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Academic HighlightsAcademic Highlights:

  • The TSRC Received High Commendation by the ABET Team in their Accreditation Report.

  • Dr. Ronald D. Boyd [with Mr. Penrose Cofie (EE) and Mr. Ali Ekhlassi (ME)] was Awarded a US Patent.

  • Mr. Aaron May Completed his Master of Engineering Thesis in the TSRC.

  • Ms. Hongtao Zhang Completed her Master of Engineering Thesis in the TSRC.

  • Two Undergraduate Students, Ronhoward McNeil and Bernice Andrus, were TSRC  Mentored by Aaron May, Mr. Penrose Cofie, and Dr. Boyd.

  • Ronhoward McNeil Started a New Project on Monoblock Power Distribution (Mentors: Mr. Cofie and Dr. Boyd).

  • Both TSRC Graduate and Undergraduate Students have Contributed Formalized Work to Refereed Published Papers in High-Impact Factor Journals.

  • The TSRC Research is Cited Routinely in the International Technical Literature.

  • The TSRC has completed Phase I of the Institute for High Heat Flux Removal (--A Multi-Disciplinary Institute). Dr. Ronald D. Boyd* Developed a: (1) Three (3)-Year $610,000 IHHFR-Phase III Proposal which was Submitted to the US DOE (Funded) and (2) Three (3) – Year $375,000 HHFR Proposal in Aerodynamics and Aeronautic Systems (Funded).