Bruce R. Babin (Schedule)
Assistant Professor
Degrees:
Ph.D. 1998, Mechanical Engineering University of Arizona
M.S. 1991, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S. 1988, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Years of Service:
2 years of service at KSU
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, KSU (2003-present)
Related Experience:
Courses Taught:
Taught 3 different courses since 2003. Recent courses include:
ME 513 Thermodynamics I
ME 573 Heat Transfer
ME 773 Intermediate Heat Transfer
Industrial Experience:
Thermal Analyst, Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson AZ (1996-2003)
Research Intern, Digital Equipment Corp, Palo Alto CA (1995)
Consulting and Patents:
Raytheon Missile Systems Co., (2003-2004)
Catalytic Industries Group (2004)
Patents:
USP 6,578,491 B2 entitled “Externally Accessible Thermal Ground Plane for Tactical Missiles”
States in Which Registered: none
Principal Publications in Last Five Years:
Babin, B., and T. Henderson. “Air Filtration from Fuel Using Surface Tension Elements.” Proceedings of AIAA Missile Sciences Conference, 2004.
Memberships:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Honors and Awards: none
Institutional and Professional Service in Last Five Years:
University: none
College: none
Department: Industrial Advisory Board Committee
Professional: (1) ASME K12 Aerothermal Heating Technical Committee, (2) AIAA Thermophysics Technical Committee
Professional Development in Last Five Years:
Project LEA/RN (2003-2004)
Other Notable Achievements in Last Five Years:
Major professor for 3 M.S. students
Advisor for 2 Undergraduate Honors Projects
Currently, PI on research grants totaling $49,500