Department of Engineering

PANKAJ R. CHANDRA, Ph.D., P.E Assistant Department Head and Professor of Mechanical Engineering McNeese State University Excellence with a personal touch P.O Box 91735 Lake Charles, LA 70609-1735 (337) 475-5856 Fax: (337) 475-5237 E-Mail: pchandra@mail.mcneese.edu

EDUCATION, TEACHING, & CONSULTANCY

¨ 16 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE

¨ 8 YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

¨ 6 PROFESSIONAL REVIEW COURSES

¨ 3 CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

PUBLICATIONS

¨ 7 JOURNAL PAPERS

¨ 9 CONFERENCE PRESENTED PAPERS

¨ 2 PAPERS SUBMITTED

¨ 9 JOURNAL PAPERS REVIEWED

RESEARCH GRANTS & PROPOSALS

¨ 7 RESEARCH GRANTS FOR $ 342,614.00

¨ (Supported 6 Master’s Thesis & 10 Undergraduates)

Ø SHEARMAN 2001-2002 = $ 1,515.00

Ø LEQSF-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP 2001-2003 = $ 28,000

Ø NASA – LEQSF EPSCoR 1994-2001 = $ 232,099.00

Ø LEQSF-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP 1998-2000 = $ 24,000

Ø ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP 1996-1997 = $ 5,000.00

Ø NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1992-1994 = $ 50,000.00

Ø SHEARMAN 1989-1990 = $ 2,000.00

¨ 13 PROPOSALS

SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, & APPRECIATION

¨ DISTINGUISHED ALUMINI FACULTY AWARD

¨ LOUISIANA ENG. FOUNDATION FACULTY PROFESSIONALISM AWARD

¨ AT&T ENG.EDUCATION EXCELLENCE NOMINATION

¨ ASME SCHOLARSHIPS

SHORT COURSES & CONFERENCES

¨ 12 SHORT COURSES

¨ 9 CONFERENCES

MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITTIES

¨ 2 NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

¨ 1 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

EDUCATION , TEACHING, & CONSULTANCY

¨ EDUCATION

Ph.D. ‑ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ‑ TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ‑ 1987.

MS - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ‑ UNIVERSITY OF ROORKEE, INDIA ‑ 1977.

BS ‑ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ‑ UNIVERSITY OF ROORKEE, INDIA ‑ 1972.

BS ‑ PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS, AND CHEMISTRY ‑ MEERUT UNIVERSITY, INDIA ‑ 1968.

¨ TEACHING

TEXAS A&M‑LECTURER‑1986,1987: COURSES TAUGHT: THERMODYNAMICS, FLUID MECHANICS, HEAT TRANSFER, STATICS, AND DYNAMICS.

McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY–ASSISTANT HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT ‑1987‑PRESENT: COURSES TAUGHT: THERMODYNAMICS, HEAT TRANSFER, FLUID MECHANICS, STATICS, DYNAMICS, MACHINE DESIGN, TURBO MACHINERY, GAS DYNAMICS, BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY, ELECTRONIC COOLING, DESIGN OF HEAT EXCHANGERS, CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER, HEAT AND FLOW LAB, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS, HEATING, VENTILATION, & AIR‑CONDITIONING.

PROFESSIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING REVIEW COURSES: COORDINATOR – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001.

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGINEERING REVIEW COURSES: 1989-1994, 1997-2001.

ETHICS SEMINARS AT McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY: 1999, 2000, 2001.

¨ CONSULTANCY

OLIN CORPORATION, LAKE CHARLES, LA ‑ IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WAREHOUSE VENTILATION, AIR‑CONDITIONING, AND HUMAN COMFORTS.

CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, LAKE CHARLES, LA ‑ IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHILLED‑WATER‑VCM CONDENSER UNITS.

