Print | Email | RSS

Home > Careers > Who We Are > Thermal Sciences

Careers in Thermal Sciences

Consultants in the Thermal Sciences Practice have diverse training and educational backgrounds. The majority of us possess a Ph.D. or Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, or Nuclear Engineering from some of the best academic programs in the world. We have specific expertise in combustion and reaction kinetics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, compressible flow and thermodynamics.

In addition to our technical consulting work, we strongly emphasize professional development. Our consultants publish in peer-reviewed journals, sit on technical committees, and present at conferences. Working in the Thermal Sciences Practice will allow you to do advanced problem solving within industry, while maintaining your academic credentials. Many of our consultants have held academic positions at universities and currently sit on technical committees of various professional organizations.

Thermal Sciences Team

Larry W. Anderson, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	University of Washington	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	University of Washington	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	University of Washington	Mechanical Engineering

Jeff D. Colwell, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	Arizona State University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Engineering
M.S.	Purdue University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	University of Wyoming	Mechanical Engineering

Gregory J. Haussmann, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Engineering and Applied Science

Abid Kemal, Ph.D.

Principal

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
B.Sc.	University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan	Mechanical Engineering, Engineering University, Peshawar,

Harri K. Kytomaa, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI, CFI

Corporate Vice President & Practice Director

Ph.D.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Mechanical Engineering
B.Sc.	Durham University, England	Engineering Science

R. Thomas Long, Jr., P.E., CFEI

Principal Engineer & Office Director

M.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering
B.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering
B.S.	Salisbury University	Physical Science

C. Dennis Moore, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Aeronautics
M.S.E.	Princeton University	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S.E.	Princeton University	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Timothy J. Myers, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI, CFI

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	Chemical Engineering
B.S.	University of Washington	Forest Resources—Pulp and Paper Science

Russell A. Ogle, Ph.D., P.E., CSP

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	University of Iowa	Chemical Engineering
B.S.	Purdue University	Chemical Engineering

Ali Reza, P.E., CFI

Corporate Vice President, Principal Engineer & Office Director

M.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Princeton University	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Christopher S. Buehler, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Purdue University	Chemical Engineering
M.S.	Purdue University	Chemical Engineering

Andrew R. Carpenter, P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

M.S.	Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)	Chemical Engineering
B.S.	Iowa State University	Chemical Engineering

Erik W. Christiansen, Ph.D., P.E., CFI

Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Princeton University	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.E.	Cooper Union	Mechanical Engineering

Scott E. Dillon, P.E., CFEI

Managing Engineer

M.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering
B.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering

Mark Fecke, P.E., CFEI

Managing Engineer

B.S.

University of Cincinnati

Mechanical Engineering

Daniel H. Lieberman, Ph.D., P.E.

Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Aeronautics
M.S.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Aeronautics
B.Eng.	McGill University	Mechanical Engineering

Daniel W. Mattison, Ph.D.

Manager

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Mechanical Engineering

Delmar R. "Trey" Morrison, III, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI

Senior Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)	Chemical Engineering
M.S.	Oklahoma State University	Chemical Engineering
B.A.	Knox College	Chemistry

Neil P. Wu, P.E., CFEI, CBO

Senior Managing Engineer

M.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering
B.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering

Carlos A. Barrera, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	Nuclear Engineering
M.S.	University of California, Berkeley	Nuclear Engineering
B.S.	Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Medellin, Colombia	Chemical Engineering

Andrew Blum, CFEI

Senior Associate

M.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering
B.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering

Melissa K. Chernovsky, Ph.D., CFEI

Associate

Ph.D.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering

David Clayton, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	University of Southern California	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	University of Southern California	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Mechanical Engineering
B.A.	Augustana College	Physics

Adam Dershowitz, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Ph.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Aeronautics and Astronautics
M.S.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Aeronautics and Astronautics
B.S.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Aeronautics and Astronautics

Andrew D. Ellison, CFEI

Associate

M.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Fire Protection Engineering
B.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Mechanical Engineering

Priya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)	Aerospace Engineering
M.S.	Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)	Aerospace Engineering
B.Tech.	Indian Institute of Technology	Aerospace Engineering

Todd Hetrick

Associate

M.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Fire Protection Engineering
B.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Mechanical Engineering

Kaveh Hosseini, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Business Administration Degree	Institut d’Administration des Entreprises
Dip. Ing.	Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d’Aérotechnique	Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Alfonso F. Ibarreta, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI

Engineer

Ph.D.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Aerospace Engineering
M.S.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Aerospace Engineering
B.S.	University of Maryland	Aerospace Engineering

Zuhair M. Ibrahim, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Ph.D.	University of California, San Diego	Aerospace Engineering
M.Sc.	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Management
M.Eng.	University of Alabama, Huntsville	Aerospace Engineering

Timothy L. Morse, Ph.D., CFEI

Senior Associate

Ph.D.	Cornell University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Cornell University	Mechanical Engineering
B.E.	Cooper Union	Mechanical Engineering

Brian A. Ott, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Michigan Technological University	Chemical Engineering
M.S.	Michigan Technological University	Chemical Engineering
B.S.	University of Minnesota	Chemical Engineering

Zachary C. Owens, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Aeronautics and Astronautics
M.S.	Stanford University	Aeronautics and Astronautics
B.S.	University of Virginia	Aerospace Engineering

Nicolas F. Ponchaut, Ph.D., CFEI

Senior Associate

Ph.D.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Aeronautics
M.S.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Aeronautics
B.S.	Université de Liège	Electro Mechanical Engineering

Olivier M. Putzeys, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	University of California, Berkeley	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Bucknell University	Mechanical Engineering

Juan C. Ramirez, Ph.D., CFEI

Associate

Ph.D.	University of Iowa	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	University of Missouri, Rolla	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Universidad Central de Venezuela	Mechanical Engineering

Joel E. Sipe, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Fire Protection Engineering
M.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Fire Protection Engineering
B.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Mechanical Engineering

Vijay S.R. Somandepalli, Ph.D., CFEI

Senior Associate

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
B.Tech.	Indian Institute of Technology	Aerospace Engineering

Yunyong P. Utiskul, Ph.D., CFEI

Senior Associate

Ph.D.	University of Maryland	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	University of Maryland	Fire Protection Engineering
B.Eng.	King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand	Civil Engineering

Kevin M. Walters, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
M.Sc.	Colorado School of Mines	Engineering Systems
B.Sc.	Colorado School of Mines	Mechanical Engineering

Careers in Thermal Sciences

Thermal Sciences Team

Thermal Sciences Capabilities