“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius
“Do every act of your life as if it were your last.” – Marcus Aurelius
Education
Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, May 2009
- Areas of Concentration: modeling and optimization of energy systems
- Dissertation: Dynamic simulation and optimal real-time operation of CHP systems for buildings
- Advisor: Dr. Rogelio Luck
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, May 2005
Professional Experience
- Professor of Energy Technology, Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2023–Present
- Co-Director, Center for Energy Research (CER), University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2023–Present
- Director, Industrial Assessment Center, Mississippi State University, 2021–2023
- Research Director, Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2021–2023
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2018–2023
- TVA Professorship in Energy Systems and the Environment, Mississippi State University, 2018–2023
- Associate Director, Institute for Clean Energy Technology, Mississippi State University, 2016–2023
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2013–2018
- Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 2009–2012
- Graduate Research Assistant, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 2005–2009
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, Summer 2008
- Undergraduate Research Assistant, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 2004–2005
Awards
- Outstanding Paper Award, awarded at the ASME 2022 16th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, July 11-13, 2022, Philadelphia, PA
- Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Award for Excellence in Applied Energy Engineering Research, Advanced Manufacturing Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 2022
- Outstanding Faculty Technology and Innovation Award, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mississippi State University, 2022
- Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021
- Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mississippi State University, 2019
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Endowed Professorship in Energy Systems and the Environment, Mississippi State University, 2018
- Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mississippi State University, 2016
- Energy and Buildings 2012 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing
- Applied Energy Editors’ 2011 Best Reviewers Award, awarded at the ICAE2012 conference, July 5-8, 2012 Suzhou, China
- Outstanding Performance Award, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2011
- Barrier Engineering Graduate Fellowship in the Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State University for 2005-2009 academic years
- Graduate Research Assistantship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University for 2005-2009 academic years
- CITGO Petroleum Scholarship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University for 2004-2005 academic years