STUBBS OVERBECK, LAKE CHARLES, LA ‑ PIPE STRESS CALCULATIONS & COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF AN ENGINE ROOM

¨ GRADUATE THESIS

MAJOR PROFESSOR ‑ SIX MECHANICAL MASTERS THESES ‑ 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997

TEN MECHANICAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS INVOLVED IN FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS ‑ 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, & PAPER REVIEWS

¨ PAPERS

LOCAL HEAT/MASS TRANSFER DISTRIBUTION AROUND SHARP 180 DEG. TURN IN A SMOOTH SQUARE CHANNEL ‑ FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSPORT PHENOMENA, HONOLULU, HAWAII, 1985. PUBLISHED IN "HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW ROTATING MACHINERY," – A BOOK BY HEMISPHERE PUBLISHING CORP., 1987.

LOCAL HEAT/MASS TRANSFER DISTRIBUTIONS AROUND SHARP 180 DEG. TURNS IN TWO‑PASS SMOOTH AND RIB‑ROUGHENED CHANNELS ‑ ASME INT'L GAS TURBINE CONFERENCE, DUSSELDORF, WEST GERMANY, 1986. PUBLISHED IN "THE JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER," 1988.

EFFECT OF RIB ANGLE ON LOCAL HEAT/MASS TRANSFER DISTRIBUTION IN A TWO‑PASS RIB‑ROUGHENED CHANNEL ‑ PRESENTED AT "ASME INT'L GAS TURBINE CONFERENCE," ANAHEIM, CA, 1987. PUBLISHED IN "THE JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY," 1988.

PRESSURE DROP AND MASS TRANSFER IN TWO‑PASS RIBBED CHANNELS -PUBLISHED IN "THE JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS AND HEAT TRANSFER," 1989.

EFFECTS OF LENGTH AND CONFIGURATION OF TRANSVERSE DISCRETE RIBS ON HEAT TRANSFER AND FRICTION FOR TURBULENT FLOW IN A SQUARE CHANNEL‑ PRESENTED AT "ASME/JSME THERMAL ENGINEERING JOINT CONFERENCE," RENO, NEVADA, 1991. PUBLISHED IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE AND IN "THE INT'L JOURNAL OF TURBOJET ENGINES," 1992.

ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER IN RECTANGULAR CHANNELS WITH FULL AND DISCRETE, TRANSVERSE, AND ANGLED PROTUBERANCES ‑ PRESENTED AT "THE 3RD WORLD CONFERENCE ON EXPERIMENTAL HEAT TRANSFER, FLUID MECHANICS, AND THERMODYNAMICS," HONOLULU, HAWAII, 1993. PUBLISHED IN THE PROCEEDINGS, 1993.

EFFECT OF THE NUMBER OF RIBBED WALLS ON HEAT TRANSFER AND FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS OF TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOWS ‑ PRESENTED AT "THE 6TH AIAA/ASME THERMOPHYSICS AND HEAT TRANSFER CONFERENCE," COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 1994.

HEAT AND FRICTION ANALYSIS OF TURBULENT FLOW IN A RECTANGULAR CHANNNEL WITH VARYING NUMBER OF RIBBED WALLS ‑ PRESENTED AT "THE ASME INTERNATIONAL GAS TURBINE CONFERENCE," HOUSTON, TX, 1995. PUBLISHED IN THE J. OF TURBOMACHINERY, VOL. 119, NO. 2, 1997.

EFFECT OF RIB‑PROFILES ON TURBULENT FLOW HEAT TRANSFER ‑ PRESENTED AT "THE 31ST AIAA THERMOPHYSICS CONFERENCE," NEW ORLEANS, LA, 1996. PUBLISHED IN THE J. OF THERMOPHYSICS AND HEAT TRANSFER, VOL. 12, NO. 1, MARCH 1998.

THE EFFECT OF FORCING ON SCALAR TRANSPORT IN A CO-AXIAL COMBUSTOR GEOMETRY – PRESENTED AT IMECE CONFERENCE, ANAHEIM, CA, NOVEMBER, 1998.

“HEAT TRANSFER AND FRICTION BEHAVIORS IN RECTANGULAR CHANNELS WITH VARYING NUMBER OF RIBBED WALLS,” – SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, MARCH 2001.

