The Turbomachinery Laboratory’s commitment to education extends outside of the Texas A&M campus and laboratory. The Turbo Lab, a center of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and the Texas A&M University System, will host two short courses — Rotordynamics and Centrifugal Compressor Operations for 21st Century Users (CCOPS) — from March 20-23 in Houston. The two courses offer entry-level and […]
Rotordynamics and CCOPS short courses ready for March
The Turbomachinery Laboratory’s commitment to education extends outside of the Texas A&M campus and laboratory. The Turbo Lab, a center of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and the Texas A&M University System, will host two short courses — Rotordynamics and Centrifugal Compressor Operations for 21st Century Users (CCOPS) — from March 20-23 in […]
Turbo Lab to host second Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium in Singapore
FEBRUARY 12, 2018 By ATPS Symposium set for 13-15 March, with short courses on 12 March The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University is embarking on its second biennial Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium (ATPS) in Singapore. ATPS is modeled after the longstanding Houston Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS), held annually since 1972. ATPS is an international assembly for turbomachinery and […]
Turbomachinery Laboratory names interim director
The Turbomachinery Laboratory, a center of the Texas A&M Engineering & Experiment Station (TEES) and part of The Texas A&M University System, has named John A. Pappas its interim director. Pappas is director of strategic initiatives for TEES, where he is responsible for business development and marketing, operations analysis and managerial and administrative support. As […]
Year in Review: Highlights and Milestones for the Turbo Lab in 2017
Thank you for your continued support of the Turbomachinery Laboratory. We invite you to flip through our 2017 Year in Review magazine and reminisce with us. Cheers to 2018! View online flip book Downloadable PDF
Turbo Lab’s TPS exhibitors, partners raise more than $10,000 in relief funds
Left to right: Martha Barton and Brooke Conrad of the Turbomachinery Laboratory; Rick Pollick, Nick Hackett and Drew Devitt of New Way Air Bearings; Joshua Siegel of the Turbomachinery Laboratory; Ryan Marks and Bobby Brown of PSC Couplings; and Elisa Maenhout, Charli Matthews and Rebekah Mechtensimer of Empowering Brands Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS) exhibitors […]
Turbo Lab offers first short course of 2018: Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics
The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M helps educate engineers and share valuable insights and practices by offering several short courses throughout the year. The Turbo Lab’s first short course of 2018, Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics, will be held January 22-26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Houston Intercontinental Airport hotel. Each short course is taught by […]
Childs, San Andrés, Calafell to play roles in Global Power & Propulsion Forum
The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M continues to influence the industry. This time in Zurich. Dr. Dara W. Childs, Dr. Luis San Andrés and Dag O. Calafell, II will each play a role in the Global Power & Propulsion Forum that opens today in Switzerland. The three-day forum (Jan. 10-12) offers a robust technical program […]
Remembering Turbo Lab director, TPS founding member Dr. Meherwan Boyce
Dr. Meherwan P. Boyce, a founding member the Turbomachinery Symposium and first director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory, then known as the Gas Turbine Laboratories, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. He was 75 years old. He is survived by his wife, Zarine, son, Phiroz, and daughter, Anita. Boyce received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from […]