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He was born in Galaţi, a port town located on the Danube in Romania.
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Distinguished Professor at Duke University
He was born in Galaţi, a port town located on the Danube in Romania.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Polytechnic University Bucharest, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Galati, Romania, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Constantza, Romania, 1997.
Engineer Science Energy Systems, Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, 1972. Research assistant department mechanical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971-1974, lecturer, research associate, department mechanical engineering, 1975-1976. Fellow Miller Institute Basic Research Science, University California, Berkeley, 1976-1978.
Assistant professor, department mechanical engineering University Colorado, Boulder, 1978-1981. Croft professor University Colorado College Engineering, 1981-1982. Associate professor, department mechanical engineering University Colorado, Boulder, 1981-1984.
Professor, department mechanical engineering and materials science Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1989, J.A. Jones professor, department mechanical engineering, since 1989.
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(Written by an internationally recognized authority on hea...)
(A brand-new, thought-provoking edition of the unmatched r...)
(Convection in Porous Media, 4th Edition, provides a user-...)
("Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics" is a comprehensive,...)
(This book presents the diverse and rapidly expanding fiel...)
(Convection heat transfer has been thoroughly updated to b...)
(This new edition includes nearly 1000 new references. )
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Gustus L. Larson award 1988, James Harry Potter Gold medal 1990). Member American Academy Mechanics, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Married; 3 children.