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Dr. Thomas A. Litzinger.Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
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Expertise:
Gas turbines, internal combustion engines, emissions, fuels and propellants.
Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton, 1986
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1981
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1977
Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1985-Present
General Electric, Corporate R&D, 1978-1981
General Electric, Energy Systems Research, 1977-1978
Honors/Awards:
Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Distinguished Service Award, 2011
Penn State's Alumni Teaching Fellow Award: The Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
Penn State's Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1998
Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1994
Premier Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1992
Department Head Faculty Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 1989
Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1988
Affiliations:
Leonhard Center (Director)
Environmental Resources Research Institute
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
The Combustion Institute
Fellow, American Society of Engineering Education