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Dr. Yavuzkurt

Dr. Savas Yavuzkurt

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
327 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-3340
Fax: 814-863-4848
E-Mail: sqy@psu.edu

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Expertise:
Turbulent Flows (experimental and theoretical), Convective Heat Transfer, Experimental Methods in Fluids, Combustion and Alternate Energy Sources.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechancial Engineering, Stanford University, 1978
M.S. Mechancial Engineering, Stanford University, 1974
B.S. Mechancial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1973

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1981-Present
Research Fellow and Instructor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1978-1981
Research Fellow at the NASA Center for Turbulence Research, NASA/Ames and Stanford University, Sept. 1990-May 1991
NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty position at NASA/Ames, Summer 1990
Stanford University, 1973-1977

Honors/Awards:
Penn State Engineering Society Outstanding Teaching Award, 2009
ASME Fellow, 2007
Certificate of Recognition by NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program for research contributions, Summer 1991
Certificate of Recognition by NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program for research contributions, Summer 1990
Commendation by the State College, PA Area School District for teaching fluid mechanics to selected high school students, October 1987
Chosen Valedictorian for Graduation from Middle East Technical University, 1973
Awarded full scholarship from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (T.U.B.I.T.A.K.), covering M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies at Stanford University, won in competitive examinations

Affiliations:
Member, American Society for Engineering Education
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Member Fluid Machinery Committee of ASME Fluids Engineering Division
Member Coordinating Group on Fluid Measurements ASME
Member of Penn State 's Center for Acoustics and Vibration