THE EFFECT OF FORCING ON SCALAR TRANSPORT IN A CO-AXIAL COMBUSTOR GEOMETRY – WILL BE PRESENTED AT IMECE , NEW YORK, NY, NOVEMBER, 2001.

¨ REPORTS

LOCAL HEAT/MASS TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP IN A TWO‑PASS RIB‑ROUGHENED CHANNEL FOR TURBINE AIRFOIL COOLING ‑ REPORT TO NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER. SEPTEMBER 1987.

¨ PAPER REVIEWS

HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION IN A RECTANGULAR CHANNEL WITH SLIT RIB‑TURBULATORS ON TWO OPPOSITE WALLS,” - REVIEWED FOR ASME INTERNATIONAL GAS TURBINE CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 1994.

"TURBULENT HEAT TRANSFER AND FRICTION IN A SEGMENTAL TURBINE BLADE COOLING CHANNEL," - REVIEWED FOR AIAA JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS AND HEAT TRANSFER, DECEMBER 1996.

"HEAT TRANSFER IN A SQUARE CHANNEL WITH SOLID AND PERFORATED RIBS ON TWO OPPOSITE WALLS," - REVIEWED FOR AIAA JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS AND HEAT TRANSFER, DECEMBER 1996.

“EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT ENHANCEMENT WITH INCLINED SOLID AND PERFORATED BAFFLES,” - REVIEWED FOR JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER, SEPTEMBER 1997.

"A SIMPLIFIED EQUATION TO OBTAIN THE COMPLEX HEAT TRANSFER DISTRIBUTION IN AN INTERNAL DUCT OF A SEMI-COOLED TURBINE BLADE" - REVIEWED FOR ASME IMECE TURBO EXPO ’98, NOVEMBER 1998.

"ON THE COOLING EFFECT OF AN AIR JET ALONG THE SURFACE OF A CYLINDER"- REVIEWED FOR JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER, MARCH 1999.

"INTERNAL COOLING ENHANCEMENT WITH INCLINED PERFORATED BAFFLES IN A RECTANGULAR CHANNEL," - REVIEWED FOR AIAA JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS AND HEAT TRANSFER, JUNE 1999.

“QUASI TWO-DIMENSIONAL CYCLONE COOLING CONFIGURATION: EVALUATION OF HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE LOSSES,” - REVIEWED FOR ASME INTERNATIONAL GAS TURBINE CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 2000.

“TURBULENT FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A CLOSED-ENDED TRIANGULAR CHANNEL WITH EJECTION HOLES ALONGE ONE OR TWO WALLS,” – REVIEWED FOR JOURNAL OF ENERGY, HEAT, & MASS TRANSFER, DECEMBER 2000.

GRANTS & PROPOSALS

¨ GRANTS

SHEARMAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP OF $2,000 FOR 1990‑1991 FROM McNEESE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ON "HEAT AND FRICTION ANALYSIS OF TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOW," 1990.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT OF $50,000 FOR 1992‑1994 ON "A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF NUMBER OF RIBBED WALLS AND CHANNEL ASPECT RATIO ON HEAT AND FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS IN COOLING CHANNEL FLOWS APPLIED TO TURBINE BLADES, HEAT EXCHANGERS, NUCLEAR REACTORS, AND ELECTRONIC COOLING," 1992.

NASA‑EPSCoR GRANT OF $232,099.00 FOR 1994‑2001 ON "SPRAY COMBUSTOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH FORCING." A COMBINED PROPOSAL OF McNEESE, LSU, TULANE, XAVIER, AND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES, 1994.

ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP OF $5,000.00 FOR1996-1997. A FEASIBILITY REPORT ON "USE OF SOLAR ENERGY IN LOUISIANA" AND “A SHORT COURSE ON THERMAL SCIENCES FOR THE INDUSTRY,” 1996.

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP OF $24,000 FOR 1998-2000 FROM THE LOUISIANA BOARD OF REGENTS, 1997.

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP OF $28,000 FOR 2001-2003 FROM THE LOUISIANA BOARD OF REGENTS, 2000.

SHEARMAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP OF $1,515 FOR 2001‑2002 FROM McNEESE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ON "LET’S FIGURE IT OUT – A CREATIVE LAB” 2001.

¨ PROPOSALS

"A STUDY OF HEAT AND FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS IN THE INTERNALCOOLING PASSAGES OF A TURBINE BLADE," SUBMITTED TO SHEARMAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 1987, 1988.

"CREATIVITY, ENGINEERING, AND SOCIETY," SUBMITTED TO THE SHEARMAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 1990.

"UPGRADE PC‑BASED DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM." SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, 1991.

"STUDY OF THE HEAT TRANSFER APPLIED TO ELECTRONIC COOLING," SUBMITTED TO SHEARMAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 1991.

"ENERGY EFFICIENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS‑AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND DEVELOPEMENT OF A COMPUTER MODEL AND SOFTWARE," SUBMITTED TO LOUISIANA EDUCATION QUALITY SUPPORT FUND‑LEQSF, 1992.

"ENERGY EFFICIENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS‑AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND DEVELOPEMENT OF A COMPUTER MODEL AND SOFTWARE," SUBMITTED TO DoE/EPSCoR, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, 1992.

"INTEGRATION OF CREATIVITY IN ENGINEERING CURRICULUM," SUBMITTED TO SHEARMAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 1992.

"SPRAY COMBUSTOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH FORCING;" - A RESEARCH CLUSTER PROPOSAL IN COLABORATION OF LSU, TULANE, XAVIER, AND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES SUBMITTED TO THE NASA-EPSCoR PROGRAM THROUGH LOUISIANA BOARD OF REGENTS IN 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000.

"EFFECTS OF NON‑TRADITIONAL RIB PROFILES ON HEAT AND FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS IN INTERNAL CHANNEL FLOWS," SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, 1994.

"A CENTER FOR GAS-TUURBINE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH;" - A RESEARCH CLUSTER PROPOSAL IN COLABORATION OF LSU, TULANE, XAVIER, AND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES SUBMITTED TO THE NSF-EPSCoR THROUGH LaSER (LOUISIANA STIMULUS FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH), 1994.

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING AT McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY;" SUBMITTED TO LEQSF, 1996.

“TURBINE BLADE COOLING -----------------------;” A RESEARCH CLUSTER PROPOSAL IN COLLABORATION WITH LSU, TULANE, AND SOUTHERN SUBMITTED TO NSF-EPSCoR AS A CLUSTER WITH LSU, TULANE, AND SOUTHERN, 1998.

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING AT McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY;" SUBMITTED TO LEQSF, 1999, 2000.

"LET’S FIGURE IT OUT – A CREATIVE LAB," SUBMITTED TO THE SHEARMAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 2001.

“ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESEARCH BASE AT McNEESE FOR DESIGN & ANALYSIS OF PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING SYSTEMS,” SUBMITTED FOR ENDOWMENT PROFESSORSHIP AWARD 2002.

SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, & APPRECIATIONS

¨ SCHOLARSHIPS

ASEE/ASME SCHOLARSHIP: TO ATTEND A TWO‑WEEK COURSE "INTEGRATION OF CREATIVITY IN THE ME CURRICULUM," STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA., JUNE 1989.

ASME SCHOLARSHIP: TO ATTEND A SHORT COURSE "MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY," NEW ORLEANS, LA., FEBRUARY 1990.

ASME SCHOLARSHIP: TO ATTEND A SHORT COURSE "THERMAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF AIR‑COOLED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT," WASHINGTON, DC, OCTOBER 1991.

¨ PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS LICENSE

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER'S (PE) CERTIFICATE: JANUARY 1991.

¨ AWARDS

INCLUDED IN "WHO'S WHO IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST" ‑ 1991.

INCLUDED IN "WHO'S WHO OF EMERGING LEADERS IN AMERICA" ‑ 1992.

INCLUDED IN "WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN EDUCATION" ‑ 1993.

INCLUDED IN "WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA" ‑ 1994.

INCLUDED IN "THE DICTIONARY OF INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHY" ‑ 1995.

