NEW YORK, March 5, 2009 -- Michael G. Dunn, Ph.D., a resident of Columbus, Ohio, and professor and director of Ohio State University’s Gas Turbine Laboratory, will be honored by ASME. He is being recognized for the development of experimental techniques and the creation of an educational institution to pass this knowledge on to another generation of experimentalists; and for longstanding service to the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) and gas turbine community. He will receive the ASME R. Tom Sawyer Award.
The award, established in 1972, is bestowed upon an individual who has made important contributions toward the advancement of the gas turbine industry and the ASME IGTI over a substantial period of time. It will be presented to Dunn during the ASME TURBO EXPO 2009, which is being held in Orlando, Fla., June 8 through 12.
Prior to joining Ohio State University in 1995, Dunn was employed by Calspan Corporation (1964-1995) and was instrumental in the development of a laboratory technique whereby the fundamental data necessary for predicting the behavior of air breathing propulsion systems when they are subjected to adverse environments can be obtained under controlled laboratory conditions. The two particular areas of interest were over-pressure and dust ingestion. Since 1975, Dunn has pioneered the use of a short-duration experimental technique to obtain fundamental measurements for the vanes and blades of full-stage turbine engine hardware operating at design corrected conditions. The experimental technique, now well developed and documented, utilizes a short-duration facility to obtain both aerodynamic and heat transfer measurements.
An ASME Fellow, Dunn has been a member of the IGTI Heat Transfer Technical Committee since 1984 and served as chair (1998-2001). He has been a member of the IGTI Turbomachinery Technical Committee since 1995 and was associate editor of the Journal of Turbomachinery (1994-97). He received the Heat Transfer Memorial Award (1990), the IGTI Scholar Award (2001) as well as various Best Paper awards.
Dunn earned his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.) in 1958, 1960 and 1961, respectively.
Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences. ASME develops codes and standards that enhance public safety, and provides lifelong learning and technical exchange opportunities benefiting the global engineering and technology community.
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