Vijay K. Dhir
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Vijay K. Dhir is currently the Dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
, since March 2003. He is also a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, joining the UCLA faculty in 1974. He is the principal investigator of the Boiling eXperiment Facility - Nucleate Pool Boiling eXperiment (BXF-NPBX), which was conducted in micro-g environment on the International Space Station
to understand bubble growth, detachment and subsequent motion of single and large merged bubbles boiling in micro-g environment.
, where he received his B.E. and M.Tech. degrees (Punjab Engineering College
and Indian Institute of Technology). He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1972 from the University of Kentucky
.
He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
since 2006, one of the highest honors for engineers. In 2004, he received the Max Jakob Memorial Award
.
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California, Los Angeles was opened with an enrollment of 379 students in the fall of 1945. It opened as the College of Engineering until it was changed to school on February 21, 1969. The School now has seven...
, since March 2003. He is also a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, joining the UCLA faculty in 1974. He is the principal investigator of the Boiling eXperiment Facility - Nucleate Pool Boiling eXperiment (BXF-NPBX), which was conducted in micro-g environment on the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
to understand bubble growth, detachment and subsequent motion of single and large merged bubbles boiling in micro-g environment.
Personal and early life
Dhir was born in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, where he received his B.E. and M.Tech. degrees (Punjab Engineering College
Punjab Engineering College
PEC University of Technology, formerly known as Punjab Engineering College , is an engineering institute located in the city of Chandigarh, India...
and Indian Institute of Technology). He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1972 from the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
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Career
Prior to becoming the dean at the school, Dhir served as vice chair (1988–1991) and chair (1994–2000) of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Then he served as the school's associate dean for academic and faculty issues and as Interim Dean (2002–2003).Honors
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
since 2006, one of the highest honors for engineers. In 2004, he received the Max Jakob Memorial Award
Max Jakob Memorial Award
The Max Jakob Memorial Award recognizes an eminent scholarly achievement and distinguished leadership in the field of heat transfer. Awarded annually to a scholar by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers , it is the highest honor in the field...
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