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Dr. Richard Gross
Dr. Richard Gross
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Dr.
Richard Gross
Associate Professor Emeritus
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B.S. (Mechanical
Engineering), University of Pittsburgh, 1961.
M.S. (Mechanical
Engineering), Carnegie-Mellon University, 1964.
Ph.D. (Mechanical
Engineering), Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967.
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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.
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| Professional
and Honorary Societies |
Member:
ASME, ASHRAE, SAE, Pi Tau Sigma; RSES, Sigma Tau, and Tau Beta
Pi.
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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.
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| 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).
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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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