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The University of Akron Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Dr. Richard Gross



Dr. Richard Gross
 

Dr. Richard Gross
Associate Professor Emeritus

Phone: 330.972.7736
Fax: 330.972.6027
Office: ASEC 107
E-mail: rgross@uakron.edu


 Education

B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Pittsburgh, 1961.
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Carnegie-Mellon University, 1964.
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967.


 Experience

Associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, 1971-present.
Assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, 1966-71.
Engineer, Babcock & Wilcox Company, 1968-71.
Instructor, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1965-67.
Engineer, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, 1961-64.


 Professional and Honorary Societies

Member: ASME, ASHRAE, SAE, Pi Tau Sigma; RSES, Sigma Tau, and Tau Beta Pi.


 Honors and Awards

NSF Traineeship, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1965-67.
SAE Ralph R. Teeter Award, 1975.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Outstanding Professor Award, 1987.
College of Engineering, Best Professor, Pi Eta Sigma, 1990.
College of Engineering, Best Professor, Pi Eta Sigma, 1991.
College of Engineering, Outstanding Teacher Award, Chemstress Teaching Award, 1991.


 Research and Professional Activities

Heat transfer, fluid flow, thermodynamics.
Member: ASME Performance Test Code Committee.
Board of directors, ASME Akron Section, 1973-76.
Vice chairman, ASME Akron Section, 1978-79.
Chairman, ASME Akron Section, t979-80.
City of Akron Board of Heating Examiners, 1973-82.
City of Akron Space Conditioning Board, 1982-present.
Also Anaconda, Inc., Babcock & Wilcox Company, The University of Akron (Recycle Energy System), Akron YWCA, ER. Gross Company, Quality Building Corporation, Diebold, Inc., McNeil Akron, Inc., Ohio Edison Company.
Professional engineer (Ohio).


 
 

The University of Akron
Mechanical Engineering Department
ASEC, Rm. 101.
Akron, Ohio 44325-3903
Department Office: (330) 972-6307
Department Fax: (330) 972-6027
Office Location: ASEC 101
Email: smeier@uakron.edu
Department Chair: Dr. Celal Batur
 

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