Biography of S. Kakaç, Professor Mechanical Engineering |
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EDUCATION:Dip-Ing Technical University of Istanbul, Turkey, 1955. SM Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959. SM Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, 1960 Ph.D University of Manchester,England, 1965 TEACHING:Heat Transfer, Thermal and Fluid Design, Thermodynamics, Energy Conversion Systems. RESEARCH:Forced convection, Cooling of Electronics, two-phase flow instabilities in boiling flow systems, Heat Exchangers Energy related problems. PROJECTS:Two-phase flow instabilities, Theoretical and experimental; Transient forced convection; Electronic cooling, Fuel cells, Heat transfer in microchannels, Bioheat. EXPERIENCE:1990-1998 Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Miami 1982-Present Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Miami 1980-1982 Visiting Professor, University of Miami 1960-1982 Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Tehnical University 1974-1975 Visiting Professor, University of Miami 1990-1991 Visiting Professor, University of Munich, Germany HONORS:-U.S. Eisenhower Fellowship, for training in the field of peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy, 1958-1960 -UNESCO Fellowship, 1963-1965 -Turkish Nuclear Forum Science Award. (1987) -Alexander von Humboldt Distinguished Science Award for Senior U.S Scientists, 1989 -Science Award of the Association of Turkish-American Scientists, 1994 -ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award, 1997 -The ICHMT(Int. Center Heat and Mass Transfer) Fellowship Award, 1997 -Consulting professor of Xi'an Jiaotong University, P.R.China -Honorary Professor of shanghai Intitute of Electric Power, P.R.China -The Doctor Honor's Causa, University of Ovidius, Romania, 1998 -Service Medal Presented by the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1998 -Foreign Member of the Academy of Sciences of Russian Federation,1998 -Memeber of the Turkish Academy of Sciences, 1999 -The Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Reims, France, 1999 -Distinguished Service Award (TUBITAK) presented by the President of Turkey, 2000 -Honorary Professor of Engineering College at the Ghandi Institute of Technology and Management, 2001 -ASME Fellow SERVICE:-Editor, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy -Member, Scientific council of the International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer. -Member, Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. -Member, Editorial Advisory Board of the Int. Journal Mass Transfer and Int. Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer -Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Int. J. Hybrid Methods in Engineering -Associate Editor-in Chief, Int. Journal of Thermal Science-Revue Cenerale de Thermique -Member of the Editorial Board of the J. the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Engineering LANGUAGE:Turkish, German, French OPPORTUNITIES:Single-phase forced convection, laminar and Turbulent, Two-phase flow instabilities, Electronic cooling, Fuel cells, Heat exhangers, Bioheat, Heat transfer in microchannels and energy related problems
Sponsored:-Two-phase Flow Boiling and Condensation Instabilities in Tubes funded by National Science Foundation -Transient Forced Conversion in Ducts and cooling of Electronics (Experimental-Theoretical), funded by National Science Foundation Non-Sponsored:-Heat exchanger optimization, Bioheat Heat transfer, Heat Transfer in Microchannels
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