Faculty & Staff

Education
Ph.D., Applied Mechanics (Thermodynamics) Stevens Inst. of Tech., 1971

M.S.E., Aeronautical Engineering, Princeton University, 1963

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Inst. of Tech., 1961

B.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1959

Consulting, patents, etc.

• Air Cruisers, H-Power Corp., Westinghouse Corp., Curtiss-Wright Corp., Lockheed Electronics
• Consulted for Stevens Business Incubator concerning patented inventions

Industrial Experience
Summer employment with EXXON Research and Engineering (Florham Park, NJ); Texaco Research Laboratories (Beacon, NY); Mack Truck Co., Engine Engineering Dept. (Plainfield, NJ); Union Carbide Plastics, Development Dept. & General Engineering Dept. (Bound Brook, NJ); Vogelbach & Baumann, Consulting Engineers (Jersey City, NJ); City Engineer’s Office (Plainfield, NJ)

Areas of Active Research

• Energy conversion,
• Thermodynamics,
• Bio-energetic

Courses Taught
Static, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory; Engineering Design (Freshman, Sophomore, Senior years), Freshman Engineering Seminar, Engineering Thermodynamics (graduate) Air Pollution Control (graduate), Special Problems in Materials (graduate)

Publications

• "Redesigning the First-Year Engineering Curriculum”, Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference , June 1999 (with K. Sheppard, B. Gallois)
  

• “ Coupling of a Design Course to a Thermodynamics/Energy-Conversion Course in the Sophomore-Year Core Curriculum”, Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference ,June 2000 (with George DeLancey, Bernard Gallois, Michael Mackay, Gerald Rothberg, Keith Sheppard)
  
• “ Design and Implementation of a Computer-Aided Instrumentation System for a CFR Engine Test Facility”, ASEE Annual Conference , June 2001 (with Siva Thangam, Jose Saldivar, Igbal Mehmedagic)

Institutional Service

• Consulted with Stevens Technologies, Inc. concerning potential energy conversion products
• Coordinated new course “Engineering Design Laboratory I” for first-year students in N.Y.U./Stevens Dual Degree (given at N.Y.U as Course No. V37.001); including continuing development of curriculum materials, supervision of practicing professionals as adjunct faculty, development of design projects, introduction of Web-based course material, etc.
• Coordinated "Engineering Design Labs. I " (E 121) for Stevens' new engineering curriculum (with K. Sheppard)
• Faculty Council (at request of Dean of Sch. of Eng;.) - (Chair) special emphasis on development of Faculty Handbook; Draft Handbook completed and established on Web.
• Developed on-line version of ME 532/EN506 (for graduate certificate program in Atmospheric Science and Engineering)
• Designed new Engineering Design Lab. III (E 231) including projects and experiments (with K. Sheppard, G. DeLancey, M. Mackay). Single-handedly designed four experiments and (the only) hardware project.
• Co-Director, Joint NYU/Stevens Program in Science and Engineering (“3-2” program)
• Stevens Communications Coordinating Committee (Faculty representative appointed by Provost)
• Alumni Publications Committee (appointed by Provost)
• Faculty Athletic Representative (NCAA) and participated in Athletic awards dinners
• Partnership Team member and Mentor for EXXON Scholars program
• Participation in B.o.T. Comm. for School of Engineering (at request of Dean of Sch. of Eng.)
• M.E. Dept. Executive Committee
• M.E. Dept. Laboratory & Facilities Committee
• M.E. Dept. Department Head Search Committee (Chair)
• Advised M.E. students in Dual-Degree program.
• Administered Ph.D. Qualifying Exam. in Thermodynamics/Heat Transfer (with E. Cesmebasi)
• Consultations with Department Director on development of Departmental facilities
  

Professional Development Activities & Services

• Invited participant in Assessment Committee of N. J. Corporation for Advanced Technology; review of heat exchanger proposal
  Attended and participated in business meeting of Energy Conversion and Conservation Div. of ASEE (Annual A.S.E.E. Conference, June 1999)
• Organized presentation to student professional societies on careers in consulting engineering (for New York Assoc. of Consulting Engineers)
• Consulted with inventors concerning potential energy-conversion products
• Attended one-day seminar on LabView, other data acquisition systems (by National Instruments)
• Attended half-day presentation on stationary, molten carbonate fuel cells for building energy applications (at Jaros Baum & Bolles, NYC)
  

Professional Societies

• American Society of Mechanical Engineering
  Combustion Institute
• American Society For Engineering Education
• Sigma Xi