Faculty Receive ASME Heat Transfer 75th Anniversary Medal

UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty members Ivan Catton and Vijay K. Dhir received the 75th Anniversary Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Heat Transfer Division. They were recognized for service to the community and contributions to the field. The medals were presented July 15 at the 2013 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, held in Minneapolis.

Catton, a distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has conducted pioneering work in thermal sciences in a broad range of areas, including natural convection, flow instability, solar energy and porous media transport to nuclear reactor safety. Catton received the Max Jakob Memorial Award in 2009 from ASME and AIChE for his work in heat transfer.

Dhir, dean of the school and distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, leads the Boiling Heat Transfer Lab, which has conducted pioneering work in fundamental and applied sciences involving boiling, an efficient process of heat removal. Currently the lab is involved in the study of flow boiling, micro-gravity boiling, and nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics. Dhir received the Max Jakob Memorial Award in 2004, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.