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Dr. Stephen R. Turns Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University 114 Research Building East University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-863-1989 Fax: 814-865-3389 E-Mail: srt@psu.edu
Webpage: http://www.mne.psu.edu/turns/

Expertise:
Pollutant formation and control in combustion systems, combustion engines, combustion instrumentation, radiation heat transfer, slurry fuel combustion.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, 1974
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1970

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1979-Present
Professor-in-Charge, Graduate Programs, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department, 1996-2000
Research Engineer, Engine Research Department, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, MI 1970-1975
Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1975-1979

Honors/Awards:
American Society of Engineering Education, Ralph Coats Roe Award, 2009
Joel and Ruth Spira Award for Teaching Excellence, 2008
Penn State Teaching and Learning Consortium, Hall of Fame Faculty Award, 2001
Penn State's Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1997
Society of Automotive Engineers, Forest R. McFarland Award, 1997
Premier Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1991
Department Head Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 1990
Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1985
Halliburton Education Foundation Award, 1984
Weyerhauser Foundation Fellow, 1978

Affiliations:
Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Member, American Society of Engineering Education
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME, ABET Evaluator, 1994-Present
Member, The Combustion Institute
Member, Society of Automotive Engineers
Aerospace Education Association, 1990-1992
Propulsion Engineering Research Center