator | Description: He worked on a research project to develop a ground-source heat engine. |
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Agency: U.S. Army Space Command | Role: Co- Principal Investigator | Description: He worked on a research project to explore near-space vehicle platform operation and performance. |
| Years: 1992 to 1995 | Agency: National Science Foundation | Role: Principal Investigator | Description: He worked on a research project to examine thermal properties of electrorheological fluids. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| He is an ASME member and a member of ASME Performance Test Codes Committee. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has authored or co-authored 29 publications. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| Spanish | He can speak, read, and write Spanish with moderate proficiency. |
Fields of Expertise
heat conduction, heat convection, heat transfer, transient heat transfer, thermodynamics, heat rate control, heat flux, radiant heat transfer, SINDA, alternative energy, solar pond, microprocessor heat transfer, thermal test, electronic equipment heat transfer, heat loss, mass, adiabatic, isothermal, electronic equipment thermal design, computational heat transfer analysis, biological heat transfer, heat transfer experimentation, refrigeration thermodynamics, engine heat transfer analysis, electrical equipment heat transfer, heat engine, psychrometry, heat sink, heat transfer modeling, heat flow, air conditioning, heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment, heating, solar energy, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, multiphase heat transfer, mechanical engineering, mathematics, infrared heat transfer, manufacturing heat transfer, heat radiation, heat pump, heat exchanger, equilibrium thermodynamics, entropy, mass transfer, climate control, boiling thermodynamics, air conditioner, adiabatic process