Directories - Faculty - Dr. Robert Santoro

Dr. Robert J. Santoro George L. Guillet, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Director of the Propulsion Engineering Research Center

The Pennsylvania State University 240 Research Building East University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-863-1285 Fax: 814-865-3389 E-Mail: rjs2@psu.edu

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Overview	Publications	Research

Expertise:
Combustion and Fire Science, soot formation, spray and atomization phenomena, rocket propulsion, gas turbine and Diesel engine studies.

Education:
Ph.D. Physics, Boston College, 1975
M.S. Physics, Boston College, 1974
B.S. Physics, Boston College, 1968

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1986-Present
Physicist, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD, 1978-1986
Research Staff Member, Guggenheim Labs, Princeton University, Princeton , NJ, 1976-1978
Research Associate, Guggenheim Labs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1975-1976
Lecturer, Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill , MA, 1974-1975
Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 1969-1974
Electrical Engineer, IBM Components Division, Fishkill, NY, 1968-1969

Honors/Awards:
Holder of the Endowed George L. Guillet Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2003-Present
Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2000-2003
Premier Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 2000
Department Head Faculty Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 1993
Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1989
Recipient Outstanding Technical Paper 23rd Joint Propulsion Conference, 1987
Recipient U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal, 1985
Recipient Presidential Bicentennial Award from Boston College, 1975
Editorial Board, Combustion and Flame
Editorial Board, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Affiliations:
Director, Propulsion Engineering Research Center
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Society of Engineering Education
American Physical Society
American Chemical Society
The Combustion Institute
Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honor Society)
Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society of North America)
Particulate Materials Center
Center for Automotive Studies
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Directories - Faculty - Dr. Robert Santoro

Dr. Robert J. Santoro

George L. Guillet, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Director of the Propulsion Engineering Research Center

George L. Guillet, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director of the Propulsion Engineering Research Center