NOMINATED FOR THE FIRST AT&T ENG. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD ‑ 1995.

NOMINATED FOR THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMINI FACULTY AWARD – 1996, 2000.

ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP ‑ 1996.

INCLUDED IN "WHO'S WHO IN LEXINGTON’S 1999/2000 MILLENNIUM ED.” – 1999.

LOUISIANA ENGINEERING FOUNDATION FACULTY PROFESSIONALISM AWARD –2000.

INCLUDED IN "WHO'S WHO IN STRATHMORE’S 2000/2001 MILLENNIUM ED.” – 2000.

INCLUDED IN “AMERICA’S REGISTRY OF OUTSTANDING PROFESIONALS.” – 2001.

THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMINI FACULTY AWARD – 2001.

¨ APPRECIATIONS

LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT, DEAN, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, & STUDENTS.

LETTERS FROM GRANT AUTHORITIES SUCH AS NSF AND NASA.

MEMBERSHIP & COMMITTIES

MEMBER ASME ‑ SINCE 1985.

MEMBER AIAA – SINCE 1996.

MEMBER ASEE ‑ 1988‑1991.

MEMBER FACULTY SENATE ‑ 1988‑1991, 1994‑1997.

MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE FOR "UNITED WAY" ‑ 1990.

FACULTY ADVISOR/CO‑ADVISOR, ASME STUDENT SECTION ‑ 1989‑1991, 1994‑1995.

COORDINATOR OF MECHANICAL FILES FOR "ABET" VISIT ‑ 1988, 1991.

CHAIRMAN FACULTY SEARCH COMMITTEE – 1991, 1992, 1993. 1998.

DEPARTMENT LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVE ‑ 1991‑1995.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ON MASTER'S THESIS ‑ 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996.

MAJOR PROFESSOR ON MASTER’S THESIS – 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000.

COMMITTEE MEMBER ON MASTER'S THESIS ‑ 1989. 1993, 1994.

FACULTY ADVISOR TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ‑ 1992.

MEMBER McNEESE MINORITY FACULTY/STAFF FORUM ‑ 1993, 1994.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS (C I C) OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ‑ 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996.

SPORTS SECRETARY OF INDIA ASSOCIATION OF LAKE CHARLES ‑ 1994, 1995.

MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY TENURE & PROMOTION TASK FORCE – 1997-1999.

VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA ASSOCIATION OF LAKE CHARLES – 1997.

PRESIDENT OF INDIA ASSOCIATION OF LAKE CHARLES – 1998.

COORDINATOR LAIMEP SEMINAR ON COMPRESSORS SELECTION, MAINTENANCE, & PERFORMANCE – 1999.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LAIMEP – LAKE AREA INDUSTRIES & McNEESE ENGINEERING PARTNERSHIP – 2000, 2001.

CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENTAL CURRICULUM COMMITTEE –2000, 2001.

CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT SPRUCE-UP COMMITTEE – 1999, 2000. 2001.

CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT GRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE – 2000, 2001.

MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE – 2000-2003.

MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT COMPUTER COMMITTEE – 2001-2002.

COORDINATOR LAIMEP SEMINAR ON DESIGN RELIABILITY – 2001.

MEMBER UNIVERSITY SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS & ACADEMIC SUPPORT – 2001.

SHORT COURSES, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, AND VISITS

ASME INTERNATIONAL GAS TURBINE CONFERENCE ‑ JUNE 1987, ANAHEIM, CA.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CONFERENCE ‑ FEBRUARY 1988, BATON ROUGE, LA.

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ‑ MAY 1988, HOUSTON, TX.

WIND ENGINEERING ‑ A FEMA SHORT COURSE ‑ JULY 1988, EMMITSBURG, MD.

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN HEAT TRANSFER ‑ ASME SHORT COURSE IN NATIONAL HEAT TRANSFER CONFERENCE ‑ JULY 1988, HOUSTON, TX.

PINCH TECHNOLOGY‑SIZING AND PLACEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESS HEAT PUMP ‑ OCTOBER 1988, LAKE CHARLES, LA.

ENERGY‑SOURCES TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ‑ JANUARY 1989,

HOUSTON, TX.

TURBO‑COILS SYMPOSIUM ‑ MARCH 1989, ORANGE, TX.

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICS; LOW AND HIGH SPEED FLOWS, HEAT TRANSFER ‑ ASME SHORT COURSE ‑ MARCH 1989, HOUSTON, TX.

THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL SOUTHWEST REGION‑X ASME CONFERENCE – MARCH, 1989, COLLEGE STATION, TX.

6TH INTERNATIONAL PUMP USERS SYMPOSIUM ‑ APRIL 1989, HOUSTON, TX.

INTEGRATION OF CREATIVITY IN THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM ‑ ASEE/ASME SHORT COURSE ‑ JUNE 1989, STANFORD, CA.

MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY ‑ ASME SHORT COURSE ‑ FEBRUARY 1990, NEW ORLEANS, LA.

McDERMOTT SHIPYARD INC. ‑ ASME STUDENT SECTION VISIT ‑ JANUARY 1991, MORGAN CITY, LA.

ASME/JSME THERMAL ENGINEERING JOINT CONFERENCE ‑ MARCH 1991, RENO, NEVADA.

8TH INTERNATIONAL PUMP USERS SYMPOSIUM ‑ MARCH 1991, HOUSTON, TX.

ASME REGION‑X CONFERENCE ‑ FACULTY ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM ‑ APRIL 1991, AUSTIN, TX.

THERMAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF AIR‑COOLED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ‑ ASME SHORT COURSE ‑ OCTOBER 1991, WASHINGTON, DC.

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT ‑ TQM ‑ JUNE 1992, LAKE CHARLES, LA.

JOB INTERVIEW ‑ SEMINAR ‑ MARCH 1993, LAKE CHARLES, LA.

3RD WORLD CONFERENCE ON EXPERIMENTAL HEAT TRANSFER, FLUID MECHANICS, AND THERMODYNAMICS ‑ OCTOBER 1993, HONOLULU, HAWAII.

"LEQSF - LOUISIANA EDUCATION QUALITY SUPPORT FUND - WORKSHOP;" ATTENDED IN LAKE CHARLES, LA., ON MAY 3, 1994.

6TH AIAA/ASME THERMOPHYSICS AND HEAT TRANSFER CONFERENCE ‑ JUNE 1994, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.

PRESENTED A LECTURE ON INVITATION ON MY RESEARCH WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROORKEE, ROORKEE, INDIA ‑ JANUARY 1995.

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS: HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW APPLICATIONS ‑ ASME SHORT COURSE ‑ OCTOBER 1995, NASHVILLE, TN.

THE 31st AIAA THERMOPHYSICS CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS, JUNE, 1996.

"DANTEC SEMINAR ON LDA AND PIV SYSTEMS" - AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BATON ROUGE, MARCH, 1997.

"INTERNATIONAL GAS TURBINE INSTITUTE, IGTI, ASME-TURBO EXPO '97;"- ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE ON THE INVITATION OF THE K-14 COMMITTEE ON GAS TURBINE HEAT TRANSFER, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, JUNE 1997.

"THE GAS TURBINE: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS;" - A SHORT COURSE ATTENDED AT THE IGTI ASME CONFERENCE, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, JUNE 1997.

“ENERGY CODE FOR COMMERCIAL AND HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS;”- A SHORT COURSE AT McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY; LAKE CHARLES, LA, MAY 1998.

“COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;" - ASME SHORT COURSE, HOUSTON, APRIL, 1999.

“PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING ETHICS,” – A SEMINAR AT McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY, APRIL, 1999 & APRIL 2000.

“COMPRESSORS, SELECTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,” – A SHORT COURSE BY LAIMEP AT McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY, DECEMBER 1999.

“PIPING DESIGN WORKSHOP,” – ASME SHORT COURSE, LAS VEGAS, NV, APRIL 2000.

“INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INCINERATION & THERMAL TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES,” - MAY 2001, PHILADELPHIA, PA.