Emmanuel C. Nsofor
Name and Academic Rank: Emmanuel C. Nsofor, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 1993.
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 1983.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, 1975.
Date of original appointment: August 15, 1999, Assistant Professor
Dates of advancement in rank: July 1, 2005, Tenure and Promotion Associate Professor
1997-1999 Visiting Asst. Prof. of Mech. Eng., Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA.
1995-1997 Applied Research /Design, Global Aircraft Corp., Starkville, MS,
1990-1995 Research/Teaching Assistant, ME Department, Mississippi State University
Consulting, Patents, etc. : None
State(s) in Which Registered: None
Principal Publications of Last Five Years:
Nsofor, E. C., Celik, S. and Wang, X., 2007, “Experimental study on the heat transfer at the heat exchanger of the thermoacoustic refrigerating system”, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 27, pp 2435 - 2442.
Nsofor, E. C., 2005, “Investigations on the Packed Bed for High-Temperature Thermal Energy Storage”, International Journal of Green Energy, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 337-352.
Nsofor, E. C. and Gurijala, P. R., 2005, “Studies on the Gas-Stack Heat Transfer for Research and Development of the Thermoacoustic Refrigerating System”, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 111, Pt. 1 pp. 416 - 422.
Nsofor, E. C., 2004, “Energy Consumption and Savings Model for Cogeneration in Commercial Buildings”, Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Journal, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp 62 - 74.
Nsofor, E. C. and Vijay, V., 2004, “Modeling of Energy Conservation for HVAC Chiller Use in a Commercial Facility”, Energy Engineering Journal, Vol. 101, No. 3, pp. 35 - 49.
Nsofor, E. C. and Adebiyi, G. A., 2003, “Forced Convection Gas-to-Wall Heat Transfer in a Packed Bed for High-Temperature Energy storage”, Experimental Heat Transfer, An International Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 81 - 95.
Nsofor, E. C., and Ali, A. Thermal Response of Thermoacoustic Refrigerating System to Variable Loading. Presented at the Conference and Published in the Proceedings of the 5th AIAA International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibition, (IECEC) St. Louis, MO, June 25 - 27, 2007 as Paper No. AIAA-2007-4775.
Celik, S., and Nsofor, E. C. Thermal Analysis of a Grooved Refrigerating Systems Evaporator. Presented at the Conference and Published in the Proceedings of the 5th AIAA International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibition, (IECEC) St. Louis, MO, June 25 - 27, 2007 as Paper No. AIAA-2007-4745.
Celik, S., and Nsofor, E. C. Acoustic Analysis of Flow inside an Evaporator. Presented at the Conference, won best paper award and Published in the Proceedings of the International ASME Graduate Student Research & Innovation Conference, Tulsa, OK, April 13 - 14, 2007 as Paper No. GSRIC-2007-B004.
Nsofor, E. C., Celik, S. and Wang, X. Forced Convection Heat Transfer at the Heat Exchanger of the Thermoacoustic Refrigerating System. Presented and Published in the Proceedings of the 9th Joint ASME/AIAA Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 5-8, 2006 as Paper No. AIAA-2006-3807.
Nsofor, E. C. and Gurijala, P. R. Studies on the Gas-Stack Heat Transfer for Research and Development of the Thermoacoustic Refrigerating System. Presented at the 2005 ASHRAE International Winter Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 5-9, 2005.
Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
Member, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Teacher Award for the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale for the year 2001.
Institutional and Professional Service in the Last Five Years:
Service in Various Departmental, College, University, State and National Committees.
Faculty Adviser, SIUC Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
Adviser, Minority Engineering Program, College of Engineering.
MEEP ABET/Assessment Committee Member MEEP Faculty Secretary (2004-2005).
Reviewer for NSF proposals and serving on Related Panels.
Paper Reviewer for various International Journals and Conferences.
Professional Development Activities in the Last Five Years:
Participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Institute on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Nano Mechanics and Materials held at the Northwestern University, June 7, 2004 to June 11, 2004.
Participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Institute on Nano-Mechanics and Materials held at the Northwestern University, August 11, 2003 to August 15, 2003.
Attended, made a presentation and participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Workshop for the Advancement of Engineering Educators held in Arlington VA on September 21 - 24, 2003