Mechanical Engineer Consultant Specializing in Heat Transfer and Applied Thermodynamics
Technical Consultant #1559
Expertise
- Numerical and analytical heat transfer analysis.
- Steady-state and transient applications to thermal history, thermal response, electronic cooling, temperature profiles, thermal design and heat flow rate determination.
- Applications for thermal history, thermal response, electronic cooling, temperature profiles, thermal design and heat flow rate determination.
- Applied thermodynamics applications for renewable energy, HVAC, air engines and novel heat engines.
- Mechanical engineering thermal sciences: Heat transfer, fluid flow, thermodynamics.
- Higher education teaching undergraduate and graduate classes, course and curriculum development and advising students.
Research Interests
- Thermal event characterization for industrial manufacturing.
- Temperature profiles in thermoelectric devices.
- Thermoelectric heat engines.
- Optimization of air-ground heat transfer systems.
- Convection heat transfer related to heat pump designs and systems.
Experience
University Professor, 2006 - Present
- Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering
University Associate Professor, 2002 - 2006
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 1995 - 2002
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 1991 - 1995
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Publications
Academic and Professional Affiliations
- Member of ASME
- Member of ASME Performance Test Codes Committee
Credentials
- Registered Professional Engineer.
- Selected as the UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Teacher of the Year.
Publications
- Authored numerous publications, articles, college text book chapters, and handbooks.
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT