CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
M. Eng. (Energy Technology), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
B. Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), Rangoon Institute of Technology, Rangoon, Burma
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
August 2011 – Present Professor
Lamar University
August 2005 – August 2011 Associate Professor
Lamar University
August 2001 – August 2005 Assistant Professor
Lamar University
January 1999 – August 2001 Research Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
September 1996 – December 1999 Post-doctoral Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology
May 1993 – August 1996 Research Assistant
University of Michigan
August 1992 – May 1993 Teaching Assistant
University of Maryland
January 1991 – August 1992 Research Assistant
National University of Singapore, Singapore
January 1990 – August 1991 Graduate Student
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
September 1983 – August 1989 Lecturer
Rangoon Institute of Technology, Burma
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
Core Courses:
Dynamics, Engineering Thermodynamics I, Engineering Thermodynamics II, Fluid Mechanics,
Measurements Lab, Seminar, Thermal Systems Design, Integrated Systems Design, Senior
Design Project
Elective Courses:
Turbomachinery, Introduction to CFD, Energy Engineering, IC Engines, Combustion Theory and
Applications
Graduate:
Core Courses:
Advanced Engineering Analysis, Optimization of Thermal Systems
Elective Courses:
Advanced Fluid Dynamics, Selected Topics in Fluid Dynamics, Energy Conversion Systems,
Introduction to CFD, Energy Engineering, IC Engines, Combustion Theory and Applications
Teaching Grants
Received 6 Senior Design Project Grants from American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and
Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE): 2 grants ($5,000 and $3,950) in 2002, 1 grant ($5,000) in
2003, 1 grant ($5,000) in 2004, 1 grant ($4,600) in 2005, and 1 grant ($5,000) in 2016.
Lamar University Teaching Award
• Presidential Faculty Fellow for Innovation in Teaching Activity, 2014
• Presidential Faculty Fellow for Innovation in Teaching Activity, 2015
• Distinguished Faculty Fellow for Teaching, 2015
Undergraduate Student Mentor/Sponsorship
Faculty advisor:
• Lamar Sigma Xi Section of Pi Tau Sigma ME Honors Society (2015 - 2016)
• Lamar ASME Student Chapter (2001 - Present)
• Lamar SAE Student Section (2005 - Present)
• Lamar ASABE Student Section (2006 - 2012)
Faculty Advisor:
• Over 50 Senior Capstone Design Teams (2004 – Present)
• Several teams won prizes and scholarships in regional and national design competitions
such as SAE Baja and Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) Design
Challenge. Faculty Mentor
• 2 McNair Scholars: Terry Willemin (2004) and Clent Holmes (2006)
Faculty Mentor:
• Sponsored a paper published by a group of undergraduate students
J. Weir, A. Hatton, L. Hughes, M. Pruitt, C. Mitchell and K. Aung, “A Parametric Study
of a 4-Stroke Motorcycle Exhaust System,” 2004 International Mechanical Engineering
Congress and RD&D Exposition, Anaheim, CA, November 2004.
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Research Areas and Interests
Modeling and simulation of renewable energy and energy systems, hydrogen flames,
combustion and reacting flows, alternative fuels (bio diesel, ethanol, methane, hydrogen) and
their uses in IC engines
