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Directories - Faculty - Dr. Stephen Turns


Dr. Turns

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:
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
Member, 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