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Dr. John H. Lienhard
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John H. Lienhard is the M.D. Anderson Professor of
Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of
Houston where he has taught since 1980.
Dr. Lienhard holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of California at Berkeley. He earned
his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from
the University of Washington and Oregon State College,
respectively. Known for his research in the thermal
sciences as well as in cultural history, he is the
author or co-author of four books and more than 300
articles. He is an Honorary Member of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a fellow of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS).
Dr. Lienhard is the author and voice of more than
1,400 episodes of The Engines of Our Ingenuity, a
daily public radio series about machines and the people
who created them. Transcripts of all episodes are
available on the Engines web site at www.uh.edu/engines.
For his work on Engines, ASME awarded him the
1998 Engineer Historian award and the 1989 Ralph Coates
Roe Award for contributions to the public understanding
of technology. American Women in Radio and Television
honored him with the1991 Portrait Division Award.
In 1991 the University of Houston presented Dr.
Lienhard with its highest faculty honor, the Esther
Farfel Award for excellence in research, teaching and
service to his profession and the community.
A popular speaker in Houston and around the United
States, Dr. Lienhard averages 50 speaking engagements
per year.
Additional information about Dr. John Lienhard
available at http://www.uh.edu/engines/jhlbio.htm
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JOHN H. LIENHARD
Born: St. Paul Minn., Aug. 17, 1930
Education:
- Ph.D. in Mech. Engr., 1961, Univ. of Calif. at
Berkeley.
- M.S. in Mech. Engr., 1953, Univ. of Wash., Seattle.
- B.S. in Mech. Engr., 1951, Oregon State College,
Corvallis.
Research:
- Heat transfer with phase change: hydrodynamic
boiling theory, condensation, flashing.
- Thermodynamics of phase change. Dynamics of jets
and sheets. History of technology.
Positions:
- Present M.D. Anderson Prof. of Mech. Engr. and
History, University of Houston.
- 1980 - 1989 Prof. of Mechanical Engineering, Univ of
Houston,
- Summer 1981 Clyde Chair Prof., Univ. of Utah, Salt
Lake City.
- 1967 - 1980 Professor, Mech. Engr. Dept., Univ. of
Kentucky.
- 1972 - 1974 Assoc. Dean/Graduate Programs, Univ. of
Kentucky.
- Summers 1975 & 1976 Visiting staff member, EPRI,
Palo Alto CA.
- Spring 1975 Visiting Prof, Chem. Engr. Dept., Univ.
of Exeter.
- Fall 1974 Nat'l. Acad. of Sci., Exchange Prof.,
Inst. Boris Kidric and Univ. of Belgrade, Jugoslavia.
- Summer-1972 NSF Summer Fellowship, Catholic
University
- Summer-1970 NSF Summer Fellowship, the Smithsonian
Institution
- 1961 - 67 Assoc. Prof., Mech. Engr. Dept., Wash.
State Univ.
- Summer 1965 Lecturer, Mech. Engr. Dept., Univ. of
CA., Berkeley.
- 1959 - 61 Assoc., Mech. Engr. Dept., Univ. of CA.,
Berkeley.
- Summer 1956 Engr., Pacific Car and Foundry Co.,
Renton, WA.
- 1955 - 56 Instructor of Mech. Engr., Univ. of Wash.,
Seattle.
- 1954 - 55 Mech. Engr., Sig. Corps Engr. Labs.; Ft.
Monmouth.
- 1951 - 52 Engr., Boeing Airplane Co.; Seattle.
Selected Honors and Awards:
- Fellow of ASME, 1977, Honorary Member of ASME,
1995; Fellow of Am. Assn. Adv. Sci, 1989.
- Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, ASME/PTS
1979.
- (for "Outstanding achievement by a Mech. Engr.
within 20 yrs. or more of graduation.")
- Univ. of Ky. Res. Foundation, Research Award,
1980.
- ASME Heat Trans. Memorial Award, 1980.
("Outstanding contributions to the science of
heat transfer.")
- Elected to Univ. of Houston Chapter of FKF, 1985.
- Best Res. Paper Award, College of Engr., Univ. of
Ky. (twice.)
- Member, ASME Distinguished Lecturer Bureau,
1986--.
- The Kittenger Award. (for "Outstanding Engr.
Prof. at the Univ. of Houston, 1987.")
- Engineer of the Year Award, So. Tex Section of
ASME, 1987.
- Mech. Engr. Dept. Teaching Award, 1988.
- University of Houston Teaching Award, 1989.
- Ralph Coats Roe Medal, ASME, 1989. (for
contributions to a public understanding of
technology.
- Based on Public Radio Program, The Engines of
Our Ingenuity.)
- American Women in Radio and Television, 1990
Portrait Division Award for The Engines of Our
Ingenuity.
- The 1990 U of H Engineering Alumni Distinguished
Engineering Faculty Member Award.
- One of two 1991 awards for Special Programming by
the Southern Educational Television Association.
- The 1991 Esther Farfel Award, University of
Houston, given to the university's outstanding
faculty member.
- Finalist Award for Engines in the New York
Festivals Intl. Radio Competition (one of five among
1300 entrants.)
- Ralph Coates Roe Medal, ASEE, 1994 (for teaching.)
- Named Outstanding Engineering Graduate of the
University of California at Berkeley, 1994
Publications:
- Four books; about 300 journal articles, reports,
recordings, and other miscellaneous publications.
- 1400 episodes of The Engines of Our Ingenuity
as of February, 1999.
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