Congratulations are in order to Dr. Dara W. Childs, former director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory. Childs was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Global Power & Propulsion Society (GPPS) at their Forum20, January 15-17, 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland. The award was presented by Dr. Stefan Florjancic, Chairman of the GPPS Awards Committee. GPPS […]
Ph.D. student earns Turbo Lab’s most prestigious scholarship
Ph.D. student earns Turbo Lab’s most prestigious scholarship Passion Key to Student’s Success Clay Norrbin hasn’t always been interested in turbomachinery. His undergraduate studies in the Scansorial and Terrestrial Robotics and Integrated Design (STRIDe) Lab at Florida State University focused in the area of robotics. He applied to the Texas A&M University mechanical engineering […]
Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics January Short Course
The Turbomachinery Laboratory will host Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics (MVRD), one of three short courses in 2019 –– from January 7-11 in Houston, Texas. The course offers entry-level and experienced professionals an opportunity to augment their knowledge and skills in an interactive setting for practical applications on the job. The MVRD course will be taught by […]
Former Turbo Lab director Dr. Dara W. Childs still teaching, consulting
Former Turbo Lab director still teaching, consulting Can a historical landmark have feelings? Former director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory, Dr. Dara W. Childs, is beginning to think so. “I felt like Mount Rushmore,” he said, laughing, referring to his first post-retirement experience at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS). “Some young person would walk up […]
Turbo Lab directors, researcher win ASME Best Paper Award
The work of two directors of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Turbomachinery Laboratory (Turbo Lab) and a research engineer has been recognized with a Best Paper Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Structures and Dynamics Committee. The paper was presented at the ASME 2016 Turbo-Expo Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition […]