Directories - Faculty - Dr. Gita Talmage

Dr. Gita Talmage Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University 306 Reber Building University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-863-3204 Fax: 814-863-4848 E-Mail: talmage@psu.edu

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Overview	Publications	Research

Expertise:
Fluid Dynamics -- Magnetohydrodynamics, Thin-Film Lubrication.

Education:
Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989
M.S. Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1982
M.S. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagn, 1977
B.S. Physics, Indiana University at Bloomington, 1975

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1990-Present
SOLMECS (Israel), LTD., Beersheva, Israel, 1985-1986
United States Geological Survey Menlo Park, California, 1983-1984
NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977-1981

Honors/Awards:
Penn State's Teaching Fellow Award, The Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001
Premier Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1998
Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1995
Letter of Commendation from David Taylor Research Center for outstanding research, 1992

Affiliations:
American Association of Crystal Growth, Member, 1994-Present
American Physical Society, Member, 1992-Present
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member, 1990-Present
Editor, ASME Tribology Division Newsletter, 1996
American Academy of Mechanics, Member, 1989-Present
Sigma Xi, Member, 1977-Present
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Member, 1995-Present
Technical Committee on Bearings, 1995

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Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Directories - Faculty - Dr. Gita Talmage

Dr. Gita Talmage

Professor of Mechanical Engineering