Sunil Kumar

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Research Interests
Thermal fluid sciences; Applied mathematics

Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

State University of New York at Buffalo
Master of Arts, Applied Mathematics

State University of New York at Buffalo
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering

University of California at Berkeley
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering


 

Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Researcher
From: June 1988 to January 1990

High Temperatures - High Pressures: The International Journal of
Editor
From: January 2008 to present

Polytechnic University
Assistant Professor
From: January 1990 to May 1994

Polytechnic University
Associate Professor
From: June 1994 to August 2002

Polytechnic University
Department Head, Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering
From: June 1996 to August 2000

Polytechnic University
Othmer Senior Fellow
From: October 2001 to August 2004

NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
Professor
From: August 2002 to present

Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Graduate Dean and Associate Provost
From: August 2003 to January 2011

New York University - Abu Dhabi
Dean of Engineering
From: August 2009 to August 2015


Optical Sensor for Measuring Thin Film Deposition in Real Time, (US Patent 7,630,590, Dec 8, 2009 (previously 2009/0116782))

 


Model for Radiation from Natural Gas Fires due to Pipe Rupture, (Principal Investigator)

Brooklyn Union Gas Company, 1993

Thermal Evaluation of Gas Heat Pumps, (Co - Principal Investigator)

Brooklyn Union Gas Company, 1991-1993

Gas Consumption Characterization and Forecasting, (Co - Principal Investigator)

Long Island Lighting Company, 1992-1995

Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Two-Phase Flows, (Co - Principal Investigator)

Brooklyn Union Gas Company, 1993 - 1994

Manufacturing Across the Curriculum, (Co - Principal Investigator)

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1998-2001

Superconductin Devices Thermal Effects, (Principal Investigator)

New State Center for Advanced Telecommunication Technology, 1991-1992

Smart Heating Systems, (Principal Investigator)

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, 1996 - 1997

AGEP Minority Doctoral Support, (Co - Principal Investigator)

National Science Foundation, 2004-2009

Form Stable Phase Change Materials for Direct Contact Energy Stor, (Principal Investigator)

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, 1992-1994

Microscale Properties of Thin Films, (Principal Investigator)

National Science Foundation, 1992-1995

Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion for Radioisotope Power Syste, (Co - Principal Investigator)

National Aerospace Space Agency, 2003-2005

Short Pulse Radiative Transfer, (Principal Investigator)

Sandia National Laboratories and the National Science Foundation, 1998-2002

Wind Driven High Rise Fires: Modeling and Experiments, (Principal Investigator)

Department of Homeland Security, August 2007 - present


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