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The appointment of Professor W.J. Minkowycz as the first James P.
Hartnett Professor of Mechanical Engineering Energy Systems was
announced on Friday, April 28, 2006. Professor Minkowycz is
nationally and internationally known for his multifaceted
professional activities in the science of heat transfer and as the
key facilitator in the dissemination of technical knowledge in the
field. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Minnesota in 1965 and joined the UIC faculty in 1966.
He is the author of over 125 journal and conference papers and is
serving on numerous editorial boards. His work on flow through
porous media was accorded the ASME 2006 Classic Paper Award.
Professor Minkowycz is a Fellow of the National Society of Mechanical
Engineers and received the Ralph Coats Roe Award (an ASEE National
Award) and the Heat Transfer Memorial Award (an ASME National
Award). He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of
Heat and Mass Transfer and the International Communications in Heat
and Mass Transfer. He is the founding editor of the Numerical Heat
Transfer journal and has served as its Editor-in-Chief since its
inception in 1978. He is also the senior Editor of the textbook
series, Computational and Physical Processes in Mechanics and Thermal
Sciences, of the review monograph series, Advances in Numerical Heat
Transfer; and of the Handbook of Numerical Heat Transfer, the Second
Edition of which has just been published in 2006.
Professor Minkowycz has been the recipient of the UIC Silver Circle
Award for Excellence in Teaching six times, the University
Distinguished Teacher Award in 1989, the College of Engineering
Harold A. Simon Award, and the Board of Trustees Recognition for
Excellence in Teaching in 1987.
For several decades, Professor Minkowycz has been the intellectual
leader of the worldwide heat transfer community. In addition to his
significant and seminal research papers, he is the role model for
effective classroom teaching. Lastly, his editorial activities have
nurtured the growth of heat transfer activities worldwide. He is the
point of reference for an entire generation of thermal engineering
professors.
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