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Department of

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering


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Directories - Faculty - Dr. Thomas Litzinger


Dr. Litzinger

Dr. Thomas A. Litzinger.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director of Leonhard Center

The Pennsylvania State University
201 Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-4015
Fax: 814-865-4021
E-Mail: tal2@psu.edu

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Expertise:
Thermodynamics, internal combustion engines, gas turbines, fluid mechanics.

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'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
American Society of Engineering Education