Prior to becoming director, John served as associate director of operations, head of the Materials Engineering division, and as UD’s director for technology partnerships. John joined UDRI in 2000 after working in Congressman Tony Hall’s office as a Congressional Science Fellow sponsored by the ASME and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. During a 16-year stint at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, John led a research group in the Propulsion Directorate, where researchers developed thermal management concepts and technologies for high-density power electronics, megawatt lasers and high-powered microwaves for future aircraft.

John holds six patents and two pending applications on heat exchanger and miniature heat pipe innovations and has won two technology transfer awards.  John has authored or co-authored more than 60 technical publications and has won two best paper awards.

Education:

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1994
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 1989
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, 1986

Affiliations:

Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science